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Clan leader in Paris sentenced to eight years over child pickpocketing gangs

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Roberto Hamidovic, 48, ran network of thieves who targeted tourists in Paris Métro and Disneyland A clan leader who sent gangs of child pickpockets to target tourists in the Paris Métro and popular attractions such as Disneyland Paris has been jailed…

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  • Roberto Hamidovic, 48, ran network of thieves who targeted tourists in Paris Métro and Disneyland A clan leader who sent gangs of child pickpockets to target tourists in the Paris Métro and popular attractions such as Disneyland Paris has been jailed…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:13 UTC.

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