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Police Arrest Casillas’ Assistant and Husband in ‘Operación Santo’ Watch Heist

The case centers on a suspected inside cambiazo with sales through gold-buying shops.

Overview

  • Iker Casillas reported on October 16 that five luxury watches had been replaced with fakes and stolen from his Pozuelo de Alarcón home.
  • UDEV Central detectives arrested the household assistant and her husband on October 21, and both later appeared before a judge as investigados.
  • Investigators recovered at least two pieces through jewelry buyers, including an Audemars Piguet paid out at about €18,000, while another watch was dismantled and sold for roughly €8,000.
  • Three of the five watches remain missing as police trace the proceeds and examine the couple’s recent movements and planned trip to Paraguay.
  • The husband attributes the thefts to gambling debts and admits taking two watches, and police say the operation’s name refers to an insider source rather than Casillas’s nickname.