The Guardia Civil has arrested four people who, in the early hours of Wednesday morning, broke into a house in the Es Caló area of Formentera and stole clothes, shoes and other personal belongings.
According to the Armed Institute, which reported the incident on Thursday, all four detainees are men of Algerian origin who had arrived on the island that same night by boat from the Algerian coast.
During the burglary, the suspects were surprised by one of the residents of the house, who later filed a complaint in the morning. The victim recognised the four men from photographs, which enabled their arrest once they had been transferred to Ibiza and were already in the custody of the National Police, responsible for processing immigration procedures.
The four men, who appeared in court on Thursday, gained entry to the property by breaking a window and fled when they were discovered by the person inside at the time of the robbery.
Another group of migrants also entered the terrace of a nearby house in Es Caló during the early hours of the same morning, consuming food and drinks, as reported by Diario de Ibiza. However, no formal complaint was filed in that case.