Tenerife airport workers held after almost €2 million of items 'vanish from luggage’

Fourteen workers at one of Spain’s main airports for tourists have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage, police have said (Alamy/PA)

Fourteen workers at one of Spain’s main airports for tourists have been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from checked-in luggage, police have said.

Police seized allegedly stolen items worth almost €2 million from the group of employees at the largest airport in Tenerife, in Spain’s Canary Islands, a statement said on Friday.