Mexico pulls ambassador from Buenos Aires after being caught red handed

Tuesday, December 10th 2019 - 13:52 UTC

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Mexico's Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard Monday ordered the prompt return of Ambassador Oscar Ricardo Valero Recio Becerra from his Argentina commission after surveillance footage caught the diplomat red-handed trying to shoplift a nine-US-dollar book from an iconic Buenos Aires bookstore. Read full article

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imoyaro
Funny. Looks like he “went native”...
Dec 10th, 2019 - 10:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jo Bloggs
This story has got kleptomania written all over it. Sad really.
Dec 11th, 2019 - 10:39 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mr. Jo Bloggs...

Indeed it has...
In Scandinavia..., we used to have a Queen Mother afflicted with that disorder...
Everybody knew..., and at the end of her usual shop (lifting) excursions..., a pre-designed sweet young salesgirl would kindly offer the old lady to replace the things she had “forgotten” in her bag...
We all loved her....
Dec 12th, 2019 - 07:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
I wonder if they'd be so understanding if it was some random person's mum rather than royalty?
Dec 12th, 2019 - 01:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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