In the heart of Gran Canaria's southern tourism industry, where security is the cornerstone of investor and visitor confidence, an incident has highlighted the vulnerability of maintenance systems, affecting even the Maspalomas taxi cooperative. The Public Prosecutor's Office has requested a trial before the Provincial Court against EAS—a repeat offender whose criminal record was cleared just months before these events—and his son, EAP, accused of turning an apartment complex into their criminal operations center.
The operation, which dates back to June 2025, began with the illegal occupation of bungalow 525 in a resort in southern Gran Canaria. According to the indictment, to which Maspalomas24H has had access, the defendants not only moved in without authorization, but did so after illicitly obtaining a master key intended exclusively for cleaning and maintenance staff. This key granted them "invisible" access to various units within the resort, allowing them to violate the privacy of guests with alarming ease.
The criminal activity carried out by EAS was frenetic. In just 48 hours, the accused used the master key to access four different apartments while tourists were at the resort. Among the incidents recounted by the prosecution, the break-in at apartment 521 stands out, where he was caught by a guest while searching a backpack. Far from giving up, he continued his "route" through bungalows 601, 603, and 560, stealing wallets, watches, cash, and high-end devices such as an iPhone 14 and AirPods.
The cooperation between father and son reached its peak when they used the stolen goods. Hours after stealing a wallet, they went to the Cepsa gas station at the "Taxi Cooperative" in San Bartolomé de Tirajana. There, using a stolen credit card, they made fraudulent charges to obtain immediate profit. This action has led the Public Prosecutor's Office to add a charge of fraud to the list of charges, which already includes squatting and repeated burglary.
For EAS, the legal situation is especially serious. The prosecutor emphasizes that the accused is a repeat offender with three prior convictions for burglary, the sentences for which were finally served on March 17, 2025, just three months before this new crime spree began. Therefore, the prosecution is seeking a prison sentence of six years and six months for the father, while for the son, they are requesting fines and imprisonment for his involvement in the squatting and bank fraud.
This case transcends the criminal realm and enters the strategic sphere. At a time when the Canary Islands is projecting its Security Forces as guarantors of social peace to protect tourism, the use of "master keys" by common criminals represents a crack in the destination's security. The swiftness of the investigation by the San Bartolomé de Tirajana Court and the firmness of the Public Prosecutor's Office send a clear message to the markets: the protection of customers and tourist property is an absolute priority. The accused, EAS, has been in pretrial detention without bail since June 2025, awaiting a trial that will address not only the robberies, but also the breach of security of one of the island's economic engines.
