The police arrested three students on suspicion of committing at least three street thefts in Botanica district of Chisinau last December. They are from Truseni commune and are aged between 17 and 19, IPN reports.

According to a communiqué of the General Police Inspectorate, the students are suspected of robbing young women of bags. They caused damage to them assessed at 7,000 lei.

The young people face five to seven years behind bars.