Israeli EL AL crew busted after airport theft

Seven baggage handlers in the US JFK Airport working for a company hired by the Isaeli El Al Airlines have been busted for stealing thousands of dollars worth of bling and electronics from travelers' luggage, authorities said, according to New York Post.

“When air travelers check their luggage with an airline, there is an implicit trust that their bags and their contents will meet them at their destination. It is always disheartening as a traveler to find that trust to be broken,” said Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.

The probe into the sticky-fingered suspects’ activities began after “numerous customer complaints about missing items” and uncovered a series of thefts between April 1 through Wednesday, the DA said.

Seven suspects have allegedly admitted their role in the thefts and recovered valuable merchandise from many of them, including the following:

* A $5,000 Seiko watch recovered in one suspect’s home.

* An iPad mini, two iPhones an iPad, three gold rings, a gold chain with a pendant and a pair of silver earnings, from the home of another suspect

* An iPhone, two Canon Powershot cameras, a Sony Cybershot, a Nikon Coolpix, a Sony Playstation and a Cartier watch from a third defendant.