From the description of their actions, they sound less like common thieves and more like agents of espionage (aka spies) working for a foreign government, and therefore could be treated as such (aka executed).
From the description of their actions, they sound less like common thieves and more like agents of espionage (aka spies) working for a foreign government, and therefore could be treated as such (aka executed).
I agree on both counts.
Everything is adding up to something very ominous.
[From the description of their actions, they sound less like common thieves and more like agents of espionage. . .]
Very possible. Rather than cash they may have been after passports, drivers licenses, credit cards, and other ID to help establish false identities.