Stopped by undercover police in the streets

[u/anonnn177]

We are a family of 5 on holiday from New Zealand to Monaco. We were just walking on the streets and got stopped by 2 “police” who were wearing completely normal clothes but had an armband that said “police” at first we genuinely thought it was a joke and like a tourist trap to steal our ID’s so we just kept walking when they yelled out “police” and did a whole check on us. Is this something normal in Monaco? We were so shocked personally because this would never happen in NZ

[u/zelioze]

Yes it's normal. There is lots of undercover police driving and walking in Monaco. A lot during weekends at Port and where the clubs are.

[u/Serge_OS → u/zelioze]

What are they trying to catch?

[u/FantozziUgo → u/Serge_OS]

Poor people