Benidorm police warn UK tourists over 'unsanitary places' and urge 'be careful'
Tourists have been warned 'be careful' as police raid 'unsanitary' places in Benidorm. Local YouTuber 'Benidorm by Ana' has sounded the alarm to British holidaymakers and UK tourists on her video sharing platform, where she has a legion of followers.
Ana warned European Union holidaymakers: "You have to find a very good place, a very good business, where you will actually let these people stick needles with paint inside of your body. And you might think, 'These establishments are open, these establishments have to meet regulations, right? They should have their paperwork in order, they should have their licences, these artists should be trained'.
"A lot of the time, when you get inside, you see these typical printouts of pictures of tattoos. But you don't know if it's that person who performed this specific tattoo." Ana went on: "These are needles! This should be sterile because it's needles and you are putting something below your skin. And the skin gets scratched, and you might get an infection, there's a lot of things that can go wrong, so you need to go to a place that you trust."
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Police said in a statement: "More than 200 tattooing tools had to be confiscated in two establishments for not meeting sanitary conditions (inks, needles, lotions, etc.). Moreover, the tattooists were not authorised to exercise their activity."
Ana cautioned: "Whenever you see tattoo places that charge you really cheap, check out the surroundings, check if it's clean, check how the utensils are being stored - don't jump into it!" Responding to the police's Facebook post, where they divulged details of the raids, locals had their say.
"Put which local they are.... to not go" one begged. In Spain, 112 is the general number for contacting the emergency services. There are other specific numbers, with national coverage, for specific kinds of emergencies.