Daniel Maldonado Paulson, 35, was caught with a stolen mobile phone and bank card reader when stopped by British Transport Police (BTP).
Just two weeks after arriving in the country he was seen acting suspiciously on the Piccadilly Line at 7.30pm on Saturday, February 7.
Undercover officers identified him as a potential pickpocket and despite attempting to flee at South Kensington Underground Station he was arrested and handcuffed.
A week after that he received six months imprisonment at Westminster Magistrates' Court after pleading guilty to handling the stolen phone and the electronic card reader.
Paulson, of Alvey Street, Walworth also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest.
The mobile phone, which had been stolen just twenty minutes earlier was successfully returned to the owner.
It was also the first time BTP had found a criminal carrying a card reader.
BTP Detective Constable Alison Levi said: “While professional pickpockets might have their eyes on potential victims, rest assured we have our eyes trained on them, waiting for them to make a move and ready to step in.”
“We have expert, highly skilled officers with years of experience operating across the network, with eyes everywhere.
“They are always watching and ready to swoop just like in the case of Maldonado Paulson.”
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