A GANG that specialised in stealing duty-free goods from the Alicante Elche airport was convicted of theft. Three men, two women and all of Romanian origin purchased cheap tickets for the airside of the facility. The Elche court sentenced each of them to a year in prison and for 40-months, they were prohibited from going within 500 metres or the …
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SEVEN fixed speed radars have been vandalised across Spain in recent days with each unit costing up to €67,000 to replace, according to the DGT road authority. The DGT announced that in addition to a fine, the perpetrators may be sentenced to prison for up to 3 years. Guardia Civil received reports and has begun investigations to locate the perpetrators. …
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A Syrian refugee slashed a SPANIARD in the neck on the Berlin Holocaust Memorial. Last Friday, at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, a 30-year old Spanish tourist was stabbed to death in the neck. The man, from Biscay in northern Spain was seriously injured but is ‘recovering well’ in a Berlin hospital. German authorities believe that the suspect, a Syrian refugee aged …
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A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian woman, 47, punctured the tyre of her car and waited for its driver to return, while pointing out she had a serious problem. The woman got out and called a friend, while the male grabbed an …
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A MOROCCAN barber who worked in the Barcelona region was deported to Morocco for recruiting and indoctrinating fighters in his salon for the Islamic State terror organization. The jihadist was a resident of Mataro, was expelled from the country by the National Court earlier this month and put on a flight to Casablanca. The Guardia Civil arrested the 53-year old …
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TWIN brothers, aged 20 years old and the sons of an infamous Mexican drug trafficker were arrested in Hungary and extradited from there to Spain. Patricio Ampudia Bernal and his son Pablo Lorenzo were accused of allegedly being members of a Sinaloa cartel cell in Barcelona. The Policia Nacional stated that the twins could have been involved in kidnapping, torturing …
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A man has been fined for taking a selfie on the famous aqueduct in Segovia. Last Tuesday morning at 8:15am the incident occurred 25 metres above the surface. Emergency services arrived quickly, without knowing if he intended to harm himself. After being identified, he was slapped with a fine of between €1,500-3,000 by the Policia Local for civil disobedience. Photos …
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FOOTBALLER Jenni Hermoso is appealing a fine as well as a restraining orders given to the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales. This was due to his controversial kiss following 2023 World Cup Final. Hermoso’s lawyer, Angel Chavarria, said Thursday’s sentence for the sexual assault will be appealed because the player views it as too lenient and …
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Murcia’s prosecutors have asked that Mitchell Ong, a Singaporean, be charged in connection with the death of Audrey Fang, a 39-year-old fellow national, which occurred in April 2013. Ong (43), a prisoner, watched a hearing that took place in Cieza, Thursday, by videolink. The maximum sentence for murder is between 15 and 25 year. READ MORE AUDREY AUDREY Manuel Martinez, …
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This is the tunnel that drug traffickers used to smuggle hashish in large quantities between Morocco and Spain. Guardia Civil images (shown below) reveal how an entry hole has been built into the warehouse floor in Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish territory located in North Africa, bordering Morocco. A metal manhole cover that revealed a series ladders covered the entrance …
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