Tag Archives: Andalucia

AN EARTHQUAKE expert says Monday’s tremor in Portugal which was felt in large parts of southern Spain was the ‘most significant incident’ of its kind so far this year. National Geographic Institute (IGN) classified the quake initially as a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter Scale, but downgraded it later to 4.4. It meant the tremor was on the border …

A THIRTY-YEAR OLD boy drowned on Tuesday in a pool at a Marbella home. At 3.40pm emergency services were notified that a child unconscious had been removed from the pool. The property was located at Calle Eagle, in the Santa Glora Golf area. READ MORE The youngster’s nationality was not disclosed. Paramedics were called to the scene and unsuccessfully tried …

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’ to help its activities. Clients included big criminal organizations operating in Spain, as well other countries, such as the Mocro Maffia (Serbian and Albanian cartels), the Colombian cartels (Cartel de Colombia), the Armenian mafia clans, …

The new radar traps are being installed along Andalucian highways to catch motorists who violate speed limits, the primary cause of accidents. In six regions, the trailer radars and radar cars are temporarily located in temporary locations. They are easily disassembled, and they can be deployed at any time. This means that the radars will change location frequently, making it …

A group of environmentalists wants an investigation into the alleged illegal transfer of 100,000 tons of stone from a quarry in Malaga to build a breakwater on the Strait of Gibraltar. Verdemar-Ecologists In Action has requested that prosecutors investigate the transfer of Gibraltar Eastern Strait to the Special Conservation Area. They claim that the decision violates Special Plan for La …

A MEMBER OF a narco-boat crew has died after colliding into a Guardia Civil boat during a chase Monday evening. The chase took place 20 nautical miles south-southwest of the mouth the Guadalquivir River in the province of Cadiz. A second trafficker was injured and taken to hospital in Jerez De la Frontera by helicopter. The remaining two crew members …

107 CARS that were damaged by the Valencia floods, have been discovered in scrapyards or warehouses around Granada. Guardia Civil has opened an investigation into three individuals A car owner reported his vehicle missing from Ribarroja. READ MORE DANA FLOOD DISASTER(Cordon Press Image) Guardia officers launched a special operation called ‘Dark Soul’ after discovering it had been moved 500 kilometres …

According to economists, the number of MALAGA holiday apartment bookings dropped by 37,000 from July to November last year because domestic demand was down. Major protests took place in 2024 over ‘saturation’ of tourist areas and whether domestic residents were influenced by those demonstrations remains unclear. In 2023, there were 609,277 apartment reservations during the same period. READ MORE These …

The preliminary autopsy results on Lina, the woman allegedly killed by her husband in Benalmadena on Sunday suggest that she was strangled. The medical team has not ruled out the possibility that a knife was used to attack the 48-year old victim. The couple was going through a divorce proceeding after they had separated. READ MORE POLICE CORDON OFF STREET …

The desperate search for a missing American bicycle is under way. He vanished in Andalucia nearly two weeks ago. Matt Opperman, 50 years old (pictured above), was last seen in the vicinity of Segura de la Sierra. The Olive Press reported tonight that his brother Marc Opperman said: “His vehicle was found recently near Castillo de Segura de La Sierra.” …