THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to €11,000 and the criminals even had an underground shooting range for the gear to be tested. Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have said that the range found in the Molino Nuevo area of Granada is …
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This Friday, high tolls on the AP-7 & AP-46 go into effect. “In some autonomous communities, tolls are rebated, but not in Andalucia,” stated RocioDiaz, the Minister for Development of Andalucia. Diaz stated, “We have once again called on the government to Pedro Sanchez to look into the situation in Andalucia & Malaga.” READ MORE Dates of Spain’s Easter bank …
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AN ALMERIA baby died on Sunday after a ‘botched’ home circumcision demanded by his parents. Guardia Civil Roquetas de Mar arrested the mother, father (originally from Mali) and third party who performed the surgery. On Tuesday, they were due to appear in front of a Roquetas Judge. The man hired to perform the circumcision was not a trained medical professional. …
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More than half of Spain’s regions, including Andalucia have yellow weather warnings in place for rain and storms. The Costa del Sol is also expected to see rain on Tuesday. Aemet (the State Meteorological Agency) has issued alerts for parts of Andalucia and Aragon. They also apply to Asturias, Balearic Islands Cantabria Catalunya Galicia Navarre, Basque Country, Cantabria. Andalucia is …
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In two drug-busting operations conducted by the Policia Nacional, Sevilla, eleven people were arrested and two more investigated. The first one was in Las Tres Mil Viviendas, where they removed a “vertical-garden” that had been spread over an entire building. The second raid took place at an alleged medical cannabis association. READ MORE The so-called ‘Bragi’ operation, carried out Wednesday …
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Rafa Matutes (a businessman) and Rafa Nadal (a former tennis player) have been given approval to build up to 50 luxury homes along Estepona’s coastline. Palya Invest, a joint venture formed by the two men last year to build 40 properties around Nagueles de Marbella. Their potential total Costa del Sol investment comes to over €200 million. READ MORE ABEL …
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A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The Policia Nacional detained the 36-year old man under an European Arrest Warrant. The man is said to be a wealthy man who lived in a luxurious Marbella house, protected by sophisticated security measures. READ MORE …
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Two months of rent was behind by a man’s landlord, and he shot him in the head.Surgeons from the Virgen-Macarena hospital, in Sevilla, removed the bullet which had lodged in the head. The father of two says he feels very fortunate to still be alive. The suspect has a total age of 81 years. The police detained him shortly after …
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It is possible that a UKRAINIAN and Spanish couple who died on Tuesday after falling to their death from the eighth floor of an apartment block in Malaga City, did so as part of a pact for suicide. This is the working theory of the Policia Nacional in relation to the deaths after the double tragedy that was reported around …
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Two areas on the Costa del Sol – Marbella, and Velez-Malaga – have topped Spain’s list of largest house price increases in the first three month of 2025. The figures were compiled by IMIE Local Markets based upon appraisals performed by Tinsa. Velez Malaga was the top performer with a 17.6% increase compared to 2024’s same quarter. Marbella came in …
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