A VETERAN motorist was arrested twice in just three days in Murcia and Valencia for driving the wrong way on the motorway. The 74 year old man was arrested by the Guardia Civil Tuesday morning in the Cartagena region. The driver of the vehicle travelling the opposite way was reported to the emergency services by a road user. READ MORE …
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Five racist football fans who shouted abuse at Real Madrid’s Vinicius player in December 2022 have been given a one-year jail term, suspended for three years. They admitted to hate crimes, racial prejudice and discrimination. La Liga described the ruling as ‘an unprecedented milestone in the fight against racism’. READ MORE VINICIUS Valladolid fans used vile language during the match …
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The thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they traveled to shopping centers in Spain. Three of the crew members were arrested by the Policia Nacional in Madrid. Two more warrants are issued. One of the two is currently in Spain. READ MORE MONTBLANC PEN They committed thefts in Alicante, A Coruña, and Oviedo with some Montblanc-branded pens worth as much …
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Last Wednesday, a DUTCHman was assaulted in Algeciras and robbed in the parking lot behind San Bernardo Bus Station. The victim was cleaning the car when two women began to search his pockets. He was then assaulted by a man, who restrained and restrained his hands. They stole his mobile phone and €180 in cash, and fled on foot in …
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In Valencia and Madrid, a SEVEN-month investigation into a drug trafficking family led gang resulted in 40 arrests. Policia Nacional characterized the operation as being one of the biggest drug busts in recent memory in the Valencia metropolitan region. Officers also seize 57 fighting cockerels from a house used to breed these birds. READ MORE Some of the Seized Items …
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Guardia Civil seized more than 22,000 unmarked packs of tobacco during a major antismuggling campaign in Los Barrios in Cadiz Province. Two people have been arrested for suspected tobacco smuggling. Both suspects have extensive criminal histories. The tobacco may have come from Gibraltar where it was delivered illegally by boat from Africa. READ MORE Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 …
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A DRONE Pilot has gotten himself into some trouble after flying the unit over a Nuclear Power Plant in Valencia Province. Last Tuesday, the incident occurred. Flight detection equipment installed at Cofrentes’ plant detected the drone that had violated airspace. READ MORE COFRENTES PLANT The Guardia Civil received notification and the coordinates where the drone operated. Officers searched Jalance (south …
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A BRITISH man was accused of running an illegal marijuana farm in a warehouse located in a town within the province of Alicante. The Guardia Civil has arrested the 37-year old expat for crimes against public safety. He was granted bail by a court in Orihuela for similar drug offenses. READ MORE BIG INDOOR RANCH Residents in Almoradi centre complained …
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A FORMER Santa Pola city mayor was sentenced to prison on corruption charges over a private medical clinic where he employed his sister and which did not have to pay bills. Miguel Zaragoza served as the Partido Popular mayor in the Costa Blanca municipality from 2003 to 2015. Together with the ex-councillor Jorge Perello he was found guilty of fraud, …
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The police have arrested two men and dismantled Spain’s first illegal opium plantation. Two brothers were operating the business in Cartagena, Murcia. Los Caballeros Farm covers approximately 3,000 m2, and the Policia Nacional says they discovered the clandestine operation at its infancy. READ MORE OPIUM POPPINES (Pixabay) The authorities believe that the crop would have grown to 120,000 plants if …
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