A man has been sent to prison for a violent nightclub fight in Marbella that left a security guard permanently injured. The shocking incident dates back over a decade. A known troublemaker was refused entry into the venue and the victim was shot in the back. Three men tried to enter a nightclub in Parra Villa Palomeras in November 2012. …
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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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MOROCCAN authorities discovered the entrance to a smuggling drug tunnel that led into Spain’s North African enclave Ceuta. It was in an area that is exclusively used by the Moroccan military. In February, the Guardia Civil discovered the Ceuta ending during a search in a warehouse. READ MORE TRAPDOOR FOR CEUTA ENTRANCE(Guardia Civil image) Morocco has been silent since that …
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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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A RUSSIAN pair accused of trafficking in exotic animals has been arrested on Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social media including a panther with a price tag of €60,000. A third person, an Israeli man, is still being investigated. READ MORE GUARDIA GUARDIANY RAID Operation Kotach will be launched in March 2020 to …
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Within minutes of a foreign tourist’s wallet being stolen in Benidorm, nine transactions were made using the missing credit card. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional arrested the two men behind the theft and a shop manager who used the card – just 20 minutes after the robbery. A holidaymaker returned to his apartment in the early morning when he was robbed …
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According to police sources, the man found dead in a river near Cadiz in Trebujena is believed to have committed suicide. The Guardia Civil discovered a body believed to be that of a 62 year old man, who was executed by cartels. He had a backpack with bricks tied to his neck by a long chain. Police have ruled foul …
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Europol and the Policia Nacional have coordinated an operation to bust a robbery group that uses LOVE-HUGs as a form of intimidation. In Spain, there have been 21 arrests (13 in Murcia, and 8 in Madrid), and 16 raids in Spain and Romania. The authorities have identified 46 crimes in one of their largest-ever sweeps across the country. READ MORE …
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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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A massive counterfeit cigarette racket was busted in Alicante. The gang operated a network that included factories and warehouses to manufacture and distribute the fake cigarettes abroad, as well as for Spanish clients. Seven people were arrested, and millions of illegal cigarettes along with production line machinery have been seized. READ MORE STOCKED TOBACCO Late last year, the Guardia Civil …
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