Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a teenage girl electrocuted by a metal fence at a fairground attraction in Murcia. Amira, a 2-year-old girl, died on Sunday morning after she jumped onto a trampoline at the Alquerias fair shortly after midnight. It is believed that an earthing issue caused the fence to go ‘live’. READ …
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A JOINT Guardia Civil-Police Nacional operation in Eastern Spain has demolished a gang which trafficked and exploited South American women. Apartments and buildings were used for brothels in Murcia and the surrounding areas of Valencia, Alicante and Malaga. Officers freed a ‘large’ but undisclosed number of victims in addition to making a dozen arrests. READ MORE The ringleaders – a …
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A 29-year Irishman was stabbed in the morning of Sunday, Orihuela Costa’s La Zenia. Authorities claim that the victim has a criminal background. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Informacion Newspaper reports that he informed the Guardia Civil he knew who his attacker was but he wasn’t prepared to identify him. READ MORE: VICTIM RECOVERING …
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Elche has taken down a MAJOR supplier who supplied fake goods to street vendors in tourist areas of Costa Blanca. Two warehouses containing 36,000 counterfeit items with a potential retail value of over €780,000 were raided by the Guardia Civil. Five men with nationalities of Chinese and Moroccan as well as Ecuadorian have been arrested on charges of copyright infringement. …
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A SENIOR member of the PSOE Socialist Party has resigned due to a corruption investigation that could threaten the minority government led by the PSOE. According to a recently published report, Santos Cerdan is suspected of complicity in the alleged improper allocation of public contracts. The Supreme Court said a Guardia Civil report and an audio recording ‘reveals the existence …
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Guardia Civil busts a group that sold weapons to drug gangs all over Spain. The military-style guns were supplied to traffickers to help them ‘protect’ marijuana farms and warehouses. 18 people have been arrested including members of the notorious ‘Los Pulleros’ clan based in the Murcia region town of Alguazas. READ MORE #OperacionesGC | Desmantelada una organización criminal que suministraba …
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A violent mass brawl that broke out in a Villena road resulted in the fatal stabbing of a woman with a blade. Guardia Civil arrested three men aged between 23 and 40, and one woman age 18 in the last few days. On Wednesday, around 12.30 am, a melee between two groups of Bulgarians allegedly took place on Calle Lepanto. …
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A SCAM defrauded authorities out of €20 million in VAT on mobile phone sales across Spain. Laundering proceeds was mainly done through the purchase of real estate. Over 280 accounts that were used to launder unpaid taxes have been blocked. READ MORE The Guardia Civil, in conjunction with the Tax Agency, has arrested 15 people who have been involved in …
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Alicante’s court has jailed two men who stole 35 homes from April to May. The burglars aged 36 and 37 plundered items worth around €200,000 including jewellery, watches, perfumes, electronic devices and cash during their crime spree. Two times they fled from police checkpoints, putting the lives of other motorists in danger. READ MORE The Court is OFF! Guardia Civil …
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Two Irish brothers were arrested for allegedly raping a woman, also Irish, in a Magaluf Hotel. Guardia Civil arrested the two men aged 20 and 23 on Wednesday. The suspects were spotted by the victim, along with a female friend, when they went partying at the popular resort in Mallorca. READ MORE PUNTA BALLENA ‘PARTY STRIP’, MAGALUF(Cordon Press image) The …
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