Tag Archives: Valencian Community

A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. Nine people, mostly Algerians but also some Spanish who helped with the logistics, have been arrested. Two members of the group have been released on bail while seven …

An ex-employee with a work accident reported a businessman in the ALICANTE region who was using cheap foreign workers. The Policia Nacional arrested a 41-year old who owned a clothing recycling company in Alcoy. Officers found that the workers were not registered and there was serious violation of the labour laws. READ MORE POLICE RAID A 25-year-old complained to the …

Carlos Mazon, president of VALENCIA, held talks with New York officials on Thursday in order to reestablish a direct flight to the United States which was discontinued in 2012. Mazon spoke with Scott Jordan, the sales manager of Delta Air, and emphasized that the government’s goal was to restore flights. Delta offered four weekly flights to Valencia Airport from 2009, …

The VALENCIAN President Carlos Mazon said that the electricity had been restored in the region by 4am on the morning of Tuesday, but he wants to know why there was a nationwide blackout. Mazon stated that the Valencian Community received 31 776 calls between Monday 12.34pm and Tuesday 6.30am. 38% of all calls are related to medical issues, while 10% …

Guardia Civil arrested two thieves for stealing at least 84 holiday homes on the Costa Blanca in less than one year. The burglars broke into dozens of properties in Javea via the ‘slip method’. Plastic cards could be slid down the locking mechanisms, or a screwdriver could be inserted to open front doors that weren’t fully locked. READ MORE JAVEA …

UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. Police arrested a man aged 24 in Xirivella. He has been charged with aiding illegal immigration. READ MORE The police discovered the abuse when they were helping to evict the apartment due to arrears in payment. The officers discovered that there …

A man who was on the run in France from French authorities over a murder, has been arrested by Alicante police. The Policia Nacional stated that the fugitive intended to escape to his home country of Algeria. He could be sentenced to up to thirty years in prison, if found guilty of the killing that took place in Saint-Etienne last …

A FRENCH national was arrested after an attack with a knife inside the Great Mosque in Valencia. Police Local officers were able to subdue the attacker after a Mosque official received a serious head injury. Paramedics sedated a man taken to the Clinical Hospital in the city. READ MORE VALENCIA MOSQUE – PRAYER ROOM The assailant, 22, told police and …

A DRUGGED DRIVER has been arrested for plowing into a group cyclists in Calpe, killing one. A 20-year old Spaniard was charged with homicide and causing injury, as well as violating the road safety regulations. On Sunday, around 11.30am, a collision occurred between 20 people on the N-332 in Altea direction just outside of the Mascarart Tunnel. READ MORE EMERGENCY …

According to a report from Copernicus (the European Climate Agency), nearly 70% of the victims who died in EU countries due to flooding in 2024 did so during the devastating floods in Valencia. In the Valencia flood disaster, which was caused by DANA in October last year, 232 people died. Fatalities also occurred in the provinces of Albacete, Cuenca and …