The owner of the hotel chain, Hoteles Senator to which Almuñécar’s Playacálida and Almuñécar Playa belong, has been arrested.

José María Rossell was arrested in Lanzarote (Canary Island) as he stepped from an aircraft at the island’s airport. He had agreed to report to the police station himself on Friday in Málaga, but instead he was tracked down to Lanzarote the following day.

Those arrested as part of Operación Jable (a total of seven, including Sr. Rossell) are accused of forging public documents, abuse of public post for financial gain, money laundering and bribery.

Sr. Rossel owns Andalucía’s largest hotel chain, owning a total of 29 hotels all over Spain.