A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to land drugs on Playa Granada in Motril on the 9th; just over 29 kilos of hashish.
Bad Barrio
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional in Motril arrested three people and confiscated cocaine and nearly 300 cannabis plants in the Barrio de Huerta Carrasco.
Gotcha!
by Hugh MacArthur •
The vandal who fired eleven rubbish hoppers in Motril in one night has reportedly been caught, red-handed, with the intent of torching another hopper.
Corruption in Spain
by Hugh MacArthur •
We all know corruption is rife, but a recent report drawn up by a judiciary body states that on average, three people a day are tried for it.
Reckless Driver Hits Police Cars
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man ploughed into a Guardia Civil road block that had been set up to stop him from continuing down the wrong way of the A-92 autovia near Guadix.
ATM Blast Update
by Hugh MacArthur •
The explosion that wrecked the ATM in La Herradura in the early hours of Tuesday the 10th was the work of a gang that specialises in this kind of robbery; this is the sixth in the province this month.
Motril House Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 45-year-old man in Motril had to be treated for smoke poisoning after a house fire on Sunday the 8th of January.
Unusual Bureaucracy
by Hugh MacArthur •
The provincial law court of Murcia has found a functionary (civil servant) guilty of demanding sex as payment for processing documents.
Kidnapped
by Hugh MacArthur •
A man from Novelda (Alicante) allegedly kept his Romanian ex-partner prisoner for six months in a house without electricity and other prime necessities.
Nutty Drugs
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Policía Nacional has fined a 36-year-old man for being the recipient of a postal package containing pistachios, stuffed with compressed marihuana.