Officers from the Guardia Civil stopped a vehicle in Cabezas de San Juan (Sevilla) and upon inspecting the car boot found 112 tortoises, one of which was dead.
Tortoise Smugglers Caught
by Vivienne Hughes •
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Málaga Port Fire
by Hugh MacArthur •
Several boats/dinghies caught on fire within Málaga Port this afternoon around 13.00h. Fortunately, nobody was hurt.
Fishing Boat Sinks
by Hugh MacArthur •
A small fishing boat sank off the coast Nijár (Almería) resulting in the death of its skipper.
Brit Couple in Fatal Stabbing
by Vivienne Hughes •
A British woman was found in her home in Benalmádena with 20 stab wounds allegedly inflicted by her elderly husband also of the same nationality.
Busy Halloween
by Vivienne Hughes •
The emergency call centre, 112 dealt with 2,825 incidents in Andalucía between 00.01h on the 31st and 05.00h on the 1st of November.
Battered Baby with Burns?
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Policía Nacional arrested the parents of a month-old baby who they had taken to hospital with burns and internal injuries.
Dutch, Drugged & Done Over
by Martin Myall •
Two Dutch tourists woke up with a monster hang over and missing their mobile phones and other things – they had been slipped Mickey Finns.
Weaving on a Shredded Tyre
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil traffic police stopped a car on the A-7 autovía within the province of Málaga because the driver was weaving all over the place.
Church Ceiling Collapses
by Vivienne Hughes •
The ceiling of the church in El Trapiche (Vélez-Málaga) collapsed, raining down wooden supports and plaster .
A Helping Hand
by Martin Myall •
Solidarity is a word many of us were not too familiar with until a Polish, workers-union leader came to fame. Now you can see it everywhere.