So you reckon that your car mechanic takes his time – two weeks without the car, waiting for a spare part; it’s hell, but spare a thought for José Cortés.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
Too Hot for Tarmacking
by Hugh MacArthur •
Over in Sevilla a roadworker dropped dead from severe heatstroke whilst he was laying tarmac on the A-406.
Dutch Drugs Ring
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police swooped and arrested a gang of drugs smugglers – amongst them a Dutchmen – who operated smuggling large shipments of Marihuana from Granada to the Netherlands.
Another Policeman Incident
by Vivienne Hughes •
A Policía Local in Valdepeñas (Jaén) shot the owner of a sandwich & rolls shop, killing him and accidentally wounded a customer before turning the gun on himself.
Guardia Arrested over Accident
by Hugh MacArthur •
A Guardia Civil sergeant has been arrested, after allegedly ramming another car deliberately, whilst drink driving and having consumed drugs.
Teen Girl Sold by Parents
by Vivienne Hughes •
The Guardia Civil in Osuna (Sevilla) arrested four people, charged with attempting to sell a 14-year-old Romanian girl, along with a van.
Baby Left in Locked Car
by Vivienne Hughes •
Incredible as it might seem, a mother left her toddler in a parked car for over an hour with an outside temperature of over 40 degrees whilst she went shopping.
Overstretched Infoca
by Martin Myall •
The Andalusian, forest, fire-fighting service Infoca has been working flat out, combating around six fires scattered all over the region – the latest was on a campingsite.
Weekend Drownings
by Vivienne Hughes •
This weekend saw two confirmed deaths of bathers, as well as a suspected drowning (a bather has disappeared), amongst the dead, an 89-year-old German citizen.
Swiss Fugitive Arrested
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police in Torremolinos have arrested a Swiss citizen who had been on the run from the Swiss authorities over a finance-related crime (fraud).