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.
Andalusia
Regional news from Andalucia
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).
German Yachtsman Missing
by Hugh MacArthur •
A sea search continues for a German yachtsman who sent out an SOS on Sunday the 4th to say that his craft was sinking off the Costa del Sol, in front of Puerto de la Duquesa.
Norwegian Killed by Bees
by Hugh MacArthur •
A 70-year-old Norwegian man met his death in Mijas when he was attacked by a swarm of bees.