No sooner than the Motril-Melilla ferry link had been set up, then cases of attempted drug smuggling, using this link between the two continents, started cropping up.
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Lawyer Found Guilty
by Editor •
The Motril law courts have barred a female lawyer from practicing after finding that she had allegedly swindled a client out of 2,750 euros.
PSOE Pacts with Benavides over Mancomunidad
by Editor •
It is now clear why the provincial office of the PSOE was against the Almunecar PSOE councillors voting against the Benavides’s party – there were succulent ‘second prizes’ to be had.
Marijuana Men Arrested
by David Darby •
Two suspects have been arrested for allegedly growing nearly five hundred marijuana plants in a greenhouse of over 6,000 square meters.
EU Law Threatens Motril Fishing Sector
by Editor •
A possible revision of the common fishing rules for the European Union could not only put the livelihood of Motril’s fishermen into jeopardy, but will have very negative results for the whole of Andalucia’s fishing sector.
The Empire Strikes Back
by Editor •
The Motril Town Hall has issued a press release in response to the local IU party’s criticism of the inland-marina project. They want to know on what information the IU based its findings that state the marina project would cause damage to the Charca de Suarez bird sanctuary.
Ecologists Raise Doubts Over Projected Marina
by Editor •
The Spanish term, el Cuento de la Lechera roughly corresponds to ‘building castles in the sky,’ and that is the expression that the Ecologistas en Accion have used to describe Motril’s plan to build an inland marina.
Dutch Minors Go on the Rampage
by Editor •
Five Dutch youngsters have been arrested for allegedly vandalizing street accessories (benches & litter bins etc) in Motril. Locals alerted the police to say that the youths, four of whom were minors, were damaging litter bins and emptying the contents onto the paseo.
Playa Parking Problems
by Editor •
We often report on the parking problems that Almunecar has, but Motril has a parking problem where it hurts most – on its beaches; finding somewhere to park on Playa Granada is a nightmare.
Young Car Thief Nabbed
by Editor •
The Policia Nacional in Motril has arrested a 16-year-old lad in connection with more than a dozen break-ins carried out on parked cars in Torrenueva.