A Guardia Civil police operation concluded with two arrests around the Bermejales Reservoir area last weekend.
Poniente
News from the west of Granada (Poniente): Loja & Alhama de Granada area
Lost Man & Found Weed
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil, whilst out searching for a lost elderly man using a helicopter, came across a plantation of cannabis sativa in Escóznar; a dependency of Illora.
Illora Gets It Right
by Vivienne Hughes •
What has Illora in Granada and South Korea got in common? The answer is their way of tackling Covid-19 and preventing contagion.
Wellington & Tablets
by Martin Myall •
Gumboots and pills? No, it’s the Duke of Wellington and a donation of tablets; iPads sort of thing. Intrigued? Read on!
Bring on The Farmers!
by Vivienne Hughes •
The General Secretary of the farmers’ union, Asaja, Manuel del Pino, has contacted the provincial authorities offering tractors & crop sprayers to carry out street disinfection.
Dead Dog Revenge
by Martin Myall •
Seprona (Guardia Civil Environmental Department) is investing a gamekeeper over the shooting of two dogs in December last year in the Loja area.
Illegal Scrambling Busted
by Martin Myall •
Most foreigners in Granada live out in the sticks, enjoying the peace of the countryside… until the weekend scrambling bikes arrive.
Chico Gets His Revenge
by Hugh MacArthur •
You might remember an article that we ran on a dog called Chico, a border collie, whose body appeared in February 2017 in Montefrío, inside a sack.
Councillor Fined for Slander
by Martin Myall •
A councillor from Arenas del Rey (near the Pantano de Bermejales) has been sentenced to pay 3,500 euros in compensation to a corporal in the Guardia Civil for slander.
Cortijo Shootout over Drugs
by Martin Myall •
You would think nothing ever happens in Arenas del Rey near the Pantano de Los Bermejales, but you would be wrong: gunshots in the night.