Guardia Civil units deployed in La Alpujarra have carried out 21 raids so far this year and confiscated 1,200 cannabis sativa plants.
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Almuñécar Hikers Alpujarra Outing
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Almuñécar Walkers Club were up in the Alpujarra, tucked away in woodlands and hill paths – lucky blighters!
Brit Woman Arrested in Orgiva
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil have arrested a British resident in Órgiva; a 52-year woman, for allegedly sending postal packages containing drugs back to the UK.
Acompalia Lanjarón Shop
by David Darby •
Acompalia, the palliative care and hospice charity for Granada and the Costa Tropical, prepares to open their first shop and base in Lanjarón.
Bungee Tragedy Developments
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil has charged two people over the death of the 21-year-old British girl in the recent bungee-jumping incident in Granada. The first is the monitor, who had 14 people in his charge that morning, jumping from the Tablate bridge. Police investigators consider that he did not carry out his duties with the “proper…
New Year with a Difference
by Louise Powell •
You don’t have to wait until the 31st of December to celebrate New Year because on the 1st Saturday of every August, Bérchules in the Alpujarra holds its own one.
RIP Kleyo
by Martin Myall •
It wasn’t the first time that Kleyo had bungee jumped from el Puente de Tablate; she had already made one jump that same morning.
Bungee Death Update
by Martin Myall •
The news channels both in Spain and in the UK have been alive with the death of 23-year-old, Kleyo De Abreu in Lanjarón, so there is little to add.
British Woman Dies in Lanjarón
by Martin Myall •
A 23-year-old British woman lost her life bungee jumping off a bridge in the municipality of Lanjarón near the A-44.
Two Easter Mountain Rescues
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil mountain-rescue team had to come to the assistance of a man with snow blindness and another man in a wheelchair.