Officers on duty at the Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria uncovered 280,000 euros in the baggage belonging to a foreign couple.
Tag Archive for cash
Drug-Loaded Lorry Intercepted
by Martin Myall •
A control point on the A-7 above Motril on Wednesday stopped a lorry carrying 32 packages of hashish amounting to a tonne in weight. The street value of the drug is estimated at 5,000,000 euros.
Expensive Baggage
by Martin Myall •
Security checks at Valencia airport found several suitcases containing around a million euros in cash – they belonged to Chinese citizens.
Illegal Cross-Border Cash Movement
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil has been running checks on the illegal movement of cash between Spain and Portugal, especially by Chinese citizens.
Conmen Strike in Orgiva
by Hugh MacArthur •
The police in Órgiva (Alpujarra) have arrested three men, aged between 30 and 48 years of age, two of whom were gasmen for stealing a large sum of cash from an elderly man.
Honest Finder
by Hugh MacArthur •
A young man in Motril handed in a backpack containing 2,000 euros in cash, a mobile phone, a tablet and an expensive watch after finding it.
Cash Burning Canadians
by David Darby •
This story came to light on the BBC website, and concerns a Canadian radio station burnt about 3,000 euros in cash as part of a contest for their listeners.
Three Quarters of a Million in the Boot
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Guardia Civil were surprised to find 753,000 euros in the boot of a car at a control point. The driver said he had no idea how it had got there.
Young Woman Arrested in Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil has arrested a young woman in Almuñécar for allegedly stealing valuables & cash worth 10,000 from a house.
New Fiscal Fraud Laws
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
On October 29th 2012, the Spanish parliament approved Law 7/2012 with the object of fighting fiscal crime. It is a mixture of new and the modification of the previous law. It is hoped that it will curb several categories of fiscal crimes.