OK, having spoken with our good friend and colleague, Juanma de Haro, retired Ideal journalist and La Herradura resident, here is some news on what is happening in the bay.
Narco-RIBS in the Bay
by Martin Myall •
Tag Archive for drug running
The Colonel Goes to Prison
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Provicinal High Court has rejected an appeal from a Colonel of the Guardia Civil, who had been sentenced to jail for drug running and corruption.
Three Officers Found Guilty
by Hugh MacArthur •
The provincial law courts in Málaga have found eight people guilty of drug running, amongst them three Guardia Civil officers based in Motril.
Colonel’s Acquittal Revoked
by Martin Myall •
The Spanish Supreme Court has overturned an acquittal handed down by a provincial court in the case of a Guardia Civil colonel accused of drug smuggling.
Brit Yacht Nabbed Drug Running
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish Customs & Excise police boarded a British yacht off the coast of Cádiz with 400 kilos of hashish stowed away.
Policemen Sentenced over Drugs
by Martin Myall •
(COH 07C) The provincial law courts in Málaga have found 18 people guilty of drug trafficking, amongst them two policemen and one ex-policeman.
A Stomach for Drugs
by Hugh MacArthur •
Customs officers at Málaga Airport arrested a Lithuanian man with 102 cocaine capsules in his digestive system, with a total weight of just over a kilo.
Dutchman Caught with Coke Cargo
by Hugh MacArthur •
The Spanish police and the Spanish Navy boarded a fishing boat 1,480km off the Canary Island with just under two tonnes of cocaine aboard.
Drug-Running Launch Recovered
by Martin Myall •
The Almuñécar Policía Local recovered a zodiac dingy on the Playa de Cabria, they believe that it was used on a drug run.
Radar Arson
by Editor •
A radar installation that is used to monitor seaborne drug trafficking has suffered its second arson attack, this time causing damage valued at a million euro.