The fact that the Guardia Civil nabbed four men in a stolen car with drugs on board is not unusual, but how the police rumbled them is.
Tag Archive for drugs
Close Encounters of the Sharp Kind
by Martin Myall •
Last weekend the municipal police of Motril were busy arresting people carrying large sharp objects with dubious intentions.
Transaction Hiccup & Default Retribution
by Martin Myall •
A tip off to the Policía Local in Salobreña led the to five arrests in Fuengirola by the Policía Nacional. The anonymous caller told the Salobreña police that his friend had been kidnapped by a drugs gang.
Fox Guarding The Hens?
by Martin Myall •
It was probably the biggest drug burst; certainly the most surprising one, on the Costa Tropical in a long time: a Sergeant in the Guardia Civil and an ex-guardsman have been arrested in connection with consignment of 1.5 tonnes of hashish.
Drugs Intercepted in Salobreña
by Martin Myall •
A package of drugs was intercepted on Playa de la Cagaílla, containing between 30 and 40 kilos of hashish. A ‘suspicious movement of vehicles’ led the Policía Local to its discovery.
Underhand Dealings
by Martin Myall •
It was meant to be a straight forward drug deal, with nearly a kilo of cocaine changing hands for just over 60,000 euros, but it in fact changed hands in exchange for an discharge from an tazer and a spot of good old fashion aggression in general.
Seven Arrested in Drug Bust
by Martin Myall •
The Policia Nacional arrested seven people, the majority of whom are from Almuñécar, in an anti-drugs police operation carried out in this coastal town. Some of those arrested belong to the same family.
Wonky World
by David Darby •
Three January edition articles from around the World, including the arrest of a man who tried to order drugs at a drive-through, a gun-dog that shot his master and a snake charmer who released his snakey friends in the local Tax Office.
Helper Who Helped Himself
by Martin Myall •
The Motril law courts have just found a volunteer from the Proteccion Civil guilty of retaining a parcel of drugs that he had found floating in the water off a beach. He was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment, which is suspended.
Drug Dealer Double Jeapordy
by Editor •
Low profiles and skylines are incompatible; in other words, if you’re doing something that you don’t want the police to find out about, keep out of trouble.