An administrative legal body has temporarily frozen the Government’s plan to grant 25m euros to Málaga and Almería Ports to the detriment of Motril Port.
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Frenchman caught with 340k of Hashish
by Martin Myall •
The Motril Customs Police at Motril Port discovered a car carrying 340 kilos of hashish hidden in the bodywork when the ferry from Alhucemas docked.
Suitcase Passenger
by Martin Myall •
A Moroccan Man and a Spanish woman were arrested after hiding a 13-year-old girl in a suitcase of 70cm x 50cm, amongst their car luggage. The couple were had arrived in Spain via the Melilla-Málaga ferry.
Motril Ferry Collision
by Martin Myall •
Fortunately it was more of a ‘knock’ that a full-out collision involving a passenger ferry within Motril Port.
.22 D.I.Y. Rifle
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil at the Puerto de Motril arrested a man for being in possession of an illegal weapon. It was during a routine embarking search of vehicles waiting to board the Volcán de Tejada ferry that the police found the homemade firearm inside a luxury car with a French number plate.
New Motril Ferry Destination
by Martin Myall •
Motril port will soon be running a direct ferry line to Morocco, as well as to the Spanish, North African enclave city of Melilla. The shipping line, Naviera Armas has announced that it will be connecting Motril to Alhucemas, which is a Moroccan city of some 180,000 souls. This daily connection will not only give…
Dicey Icebox
by Martin Myall •
Last weekend, the Motril Port had a bit of a scare over a suspicious beach-style icebox, which was found the ferry terminal – the Guardia Civil bomb squad (TEDAX) was called in.
Melilla Ferry & Drug Smuggling
by Editor •
No sooner than the Motril-Melilla ferry link had been set up, then cases of attempted drug smuggling, using this link between the two continents, started cropping up.
70th Anniversary of Motril Swimming Event
by Editor •
Each year, Motril holds a swimming race, in which the competitors have to swim across the port. This year, not only is no exception but also marks the 70th anniversary of the event.
Growing Ferry Success
by Editor •
Even though the Motril-Melilla ferry service wasn’t inaugurated until the 12th of last month, almost one month later 8,463 passengers have crossed, together with 2,273 vehicles, all to the detriment of Malaga port which normally handles this traffic.