Tag Archive for Guardia Civil

Not One, But Three…

A man who ran over three Guardia Civil agents near La Rabita is facing over ten years in prison and being sectioned (interned in a psychiatric ward). The chap, who suffers from Bi-polar Syndrome, claims of the incident, “I didn’t realise I had hit them with my car.”

Radar Arson

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.

Villain Arrested!

Let’s get off politics and get down to some good old fashion thuggery and thievery… yes, I have changed the subject off politics – this is about a hold up.

Not Quite Guns

The Policía Local in Motril, together with the Guardia Civil, have confiscated seven replica guns, which are identical to the real thing, other than in their capacity to fire live ammunition.

Diver Finds Hidden Drugs

Eight waterproof packages containing a total of 200 kilos of hashish were discovered, anchored just off La Playa del Muerto, which is the one at the far end of Cotobro, accessible via a pathway around the rocks. The submerged ‘goodies’ were discovered by a local diver.

Knock, knock!

The Guardia Civil arrested a 40-year-old Almuñequero, who possess quite an impressive criminal record, for beating the crap out of a shop window with a concrete parasol stand

Castle Sidelined

The project to turn the castle – formerly the old Guardia Civil post – into a Centro de Interpretación (museum) appears to have bitten the dust, thanks to the opposition of the provincial Tourist Board of the Junta de Andalucía

Dopy Cops

An old refrain has it that the cops have the best dope, which the following news only serves to confirm: the chief anti-drug officer for the Guardia Civil in Málaga has been arrested for alleged drug trafficking.

Bump, Bump, Bump…

A man who ran over three Guardia Civil agents near La Rábita is facing over ten years in prison and being sectioned (interned in a psychiatric ward).

Bottom of the Barranco

The Guardia Civil had a hard time rescuing three young mountaineers from the bottom of the Barranco de Poqueira – 15 hours in all. It wasn’t until a helicopter arrived to winch them out of the El Hoyo that the rescue operation was complete.