Archive for: May 15, 2012

A British yacht was seized last Saturday night.

The boat was carrying 4 tonnes of hashish and was stopped by coastguards off the coast of Cartagena.

The hashish had been hidden in 130 sacks .

The crew were arrested by the Guardia Civil …

15000 cubic metres of sand is to be moved from the Levante beach in Benidorm to the Poniente beach.

This would make the Poniente beach wider and cover rocks in an area known as El Llosar.

Another 500 cubic metres will …

National Police have arressted two of the managers of a brothel in Torrevieja after it was discovered that they were employing underage young women who also had false documentation.

The girls have been returned to their mothers.

The suspects have previous …

Two Spanish men have been arrested in Javea in connection with a violent attack.

On May 20th two men threatened the owner of a chemist shop with a knife, jumping over the counter and stealing money from the till.

The thieves made …

Seven persons have been detained by the National Police in Alicante for selling fake DVD’s

Two of them have been detained previously for similar offences.

Police say that the pirated goods were to be sold by men known as ” looky …

Residents of four apartment blocks in the area of Penon de Ifach have complained that rubbish is being left over from illegal ” botellon ” booze parties

The residents living near the Calpe beach of Playa de la Fossa are asking …

The mayor of Finestrat has visited Madrid to collect an award from the Independent Consumer and User Federation for environmental awareness in his town.

The mayor has said how proud he is to be receiving this award from the environmental ministry.

The …