Guardia Civil officers have searched the town hall at Redovan after allegations that certain previously elected officials had been responsible for manipulating the water contract for the town.

The previous Mayor it seems has been questioned over the alleged manipulation of a document which awarded the contract to supply fresh water to the town.

It is the present socialist mayor who has filed the complaint with the Guardia Civil.Then the judicial police has become involved to see if a crime has been committed.It has been stressed that this has nothing to do with another alleged corruption case in Orihuela.

In Los Alcazares there are other allegations of fraud,money laundering and bribery within the Town Hall and a municipal architect was arrested and imprisoned for misappropriation of public funds amounting to 4 million euros.He was not the only one to be imprisoned.The former Mayor and Town Clerk have been released on bail in this case.