May 12, 2013

The SUP police union made an official complaint on Friday, reporting that officers stationed at the Benidorm police headquarters are suffering ill effects due to 600 confiscated marijuana plants that are currently being stored there. Police sources have told the Efe news agency that the plants have been in a basement garage at the police station since May 3,...

May 5, 2013

Spain's farmland is under attack. Growers declare themselves unable to protect their crops from increasingly frequent raids by thieves. It's been said there have always been crop rustlers around, but the crisis is creating an untenable situation, says José Alapont, 69, a third-generation farmer from Valencia. "The day before yesterday I'd just watered a field...

Apr 22, 2013

A tracking and tracing application that was installed on a stolen mobile phone allowed the victim to tell the police the route followed the robbers, from Málaga to Córdoba, where they were finally arrested. The investigation was initiated following several reports of robberies from the interior of vehicles in the province of Málaga, from...

Apr 20, 2013

A talk will be held on Friday the 3rd of May at the Orihuela Costa civil centre, introducing and explaining the concept of “Fair Trade” to the residents of the coast. For several years now information and activities about “Comercio Justo” have been available and promoted throughout Orihuela. Now, the intention is to inform all coastal...

Apr 12, 2013

One of Spain's most notorious bank robbers unsuccessfully tried to get his latest trial suspended in Madrid on Tuesday by faking a fainting spell in court. Jaime Giménez Arbe, who is nicknamed “El Solitario” (The Loner), ended up with his eyes closed and his head against the arm of one of the Civil Guard officers guarding him in the courtroom, where he stands...