Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
Guardia Civil officers raided a house in Mirador de Costalita, Cancelada, on Thursday morning. Inside they found the whole ground floor turned over for use as a drug warehouse, laboratory and space to grow marijuana. Two Spanish nationals were arr
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
Officers from the Royal Gibraltar Police recovered the lifeless body of an adult man from the sea approximately 1.5 Nm off Europa Point on Wednesday afternoon, after being alerted by the Gibraltar Port Authority. The man has not yet been
Local
CHARO MÁRQUEZ
Police have arrested a British man, having discovered 17 kilos of marihuana in his rented Hyundai vehicle, following a car chase in Marbella. Officers began to pursue the vehicle when, during a routine traffic control at the Las Petunias
Local
SUR
Thieves have stolen 21,327 euros of cash from the offices of the Tesoro cave in Rincón de la Victoria. The robbery took place in the early hours of last Friday morning and was reported to police when staff discovered the bars protecting a window had ... open window, he left the area. Police have opened an investigation into the robbery, which doesn't rule out involvement by members of staff. Work started immediately on Friday morning to improve security at the cave, which has been in the news
Local
ÁLVARO FRÍAS / JUAN CAÑO
The convicted boss of a mafia-style organisation, born in Italy in 1968, and with initials P. G. F., was arrested by Fuengirola police last week, after being caught using his mobile phone while driving. Plain-clothes officers became suspicious of ... a vehicle being driven in the Los Pacos area, but it was not until the driver used his phone behind the wheel near the Los Boliches station that they were given an excuse to stop the vehicle. The man was already being hunted by police, having fled
Local
SUR
National Police have said that during Malaga's eleven-day-long summer fair this month, they completed reports on 548 people and arrested 45 for a range of offences at the two main venues; the city centre and evening showground. Various checkpoints
Local
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
...looking for one, and the second is that those who lose patience and park illegally are often fined. The police in some towns, however, say they try to seek a balance and not fine people unnecessarily. "You can't fine 500 vehicles in one afternoon, so ... resorts, especially Torre del Mar, Rincón de la Victoria and Nerja. The worst area in Rincón de la Victoria is the old N-340 highway, where Local Police officers patrolled continually to prevent people double parking and parking in delivery bays.
Local
SUR
Early on Tuesday morning an air and sea operation organised by Customs detected a semi-rigid powerboat without lights speeding towards San Pedro beach. Police were able to stop the operation to unload drugs on the beach. Eleven large packages of
Local
A. FRÍAS / C. MÁRQUEZ
Early-morning revellers in Puerto Banús were shocked to witness Local Police shooting at a stolen car whose occupants were trying to get away on Thursday, 15 August. The incident started at 6.30am when it was spotted skidding at a roundabout and ... was stopped on Avenida Julio Iglesias. The driver then accelerated away, trying to run over a police officer. A chase then began along the A-7 motorway eastbound. Police were almost able to stop the car in the Rio Real area but it kept going at ... high speed. The vehicle finally crashed after losing control on the bends near La Cala de Mijas and the occupants fled. Police have forensically examined the car to try and identify its occupants.
Local
EFE
A pet shop in Fuengirola and a house in Ronda were the two places used by an international protected-animal smuggling gang that has recently been broken up, police said on Thursday. Ten people have been held under suspicion of being involved in