Day: March 2, 2015

11 armed youths arrested for spate of break-ins across Levante

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The Guardia Civil have swooped on 11 young men and arrested them for a spate of break ins and robberies across the Garrucha, Vera and Turre regions. The gangs would break into homes, warehouses and cortijos to strip them bare, even down to the copper wiring in the walls. At least 21 crimes have attributed to the gang, who after coming across a stash of air guns and hunting shotguns in one of their early Continue reading 11 armed youths arrested for spate of break-ins across Levante→

Garrucha prawns to be known as Balearic Islands Prawns under new EU rules

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The EU has decreed that the waters off Garrucha belong to the Balearic Island fisheries… which means that anything caught in the waters off Almería will have to be marked as coming from the Balearic Islands. The move has infuriated the boats catching Garrucha Prawns, who have spent a vast amount marketing the large tasty red prawns that live near the Mojácar playa sewage outlet, as it means they can’t market their catches are almerienses Continue reading Garrucha prawns to be known as Balearic Islands Prawns under new EU rules→