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Not mushroom at the jail as fungi’s pinch the lot

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The environmental police Seprona have carried out a wave of arrests against poachers of mushrooms across the province. The fungi season is in full swing and the woods of the mountains in the north of the province are popular with seekers of these delicacies. It is legal to collect fungi for personal use as long as no more than five kilos per person is picked, and an open woven basket used to collect them. But Continue reading Not mushroom at the jail as fungi’s pinch the lot→

Turre tortoise arrest

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A person in Turre has been arrested for owning 16 tortoises. The owners had them in their garden outside their villa, and the national police were tipped off by an anonymous phone call. Agents raided the property and rescued the animals, which are now being set to Stalg Luft CREA, a habitat for endangered species up in Vélez Blanco (a bit cold for tortoises there at this time of year, but never mind). The owner Continue reading Turre tortoise arrest→

Twit causes alarm and gets arrested after pretending to be carjacked

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Almeria airport

A twenty four year old Spaniard has been arrested after he claimed to have been carjacked on the road outside Almeria airport. The man told police that whilst driving there another car blocked his way, forcing him to pull over, and two men jumped out to rob him. He claimed to have lost 200 euros in cash as well as his mobile phone. However, police detectives quickly realised that nothing in his story made sense. Continue reading Twit causes alarm and gets arrested after pretending to be carjacked→

Just 26 people arrested at Dreambeach

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For a music festival with tens of thousands of visitors, just 26 arrests is pretty good going. 22 of them were for peddling drugs; one person was nicked for being rude to a copper, two were arrested because they had warrants out on them and the final person was found to be heavily over the limit when trying to drive home. Traffic police carried out 2009 tests on drivers near the festival, and found 65 Continue reading Just 26 people arrested at Dreambeach→

Murcia anti-drugs police chief – arrested for drug offences

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The head of the National Police’s anti-drug squad in Murcia has been arrested for non-specified drug offences. And why not? Some would argue he’s in the right job for his hobbies. One other police officer was also arrested, along with five civilians, after an investigation by the Internal Affairs department of the National Police. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Asuntos Internos, it seems. The affair does not involve the larger anti-drugs unit according to Europa Press. Continue reading Murcia anti-drugs police chief – arrested for drug offences→

Dozens of financial crooks arrested across Spain

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Looks like the fat fraudster Nigel Goldman got out just in time, unless his extradition had finally come through! More than 50 people were arrested across Spain on Tuesday in a crackdown on boiler-room operations peddling phony investment opportunities. Overseen by a National Court judge, the operation was carried out with cooperation from British and U.S. authorities, sources involved in the ongoing investigation told Efe. The arrests took place in Barcelona, Madrid and Malaga. The Continue reading Dozens of financial crooks arrested across Spain→

Ministry announces ETA arrests BEFORE they happened – evidence destroyed

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This afternoon a press release was issued by the Ministry of the Interior announcing that the last active ETA terrorist cell in Spain had been arrested, giving names and addresses. BUT – they sent the press release BEFORE the police swooped! Meaning the terrorists started seeing the headlines on the websites and on twitter, realised what had happened and when the police actually arrived, were busy destroying all the evidence. When the police arrived at Continue reading Ministry announces ETA arrests BEFORE they happened – evidence destroyed→

Was the theft of millions of Iraqui Dinars behind arrest of Almerias government lawyer?

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A report – rumour?- has surfaced suggesting that the reason behind the sudden arrest of the government’s legal counsel for Almeria, Demetrio Carmona, was because he had come across -and pinched- millions of Iraqui Dinars seized by the State in the first Iraq war, held in a storeroom in El Ejido and forgotten about. Demetrio was arrested last week in a central government sweep, accused of a “mega scam”, along with at least six prominent Continue reading Was the theft of millions of Iraqui Dinars behind arrest of Almerias government lawyer?→

State legal counsel for Almeria arrested for “mega scam”

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The man who was until January the chief legal counsel for the State in Almería, Demetrio Carmona, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil, along with six other “officials”, for alledged participation in a “mega scam”, according to local news. It seems that the respected lawyer, who had been a state lawyer for 25 years until being placed on indefinate leave in January, was arrested yesterday on the orders of a Judge. The investigation is under Continue reading State legal counsel for Almeria arrested for “mega scam”→

Altea pedophile alert issued by police

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Altea local police have issued a warning to all parents to be on the lookout for a suspected child snatcher operating in the Valencian town. Police say a heavyset Spanish speaking man, of between 40-50 and with a dark complexion, driving a white saloon car with blacked out rear windows, has attempted to lure several children this week, all brown haired boys between 10 – 12 years of age. In all cases, the predator has Continue reading Altea pedophile alert issued by police→