Environmental police Chief done for organising an illegal hunt

The head of the Environmental Police (Seprona) in the Malagan town of Coin has been charged with organising an illegal hunt for wild boar last January. It seems the police chief – a fanatical local hunter- offered to help organise the local hunt in which over a 120 local hunters, together with beaters, went out shooting wild boar. 7 other officers have also been charged in the case. In exchange for helping to organise this, Continue reading Environmental police Chief done for organising an illegal hunt

Alcazaba on a coin

I missed this when it first came out, but the national mint has put the Alcazaba of Almeria on a 5€ coin, as part of its “4 reales, capitales españolas” line of commemorative coins. It’s a 13,5 gram silver coin, with a legal tender value of 5€, but which actually costs 30€ plus p+p. Hmm… maybe I’d buy one after a beer or two, but I’ve still got a collection of French “great monument” Napoleons Continue reading Alcazaba on a coin