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Local businessman arrested as 500 kilos of cocaine found in Cartagena port

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Police have arrested noted “businessman” Antonio GG, aka “El Garí”, after seizing 500 kilos of cocaine found in a container in Cartagena port, along with 8 other people across the province of Almería. Antonio, a “businessman” who lives in Olula del Rio, has a number of businesses across the province but is also reputed to be involved in much shadier operations. In 2009 he was cleared of ordering the murder of the head of the Continue reading Local businessman arrested as 500 kilos of cocaine found in Cartagena port→

One of the Albox Mafia arrested – but for drink driving!

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You’ll remember that last week the Albox Mayor lodged a criminal complaint against a group of blackmailers, extortioners and general mafiosos in his village, as he claims the local shopkeepers are too scared to speak up. Anyway, one of the two main suspects, a gypsy from the Los Pertolos clan, known as RRT in the press, was arrested over the weekend. For drink driving, no less. They haven’t been able to get this lowlife on Continue reading One of the Albox Mafia arrested – but for drink driving!→

Albox Council votes to kick blackmailing gypsies out of town

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More emerges on the Albox blackmailing case: the council will ask a court to kick the offenders out of town, or failing that, impose a massive restraining order on them. It seems there’s a big gypsy clan up there called Los Pertolos. A nasty little clan by all accounts, who over the last year have been dabbling in a bit of blackmail, protection racket and extortion. They’re fairly famous – ask any local bartender up Continue reading Albox Council votes to kick blackmailing gypsies out of town→

Blackmailer killer found not guilty of murder

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A businessman in Viator who in 2009 blew away two well known local gypsies who were extorting money out of him has been found not guilty of murder on appeal. The Appeals court has decided that he acted in self defence after the two gypsies, leaders of the well known (and feared) Los Pertolos clan from Almeria, had been extorting money with menaces from him for some time, and that he truly felt his life, Continue reading Blackmailer killer found not guilty of murder→