Alex Trelinski
CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades.
The town’s Policia Local has pooled its resources with the Guardia Civil to stop the unlicensed hawkers.
25 officers were deployed this week in a first sweep of pavements alongside the Levante and Poniente beaches- helped by a drone.
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Five cars used as mobile warehouses by sellers were seized along with fake goods that had a total value of €15,000.
Counterfeit items included 180 leather goods, 212 T-shirts, 38 swimsuits, 12 caps and 291 pairs of shoes.
The illegal vendors also face legal action against them.
Calpe’s Citizen Security councillor, Guillermo Sendra Guardiola, praised the cooperation between the Guardia and the Policia Local which ‘means an increase in safety for residents and tourists’.
The municipal ordinance prohibits both street selling and buying products from vendors.
The campaign will continue to run through spring and the summer.
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I wish other areas in Spain also tightened up on these unlicensed vendors.
I’m moving to Calpe in 2 years. When I get there, I’ll be filing many more complaints about those illegal vendors. Can’t stand seeing them everywhere. Calpe also needs to clean up some of that graffiti, so frustrating Spain puts up with all that graffiti, it needs to be cleaned up asap.