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Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

Alex Trelinski - 10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also...

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

Crime & Law

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

Alex Trelinski - 1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into...

Andalucia

Spain rescues more than 500 migrants over Three Kings weekend

Elisa Menendez - 7 Jan, 2019 @ 11:25

It comes as new figures revealed that 57,000 migrants tried to enter Spain in 2018 - double the year before

Environment

WATCH: Mini-tsunami hits Spanish resorts in Mallorca and Menorca flooding roads and beach bars

Staff Reporter - 17 Jul, 2018 @ 10:35

A WAVE measuring five feet tall has hit tourist beaches at Ciutadella on the west coast of Menorca early Monday morning, less than 40...

Entertainment

‘Spectacular’ Palma International Boat Show returns with best offering to date

Joe Wallen - 13 May, 2018 @ 16:04

WITH over 600 boats exhibited - including 80 superyachts - the 2018 Palma International Boat Show was one to remember. Twinned with the 6th Palma...

Gibraltar

UK accuses Spain of violating maritime law in Gibraltar waters

Nina Chausow - 10 Aug, 2015 @ 10:21

The Foreign Office has called on the EU to investigate Spain's presence in Gibraltar waters

Andalucia

BREAKING: 21 immigrants rescued in Strait of Gibraltar

Imogen Calderwood - 30 Jun, 2014 @ 13:52

Dramatic rescue of intercepted immigrant boats

Andalucia

Spain blamed for ‘wall of death’ wiping out British sharks

Imogen Calderwood - 6 May, 2014 @ 15:30

Spanish and Portuguese fishing fleets responsible for plummeting UK shark populations

Andalucia

17th century shipwreck in Cadiz to be moved

Eloise Horsfield - 19 Oct, 2012 @ 19:00

Excavationises to move wreck to shallower waters in order to carry out more effective studies

Gibraltar

Rocking the boat

Wendy Williams - 7 Oct, 2011 @ 10:34

Cruise liner crews drop anchor and refuse to budge from Gibraltar harbour in labour dispute

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Two sisters in Spain’s Barcelona in ‘safe houses’ after refusing arranged marriages in Bangladesh

Alex Trelinski - 27 May, 2022 @ 19:45

TWO Bangladeshi-born sisters are under protection in Barcelona after complaining of being forced into arranged marriages. Catalunya's General Directorate of Attention to Children and Adolescents...

Humpback whale rescued from illegal fish nets in Mallorca dies six days later off Valencia coast of Spain

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Boy, 12, removed from parents who continually resorted to corporal punishment in Spain’s Valencia City

27 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Spain lodges appeal against Rugby World Cup removal for fielding ineligible player

Spain lodges appeal against Rugby World Cup expulsion for fielding ineligible player

27 May, 2022 @ 17:15

10 cities in Spain where you will find the best free tapas scene

27 May, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca Council In Spain Wants Street Parking Stopped On Busy Beach Road

Costa Blanca council in Spain continues battle to stop busy beach road being swamped with parked cars

27 May, 2022 @ 15:45

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27 May, 2022 @ 15:00

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27 May, 2022 @ 14:22

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27 May, 2022 @ 14:15

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27 May, 2022 @ 13:30

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