Friday 30 July 2010

Spanish judge has issued an international arrest warrant for an English man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 40-year-old John O’Neill


Spanish judge has issued an international arrest warrant for an English man wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of 40-year-old John O’Neill in the early hours of Wednesday morning on the Costa del Sol.

Mr O’Neill, who was in Spain with his partner to attend a friend’s wedding, was shot following an altercation at Coco’s Bar in the popular tourist resort of Benalmadena, near Torremolinos.

Mr O'Neill's family said yesterday he died because he got in the way of the gunfire and was not involved in a row.

Police say they have found bloodstained clothing matching the descriptions given by witnesses in the Benalmadena home of the main suspect. Sources close to the investigation claim this man is wanted in Britain in connection with a kidnapping.

The suspect is understood to have fled the resort with his wife immediately after the shooting and both are now being sought by police.

The man, believed to be from Liverpool, is wanted for questioning over the murder of father-of-two Mr O’Neill and the attempted murder of other customers in the bar, who had to take cover when when a number of shots were fired from the handgun used to kill Mr O'Neill

Wednesday 28 July 2010

British man was shot in the abdomen shooter put his hand through the open window and opened fire

33 year old British man was shot in the abdomen inside his home in Urbanisation Cala Azul, in La Cala de Mijas. The shooter put his hand through the open window and opened fire as the man was sitting on his sofa, according to reports in Diario Sur.

The victim was treated in the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella and then allowed home after it was established that the bullet had cross his body without hitting any internal organ. Mijas Guardia Civil are investigating that shooting.

48 year old British woman, M.C., who is alleged to have stabbed her 57 year old husband, also British, to death.

48 year old British woman, M.C., who is alleged to have stabbed her 57 year old husband, also British, to death.

EFE news agency reports that the alleged aggressor told the police that she was a victim of domestic violence from her husband, C.D., although no complaints for that have been placed in Spain. Spanish police are now asking British colleagues to see if there is any record of abuse in Sunderland, where the couple came from.

Police were called to their home in the Torremuelle urbanisation in Benalmádena Costa in the early hours of Tuesday, where they found the man with a deep stab wound inside the property. Emergency workers could only certify the death at the scene.

Police now think that she stabbed her husband while he was asleep.

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John O'Neill from Coolock in Dublin was shot in Benalmádena in Málaga

John O'Neill from Coolock in Dublin was shot in Benalmádena in Málaga at about 3am following a row with another man in a bar.

It is believed that the man returned to the scene armed with a firearm and shot Mr O'Neill in the stomach.

Father-of-two young children Mr O’Neill was understood to be holidaying in the resort with his girlfriend at the time. It is believed she was in the bar with him when he was shot in the early hours of this morning. She was uninjured.

A man, understood to be British, was arrested close to the scene and is still being detained.

The area has been the scene of several shootings involving Irish nationals during the last few years.Irishman has been killed in a shooting incident in the Avenida Antonio Machado in Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmádena. It happened in the early hours of Wednesday at 3,20am when the emergency services were alerted by several residents who heard several shots.It follows a shooting of British man in his home in Mijas on Sunday

Hospital sources say the victim died from his wounds after being shot in the ribs and that they could only confirm the death on their arrival at the scene.

As yet we have no news on the identity of the victim but it seems the aggression came after an argument in a nearby bar.

Last Sunday a 33 year old British man was shot in the abdomen inside his home in Urbanisation Cala Azul, in La Cala de Mijas. The shooter put his hand through the open window and opened fire as the man was sitting on his sofa, according to reports in Diario Sur.

The victim was treated in the Costa del Sol Hospital in Marbella and then allowed home after it was established that the bullet had cross his body without hitting any internal organ. Mijas Guardia Civil are investigating that shooting.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama, who will be on the Costa del Sol between 4 and 8 August with nine-year-old Sasha, has reserved 30 rooms at a five-star hotel.Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Costa on high security alert as Obamas holiday

Mrs Obama and Sasha will be accompanied by an entourage of secret service personnel who will follow their every move.A detachment of American fighter jets was seen landing at Malaga Airport.The cost of housing the First Lady and her entourage could raise questions back in the U.S. over the use of taxpayers's money.Mrs Obama will pay an official visit to Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia. Spanish newspapers today reported that the royal family had invited her to join them at their summer palace on Majorca in the Mediterranean.

Boss of the Costa Timeshare rackets Garry Leigh has been killed


Boss of the Costa Timeshare rackets king Garry Leigh has been killed in a cycling accident.
Garry 47-years-old died of a severe cardiac arrest after he was run-over near El Corte Inglés at 9.15am.
The accident caused six kilometre tailbacks with many day-trippers stuck in traffic which took until 4pm to clear.
Leigh – the brother-in-law of Costa killer Tony King – had long been involved in a variety of timeshare related scams.
One of his companies The Incentive Leisure Group was recently raided for “breaches of consumer law”.
A seasoned fraudster – who started his crime career launching pyramid schemes – he was also fined £29,000 at Reading Magistrates in 2009.
Incentive Leisure was found guilty of 11 counts of fraud.
Another company Timelinx became infamous when a pair of hooded attackers broke in and slashed Leigh in a broad daylight attack in 2002.
After the assault Leigh had plastic surgery and was forced to hire a bodyguard.
A spokesman for Incentive Leisure said: “Garry will be sorely missed by all his friends and colleagues. The show will go on because that’s what he would have wanted. “
The company will now be run by new CEO Kim Bambroffe.
Sources say Leigh´s colleagues were in crisis talks this week to sort out how to divide the company.
“The team met on Monday morning to try and sort things out,” said Sandy Grey from the Timsehare Consumers Association.
Another former employee of Leigh said: “Everyone is nervous. There´s a lot of stuff to sort out.”
A multimillionaire, who lived in Mijas, Leigh donated thousands to good causes every year.
One charity FAMA, which helps abandoned animals, received a variety of cheques. A spokesperson said: “We got a call from his PR on Sunday telling us he had died. He gave us a lot of money.”
Cycling groups meanwhile insisted that the accident demonstrates the dangers of cycling on main roads in Málaga.
Alonso González, president of Ruedas Redondas said cycling on the coast is “virtually impossible” as cars drive at 100 km per hour and there are no pavements.

Sunday 25 July 2010

Guardia civil officers are also fed up with the fact that their salaries have been reduced

Guardia civil officers are also fed up with the fact that their salaries have been reduced, and are now making a statement of their own by downing pens and doing only the minimum while staying within the law.
The number of fines they have handed out has gone down by 50% in a month in Murcia province, and by 70% in Alicante province, a fact which will affect the country’s coffers dramatically.
A spokesperson for the Asociación Unificada de Guardias Civiles (AUGC) confirmed last Wednesday that the trafico agents were only handing out fines for very serious offences, when drivers were endangering the lives of others, or after a particularly serious accident.
Patrol cars and motor cyclists are still carrying out their normal duties, but as well as a reduction in fines, they have also reduced the number of routine checks, such as checks on drivers’ ID or car documentation. This fact seems quite apparent in recent days particularly with fewer sited at busy junctions and roundabouts. The routine alcohol checks are the only procedures which have not been reduced or stopped.
Trafico admits that the number of fines in June went down by half, from 5,000 to 2,500 in the region of Murcia alone.
What is particularly unusual about this protest is that it began completely spontaneously, initially in Guardia Civil headquarters and barracks and on internet forums. It is aimed specifically as a response to the 5% salary cut which all civil servants were handed last month, and the lack of interest the government appears to be showing to improve their conditions.
A spokesperson for the Guardia Civil officers cites as the final straw which has caused the undercover strike, as the continuous rumours of the possible loss of 150 euros a month, which the officers had negotiated as a reward for increased productivity, back in 2008.
But what is happening at present can’t really be described as a strike, as the officers are continuing to work, and are fulfilling their minimum duties. Perhaps a ‘work to rule’ might be a better description of their current practice.
The Association of Guardia Civil Officers has also been quite clear to the authorities regarding what they consider to be fair pay. Throughout Spain’s short period of democracy, rather surprisingly, Guardia Civil officers have always earned less than Local, Municipal and National Police Officers, despite, they say, doing a far more dangerous job and working extremely hard.
They say they have never been treated with parity, except when it comes to pay cuts.
Meanwhile fifty firefighters in Valencia also refused to do overtime from last Wednesday. They protested at the gates of the Town Hall demanding payment of outstanding wages, as well as increases to the number of staff and improvement to equipment and material.
Not only are they tired by a lack of response from the authorities, they are also extremely dissatisfied with the pay cuts that they too are currently suffering, a loss they say of at least 3,200 euros a year for every fire fighter. The personnel board of the Consortium has now decided to put a stop to all overtime. "Only emergencies will be handled,” explained board members.
"They talk of austerity, "lamented Salvador Deltell, chairman of the board, "but the cuts are only for us. The politicians do not fulfil their promises.”
Following the protest, which will be repeated before the Generalitat in Valencia next Tuesday, the deputy responsible for the area, Xavier Castañer, blamed the Government and the municipalities saying that these institutions owed his officers 7.8 million euros and 2.8 million respectively.
Spanish Minister Jose Blanco said that the government will bring in military air traffic controllers to cover the sickness of the air traffic controllers in exceptional circumstances. “We are obliged to take alternative measures”, explained Blanco, “to guarantee the safety of air traffic in Spain.” Military air traffic controllers at Murcia Airport have been directing civil air traffic since the airport opened. They have been doing so for a fraction of the pay that civil air traffic controllers receive, much to their additional indignation.
Now that the controllers pay is being frozen they too appear to have decided to make the government´s job as difficult as possible. When a quarter of the staff all take a sickie on the same day it begins to look just a little bit suspicious.
For a military air traffic controller to man a civil control tower they need specific order from government. This is now being dealt with, so military workers will be able to step in at short notice should they be required to do so.
Blanco has confirmed that the procedure can be carried out quickly. He said, “We wish we didn´t have to do it, but unfortunately it appears to be a necessity.”
The Social Security Minister is now looking into the “sick leave” of the air traffic controllers in Barcelona. “Most cases were put down to stress and anxiety,” he said, “which are not compatible with this line of work. To be an air traffic controller it is not enough to have a high level of English, but also to be psychologically strong.” They are considering creating new tests with which to check this capability.
Blanco is also looking into whether it is acceptable to report a sick leave just minutes before a shift begins, leaving AENA with no time whatsoever to resolve problems caused by the lack of staff. He says that if they cannot fulfil their legal obligations then they may be fired, adding, “They cannot say they are badly paid when many earn 2.5 times more than the doctor who signed their sick note.” He said they are not working any more than they did in 2009. “Last year they received triple pay for overtime, which seemed to ease both their stress and their anxiety.”
But Blanco´s words didn´t stop a quarter of Barcelona´s controllers failing to turn up for work last Tuesday morning. According to AENA, 53 people should have been on duty at the Centre for Air Traffic Control in Gava, Barcelona, but only 40 arrived. Fortunately the aircraft were still able to operate with normally, with no undue delays on that day.
AENA is now looking into whether the absences amount to a covert strike. But Trade Union leaders claim that the sick leave is a result of badly planned shifts, and that all the workers have justified doctors´ notes.
But the problems now extend way beyond Barcelona with Air traffic controllers signing off work at airports all over the country. AENA have now ordered an official investigation into the matter. Last Monday the 39 absent workers across the country caused delays of up to 30 minutes in the afternoon flights, and up to an hour in the morning flights.
And with the summer holidays now in full swing no-one would be too surprised if the controllers didn’t increase the action they are taking.

Saturday 24 July 2010

prison sentence of 25 years and five months to a gang consisting of five Chinese people and one Spaniard who were arrested

Provincial Court de Almería has imposed a prison sentence of 25 years and five months to a gang consisting of five Chinese people and one Spaniard who were arrested in 2008 on a beach close to El Ejido carrying more than 2.8 tons of hashish.
Following a short period of deliberation, the defendants, all aged between 33 and 44 years, accepted the prison term requested by the prosecutor and have agreed not to appeal.
The ruling is therefore binding on them all is as the payment of fines of up to 16 million euros. They were charged with offences against public health.

Attack between two mafia gangs.police found the bodies of the two men, Alain Bernard Coelier, 58 years old, and Ouanes C., 29 years old

The two men who died were French.
One was a well known drug dealer, who was sent to prison for the kidnapping of Melodie Nakachian 23 years ago. She is the daughter of a millionaire businessman from Libya and a singer called Kimera. The police found the bodies of the two men, Alain Bernard Coelier, 58 years old, and Ouanes C., 29 years old, and better known as Fred, at 1am. Coelier had recently left prison, after being caught in 2006 in the Canary islands, on board a yacht carrying 3,500 kilos of cocaine. At that time 11 arrests were made, 8 of whom were dug traffickers from Alicante province, involved in a huge drug network. It appears that he paid a bail of 30,000 euros to be able to leave prison two weeks ago.
The shootings on Sunday night took place in Calle Sarset. It has been reported that one gunman shot both victims, having gained access to the house and awaited their arrival. A third person, who was with the two victims, managed to escape alive.A neighbour stated that three people arrived at the home last Friday, two men and a woman, whilst another obviously heard the shooting, but thought it was merely the continuation of the celebrations of Spain winning the World Cup.

Wednesday 21 July 2010

latest hold-up took place in La Cala del Moral in Rincon de la Victoria at 7.50am.

GUARDIA CIVIL in Malaga are searching for a robber who disguises himself as an old man to perpetrate hold-ups. They have been on his trail for several months and there are now at least six crimes branded with his MO since late 2009 both along the coast and inland. Apparently he uses a false beard or moustach and a well-groomed wig, and looks like a well-dressed elderly man.

However, once he steps into the bank he is targeting, he points a gun at the staff and demands they hand over the money.


The latest hold-up took place in La Cala del Moral in Rincon de la Victoria at 7.50am. He rang the bell and the staff buzzed him in. He was their first client, or so they thought, but when he took out a gun, pointed it at an employee and demanded the money. He didn’t even wait for the safe to open. He took the 6,000 euros that she had at her desk and calmly left the bank.

49-year-old woman who was attacked by her partner in Marbella in late June remains in critical condition

49-year-old woman who was attacked by her partner in Marbella in late June remains in critical condition at CarlosHayaHospital in Malaga, although she has been taken off the artificial respirator. She has severe brain trauma.

Her partner, aged 50, was arrested by the National Police and has been sent to prison on remand.

52-year-old Alain Coeli, described as a “Mr Big”, was recently released from jaildouble murder on the Costa Blanca

POLICE ARE investigating a double murder on the Costa Blanca after two men were shot dead in what is believed to be an underworld revenge killing.
The bodies of the two French nationals were discovered early on Monday morning outside the door of an address in Calle Sarset on the Sol Naciente Urbanisation, La Nucia.
Neighbours heard shots but at first believed they were fireworks and local celebrations after Spain lifted the World Cup.
Guardia Civil officers from Altea are investigating the shooting for a judge sitting at Villajoyosa and it is understood the murder was related to drug smuggling.
ESCAPE
A woman who escaped after being wounded in the shooting is under guard in hospital and has been able to tell detectives gunmen were masked with balaclava helmets.
One of the dead men was identified in the Spanish press as 52-year-old Alain Coeli, described as a “Mr Big”, was recently released from jail and who returned to the house with a former lieutenant.
Coeli was arrested in 2006 on a boat off the Canary Islands and part of a gang attempting to smuggle 3.5 tons of cocaine into Europe from Venezuela. Further arrests followed on the Spanish mainland.
And detectives currently believe the killings were carried out by members of the drugs gang identified to the authorities by Coeli while he was behind bars.

Spanish National Police have broken up an international network which was selling pirated television signals

Spanish National Police have broken up an international network which was selling pirated television signals. 27 people have been arrested in total, and there are as many as 77 implicated in the scam which had 57 interconnected servers in several EU countries.

25 of the servers were in Spain, in Córdoba, Jaén, Sevilla, Cádiz, Almería, Barcelona, Alicante, Murcia, Gran Canaria, Guipúzcoa, Mallorca, Madrid and Orense. Each server could send the signals to as many as 150 users, who were charged 15 € a month.

The Europol police operation remains open and more arrests have not been ruled out. A statement from the Spanish National Police said that the gang used a cutting edge pioneering system to offer pay TV channels over the internet, using a system known as ‘cardsharing’ to redistribute the signal obtained from a single legitimate subscriber.

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Tuesday 20 July 2010

Bond is not paying his tax properly | TopNews United States

Bond is not paying his tax properly | TopNews United States: "Sean Connery has put his name on the list of tax fraud in Spain. He and his wife both are alleged for tax fraud case.
The investigators has said that the actor whose property business did not pay 1.6 million Euros to tax department as per a Spanish news paper.
The due taxes actually come from the land of Mediterranean resort which is not been paid yet.
The legendary actor now lives in Bahamas with his family, where he has sold a Villa in the year 1999 with a huge deal of 9 million dollars, which had 72 flats with a four storage luxurious apartment.
It has been reported that the star’s law firm which was handling the sale of every property related to him in Madrid and Marbella, after 1964 Bond flick Goldfinger.
The police have raided that firm too. Now it’s a dreadful situation for the 73 old James Bond Movie star and he has to handle all these issues."

Saturday 17 July 2010

illicit trade is controlled by rival British gangs from Manchester and Liverpool who send out armies of dealers to supply the Class A drugs to clubber


Anti-drugs police on Ibiza have said the illicit trade is controlled by rival British gangs from Manchester and Liverpool who send out armies of dealers to supply the Class A drugs to clubbers across the island, between June and September.
Despite a number of high profile recent crackdowns and warnings to clubs that they face closure if they do not control drug taking on their premises, the trade is booming.


Ecstasy pills can be bought for as little as €6 (£5), the effects of which last several hours. In contrast a small bottle of beer at one of the island’s many “superclubs” can cost twice as much at €12 (£10).
The island attracts around half a million British visitors each summer and according to a recent survey by the John Moore University in Liverpool with the European Institute of Studies on Drug Prevention almost half of young British tourists bought the drug while they were there.
The study found that 44 per cent of British holidaymakers aged between 16-35 took ecstasy in Ibiza, with 80 per cent of those admitting to have taken it more than once during a week-long vacation.
Last September, in an operation dubbed “Trafalgar”, police said they had dealt a decisive blow to a British gang that had overrun the resort of San Antonio on the west of the Balearic Island.
Police captured 24 members of the Liverpool based cartel including “the alleged ringleaders” seizing 23,000 ecstasy pills and €100,000 (£85,000) in cash.
But a member of Ibiza’s anti-drug squad has warned that they have fewer resources this year to tackle a growing number of drug traffickers.
“This summer looks bad, worse even than previous years,” a police source said. “It is proving very difficult to do an effective job. We have a team of only 15 drug enforcers across the whole island and only one vehicle.”
The Foreign Office on Friday published updated travel advice to Britons considering a holiday in Ibiza.
“Possession of even a small quantity of drugs can result in arrest,” the advice on the FCO website states. “In Ibiza there has been a crackdown on drug selling and the clubs are being closely monitored.”

Friday 16 July 2010

ECSTASY and cocaine are frequently consumed by as many as one-fifth of tourists in Ibiza,

ECSTASY and cocaine are frequently consumed by as many as one-fifth of tourists in Ibiza, according to the Balearic ministry of health and consumerism.

This is thought to be closely linked to the 'club culture', since hard-drug use in Mallorca is only around four per cent.

The minister, Vicenç Thomàs, reveals that 68 per cent of tourists who head to the Balearic Islands do so for the nightlife.

A study was carried out of 3,000 holidaymakers, covering 82 per cent of the Brits and 71 per cent of the Germans who have travelled to the islands.

And whilst in Mallorca, nine per cent admitted to having smoked cannabis, three per cent having taken ecstasy and five per cent having snorted cocaine, these figures multiply when the same analysis is carried out in Ibiza.

Around 18 per cent of Ibiza tourists have smoked joints, 22 per cent have taken ecstasy and 19 per cent have snorted cocaine.

More than half of the British tourists on the island say they drink to excess when they go to Ibiza – five or more days a week of their holiday – compared to two or more days in the case of the Germans.

Well over half of 14- to 18-year-olds drink excessively when they are in Ibiza, and around 23 per cent admit to having taken drugs.

ADVERTISEMENTS for prostitutes

ADVERTISEMENTS for prostitutes in newspapers and magazines should be banned, says Spain's president, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.

He revealed that his cabinet is already examining various legal formulae to stop pimps, brothel-owners and prostitutes themselves from advertising their services in the press.

“For as long as these contact adverts continue to exist, they are contributing towards legalising this activity, so these adverts should be eliminated,” stressed Zapatero yesterday during a parliamentary debate.

His comments were met with a round of applause.

The overall intention to outlaw such advertising is part of Zapatero's wider plan to fight against sexual exploitation, particularly since it is the more vulnerable members of society – such as impoverished immigrants and very young women – who fall victim to pimps.

British mafias based in Liverpool and Manchester control the sale of pills

Ibiza has been dubbed ‘Ecstasy Island’ with the revelation that 40,000 ecstasy pills are sold there every day.

20 Minutos reports that British mafias based in Liverpool and Manchester control the sale of pills on the island which has the highest demand of anywhere in Europe.

During the summer months of June, July and August, the British drug traffickers, along with their Italian and Dutch colleagues, put more than 40,000 pills on the market every day. The number comes from the anti-drug authorities on the Baleares, who say it is likely to be an under-estimate.

20 Minutos, quoting police sources, reports the British surnames of Green, Adams, Douglas and Murray as the bosses controlling the traffic with their dealers travelling to the island to put the drugs on the market.

Last September the Guardia Civil broke up a network and arrested 25 Britons and impounded 23,000 pills, and two operations in June last year saw the recovery of more than 47,000 pills also in the hands of British traffickers.

18.7 million tourists have visited Ibiza since 2000, 75% of them foreigners, 34% British, and most of them clubbers.

A study from the John Moore University in Liverpool with the European Institute of Studies on Drug Prevention concluded that 44% of the British tourists aged 16-35 to have visited Ibiza had taken ecstasy on the island, 80% of them at least twice a week.

Latest data from the Judicial Police puts the price per pill at 10.6 € on average, although they say that can fall to 6 or 7 € on some occasions.

The anti-drug police unit on the island finds it hard to cope; they have only 13 men and one patrol car, and complain they have fewer resources this year.

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Sean Connery and his wife Micheline have been brought before the courts again over an alleged 1.6-million-euro tax fraud

Sean Connery and his wife Micheline have been brought before the courts again over an alleged 1.6-million-euro tax fraud following the sale of land in Málaga.

The land is thought to have been sold by a company linked to the couple.

Judge Ricardo Puyol of the Court of Instruction No.1 in Marbella (Málaga) discovered the second incident which could give rise to fraud charges whilst investigating an ongoing, similar case linked to the Connerys.

It is possible that the case will come to trial as early as July 25.

The first incident, known as the 'Caso Goldfinger' – after the actor's 1964 film in which he played 007 – involves investigations into a plot in Marbella where Connery's villa and 72 luxury properties are located.

During their holidays in Marbella, until 1999, Sean and Micheline Connery lived in the seafront villa in question, which is on the same plot of land as a four-storey apartment block built between 2004 and 2005.

Now, the sale of the block Colinas del Limonar in the Los Almendrales district of Málaga city is being looked into, since it appears the firm linked to the Connerys did not declare the sale as part of their annual Company Tax bill.

However, it is said that the IVA on the property sale was duly declared.

A number of bank accounts and shares have been frozen pending the outcome of the trial.

Sean Connery and his wife Micheline have been brought before the courts again over an alleged 1.6-million-euro tax fraud

Sean Connery and his wife Micheline have been brought before the courts again over an alleged 1.6-million-euro tax fraud following the sale of land in Málaga.

The land is thought to have been sold by a company linked to the couple.

Judge Ricardo Puyol of the Court of Instruction No.1 in Marbella (Málaga) discovered the second incident which could give rise to fraud charges whilst investigating an ongoing, similar case linked to the Connerys.

It is possible that the case will come to trial as early as July 25.

The first incident, known as the 'Caso Goldfinger' – after the actor's 1964 film in which he played 007 – involves investigations into a plot in Marbella where Connery's villa and 72 luxury properties are located.

During their holidays in Marbella, until 1999, Sean and Micheline Connery lived in the seafront villa in question, which is on the same plot of land as a four-storey apartment block built between 2004 and 2005.

Now, the sale of the block Colinas del Limonar in the Los Almendrales district of Málaga city is being looked into, since it appears the firm linked to the Connerys did not declare the sale as part of their annual Company Tax bill.

However, it is said that the IVA on the property sale was duly declared.

A number of bank accounts and shares have been frozen pending the outcome of the trial.

Saturday 3 July 2010

New Spanish law to protect victims of terrorism | LISTAndalucia

New Spanish law to protect victims of terrorism | LISTAndalucia: "new Spanish law designed to protect victims of terrorism is to be implemented as it has cross-party support in the Congress.
The new law specifies the amounts of compensation for victims and their families. It also puts a limit on how much to be paid to victims, something new in Spanish legislation.
Death will entitle a 250.000 euros compensation to the victim`s family. Serious disability will qualify to a 500.000 euros pay-out, which is also the maximum amount permitted. Permanent incapacity pays up to 180,000 euros, while partial incapacity will be considered from case to case.
It is also decided that each year June 27 will be a day to honour the victims of terrorism. The date comes from the first believed ETA victim back in"

Robbery in new Malaga FC owner`s home | LISTAndalucia


Robbery in new Malaga FC owner`s home | LISTAndalucia: "robbery has occurred in new Malaga FC owner Abdullah ben Nasser Al-Thani`s holiday home in Puerto Banus.
The Qatari sheik and his family denounced have reported the break-in to the Policia Nacional in Marbella. Items that were stolen include six laptops, eight mobile phones, an expensive watch and a handbag.
Police are already investigating the case, and have started to look at different CCTV footage from the area. The robbery took place Monday night, only five days into the sheik`s visit to the Costa del Sol."

Thursday 1 July 2010

Ton of cocaine recovered from three containers in Algeciras and Barcelona ports

Ton of cocaine recovered from three containers in Algeciras and Barcelona ports: "ton of cocaine has been recovered in a triple operation in Barcelona and Algeciras which has seen 15 arrests including the Cargo Director at Barcelona Port.

The drugs, which originated in Panama, Colombia and Argentina, were hidden in shipments of scrap metal, flowers and in a large safe.

National Police and members of the Agencia Tributaria acted in Barcelona and Algeciras and say the final destination of the shipment of three containers was the port of Marseilles.

Nine searches of property, including a warehouse in El Prat de Llobregat, have also been carried out and 12 top of the range vehicles impounded along with computers, documents and 50,000 € in cash."

Spain closes her airspace to British military jets close to Gibraltar

Spain closes her airspace to British military jets close to Gibraltar: "Spain on Wednesday closed her airspace to British military jets in order to stop a training exercise close to Gibraltar, according to a British military spokesman.

El Mundo reports that six Tornado F3 planes were to take part in the exercise which eventually went ahead anyway as Morocco opened up her airspace for the jets.

The refusal from Madrid comes after several incidents between British and Spanish ships in the waters around the Rock over recent months.

The Spanish Foreign Ministry played down the decision, saying that Spain has never allowed British military planes to fly over its territory. The Ministry said that this is a ‘no news’, as it is part of the normal relations that Spain has with Britain in reference to Gibraltar.

El Mundo notes that British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, who is married to a Spanish woman, said in Madrid on June 11 that the new British government would not change its position over the sovereignty of Gibraltar."

Burglary gang broken up in Sotogrande and the Costa del Sol

Burglary gang broken up in Sotogrande and the Costa del Sol: "Algeciras Guardia Civil has broken up what they say was an important gang of burglars who have been robbing luxury properties in the Campo de Gibraltar and Costa del Sol area in general and in Sotogrande in particular.

Eight arrests have been made, the majority of Algerian origin, in an operation codenamed ‘Jungla’. One of those arrested is Spanish and two of the other arrests were made in Benalmádena.

The head of the Judicial Police in the Guardia Civil, Eladio Gutiérrez, said the investigation started six months ago after a complaint was placed by a house owner in Sotogrande. He said the group was well organised and carried out extensive surveillance before acting, removing the valuable items in the properties they broke into.

Although they consider the case now closed, the Guardia Civil are still assessing the items recovered from several searches, including jewellery, firearms, false number plates and police ids, phone and other electronic equipment, and other items."

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