December 2021

WATCH: Cocaine gang smashed in Spain with help of Belgian and French police

SPANISH, French and Belgian police have joined forces to smash a cocaine smuggling gang and seize €6million worth of property, watches, cars and cash. The criminal network was involved in large-scale drug trafficking, mainly of cocaine and hashish, to Southern Spain using speedboats. Two seizures made earlier in 2021, consisting of 4.3 tonnes of hashish […]

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Police collect three tonnes of food and toys for needy children in Spain’s Malaga

NATIONAL Police in Malaga have collected three tonnes of food and toys for needy families this Christmas. Officers from across Malaga province donated the items in what has become an annual tradition over the past decade. The initiative has been organised by the Malaga Provincial Police Station and the National Police Cultural Association La Biznaga

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Christmas winners! These are the top prize numbers in Spain’s famous El Gordo lottery

THE winning number for the top prize in the world-famous lottery is 86148, which was called at 12.12 on Wednesday. Across Spain thousands of people were celebrating wins in the annual El Gordo Christmas lottery which is the world’s biggest lottery not for the amount of the top prize but because it distributes prizes totalling

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Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022

LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022. A Royal Decree has been published confirming an announcement on December 9 that the 4% IVA rate will remain on disposable surgical masks. Up to November 2020, 21% IVA was charged. A zero rate remains for the

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BREXIT: British ambassador in Spain requests ANOTHER extension for driving licence exchange

THE British ambassador in Madrid has requested another extension to the deadline on the validity of British driving licences for expats in Spain insisting that negotiations for a permanent solution are still ongoing. On Tuesday Hugh Elliott gave an update on the issue that has been at the forefront of concerns for British residents in

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EasyJet reinforces its base in Spain’s Malaga with three new UK routes for summer 2022

THE lowcost carrier easyJet has announced its plans to strengthen its route network in Spain for the summer of 2022. The three new routes for the easyJet base in Malaga, which was inaugurated last June, will link the city of Malaga with London Southend, Birmingham and Edinburgh. Operating from the start of May, the London

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Costa Blanca police officers in Spain jump into freezing river to save naked man

TWO police officers went into a freezing Orihuela area river to rescue a naked man who jumped into the water. The incident happened at 1.30 am this Tuesday with outdoor temperatures around five degrees. A passing Orihuela Policia Local patrol saw what happened and went into the Segura river to save the man. He was

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Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain

A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused bail after a Torrevieja court appearance. They used Torrevieja as their base with police linking them to six robberies in Alicante, Almoradi, Orihuela, San Vicente del Raspeig, and Santa Pola.

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