January 2022

Cops warn of increasing number of bank scams as fraudsters target residents in Spain’s Palma

POLICE are urging residents in Mallorca to remain vigilant against a recent bank scam being carried out by callous fraudsters. The urgent warning, coming from the Palma police division, was made on Thursday (January 13).  Police said an average of five people a day had alerted officers to phishing scams.  People have been contacted by […]

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Fears grow for missing Palma woman who hasn’t been seen in almost a week

FEARS are growing for the welfare of a woman who has been missing for almost a week. Angelica Maria Llanos Fomeque, 42, was last seen in Palma in Mallorca on Sunday, January 9.  She has been described as 1.65 in height, of a slim build with shoulder-length brown hair. She has green eyes. It is unknown

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€2m cannabis haul seized from smugglers who flew helicopters stashed with drugs across Mediterranean

POLICE have seized cannabis worth over €2million after high-speed car chase through Spain led to the discovery of 329 kg of hashish hidden in a private vehicle. The driver reached speeds of up to 180 km/h while trying to escape the Spanish guard. Finally, he was arrested together with three other individuals and Spanish officers

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Yellow weather warning activated along entire coast of Malaga for adverse weather conditions as Storm Diomedes sweeps through Spain

SPAIN’S weather agency AEMET has placed Malaga’s coastline under yellow alert for strong winds, and coastal phenomena. The alert, which was activated yesterday evening, Wednesday January 12, at 8pm will remain in effect until 4pm tomorrow, Friday 14 January, from Manilva to Nerja. The maritime storm will see waves of up to three metres with

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From Africa to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants, fugitives and drugs on speedboats

AN organised crime group who used speedboats to smuggle migrants and drugs across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain has been dismantled by Spanish police. Officers have arrested 24 people from the well organised crime syndicate that involved a network of crooks stretching from Algeria to Almeria, Alicante, and France. The gang faces multiple charges for

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COVID-infected teenager assaults mother in home isolation dispute in Spain’s Valencia area

POLICE in Valencia have arrested a 19-year-old woman who attacked her mother after being told to stay at home because she had a COVID-19 infection. The teenager got a positive antigen test the day before the assault and was on sick leave from work. She informed her mother that she was going on a car

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Father of girl who died in bouncy castle horror in Spain posts heartbreaking message to Twitter

A DEVASTATED father has posted a heartbreaking message on Twitter after the death of his four-year-old daughter following a tragic bouncy castle accident.  Ivan Perez, from Valencia, shared the emotional post after his ‘happy’ daughter, Vera, passed away in intensive care on Sunday at Valencia General Hospital.  Little Vera became the second child to die

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