January 2022

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been arrested. Five members of the criminal group were jailed following court appearances in Benidorm and Villajoyosa. 26 kilos of marijuana and over 2 kilos of high-purity cocaine were seized in

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Spain’s tennis ace Rafa Nadal on unvaccinated Djokovic being denied entry to Australia: ‘I feel sorry for him but it was his decision’

RAFAEL Nadal expressed sympathy for rival Novak Djokovic after the Serb was denied entry into Australia because he wasn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. However, he said that Djokovic had made the decision knowing the risk of being turned away. “Of course I don’t like the situation that is happening,” Nadal said after winning his match at

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Granada earthquake is felt in Spain’s Malaga and Costa del Sol

A 3.5 MAGNITUDE earthquake was registered in Granada, and felt in several municipalities in Malaga, yesterday morning, Wednesday January 5. According to Spain’s National Geographic Institute (IGN), the seismic movement was registered at 11.19 am, with its epicentre in the town of Lentegi. The quake, was felt in several municipalities on the Granada province coast

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Court strips cosmetic surgeon of passport after patient dies in Murcia hospital in Spain

A judge has removed the passport of a comestic surgeon being investigated over the death of a Murcia woman who got a liposculpture procedure. As reported on Monday by the Olive Press, Sara Gomez from Alcantarilla died in hospital on New Year’s Day. She spent nearly a month in Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital’s ICU after

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School roof collapse kills cousins working in Gijon area of northern Spain

TWO cousins died after a roof collapsed onto them at a Gijon school this Wednesday. They were doing ceiling repair work this morning at the San Vicente Paul college in the Asturias region coastal city. The roof suddently collapsed at around 11.30 am, with the two workers, aged 38 and 40, trapped under the debris.

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Google Maps clue leads police to mafia fugitive on the run for 20 years and living suburban life in Madrid

POLICE tracked down one of Italy’s most notorious mobsters who had been on Europol’s wanted list for 20 years after he was spotted on an image on Google Maps outside a shop in Spain. Gioacchino Gammino, who was a member of the Sicilian Stidda mafia clan was jailed for crimes including murder and drug trafficking,  escaped

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SPAIN TRAVEL UPDATE: UK scraps need for pre-departure COVID tests for fully vaccinated arrivals

FULLY vaccinated travellers will no longer have to take pre-departure COVID tests before arriving in England in a change in the rules that comes into force from Friday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the change on Wednesday afternoon and said it would apply to all arrivals to England from 04:00 GMT on Friday. He

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YouTube rapper among mass Madrid arrests of vice ring that abused underage girls in Spain

POLICE in Madrid have arrested 37 people over suspected involvement in a ring that targeted underage girls for sexual abuse, child prostitution and child pornography. Among those arrested and facing charges for sex abuse and abduction, is a Dominican YouTube rap singer, known as Saymol Fyly, who has more than 150,000 subscribers and allegedly used

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