Twenty-four people have been arrested and a further nine charged on suspicion of stealing luxury vehicles in Europe for transportation to Morocco and eventual sale in Senegal and Mauretania.
Stabbing at Botafuegos prison
A prisoner in Botafuegos jail in Algeciras is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed by his cellmate.
Large hashish haul in the Campo de Gibraltar
Guardia Civil officers in the Campo de Gibraltar have recovered 1,880 kilos of hashish from a boat in the rio Palmones.
Body of baby found on rubbish tip in Vilena
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a baby whose body was found on Tuesday afternoon at a rubbish tip in Vilena, Alicante.
Police arrest school bullies in Linares
The National Police in Linares, Jaén, have arrested two sixteen-year-old girls for allegedly harassing a fellow pupil over a period of three years through continuous verbal and physical abuse both inside and outside school.
Fifteen bogus gas inspectors arrested
The Guardia Civil have arrested fifteen people in Málaga and Granada as the alleged members of an organisation that swindled 130 people by means of fraudulent gas revisions.
Scientists believe they have found the tomb of Cervantes
Forensic scientists believe they have found the tomb of Spain’s most famous writer, Miguel de Cervantes almost 400 years after his death.
Election hopefuls and corruption
Despite corruption seemingly being rampant and both the traditional main parties pledging to clean up the system, both Prime Minister Rajoy (PP) and Spain’s former, and longest serving, Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez have stated that politicians implicated in corruption cases should not be automatically excluded from the elections.
One dead and two injured in accident in Padul
A 46-year-old man died and his wife and 16-year.old daughter were injured when their van overturned on Sunday in Padul, Granada province.
Body of missing man from Huelva found in Morocco
The body of a 30-year-old man from Punta Umbria, Huelva, who disappeared on March 10th while out boating in a zodiac, has been found on a Moroccan beach.