The National Police have arrested seven people in connection with at least twenty robberies, some with violence and intimidation, along the Costa del Sol.
Perfume thieves arrested
Police have recovered €100,000 of perfumes and other items from the robberies carried out recently in Nerja, Antequera, Vélez-Málaga and Rincón de la Victoria and have arrested five Rumanians thought to be responsible for the thefts.
Gang of burglars rounded up
Two people have been arrested and two others have been charged in connection with a series of burglaries carried out in Nerja.
Illegal weapons workshop discovered in Valladolid
Nine people have been arrested and 109 firearms seized during Operation ‘Bulldog’, an investigation into the illegal manufacture and sale of weapons.
Two suspected avocado thieves apprehended
National Police officers have arrested two people, aged 25 and 31 years, for allegedly attempting to steal 150 kilos of avocados from a farm in the municipality of Vélez-Málaga.
Four arrested in Mijas for cultivating marijuana
Three British and one Dutch national have been arrested for operating a marijuana plantation in urbanisation Calahonda in Mijas, Málaga province.
Two people arrested in connection with robbery in Torre del Mar
Two people have so far been arrested in connection with a robbery in Torre del Mar in which the perpetrators posed as Post Office employees to steal €8,000 from an individual.
Network of fake gas inspectors dismantled
After an investigation lasting two years, the National Police have broken up an organisation of so-called gas inspectors who created a network of 60 fake companies and cheated nearly 2,000 people throughout Spain, mainly targeting the elderly, disabled and tourists.
Man arrested on suspicion of fourteen counts of burglary in Ronda
National Police officers in Ronda have arrested a 38-year.old local resident on suspicion of 18 offences of burglary in various commercial establishments in the town.
Two arrested for fruit thefts
National Police officers have arrested two people for allegedly stealing around 200 kilos of avocados, mangoes, chirimoyas and other citrus fruits from a farm in Almayate.