Irish gangster who is suspected of being behind an attempted hit in Clondalkin is hiding out in Portugal.
The major west Dublin drug trafficker is directing his criminal activities from a villa on the outskirts of Lisbon, the Herald understands.
He is suspected of having ordered the hit on the Corbally brothers' associate Robert Ryle (30), who was shot five times as he got out of his car on Sunday afternoon.
bounty
He has been engaged in a bitter gang war with associates of the murdered Corbally brothers since a mass brawl in September 2009, which resulted in the death of British criminal Jason Martin.
The criminal, who is in his mid-30s, has convictions for assault, larceny, dangerous driving and criminal damage, but has managed to avoid any drugs convictions despite his activities. He previously left Ireland in 1998 to avoid being targeted by the Criminal Assets Bureau and set up in Portugal.
The gangster has returned to Portugal in recent weeks after a €100k bounty was placed on his head by associates of Paul (35) and Kenneth Corbally (32).
"He has returned to his hideaway in Portugal but is still heavily involved in what's going on in Dublin's criminal underworld," a source told the Herald. Robert Ryle continues to battle for his life following the shooting incident at Foxdene Park in Clondalkin. He remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at Tallaght Hospital after undergoing emergency surgery on Sunday evening.
Mr Ryle was hit five times in the chest after he emerged from his car to clear a bicycle which was blocking a driveway.
wriggle
Despite this injuries he was able to speak to paramedics at the scene. The lone gunman emerged from the darkness and began to fire, but he was pinned against a wall by a woman from the car who had jumped into the driver's seat.
He managed to wriggle free but gardai believe that he may have been significantly hurt in the incident. Gardai are keeping an eye on the city's hospitals in case the gunman goes to one of them for medical treatment.
Friday, 29 October 2010
As part of a clampdown on tobacco smuggling, the Guardia Civil is routinely setting up checkpoints on roads leading away from La Linea.
Most people smuggling tobacco from Gibraltar into Spain go to great lengths to conceal their merchandise. Others, however, make no effort at all.
A smuggler detained this week at the border had simply stashed several cases of cigarettes in the boot of his car and driven across.
When he was stopped, the Guardia Civil officers on duty did not even have to search the vehicle.
The brazen smuggler’s colleague, who was following in the car behind, had done exactly the same.
In total, the Guardia Civil seized 400 cartons of Chesterfield.
The men, both from La Linea, were detained for smuggling offences.
CHECKPOINTS
As part of a clampdown on tobacco smuggling, the Guardia Civil is routinely setting up checkpoints on roads leading away from La Linea.
On the CA-34 this week, searches by the Spanish officers resulted in 207 cartons of contraband cigarettes being seized.
In a separate operation on the A-383, a driver refused to stop at the checkpoint and sped away.
He later gave himself up and 132 cartons of cigarettes of various brands were found inside the vehicle.
Spanish crane driver who agreed to import cannabis valued at €143,000 into Ireland
Spanish crane driver who agreed to import cannabis valued at €143,000 into Ireland when he fell into financial problems after losing his job has been given a seven-year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Borja Calurano (aged 27) of Calle Urbanizacion, Pamplona, Noain, pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on November 14, 2009. He has no previous convictions.
Judge Katherine Delahunt imposed a sentence of seven years but suspended the final two years on strict conditions including that he leave the country within 48 hours of his release and not return for seven years.
Garda Garvan Lennon told Ms Anne Maire Lawlor BL, prosecuting, that customs officer Bruce Heller stopped and searched Calurano in the arrivals hall of the airport because he appeared nervous and in a hurry.
When his suitcase was x-rayed it revealed “inconsistencies” and a search yielded 12 cellophane wrapped bars of cannabis resin. He told gardaí there was “hashish” in the suitcase and was surprised when told it was valued at €143,000.
Gda Lennon agreed with defence counsel, Mr Michael D. Hourigan BL, that Calurano had been directed to go to a certain hotel and said he was to be paid €2,000 for the trip.
Mr Hourigan said Calurano came from a family of “people of good character”, many of whom were in court to support him, and who were “devastated” by the case.
He said Calurano had worked throughout his life, first as a plumber and then as a crane driver, but found himself unemployed and unentitled to social welfare payments in Spain because he had not registered within the required time frame as he had been busy seeking work.
Mr Hourigan said Calurano and his partner had been relying on her wage when an acquaintance suggested this enterprise. He has written a letter of apology to the court and to the people of Ireland.
He asked Judge Delahunt to take into account his early guilty plea, his vulnerability, his remorse and the fact that he will serve his sentence as a non-national with no friends or family in this country.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/spaniard-gets-seven-years-for-transporting-cannabis-479549.html#ixzz13j9dtWJW
Borja Calurano (aged 27) of Calle Urbanizacion, Pamplona, Noain, pleaded guilty to possession of the drugs for sale or supply at Dublin Airport on November 14, 2009. He has no previous convictions.
Judge Katherine Delahunt imposed a sentence of seven years but suspended the final two years on strict conditions including that he leave the country within 48 hours of his release and not return for seven years.
Garda Garvan Lennon told Ms Anne Maire Lawlor BL, prosecuting, that customs officer Bruce Heller stopped and searched Calurano in the arrivals hall of the airport because he appeared nervous and in a hurry.
When his suitcase was x-rayed it revealed “inconsistencies” and a search yielded 12 cellophane wrapped bars of cannabis resin. He told gardaí there was “hashish” in the suitcase and was surprised when told it was valued at €143,000.
Gda Lennon agreed with defence counsel, Mr Michael D. Hourigan BL, that Calurano had been directed to go to a certain hotel and said he was to be paid €2,000 for the trip.
Mr Hourigan said Calurano came from a family of “people of good character”, many of whom were in court to support him, and who were “devastated” by the case.
He said Calurano had worked throughout his life, first as a plumber and then as a crane driver, but found himself unemployed and unentitled to social welfare payments in Spain because he had not registered within the required time frame as he had been busy seeking work.
Mr Hourigan said Calurano and his partner had been relying on her wage when an acquaintance suggested this enterprise. He has written a letter of apology to the court and to the people of Ireland.
He asked Judge Delahunt to take into account his early guilty plea, his vulnerability, his remorse and the fact that he will serve his sentence as a non-national with no friends or family in this country.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/spaniard-gets-seven-years-for-transporting-cannabis-479549.html#ixzz13j9dtWJW
SPANISH and French police smashed a group that smuggled cocaine and hashish from Morocco into Spain by helicopter
SPANISH and French police smashed a group that smuggled cocaine and hashish from Morocco into Spain by helicopter, arresting six French nationals, Spanish police said Thursday.
The group would pay pilots 1000 euros ($1424) for each kilogram of cocaine which they transported from the north African country to southern Spain, from where it was then shipped by car to the French port of Marseille, police said in a statement.
French police detained three members of the group at the end of September as they were driving on a highway near the French town of Perpignan, north of the Spanish border, with 4.8kg of cocaine in their car.
The other three arrests were carried out in Paris several days later.
Spanish police carried out searches of several properties in the provinces of Cadiz and Seville following the arrests in France, seizing a helicopter used by the group from a farm near the town of Alcala de los Gazules.
Spanish police opened their investigation in July after they received a request for help in dismantling a drug ring based in Spain from their French counterparts.
Spain's proximity to north Africa, a key source of hashish, and its close ties with its former colonies in Latin America, a major cocaine producing region, have made it a major gateway into Europe for drug traffickers
The group would pay pilots 1000 euros ($1424) for each kilogram of cocaine which they transported from the north African country to southern Spain, from where it was then shipped by car to the French port of Marseille, police said in a statement.
French police detained three members of the group at the end of September as they were driving on a highway near the French town of Perpignan, north of the Spanish border, with 4.8kg of cocaine in their car.
The other three arrests were carried out in Paris several days later.
Spanish police carried out searches of several properties in the provinces of Cadiz and Seville following the arrests in France, seizing a helicopter used by the group from a farm near the town of Alcala de los Gazules.
Spanish police opened their investigation in July after they received a request for help in dismantling a drug ring based in Spain from their French counterparts.
Spain's proximity to north Africa, a key source of hashish, and its close ties with its former colonies in Latin America, a major cocaine producing region, have made it a major gateway into Europe for drug traffickers
Thursday, 28 October 2010
GUARDIA CIVIL officer who was in charge of investigating planning irregularities in Almogia (Malaga) has been charged with owning an illegally built
GUARDIA CIVIL officer who was in charge of investigating planning irregularities in Almogia (Malaga) has been charged with owning an illegally built villa. He has been implicated by the defence of one of the people charged in the Almexia town planning corruption case, which the officer himself was investigating.
He has been called to testify as the defendant claims that the licence for his home was obtained through the same channels as the rest of the accused.
He has been called to testify as the defendant claims that the licence for his home was obtained through the same channels as the rest of the accused.
19-YEAR-OLD Moroccan man was admitted to Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga after he was stabbed in a street fight in Fuengirola
19-YEAR-OLD Moroccan man was admitted to Carlos Haya Hospital in Malaga after he was stabbed in a street fight in Fuengirola. He suffered head injuries and at the time of going to print, was reported to be in an extremely serious condition, on life support.
His alleged attacker, a Lebanese, was arrested shortly afterwards as a result of descriptions by witnesses.
His alleged attacker, a Lebanese, was arrested shortly afterwards as a result of descriptions by witnesses.
National Police Economic Crime Unit considers it necessary for the court to ask the authorities in the United Kingdom to locate the purchasers who are
investigation is underway into the sale of the same piece of land twice on the same day
As part of the ‘Astapa’ corruption case based in Estepona Town Hall, the National Police are now investigating the sale of a plot of land for a million € more than what it had been purchased for on the very same day.
The land belonged to the parents of the ex Chief of Staff in the Town Hall, José Flores.
Details of the sale of the land are revealed in the 32nd volume of the case summary which has been seen by the EFE news agency. Flores brother told the investigators he was unaware that the land had been sold the second time.
Reports indicate that in fact the first and second sales took place consecutively with all the people involved in the same notary at the same time.
The National Police Economic Crime Unit considers it necessary for the court to ask the authorities in the United Kingdom to locate the purchasers who are reported to be two British citizens, so that they can make a statement.
The prosecutor considers that tax fraud and money laundering resulted from the sales.
The Astapa case broke in June 2008 in Estepona Town Hall, and there are 70 people indicted in the case, including the ex Mayor, Antonio Barrientos, and his ex Chief of Staff, José Flores.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27683.shtml#ixzz13fML04Me
As part of the ‘Astapa’ corruption case based in Estepona Town Hall, the National Police are now investigating the sale of a plot of land for a million € more than what it had been purchased for on the very same day.
The land belonged to the parents of the ex Chief of Staff in the Town Hall, José Flores.
Details of the sale of the land are revealed in the 32nd volume of the case summary which has been seen by the EFE news agency. Flores brother told the investigators he was unaware that the land had been sold the second time.
Reports indicate that in fact the first and second sales took place consecutively with all the people involved in the same notary at the same time.
The National Police Economic Crime Unit considers it necessary for the court to ask the authorities in the United Kingdom to locate the purchasers who are reported to be two British citizens, so that they can make a statement.
The prosecutor considers that tax fraud and money laundering resulted from the sales.
The Astapa case broke in June 2008 in Estepona Town Hall, and there are 70 people indicted in the case, including the ex Mayor, Antonio Barrientos, and his ex Chief of Staff, José Flores.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27683.shtml#ixzz13fML04Me
Human trafficking is serious, current and growing.
Human trafficking is serious, current and growing. Victims are bought and sold, sometimes on a promise of a better life. Instead they are forced to work, to beg, are sexually exploited or worse. Children as young as three are sold like commodities. Victims are being physically abused and even imprisoned. It is estimated that more than one person is trafficked across borders every minute of every day. People selling other people is thought to be worth more than twice the global revenue of Coca-Cola.
Shockingly, Britain is the only EU country other than Denmark to have refused to sign up to the new directive. The Prime Minister claims it, "does not go any further than the law that we have already passed". But that is both wrong and missing the point.
For a start the directive increases our ability to take action where British nationals are involved in crimes committed abroad. Currently, if a British child is kidnapped and taken between European countries, we are limited in our ability to act. We are constrained too in our ability to prosecute British nationals who commit trafficking offences in other EU member states. The directive gives us stronger powers to intervene to help our own citizens.
It increases protection for victims too. Children will have a guardian appointed for them – someone legally responsible for them through the court process and beyond. Given that an estimated 64 per cent of identified child victims go missing from social services, this is not only a new but a necessary step to stop these children being trafficked again.
But even if the Prime Minister were correct and Britain were already leading the way, that would be even more reason to sign up now. British ministers and officials should be involved in drafting the EU law, getting the details right and providing leadership. This is clearly an issue where Europe-wide action can make a difference.
As a great believer in subsidiarity – decisions being made as locally as possible – I don't think the EU should take a view on every issue. But trafficking is transnational. If we fail to work across borders, we make it easier for the criminals and the pimps.
So why then are ministers so opposed? Sadly ministers don't seem capable of rational debate about measures with Europe in the title. Hostility to all things European from a very large part of the Coalition is blinding the whole Government to sensible measures that would help bring dangerous criminals to justice both here and abroad.
For the Conservatives, such knee- jerk scepticism is deep-rooted. But the presence of the Liberal Democrats has clearly done little to temper the government view. Instead, ministers seem to be simply sitting on their hands and hoping European legislation will go away. Euroscepticism seems to have given way to Euro-paralysis. Not pulling out but just pretending Europe isn't there.
Yet by doing so they are betraying our national interest, betraying the vulnerable people forced into slavery, and making it easier for criminal gangs. Over 200 years ago, Conservative William Wilberforce led the fight against trading human beings. Modern Conservatives are letting prejudice prevent them from standing firm against today's traders and traffickers. They need an urgent rethink. It's time to ditch the dogma, and stand up for the victims of modern slavery.
Shockingly, Britain is the only EU country other than Denmark to have refused to sign up to the new directive. The Prime Minister claims it, "does not go any further than the law that we have already passed". But that is both wrong and missing the point.
For a start the directive increases our ability to take action where British nationals are involved in crimes committed abroad. Currently, if a British child is kidnapped and taken between European countries, we are limited in our ability to act. We are constrained too in our ability to prosecute British nationals who commit trafficking offences in other EU member states. The directive gives us stronger powers to intervene to help our own citizens.
It increases protection for victims too. Children will have a guardian appointed for them – someone legally responsible for them through the court process and beyond. Given that an estimated 64 per cent of identified child victims go missing from social services, this is not only a new but a necessary step to stop these children being trafficked again.
But even if the Prime Minister were correct and Britain were already leading the way, that would be even more reason to sign up now. British ministers and officials should be involved in drafting the EU law, getting the details right and providing leadership. This is clearly an issue where Europe-wide action can make a difference.
As a great believer in subsidiarity – decisions being made as locally as possible – I don't think the EU should take a view on every issue. But trafficking is transnational. If we fail to work across borders, we make it easier for the criminals and the pimps.
So why then are ministers so opposed? Sadly ministers don't seem capable of rational debate about measures with Europe in the title. Hostility to all things European from a very large part of the Coalition is blinding the whole Government to sensible measures that would help bring dangerous criminals to justice both here and abroad.
For the Conservatives, such knee- jerk scepticism is deep-rooted. But the presence of the Liberal Democrats has clearly done little to temper the government view. Instead, ministers seem to be simply sitting on their hands and hoping European legislation will go away. Euroscepticism seems to have given way to Euro-paralysis. Not pulling out but just pretending Europe isn't there.
Yet by doing so they are betraying our national interest, betraying the vulnerable people forced into slavery, and making it easier for criminal gangs. Over 200 years ago, Conservative William Wilberforce led the fight against trading human beings. Modern Conservatives are letting prejudice prevent them from standing firm against today's traders and traffickers. They need an urgent rethink. It's time to ditch the dogma, and stand up for the victims of modern slavery.
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
British gang responsible Latest reports claim he had a testicle sliced off.
Tortured Scot's missing body parts may have been mailed to rival gangsters as warning - The Daily Record: "James Ross, 26, suffered horrific injuries during a 13-day kidnap ordeal on the Algarve, Portugal.
The dad-of-two lost an ear, two fingers and three toes over an alleged £10,000 drug debt.
Latest reports claim he also had a testicle sliced off.
Cops believe the British gang responsible for the mutilation sent the bloody pieces to rival gangs in a bid to scare them off.
A police source said: 'These people want to show who is in charge and let others know they are not to be crossed.
'It is likely they planned to kill him slowly but they also wanted to send out a message.
'Receiving a finger in the post shows anyone trying to move on to your patch that you mean business.'
Ross is set to undergo plastic surgery in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon this week following the Reservoir Dogs-style torture.
He was kidnapped at Faro airport on October 5 and tortured at a villa on the Algarve.
But Ross, from Wick, Caithness, escaped after four Brits were held over an alleged cannabis ring.
Cops were already searching for him after his wife received threatening calls from the kidnappers. Ross was found bleeding in the street in the village of Boliqueime last Monday.
Cops, who didn't get a warrant to search the villa where he was held until Friday, spent hours inside the house at the weekend.
They found chunks of flesh and hair, pools of blood and torture tools.
They also brought in ground radar to scour the garden for clues.
The device allows a picture to be built up of what may be buried underground without having to dig up any earth.
UK police used the radar to search for victims of serial killer Peter Tobin."
DETECTIVES fear the mutilated missing body parts of a tortured Scot were mailed to rival drug barons as a Mafia-type warning
DETECTIVES fear the mutilated missing body parts of a tortured Scot were mailed to rival drug barons as a Mafia-type warning.
James Ross, 26, suffered horrific injuries during a 13-day kidnap ordeal on the Algarve, Portugal.
The dad-of-two lost an ear, two fingers and three toes over an alleged £10,000 drug debt.
Latest reports claim he also had a testicle sliced off.
Cops believe the British gang responsible for the mutilation sent the bloody pieces to rival gangs in a bid to scare them off.
A police source said: "These people want to show who is in charge and let others know they are not to be crossed.
"It is likely they planned to kill him slowly but they also wanted to send out a message.
"Receiving a finger in the post shows anyone trying to move on to your patch that you mean business."
Ross is set to undergo plastic surgery in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon this week following the Reservoir Dogs-style torture.
He was kidnapped at Faro airport on October 5 and tortured at a villa on the Algarve.
But Ross, from Wick, Caithness, escaped after four Brits were held over an alleged cannabis ring.
Cops were already searching for him after his wife received threatening calls from the kidnappers. Ross was found bleeding in the street in the village of Boliqueime last Monday.
Cops, who didn't get a warrant to search the villa where he was held until Friday, spent hours inside the house at the weekend.
They found chunks of flesh and hair, pools of blood and torture tools.
They also brought in ground radar to scour the garden for clues.
The device allows a picture to be built up of what may be buried underground without having to dig up any earth.
UK police used the radar to search for victims of serial killer Peter Tobin.
Ross's wife Donna, 26, has claimed the kidnap was not drugs-related and told the Record her husband had been "through hell and back".
John McLean, of Manchester, Terence Macgurk and Ronnie Rose, both of the Midlands, and Calum McLeod, from Scotland, are being held in Lisbon.
James Ross, 26, suffered horrific injuries during a 13-day kidnap ordeal on the Algarve, Portugal.
The dad-of-two lost an ear, two fingers and three toes over an alleged £10,000 drug debt.
Latest reports claim he also had a testicle sliced off.
Cops believe the British gang responsible for the mutilation sent the bloody pieces to rival gangs in a bid to scare them off.
A police source said: "These people want to show who is in charge and let others know they are not to be crossed.
"It is likely they planned to kill him slowly but they also wanted to send out a message.
"Receiving a finger in the post shows anyone trying to move on to your patch that you mean business."
Ross is set to undergo plastic surgery in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon this week following the Reservoir Dogs-style torture.
He was kidnapped at Faro airport on October 5 and tortured at a villa on the Algarve.
But Ross, from Wick, Caithness, escaped after four Brits were held over an alleged cannabis ring.
Cops were already searching for him after his wife received threatening calls from the kidnappers. Ross was found bleeding in the street in the village of Boliqueime last Monday.
Cops, who didn't get a warrant to search the villa where he was held until Friday, spent hours inside the house at the weekend.
They found chunks of flesh and hair, pools of blood and torture tools.
They also brought in ground radar to scour the garden for clues.
The device allows a picture to be built up of what may be buried underground without having to dig up any earth.
UK police used the radar to search for victims of serial killer Peter Tobin.
Ross's wife Donna, 26, has claimed the kidnap was not drugs-related and told the Record her husband had been "through hell and back".
John McLean, of Manchester, Terence Macgurk and Ronnie Rose, both of the Midlands, and Calum McLeod, from Scotland, are being held in Lisbon.
Friday, 22 October 2010
James Ross, from Wick in the Scottish Highlands, was allegedly kept captive in a cage after being lured to the Algarve
Briton kidnapped and tortured in Portugal over 'unpaid debts' - Europe, World - The Independent: "James Ross, from Wick in the Scottish Highlands, was allegedly kept captive in a cage after being lured to the Algarve on 5 October. Reports in Portugal suggested that the 26-year-old owed his captors £10,000 and had been told he could pay it off by working for them. But he was kidnapped upon arrival at Faro airport.
According to one local newspaper, Correio da Manha, Mr Ross escaped from his prison – hidden in a villa in the village of Boliqueime, near the town of Loule – on Monday, and was found bleeding in the street by a local man, Carlos Pereira.
Mr Pereira told the newspaper: 'He came staggering towards me asking me to stop, waving his arms in the air. He had no left ear and was missing two fingers on his left hand, one toe from one foot and two from the other. He also had a leg wound"
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Staggering tale of corruption and greed, the trial,sees the collapse of a web that included three mayors, 15 councillors
Staggering tale of corruption and greed, the trial,sees the collapse of a web that included three mayors, 15 councillors and up to a dozen foreign investors.
Expected to last at least a year, the prosecution is seeking a total of 500 years for a string of offences including bribery and corruption, money laundering, tax evasion and a misuse of municipal funds.
While its accused include celebrated – and even Sean Connery as a side act – the case centres around a money laundering web that was spun by former chauffeur turned Svengali, Juan Antonio Roca.
Born in Cartagena, Murcia, in 1953, Roca moved to Marbella in 1991 after his property development company Comarsa was declared bankrupt.
Roca is a man who had total control over the town hall
But following a meteoric rise, he went from being the late mayor Jesus Gil y Gil’s chauffeur to becoming the councillor for ‘Urban Planning’ for a staggering 11 years from 1992 until 2003.
Roca and his string of accomplices are accused of accepting bribes in exchange for building licences from a string of real estate promoters.
In just four years alone (from 2002 to 2006) a total of 19 agents are said to have paid more than 33 million euros to Roca and his cohorts.
It is alleged that during his time in office, Roca amassed a fortune worth at least 125 million euros that included a string of properties, a huge collection of exotic animals and a private art portfolio that included a Miro that he kept in the loo.
As judge Miguel Ángel Torres stated in his opening statement: “Roca is a man who had total control over the town hall. The councillors were subordinate to him.
“He is the person who all developers went to in order to see their wishes satisfied. And in over 15 years he went from being on the dole to amassing tens of millions of euros.”
But now the so-called ‘boss’ of Marbella is facing 30 years in prison, with more than 810million euros in fines.
And interestingly, he is the only one of the 95 defendants who is currently behind bars, serving a previous sentence for a separate case.
The Malaya case first came to public attention back in March 2006, when police vans first turned up to raid Marbella Town Hall.
However the extent of corruption first became hinted at during the earlier 2003 Operation Ballena Blanca (or ‘white whale’), which saw 41 people arrested and over 250 million euros recovered in a huge separate money laundering case.
The crackdown saw almost two thirds of Marbella’s councillors pulled in
In what was the largest money laundering operation ever mounted in Europe, Spanish police were allowed to tap the phones of suspects – a number of lawyers and notaries – for up to a year.
Incredibly, investigators discovered that much of the laundering appeared to be going through Marbella town hall itself.
It led Judge Torres to call for a parallel investigation – codenamed ‘Operation Malaya’ – which soon led to a series of high profiles officials arrested.
Included in this list were mayor Marisol Yague, her deputy Isabel García Marcos, the former
chief of Marbella’s police Rafael del Pozo, and former mayor Julián Muñoz.
The crackdown saw almost two thirds of Marbella’s councillors pulled in, as well as a series of well known construction and real estate bosses.
The scale of the corruption proved so pervasive that control of Marbella town hall had to be temporarily handed over to a caretaker administration appointed by the Junta until local elections could take place in 2007.
The first few weeks of the trial have certainly proved eventful.
During the initial proceedings, Roca’s lawyer, Rocio Amigo, (who took up his defence just a month ago, after his previous barrister stood down) tried to get the whole case suspended before it had begun.
In particular she claimed that certain real estate documents were missing and some of the accusations had already been dealt with.
judge in Jaén has dismissed charges against a couple found growing 10 marihuana plants
The judge in Penal Court 3 in Jaén has found a couple who had grown several marihuana plants at the home in Villargordo not guilty of drug trafficking even though the 802 grams weight of the ten dried plants is above that which could be considered for private use.
The couple said they grew the plants for their own use as the drug eased the effects of a brain condition which the woman is suffering from.
The judge noted that the police had failed to present the court with any evidence that the couple sold the drugs on, and that no precision scales or other items which might indicate sale were present.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27589.shtml#ixzz130RqOALM
The couple said they grew the plants for their own use as the drug eased the effects of a brain condition which the woman is suffering from.
The judge noted that the police had failed to present the court with any evidence that the couple sold the drugs on, and that no precision scales or other items which might indicate sale were present.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27589.shtml#ixzz130RqOALM
largest marijuana plantation discovered to date in Spain
Guardia Civil have dismantled in Alicante Province a drugs ring that controlled the largest marijuana plantation discovered to date in Spain. According to sources in the investigation, ‘Operation Wandering’ culminated with four men and two women being arrested, and the seizure of 9,000 plants in various stages of growth. The plantations were spread among different areas of the province.
The detainees (two Dutch and four Spanish) allegedly controlled the marijuana trade between Spain and the Netherlands.
The shipments were made on road trips between the two countries.
Police in Spain have noticed a growing trend to farm ever larger quantities of marijuana with a view to transporting them out by road to markets in the north of Europe.
The absence of any risk in bringing the drug through the outer borders of European customs and the relatively lenient sentences compared to distribution of harder drugs has made this particular mode of drug dealing increasingly popular amongst even organised crime syndicates.
James Ross, 26, has ear, fingers & toes chopped off during drug gang kidnap ordeal in Portugal - The Daily Record
Scot has ear, fingers & toes chopped off during drug gang kidnap ordeal in Portugal - The Daily Record:A Portuguese newspaper claimed Ross owed fellow Brit John Maclean £10,000 over a cannabis deal." "James Ross, 26, was tortured in a villa on the Algarve for 13 days after being lured to Portugal by a gang of Brits.
Dad-of-two Ross, from Wick, Caithness, was found bleeding in the street in the village of Alfontes, near Loule, by Carlos Pereira.
Carlos said: 'He came staggering towards me, asking me to stop, waving his arms in the air.
'He had no left ear and was missing two fingers on his left hand, a toe from one foot and two from the other. He also had a leg wound.'
Ross told him he had been involved in a road accident.
Mr Pereira said: 'He was very white. He said, 'Please, please, telephone'. I decided to put him in my van and drove him to a square, near a cafe, and called the police.'
Alerted Northern Constabulary had ranked Ross as a 'high risk' missing person and alerted the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency and Portuguese cops.
Ross's sister Gayle last night said the family did not wish to comment, adding: 'We actually don't know anything. The police have never been in contact with us so I don't want to say any more.'
Dad-of-two Ross, from Wick, Caithness, was found bleeding in the street in the village of Alfontes, near Loule, by Carlos Pereira.
Carlos said: 'He came staggering towards me, asking me to stop, waving his arms in the air.
'He had no left ear and was missing two fingers on his left hand, a toe from one foot and two from the other. He also had a leg wound.'
Ross told him he had been involved in a road accident.
Mr Pereira said: 'He was very white. He said, 'Please, please, telephone'. I decided to put him in my van and drove him to a square, near a cafe, and called the police.'
Alerted Northern Constabulary had ranked Ross as a 'high risk' missing person and alerted the UK Serious Organised Crime Agency and Portuguese cops.
Ross's sister Gayle last night said the family did not wish to comment, adding: 'We actually don't know anything. The police have never been in contact with us so I don't want to say any more.'
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
timeshare police in Spain have closed down 9 companies in Benalmadena, Costa del Sol and have arrested 4 British Nationals
police in Spain have closed down 9 companies in Benalmadena, Costa del Sol and have arrested 4 British Nationals allegedly behind the companies, including one individual who had been sought by Interpol.
Members of the public who believe they may have been defrauded by any of these companies should contact RDO’s enforcement team on enforcement@rdo.org as a matter of urgency. The enforcement team, which is headed up by a former Spanish police inspector, works closely with the authorities in Spain to protect timeshare owners and to help bring fraudulent operators to justice.
The companies that have been closed down are:
INSIDE EUROPE (DENTRO DE EUROPA)
VIVA CHOICE
VIVA TRAVEL SPAIN S.C.
VIVA INTERNATIONAL VACATION AGENCY S.L.
BLUE CHIP S.L.
EURO INDEPENDENT MARKETING
WESTMISTER CONSULTANTS
AGRICO LTD
CONTINENTS CONNECTIONS S.C
Members of the public who believe they may have been defrauded by any of these companies should contact RDO’s enforcement team on enforcement@rdo.org as a matter of urgency. The enforcement team, which is headed up by a former Spanish police inspector, works closely with the authorities in Spain to protect timeshare owners and to help bring fraudulent operators to justice.
The companies that have been closed down are:
INSIDE EUROPE (DENTRO DE EUROPA)
VIVA CHOICE
VIVA TRAVEL SPAIN S.C.
VIVA INTERNATIONAL VACATION AGENCY S.L.
BLUE CHIP S.L.
EURO INDEPENDENT MARKETING
WESTMISTER CONSULTANTS
AGRICO LTD
CONTINENTS CONNECTIONS S.C
Sonia Iglesias now missing from Pontevedra for two months
Sonia Iglesias now missing from Pontevedra for two months: "Her sister says that the family are taking her disappearance badly
It has been two months since Sonia Iglesias vanished from her home in Pontevedra.
Speaking to El Correo Gallego her sister, María del Carmen Iglesias, said that the family were taking it very badly, and had ruled out any use of private detectives having full confidence in the police.
Sonia, who is mother to a young child, was last seen on August 18 at 1015 by the local cobbler after she had taken some shoes to be repaired, saying she would collect them the following Saturday. She never arrived.
Another demonstration to draw attention to the case is planned to be held at 1030 in the Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela on the 24th of the month. The gathering will be followed by a mass"
It has been two months since Sonia Iglesias vanished from her home in Pontevedra.
Speaking to El Correo Gallego her sister, María del Carmen Iglesias, said that the family were taking it very badly, and had ruled out any use of private detectives having full confidence in the police.
Sonia, who is mother to a young child, was last seen on August 18 at 1015 by the local cobbler after she had taken some shoes to be repaired, saying she would collect them the following Saturday. She never arrived.
Another demonstration to draw attention to the case is planned to be held at 1030 in the Plaza del Obradoiro in Santiago de Compostela on the 24th of the month. The gathering will be followed by a mass"
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Falange removed from Supreme Court case against Judge Garzón
Falange removed from Supreme Court case against Judge Garzón: "Supreme Court has confirmed that the accusations presented to it by the far right Falange Española de las Jons party against the currently suspended National Court judge, Baltasar Garzón, have been removed from the case.
Judge Luciano Varela has taken the decision considering that the defects in their initial submission to the court have not been corrected within the time allowed, despite the fact that he advised them of the problem.
The Falange had been one of the parties to complain about the judge investigating the crimes carried out during the Franco years in Spain. Their submission had described Garzón as ‘judging redemptive history and the losing side’."
Monday, 18 October 2010
Spanish police crack suspected FARC money laundering ring - Telegraph
Spanish police crack suspected FARC money laundering ring - Telegraph: "Police said they were alerted when unusually large money transfers were detected going from Spain to Colombia and Ecuador.
The arrests were the result of 'Operación Espejo' (Operation Mirror), headed by judge Pablo Ruz and a team of Spanish, Colombian and Ecuadorean police.
police said that the uprising among forces in Ecuador had complicated the final stages of the investigation, but that their inquiries were continuing.
Spain's Interior Ministry said that since investigations began in August 2008, some €200 million (£174 million) has been transferred, with 12 FARC members among the beneficiaries.
More than 250 agents, some with sniffer dogs specialised in banknote detection, were involved in the arrests that took place in 13 Spanish cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Zaragoza.
Some 27 addresses were raided and more than €150,000 (£130,000) in cash and 550 pounds of cocaine were seized."
Ex President of the Baleares Parliament on the accused bench
Ex President of the Baleares Parliament on the accused bench: "María Antònia Munar faces six years in prison in the Maquillaje corruption case
The ex President of the Baleares Parliament, María Antònia Munar Riutord, is on the accused bench in the Maquillaje corruption case in Palma de Mallorca as the oral hearings get underway.
The evidence is piling up against the ex leader of the Unió Mallorquina, UM for whom the prosecutor has asked for a six year prison sentence, and a 14 year ban from holding public office.
She has been a key player in the politics of the islands over the past 30 years, sometimes allied to the Partido Popular and sometimes to the Socialists PSOE.
The case relates to the alleged diversion of 240,000 € from the regional government to audiovisual companies owned by Munar and close to the UM party. She is accused of continuous misuse of public funds, falsifying documents, perversion of the course of justice and carrying out businesses prohibited when in office."
The ex President of the Baleares Parliament, María Antònia Munar Riutord, is on the accused bench in the Maquillaje corruption case in Palma de Mallorca as the oral hearings get underway.
The evidence is piling up against the ex leader of the Unió Mallorquina, UM for whom the prosecutor has asked for a six year prison sentence, and a 14 year ban from holding public office.
She has been a key player in the politics of the islands over the past 30 years, sometimes allied to the Partido Popular and sometimes to the Socialists PSOE.
The case relates to the alleged diversion of 240,000 € from the regional government to audiovisual companies owned by Munar and close to the UM party. She is accused of continuous misuse of public funds, falsifying documents, perversion of the course of justice and carrying out businesses prohibited when in office."
Jesús Samper, President of Real Murcia, in court for corruption
Jesús Samper, President of Real Murcia, in court for corruption: "Murcia businessman and President of the Real Murcia football club, Jesús Samper, gave a statement to the Instruction Judge in the High Court of Justice in the city on Friday, where he is facing charges of inciting perversion of the course of justice, money laundering, and fiscal crime, arising from six real estate deals in the north of the city between 2001 and 2005.
He was represented by his lawyer brother, Juan Antonio, who expressed his willingness to collaborate with the judge, who chose not to enforce any bail requirements. Also part of the defence team where lawyers from the Madrid offices of Horacio Oliva, who are also acting for Fernando del Valle, the main accused in the Ballena Blanca money laundering case based in Marbella. Oliva is also defending six of the lawyers who are implicated in the Malaya case, now being heard in Málaga, as well as Antonio Barrientos, who is facing charges in the Astapa case in Estepona where municipal corruption is alleged."
He was represented by his lawyer brother, Juan Antonio, who expressed his willingness to collaborate with the judge, who chose not to enforce any bail requirements. Also part of the defence team where lawyers from the Madrid offices of Horacio Oliva, who are also acting for Fernando del Valle, the main accused in the Ballena Blanca money laundering case based in Marbella. Oliva is also defending six of the lawyers who are implicated in the Malaya case, now being heard in Málaga, as well as Antonio Barrientos, who is facing charges in the Astapa case in Estepona where municipal corruption is alleged."
Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper
Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper: "They are militant hackers who have attacked sites in Egypt, Morocco, Spain, Israel... Their screen messages have been likened to messages on banners hoisted by demonstrators in protest or support of political, social or even religious ideologies. The group is very active in Morocco, from where they have often hacked into sensitive security systems.
Sitting behind their computer screens, they meticulously encode and decode IT security systems in search of the slightest miscalculation in order to launch an attack. Widely known as hackers in Morocco, they have gone haywire and are relentless in their efforts to penetrate into both local and foreign sites. Egypt, Kuwait and Israel have all fallen victim to their devices.
But these are not some casual credit card thieves. They fall into a new category of activists known as 'hacktivists'. And while the oil that keeps the wheels of this underground movement rolling is the Internet, it is their ideological beliefs that keep their lamps alight. 'It is the oldest form of hacking. Many developing countries resort to this mode of protest,' says Ali El Azzouzi, a Moroccan IT security expert. In recent years, Morocco, like many other countries, has seen a surge in hacking."
Thursday, 14 October 2010
European Court of Human Rights has begun investigating one of the most high-profile organized crime cases in Russia
European Court of Human Rights has begun investigating one of the most high-profile organized crime cases in Russia — that of Yury Shutov, a former lawmaker and advisor to the late St. Petersburg Mayor Anatoly Sobchak.
Shutov was sentenced to life imprisonment by a St. Petersburg court in 2006 for a series of contract killings and organized crime convictions.
According to prosecutors, Shutov, who had a Soviet-era criminal conviction, headed a group of more than 20 racketeers who carried out six contract murders in 1998 and seized control of local enterprises by threatening and blackmailing their owners.
The St. Petersburg City Duma stripped Shutov of his lawmaker’s immunity from prosecution only in late 2000 — more than a year after he was arrested on murder charges.
The trial of Shutov and his fellow defendants began in September 2001. In 2002, Shutov was re-elected to the City Duma, but was not released from prison. Tahe trial ended in 2006.
Several other members of the Shutov gang were given between seven and 18 years in prison. One of the suspects, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, was killed in prison just days before sentencing, causing speculation that he had been killed to stop him from giving evidence that would influence the verdict. When the judge read out the sentences, it became apparent that he was not aware of the murder.
The crimes with which Shutov was charged included the murders of Dmitry Filippov, chairman of the board of directors of Bank Menatep St. Petersburg, who was killed by a radio-controlled bomb in October 1998; local attorney Igor Dubovik, an adviser to the governor who was shot in February 1998; Yevgeny Agarev, the City Hall official in charge of cemeteries and burials, killed by a bomb in September 1998; and Nikolai Bolotovsky, the chairman of the board of directors for the local defense contracting firm Istochnik, shot six times in the head in June 1998.
Shutov was also charged with plotting to kill State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Shevchenko, a member of Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s Liberal Democratic Party, and State Duma deputy Alexander Nevzorov. The latter is alive, but the former was murdered in unclear circumstances in Cyprus in 2004.
The European Court of Human Rights has contacted the Russian authorities with an official information request on the case. Russia is expected to provide the information by Jan. 18, 2011.
Shutov’s lawyers, who sent an appeal to the European Court immediately after he was convicted in 2006, are convinced that the intervention of the Strasbourg court and its decision will prompt the reopening of the case and ultimately perhaps even lead to Shutov’s full acquittal. Shutov and his lawyers argue that the trial against him was unfair and conducted with multiple violations.
The European Court of Human Rights does not have the authority to overturn a decision by a country’s court, but if its lawyers prove that a convict’s right to a fair trial — which is guaranteed by the Russian constitution — was violated, then Strasbourg will demand that another trial be held.
Shutov served five years in prison in the 1980s on convictions for forgery and embezzlement, and then served another 18 months in the 1990s while awaiting trial for extortion, smuggling and arson charges. He was eventually acquitted of the charges by a local court.
Shutov is the author of “Sobchachye Serdtse,” or “Heart of Sobchak,” a bitterly critical book about former city mayor Anatoly Sobchak written as a parody of Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic novel “Sobachye Serdtse” (“Heart of a Dog.”)
“Sobchachye Serdtse,” in which the author accuses the late St. Petersburg mayor of corruption, includes a photo of the author lying in a hospital bed — he hints that Sobchak had him roughed up — and allegations of corruption that Shutov said he learned about while working for a single month as an adviser to Sobchak before being fired.
Russia joined the European Convention on Human Rights in 1998. In doing so, it agreed to abide by the Strasbourg court’s decisions.
Since Russia entered the convention, the court has received about 50,000 complaints against the country.
Since 2002, Russia has been the leading member nation of the court as a source of new complaints, accounting for 21 percent of new complaints to the court in 2006. There are currently more than 20,000 complaints pending against Russia in the court.
Shutov was sentenced to life imprisonment by a St. Petersburg court in 2006 for a series of contract killings and organized crime convictions.
According to prosecutors, Shutov, who had a Soviet-era criminal conviction, headed a group of more than 20 racketeers who carried out six contract murders in 1998 and seized control of local enterprises by threatening and blackmailing their owners.
The St. Petersburg City Duma stripped Shutov of his lawmaker’s immunity from prosecution only in late 2000 — more than a year after he was arrested on murder charges.
The trial of Shutov and his fellow defendants began in September 2001. In 2002, Shutov was re-elected to the City Duma, but was not released from prison. Tahe trial ended in 2006.
Several other members of the Shutov gang were given between seven and 18 years in prison. One of the suspects, who was sentenced to eight years in prison, was killed in prison just days before sentencing, causing speculation that he had been killed to stop him from giving evidence that would influence the verdict. When the judge read out the sentences, it became apparent that he was not aware of the murder.
The crimes with which Shutov was charged included the murders of Dmitry Filippov, chairman of the board of directors of Bank Menatep St. Petersburg, who was killed by a radio-controlled bomb in October 1998; local attorney Igor Dubovik, an adviser to the governor who was shot in February 1998; Yevgeny Agarev, the City Hall official in charge of cemeteries and burials, killed by a bomb in September 1998; and Nikolai Bolotovsky, the chairman of the board of directors for the local defense contracting firm Istochnik, shot six times in the head in June 1998.
Shutov was also charged with plotting to kill State Duma Deputy Vyacheslav Shevchenko, a member of Vladimir Zhirinovsky’s Liberal Democratic Party, and State Duma deputy Alexander Nevzorov. The latter is alive, but the former was murdered in unclear circumstances in Cyprus in 2004.
The European Court of Human Rights has contacted the Russian authorities with an official information request on the case. Russia is expected to provide the information by Jan. 18, 2011.
Shutov’s lawyers, who sent an appeal to the European Court immediately after he was convicted in 2006, are convinced that the intervention of the Strasbourg court and its decision will prompt the reopening of the case and ultimately perhaps even lead to Shutov’s full acquittal. Shutov and his lawyers argue that the trial against him was unfair and conducted with multiple violations.
The European Court of Human Rights does not have the authority to overturn a decision by a country’s court, but if its lawyers prove that a convict’s right to a fair trial — which is guaranteed by the Russian constitution — was violated, then Strasbourg will demand that another trial be held.
Shutov served five years in prison in the 1980s on convictions for forgery and embezzlement, and then served another 18 months in the 1990s while awaiting trial for extortion, smuggling and arson charges. He was eventually acquitted of the charges by a local court.
Shutov is the author of “Sobchachye Serdtse,” or “Heart of Sobchak,” a bitterly critical book about former city mayor Anatoly Sobchak written as a parody of Mikhail Bulgakov’s classic novel “Sobachye Serdtse” (“Heart of a Dog.”)
“Sobchachye Serdtse,” in which the author accuses the late St. Petersburg mayor of corruption, includes a photo of the author lying in a hospital bed — he hints that Sobchak had him roughed up — and allegations of corruption that Shutov said he learned about while working for a single month as an adviser to Sobchak before being fired.
Russia joined the European Convention on Human Rights in 1998. In doing so, it agreed to abide by the Strasbourg court’s decisions.
Since Russia entered the convention, the court has received about 50,000 complaints against the country.
Since 2002, Russia has been the leading member nation of the court as a source of new complaints, accounting for 21 percent of new complaints to the court in 2006. There are currently more than 20,000 complaints pending against Russia in the court.
Gardai suspect the murder was carried out by a north inner city gang at the behest of jailed drugs kingpin Christy Kinahan.
Gangsters targeted the home of a leading suspect in the assassination of psycho gang boss Eamonn Dunne.
The man in his 20s who was arrested in connection with the killing in May, was not at home when a masked gunman opened fire on his Cabra home last week.
He had been arrested in May along with his pal Craig White (24) who is serving a life sentence for the murder of gangster Noel Roche (27) in 2005.
The man who does not have any serious convictions is understood to have been involved in a bloody fight with the Don in the weeks before his death.
Dunne (34), who was backed up by an associate, is understood to have dished out a brutal beating during the altercation.
A thug fired a number of shots through the front window of the man's home in the early hours of Thursday.
Hitman
His friend Craig White was taken from his cell in the 'Joy and questioned over his possible involvement in the murder.
White was jailed for life in July 2009 for the murder of Noel Roche in November 2005.
The jury heard how Roche had been at a Phil Collins gig with his girlfriend but received a phone call and left early. Roche knew he was in danger after he was spotted by rival criminals at the Point Depot.
He was a senior member of a gang involved in the bloody Crumlin-Drimnagh gang war. Roche fled the venue but details of the car he was driving were given to the killers.
Craig White acted as the getaway driver while hitman Paddy Doyle fired the shots that murdered Roche.
White is also suspected of involvement in the killing of murdered mum-of-two Baiba Saulite (28) in 2006.
The Don was blown away by two gunmen on April 23 as he celebrated a friend's birthday at the Faussagh House pub in Cabra.
One of the men walked up to Dunne and shot him a number of times in the back of the head and fired more shots after Dunne had hit the ground.
Getaway
The second gunman, who was armed with a revolver, stood just inside the pub door with his gun at the ready to shoot anybody who tried to lunge at the gunman. A post-mortem confirmed that Dunne was hit six times in the head and back.
Two other men waited outside the pub in a Volkswagen Passat which was used as a getaway car by the four-man murder team.
Gardai suspect the murder was carried out by a north inner city gang at the behest of jailed drugs kingpin Christy Kinahan.
Kinahan (53) is understood to have given the contract to a small inner city gang run by two local criminals, one of whom is a sex offender, because he decided that Dunne had become too much of a liability.
According to security sources, Kinahan told associates that Dunne was also a serious liability due to the number of murders he had ordered.
The man in his 20s who was arrested in connection with the killing in May, was not at home when a masked gunman opened fire on his Cabra home last week.
He had been arrested in May along with his pal Craig White (24) who is serving a life sentence for the murder of gangster Noel Roche (27) in 2005.
The man who does not have any serious convictions is understood to have been involved in a bloody fight with the Don in the weeks before his death.
Dunne (34), who was backed up by an associate, is understood to have dished out a brutal beating during the altercation.
A thug fired a number of shots through the front window of the man's home in the early hours of Thursday.
Hitman
His friend Craig White was taken from his cell in the 'Joy and questioned over his possible involvement in the murder.
White was jailed for life in July 2009 for the murder of Noel Roche in November 2005.
The jury heard how Roche had been at a Phil Collins gig with his girlfriend but received a phone call and left early. Roche knew he was in danger after he was spotted by rival criminals at the Point Depot.
He was a senior member of a gang involved in the bloody Crumlin-Drimnagh gang war. Roche fled the venue but details of the car he was driving were given to the killers.
Craig White acted as the getaway driver while hitman Paddy Doyle fired the shots that murdered Roche.
White is also suspected of involvement in the killing of murdered mum-of-two Baiba Saulite (28) in 2006.
The Don was blown away by two gunmen on April 23 as he celebrated a friend's birthday at the Faussagh House pub in Cabra.
One of the men walked up to Dunne and shot him a number of times in the back of the head and fired more shots after Dunne had hit the ground.
Getaway
The second gunman, who was armed with a revolver, stood just inside the pub door with his gun at the ready to shoot anybody who tried to lunge at the gunman. A post-mortem confirmed that Dunne was hit six times in the head and back.
Two other men waited outside the pub in a Volkswagen Passat which was used as a getaway car by the four-man murder team.
Gardai suspect the murder was carried out by a north inner city gang at the behest of jailed drugs kingpin Christy Kinahan.
Kinahan (53) is understood to have given the contract to a small inner city gang run by two local criminals, one of whom is a sex offender, because he decided that Dunne had become too much of a liability.
According to security sources, Kinahan told associates that Dunne was also a serious liability due to the number of murders he had ordered.
Monday, 11 October 2010
Euro Weekly News | Costa Blanca North | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain
Euro Weekly News | Costa Blanca North | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "MAN, aged 73, has been sentenced to five years in prison by the Alicante Provincial Court for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl. He owns a business in Novelda where the girl’s mother worked. The girl was awarded €3,000 in compensation."
Euro Weekly News | Rental Scam nets €420,000 | Costa Blanca North | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain
Euro Weekly News | Rental Scam nets €420,000 | Costa Blanca North | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "SOPHISTICATED yet simple scam where deposits were taken from expectant tourists, for non-existent holiday homes that were advertised on the internet, has netted the fraudsters some €420,000. Of the two hundred complainants about one hundred and fifty are British, and the fake properties were all advertised (with photos of real houses) as situated in the Denia-Javea and Teulada-Moraira areas, all being popular with the British holiday maker.
The rip-offs took place in the summer of 2009 when unsuspecting holidaymakers started to arrive and discover that their holiday rental home didn’t actually exist, along with the disappearance of the supposed rental company. Their phone wasn’t answered, their address unoccupied.
The deposits taken – and lost- were between €1,800 to €8000 and to date not one penny has been recovered.
Guardia Civil investigators did manage to make two arrests in Javea and a preliminary trial has now taken place in Denia. However the main culprits are still at large .Meanwhile the British police operation, co-ordinated in Woodstock, remains open but with little hope of any early breakthrough."
The rip-offs took place in the summer of 2009 when unsuspecting holidaymakers started to arrive and discover that their holiday rental home didn’t actually exist, along with the disappearance of the supposed rental company. Their phone wasn’t answered, their address unoccupied.
The deposits taken – and lost- were between €1,800 to €8000 and to date not one penny has been recovered.
Guardia Civil investigators did manage to make two arrests in Javea and a preliminary trial has now taken place in Denia. However the main culprits are still at large .Meanwhile the British police operation, co-ordinated in Woodstock, remains open but with little hope of any early breakthrough."
Euro Weekly News | Pensioner attacked in Malaga | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain
Euro Weekly News | Pensioner attacked in Malaga | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "POLICE are investigating an attack on an 87-year-old widow in her Malaga home found by a neighbour with blood on her nightdress and her hands tied behind her back with tape.
She claims that some men pretending to be electricians came into her flat in Malaga and after tying and gagging her, stole a chain and several other personal items.
When they left, she was able to call for help."
She claims that some men pretending to be electricians came into her flat in Malaga and after tying and gagging her, stole a chain and several other personal items.
When they left, she was able to call for help."
Sunday, 10 October 2010
One of Britain's most wanted men Michael Farrell has been captured in Spain.
The 22-year-old dubbed Sick Mick, who has been linked to a series of violent robberies and is suspected of a string of shootings, fled last April after he was charged with burglary.
Detectives believe he joined a gang smuggling cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy to the party isle of Ibiza - and he was among 12 alleged felons held by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency on the Costa Blanca two weeks ago.
Farrell, also believed to have once sprayed a car with bullets while riding a scrambler bike in a running street battle, was last night in a cell in Alicante where a decision will be made on the charges he will face.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/09/most-wanted-criminal-sick-mick-arrested-in-costa-drug-raid-115875-22620529/#ixzz11wGRPBMl
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Ex Mayor of Polop, Alicante, Juan Cano, has been charged by the First Instance Court Number 3 in Villajoyosa with bribery
Ex Mayor of Polop, Alicante, Juan Cano, has been charged by the First Instance Court Number 3 in Villajoyosa with bribery, linked to a real estate deal.
The ex Mayor already faces a murder charge, accused of killing his predecessor, Alejandro Ponsoda, and was released on bail last July.
Ponsoda died on October 27 2007, days after being shot at the doorway to his home, but the first arrests in the case, seven of them including Juan Cano, did not take place until November 2009.
500 people are expected to attend a demonstration in Polop on October 19, which has been called to condemn the shooting of Alejandro Ponsoda.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27427.shtml#ixzz11eoP6ZL0
The ex Mayor already faces a murder charge, accused of killing his predecessor, Alejandro Ponsoda, and was released on bail last July.
Ponsoda died on October 27 2007, days after being shot at the doorway to his home, but the first arrests in the case, seven of them including Juan Cano, did not take place until November 2009.
500 people are expected to attend a demonstration in Polop on October 19, which has been called to condemn the shooting of Alejandro Ponsoda.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27427.shtml#ixzz11eoP6ZL0
He would be the cheapest corrupt Mayor in Spain, and a laughing stock in the ranking of the corrupt
Marbella ex Mayor, Julián Muñoz, was at the centre of the Malaya case proceedings in Málaga on Tuesday, when his defence team came out fighting.
‘He would be the cheapest corrupt Mayor in Spain, and a laughing stock in the ranking of the corrupt’, claimed his lawyer, Javier Saavedra, who insisted on his client’s innocence, and said the accusation that Muñoz had been paid 12,000 € by Juan Antonio Roca after preparing the motion of no confidence, which saw Muñoz dismissed as Mayor in August 2003, ‘offended common sense’.
Using irony he said that Roca and Muñoz were embezzlers, but who had ‘an enthusiastic honesty’ between them. He said no such payments could be proved as there were no bank movements, even though the police had searched for them ‘by land, sea and air’.
The lawyer said he believed in the innocence of ‘all and every one’ of those present, but of his client ‘in particular’.
Saavedra added to earlier calls for the case to be annulled, using the argument that some of the accused had spent 14 months in prison on remand when, according to the lawyer, there was no risk of flight or of the destruction of evidence. He went as far as to say that he was prepared to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Muñoz denied to the court receiving any money from his ‘enemy’, Roca.
Muñoz faces charges of perversion of the course of administration, misuse of public funds and passive bribery, and is accused of receiving more than 150,000 € by Juan Antonio Roca in bribes.
One of the accused, José María Mellado, who is linked to the La Malvasía hotel in El Rocio, Huelva, missed Monday’s proceedings, but respected the magistrate’s demands that he appear on Tuesday. He arrived at 1.45pm, only to feel faint and be escorted from the chamber.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27406.shtml#ixzz11eo3EsB7
‘He would be the cheapest corrupt Mayor in Spain, and a laughing stock in the ranking of the corrupt’, claimed his lawyer, Javier Saavedra, who insisted on his client’s innocence, and said the accusation that Muñoz had been paid 12,000 € by Juan Antonio Roca after preparing the motion of no confidence, which saw Muñoz dismissed as Mayor in August 2003, ‘offended common sense’.
Using irony he said that Roca and Muñoz were embezzlers, but who had ‘an enthusiastic honesty’ between them. He said no such payments could be proved as there were no bank movements, even though the police had searched for them ‘by land, sea and air’.
The lawyer said he believed in the innocence of ‘all and every one’ of those present, but of his client ‘in particular’.
Saavedra added to earlier calls for the case to be annulled, using the argument that some of the accused had spent 14 months in prison on remand when, according to the lawyer, there was no risk of flight or of the destruction of evidence. He went as far as to say that he was prepared to take the case to the European Court of Human Rights.
Muñoz denied to the court receiving any money from his ‘enemy’, Roca.
Muñoz faces charges of perversion of the course of administration, misuse of public funds and passive bribery, and is accused of receiving more than 150,000 € by Juan Antonio Roca in bribes.
One of the accused, José María Mellado, who is linked to the La Malvasía hotel in El Rocio, Huelva, missed Monday’s proceedings, but respected the magistrate’s demands that he appear on Tuesday. He arrived at 1.45pm, only to feel faint and be escorted from the chamber.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27406.shtml#ixzz11eo3EsB7
EU arrest warrant has been issued for wife-killer Dermot McArdle
EU arrest warrant has been issued for wife-killer Dermot McArdle, who has failed to return to Spain to begin a prison sentence.
Former factory manager McArdle (40) had been due to begin a two-year sentence last month for the manslaughter of his wife Kelly Anne Corcoran.
The mother-of-two died from injuries sustained when she plunged from a hotel balcony while on a family holiday in Marbella in February 2000.
Malaga-based Judge Fernando Gonzalez signed the arrest warrant yesterday.
McArdle has been free on bail since his conviction two years ago and has exhausted all avenues of appeal against his sentence.
The warrant is now due to be translated into English and will be forwarded to the gardai via European crime-fighting agency Europol in the coming days.
Once an EU arrest warrant is executed, a wanted person has to be extradited within 90 days. There are only limited circumstances under which an Irish court will refuse extradition.
Spanish authorities had asked McArdle to turn himself in by September 15 to start his jail sentence.
His legal team was informed last week that the warrant was about to be issued, but it made no official response.
McArdle also refused to comment last night. His wife (29) died two days after falling from the balcony of room 421 of Marbella's five-star Melia Don Pepe Hotel following an argument with McArdle.
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Former factory manager McArdle (40) had been due to begin a two-year sentence last month for the manslaughter of his wife Kelly Anne Corcoran.
The mother-of-two died from injuries sustained when she plunged from a hotel balcony while on a family holiday in Marbella in February 2000.
Malaga-based Judge Fernando Gonzalez signed the arrest warrant yesterday.
McArdle has been free on bail since his conviction two years ago and has exhausted all avenues of appeal against his sentence.
The warrant is now due to be translated into English and will be forwarded to the gardai via European crime-fighting agency Europol in the coming days.
Once an EU arrest warrant is executed, a wanted person has to be extradited within 90 days. There are only limited circumstances under which an Irish court will refuse extradition.
Spanish authorities had asked McArdle to turn himself in by September 15 to start his jail sentence.
His legal team was informed last week that the warrant was about to be issued, but it made no official response.
McArdle also refused to comment last night. His wife (29) died two days after falling from the balcony of room 421 of Marbella's five-star Melia Don Pepe Hotel following an argument with McArdle.
Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/warrant-issued-after-wife-killer-dermot-mcardles-noshow-14968294.html#ixzz11en5E09t
17 bales amounting to half a ton of hashish has been found in the ‘Cueva de la Virgen’ at Cerro Gordo near La Herradura.
17 bales amounting to half a ton of hashish has been found in the ‘Cueva de la Virgen’ at Cerro Gordo near La Herradura. The cave is only accessible by sea, and the drugs were found on Wednesday by customs officials from Motril, who noticed the blue colour of some plastic inside the grotto.
Their inspection resulted in 15 bales of drugs being found initially, and then divers found two more on the sea bed. All contained hashish pollen and the total weight was 480 kilos.
A statement from the Guardia Civil said that they consider the find shows a new method of hiding drugs by the traffickers
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Their inspection resulted in 15 bales of drugs being found initially, and then divers found two more on the sea bed. All contained hashish pollen and the total weight was 480 kilos.
A statement from the Guardia Civil said that they consider the find shows a new method of hiding drugs by the traffickers
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27423.shtml#ixzz11emQKrd0
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
The fugitive ex of Wayne Rooney's hooker was nicked in Spain. | News Of The World
The fugitive ex of Wayne Rooney's hooker was nicked in Spain. | News Of The World: "Smith was sprung from a prison van by two masked men on his way to Salford Magistrates Court in May.
The van had just arrived at court when it was attacked by two armed hoodlums. They escaped in a white transit van later found abandoned.
Smith and Jones then fled the UK sparking a Europe-wide man hunt.
The rhyming couplet were finally arrested on Wednesday shortly after a botched bank robbery attempt in Benissa, Alicante. Two other UK criminals were held at the scene after trying to break the bank's windows. Smith and Jones are wanted in connection with an arson attack in Walkden, Salford which caused £1.2 million damage in 2009.
The blaze destroyed vital forensic evidence linking a car to an armed robbery.
Jones has a previous conviction for armed robbery in 2003. He was part of a gang nicknamed the Rhyming Robbers for the poems they penned about their crimes."
The van had just arrived at court when it was attacked by two armed hoodlums. They escaped in a white transit van later found abandoned.
Smith and Jones then fled the UK sparking a Europe-wide man hunt.
The rhyming couplet were finally arrested on Wednesday shortly after a botched bank robbery attempt in Benissa, Alicante. Two other UK criminals were held at the scene after trying to break the bank's windows. Smith and Jones are wanted in connection with an arson attack in Walkden, Salford which caused £1.2 million damage in 2009.
The blaze destroyed vital forensic evidence linking a car to an armed robbery.
Jones has a previous conviction for armed robbery in 2003. He was part of a gang nicknamed the Rhyming Robbers for the poems they penned about their crimes."
Jared Jones, 28, and mobster pal Richard Smith, 29, were snared after a four-month joint operation between UK and Spanish cops.
The fugitive ex of Wayne Rooney's hooker was nicked in Spain. | News Of The World: "Jared Jones, 28, and mobster pal Richard Smith, 29, were snared after a four-month joint operation between UK and Spanish cops.
And last night they were learning that c-rhyme doesn't pay as they faced trial in Spain and then being brought back to England.
Convicted armed robber Jones went on the run after allegedly burning down a police lock-up in Salford, Greater Manchester."
‘Drug’ Brits in Costa bust | The Sun |News
‘Drug’ Brits in Costa bust | The Sun |News: "nine men and four women, all originally from the Liverpool area, are alleged to have sold ecstasy and cannabis on the Costa Blanca and on party island Ibiza.
Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency linked up with Spanish cops as 12 of the gang were nicked in Costa Blanca's Torrevieja area.
Another was arrested in an earlier raid when more than 50,000 ecstasy tablets were seized. Cops also recovered cocaine, cannabis, cash, four vehicles, and a boat."
Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency linked up with Spanish cops as 12 of the gang were nicked in Costa Blanca's Torrevieja area.
Another was arrested in an earlier raid when more than 50,000 ecstasy tablets were seized. Cops also recovered cocaine, cannabis, cash, four vehicles, and a boat."
Monday, 4 October 2010
Man arrested following drugs find at Portsmouth continental ferry port - Portsmouth Today
Man arrested following drugs find at Portsmouth continental ferry port - Portsmouth Today: "Cannabis worth almost £500,000 was seized following a swoop at Portsmouth's continental ferry port.
UK Border Agency officers found 170kg of the class B drug hidden in a lorry carrying household goods on its arrival at the port from Santander in Spain.
They found the huge haul of cannabis resin hidden inside the trailer after searching the lorry
on Sunday.
The driver – a 38-year-old UK national – was arrested and later taken for questioning at Portsmouth Central police station.
He has since been bailed while further enquiries are made.
The cannabis is currently being tested to check exactly how much it was worth. However its estimated street value according to the UK Border Agency is about £489,000."
UK Border Agency officers found 170kg of the class B drug hidden in a lorry carrying household goods on its arrival at the port from Santander in Spain.
They found the huge haul of cannabis resin hidden inside the trailer after searching the lorry
on Sunday.
The driver – a 38-year-old UK national – was arrested and later taken for questioning at Portsmouth Central police station.
He has since been bailed while further enquiries are made.
The cannabis is currently being tested to check exactly how much it was worth. However its estimated street value according to the UK Border Agency is about £489,000."
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Marrache & Co,Police in Gibraltar have called in Britain’s Serious Fraud Office [SFO] to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud
Police in Gibraltar have called in experts from Britain’s Serious Fraud Office [SFO] to help investigate the alleged multi-million pound fraud at Marrache & Co.
A team from the SFO will arrive in Gibraltar next month to assist detectives here to examine documents and accounting records seized as part of the investigation.
The two-man team will include a case manager and a forensic accountant.
The Royal Gibraltar Police, which has its own specialist Financial Crimes Unit, approached the SFO to tap into its extensive skills base and resources.
The SFO is not part of the UK police but rather an independent British government agency that investigates and prosecutes complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It has specialist forensic accountants, investigators, lawyers and IT experts in its ranks and works closely with law enforcement agencies.
The allegations surrounding Marrache & Co. rocked Gibraltar’s legal and financial community earlier this year. Although the initial shock has now subsided, the criminal investigation remains open.
Prosecutors believe senior executives at Marrache & Co., formerly one of Gibraltar’s most prominent law firms, plundered funds from the firm’s client accounts.
Three brothers – Benjamin, Isaac and Solomon Marrache – all face charges stemming from the investigation.
Benjamin and Solomon Marrache, the firm’s partner and finance director respectively, face five joint counts of false accounting.
Together with founding partner Isaac Marrache, they also face two joint charges of conspiracy to defraud.
All three are currently on bail in Gibraltar.
PARALLEL PROCESS
A civil case is also unfolding parallel to the criminal investigation as former clients of the law firm attempt to recover their money.
A court-appointed adminis-trator is working to trace assets that could be used to return the missing funds.
The three Marrache brothers were declared bankrupt earlier this year, though Isaac Marrache is challenging that decision.
His case is due to come before the Court of Appeal early next month
A team from the SFO will arrive in Gibraltar next month to assist detectives here to examine documents and accounting records seized as part of the investigation.
The two-man team will include a case manager and a forensic accountant.
The Royal Gibraltar Police, which has its own specialist Financial Crimes Unit, approached the SFO to tap into its extensive skills base and resources.
The SFO is not part of the UK police but rather an independent British government agency that investigates and prosecutes complex fraud and corruption in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
It has specialist forensic accountants, investigators, lawyers and IT experts in its ranks and works closely with law enforcement agencies.
The allegations surrounding Marrache & Co. rocked Gibraltar’s legal and financial community earlier this year. Although the initial shock has now subsided, the criminal investigation remains open.
Prosecutors believe senior executives at Marrache & Co., formerly one of Gibraltar’s most prominent law firms, plundered funds from the firm’s client accounts.
Three brothers – Benjamin, Isaac and Solomon Marrache – all face charges stemming from the investigation.
Benjamin and Solomon Marrache, the firm’s partner and finance director respectively, face five joint counts of false accounting.
Together with founding partner Isaac Marrache, they also face two joint charges of conspiracy to defraud.
All three are currently on bail in Gibraltar.
PARALLEL PROCESS
A civil case is also unfolding parallel to the criminal investigation as former clients of the law firm attempt to recover their money.
A court-appointed adminis-trator is working to trace assets that could be used to return the missing funds.
The three Marrache brothers were declared bankrupt earlier this year, though Isaac Marrache is challenging that decision.
His case is due to come before the Court of Appeal early next month
Gibraltar Company fronts swindle of dozens of pensioners out of their life savings
millionaire retired advertising executive who helped a gang based on the TV drama Hustle to swindle dozens of pensioners out of their life savings was facing jail today.
Derek Voysey, 63, was nicknamed Albert Stroller by his fellow fraudsters, after the conman played by Robert Vaughn in the hit BBC series.
Voysey played a central role in the crime, a Southwark crown court jury heard. Teams of cold callers rang victims and offered them a chance to invest in what they claimed was a lucrative property portfolio near the 2012 Olympic Games site. The gang backed up their promises of high returns with glossy brochures and fake share certificates, making £286,000 during 2006 and 2007.
Voysey, of Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, who supplied the phone lines and was offered a three per cent cut, was found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. Mastermind Adrian Davison, 42, of Chislehurst, Kent; accomplices Andrew Bingham, 72, of Rye, East Sussex, and Patrick Golding, 29, of Ashford in Kent, have admitted the same charge. All four will be sentenced later.
Prosecutor James Norman said: “They hit upon a topical way of convincing victims they were investing in a worthwhile scheme by latching on to the Olympic Games.
“Essentially, the fraudsters told them, We own property in the area the Olympics are going to be and it's going to rocket in value, so you should invest in it'.”
Victims who agreed to invest would either transfer money directly to the bank account of the front company Almena Properties in Gibraltar, or to an address owned by Bingham in London. The court heard that police have been able to contact 20 victims, mainly elderly, but there are believed to be dozens more
Friday, 1 October 2010
beating his sister to death by hitting her with a frying pan, and then calling the 112 emergency number
37 year old Moroccan man has been arrested in Llano de Brujas, Murcia, after allegedly beating his sister to death by hitting her with a frying pan, and then calling the 112 emergency number in an effort to cover up the crime. He called at 5am saying that his sister was not opening the door and that he was worried for her.
The 47 year old woman was found in the home in a large pool of blood with a large gash to the head. Her death was certified by the emergency services.
The reasons for the argument are unclear.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27352.shtml#ixzz117IFbMPD
The 47 year old woman was found in the home in a large pool of blood with a large gash to the head. Her death was certified by the emergency services.
The reasons for the argument are unclear.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27352.shtml#ixzz117IFbMPD
Euro Weekly News | Couple attacked at Marbella luxury villa | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain
Euro Weekly News | Couple attacked at Marbella luxury villa | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "MARBELLA - TWO people were injured in an armed robbery at a luxury chalet near the Sierra Blanca urbanization in the Nagueles area of Marbella. Two people armed with knives broke into the home after midnight and once inside, made the occupants hand over all the money and valuables in the house.
The 82-year-old Liberian owner, who attempted to prevent the attack, was stabbed twice, and remains at the Costa del Sol Hospital. His 47-year-old wife, who is Spanish, was also injured and taken to a local health centre.
The thieves fled two hours later in a car belonging to the couple and goods including €3,000 in cash, mobile phones and laptop computer.
Meanwhile, the housekeeper had been able to get to the security guard at the entrance to the Sierra Blanca urbanization and call for help."
The grieving family of an English professor who was brutally killed and dismembered in Spain last month are in shock that her accused killer could be back on the streets in less than a decade - NYPOST.com
The grieving family of an English professor who was brutally killed and dismembered in Spain last month are in shock that her accused killer could be back on the streets in less than a decade - NYPOST.com: "Grieving loved ones of an English teacher from Westchester who was murdered and dismembered in Spain are in shock that her accused killer could be back on the streets in a decade.
'We don't want vengeance. We want justice,' Laura Cerna's brother, Thomas, 50, told The Post after returning to the United States with his parents. He spoke on Wednesday following his sister's funeral in Seville.
'Justice is, this man should rot in jail. But that's not the case in Spain.'
Antonio Gordillo, 30, is facing as little as 10 years behind bars for the rape, stabbing and dismemberment of Laura Cerna, 49, who had moved abroad six years ago from Larchmont. Laura Cerna At his arraignment last Friday, prosecutors charged Gordillo with homicide. A lawyer hired by the family will argue that prosecutors should add Spain's most serious charge of aggravated homicide -- but even that offers a penalty of only up to 25 years in prison."
'We don't want vengeance. We want justice,' Laura Cerna's brother, Thomas, 50, told The Post after returning to the United States with his parents. He spoke on Wednesday following his sister's funeral in Seville.
'Justice is, this man should rot in jail. But that's not the case in Spain.'
Antonio Gordillo, 30, is facing as little as 10 years behind bars for the rape, stabbing and dismemberment of Laura Cerna, 49, who had moved abroad six years ago from Larchmont. Laura Cerna At his arraignment last Friday, prosecutors charged Gordillo with homicide. A lawyer hired by the family will argue that prosecutors should add Spain's most serious charge of aggravated homicide -- but even that offers a penalty of only up to 25 years in prison."
Arrested a British man for stealing a lorry.
Guardia Civil agents based in San Roque have arrested a British man for stealing a lorry. The arrest came thanks to a routine control of a local parking area in the search for stolen vehicles.
On September 15th they saw the engine section of an articulated lorry with no plates, and discovered that the lorry had been stolen in Belgium, and the engine section had been stolen in the U.K.
Then the use of the surveillance tapes on local closed circuit TV led to the arrest of the Briton N.F.M. He will appear in court shortly
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27365.shtml#ixzz117AU1EGq
On September 15th they saw the engine section of an articulated lorry with no plates, and discovered that the lorry had been stolen in Belgium, and the engine section had been stolen in the U.K.
Then the use of the surveillance tapes on local closed circuit TV led to the arrest of the Briton N.F.M. He will appear in court shortly
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27365.shtml#ixzz117AU1EGq
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