Lambeg woman loses £70,000 with collapse of company - Lisburn Today: "Pat Rennix (59) was one of 70 people from Northern Ireland who paid the money as a down payment for an off-the-plan apartment at Estepona on the Costa del Sol. However the company they paid the money to has gone into liquidation and the complex has not been built.
Staffordshire based Ocean View Properties went into liquidation in August 2009 owing millions of pounds.
And now Pat, who was mortgage free, is facing the prospect of working past her planned retirement next year and has seen her health suffer."
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Sunday 30 January 2011
Personal police data published in error
Personal police data published in error: "The names and home addresses of at least eight top policemen on the Costa del Sol have fallen into the hands of mafia organisations after the details were included in a case summary by mistake.
The case dates back to July 2007 when the police concerned broke up a dangerous French criminal gang on the costa.
Police union SUP represents six of the policemen affected, and is now demanding a full investigation as to how the mistake was made. The policemen concerned received judicial citations sent to their homes."
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Man arrested for Cartagena stabbing
Man arrested for Cartagena stabbing: "The Guardia Civil arrested a 56 year old man on Friday, in connection with the murder of a 34 year old woman of Cuban origin, whose body was found by her nine year old daughter at their home in Los Belones, Cartagena.
The arrested man is the victim’s partner in what appears to be yet another fatal case of domestic violence.
The duty judge in Cartagena ordered the man be held in prison on charges of homicide. He is accused of stabbing the woman several times at her home in Calle Isaac Peral."
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The arrested man is the victim’s partner in what appears to be yet another fatal case of domestic violence.
The duty judge in Cartagena ordered the man be held in prison on charges of homicide. He is accused of stabbing the woman several times at her home in Calle Isaac Peral."
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Peter Christley, 58, was blasted four times at point-blank range on his doorstep in what police believe was a bungled gangland hit.
BRITISH expat was left fighting for life after being shot in Spain – in a possible case of mistaken identity.
Peter Christley, 58, was blasted four times at point-blank range on his doorstep in what police believe was a bungled gangland hit.
Neighbours near the Benalmadena resort on the Costa del Sol found Mr Christley slumped in a pool of blood. He was taken to hospital in Malaga where doctors had to remove two bullets from his intestines.
Mr Christley, who is on a ventilator, is thought to have been renting his house for six years.
A police source added: “He was shot twice in the stomach then, we believe, in the buttock and leg as he turned to flee. The victim has no convictions in Spain but we are looking into the possibility this was a revenge attack linked to organised crime. However it is possible this man was the victim of mistaken identity and has no links to organised crime.”
Mr Christley is the second Brit this month to survive a shooting in the area, known as the Costa del Crime. Fitness firm chief Thomas Farrell, 54, was blasted in the face on January 3.
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Wife-killer McArdle to fight against extradition
Wife-killer McArdle to fight against extradition - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "Wife-killer Dermot McArdle looks set to prolong his battle against imprisonment in Spain after a special hearing of the High Court yesterday heard he now intends appealing his extradition to the Supreme Court.
The 42-year-old, from Dundalk, Co Louth, had already exhausted all legal appeals in Spain when he was arrested yesterday after surrendering himself at Dundalk garda station on foot of a European Arrest Warrant for his imprisonment for the killing of his wife, Kelly-Anne Corcoran, in February 2000.
Det Sgt Jim Kerwin told Mr Justice Barry White about arresting McArdle: 'He said there is a Supreme Court case pending and I have documents to prove it. That is the only reason I have not surrendered myself.'
Det Sgt Kerwin told the court that he went to McArdle's house at Brookfield, Haggardstown, Dundalk, yesterday morning, on foot of the warrant for his extradition. He said McArdle was not there but he was able to make contact with him and he agreed to present himself at Dundalk garda station, which he did.
Det Sgt Kerwin presented him with copies of the warrant in both Spanish and English and advised him of his rights."
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The 42-year-old, from Dundalk, Co Louth, had already exhausted all legal appeals in Spain when he was arrested yesterday after surrendering himself at Dundalk garda station on foot of a European Arrest Warrant for his imprisonment for the killing of his wife, Kelly-Anne Corcoran, in February 2000.
Det Sgt Jim Kerwin told Mr Justice Barry White about arresting McArdle: 'He said there is a Supreme Court case pending and I have documents to prove it. That is the only reason I have not surrendered myself.'
Det Sgt Kerwin told the court that he went to McArdle's house at Brookfield, Haggardstown, Dundalk, yesterday morning, on foot of the warrant for his extradition. He said McArdle was not there but he was able to make contact with him and he agreed to present himself at Dundalk garda station, which he did.
Det Sgt Kerwin presented him with copies of the warrant in both Spanish and English and advised him of his rights."
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Drug Bust Shows Argentina-Europe Trafficking Ties
Drug Bust Shows Argentina-Europe Trafficking Ties - NYTimes.com: "A major cocaine bust in Spain is highlighting the growing drug-trafficking ties between Argentina and Europe and causing headaches for the government of Argentina’s president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
The Spanish authorities in Barcelona seized an executive jet from Argentina this month that was carrying about 2,000 pounds of cocaine. An Argentine company specializing in private medical transfers, Medical Jet, was operating the plane, which was being flown by pilots whose fathers were generals during Argentina’s bloody dictatorship.
Investigators in Spain and Argentina have remained tight-lipped about the inquiry, but questions have swirled around the possible involvement of Argentine military officials and politicians who flew on Medical Jet, and deeper connections to Colombian and Mexican drug cartels.
Last week, the Argentine Air Force dismissed Commodore Jorge Ayerdi, the head of the Morón air base, where the Challenger 604 plane took off on Jan. 1, Argentina’s state news agency reported.
Arturo Puricelli, Argentina’s defense minister, has expressed concern about the possible involvement of the air force, saying Wednesday in a radio interview that he would push for an investigation. “There is great indignation about the case within the air force,” Mr. Puricelli said."
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The Spanish authorities in Barcelona seized an executive jet from Argentina this month that was carrying about 2,000 pounds of cocaine. An Argentine company specializing in private medical transfers, Medical Jet, was operating the plane, which was being flown by pilots whose fathers were generals during Argentina’s bloody dictatorship.
Investigators in Spain and Argentina have remained tight-lipped about the inquiry, but questions have swirled around the possible involvement of Argentine military officials and politicians who flew on Medical Jet, and deeper connections to Colombian and Mexican drug cartels.
Last week, the Argentine Air Force dismissed Commodore Jorge Ayerdi, the head of the Morón air base, where the Challenger 604 plane took off on Jan. 1, Argentina’s state news agency reported.
Arturo Puricelli, Argentina’s defense minister, has expressed concern about the possible involvement of the air force, saying Wednesday in a radio interview that he would push for an investigation. “There is great indignation about the case within the air force,” Mr. Puricelli said."
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Saturday 29 January 2011
Cocaine found in cargo of flowers at Valencia Airport
Cocaine 
found in cargo of flowers at Valencia Airport: "A drug smuggling network which operated in Valencia, Alicante and Murcia has been broken up by the National Police in an operation which has seized an important haul of cocaine at Valencia Airport, Manises.The La Verdad newspaper said it could amount be more than 100 kilos and was hidden in a cargo of flowers.
It’s understood that three arrests have been made Murcia, one of whom is reported to have family ties with Colombia, from where the cocaine is thought to have been sent. It’s not yet known if Valencia was planned as its final destination or if any arrests have been made in Alicante province."
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Three Britons arrested for car theft in Alicante
Three Britons arrested for car theft in Alicante: "Three British men have been arrested in El Albir, Alicante province, in possession of a car which had been reported as stolen in the UK.
The vehicle, an Audi A-4 Cabriolet, was carrying false plates and, according to the Interpol database, was stolen in Kent in 2006. The group was tracked down by the Alicante division of the National Police stolen vehicle unit, who released the news on Thursday.
None of the group has been named in reports.
EFE notes that a fourth suspect, a Spaniard, was arrested for a similar crime at the port in Alicante. The vehicle he was driving was fitted with an electronic engine control unit from a car of the same model which had been stolen in Germany."
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The vehicle, an Audi A-4 Cabriolet, was carrying false plates and, according to the Interpol database, was stolen in Kent in 2006. The group was tracked down by the Alicante division of the National Police stolen vehicle unit, who released the news on Thursday.
None of the group has been named in reports.
EFE notes that a fourth suspect, a Spaniard, was arrested for a similar crime at the port in Alicante. The vehicle he was driving was fitted with an electronic engine control unit from a car of the same model which had been stolen in Germany."
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58 year old Briton injured in Benalmádena shooting
A statement from the Málaga provincial police station says the shooting took place after 10pm in an urbanisation in the town.
Several police units went to the scene and found the man, injured with gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken to the ‘Virgen de la Victoria’ Clínico Hospital in Málaga City, reported suffering from several gunshot wounds.
The Torremolinos-Benalmadena police station has taken over the investigations in the case.
Latest reports on Friday afternoon from the hospital said that he was in intensive care after surgery affecting his stomach and that he also suffered damage to a hip. He is said to be in a serious but stable condition, and is on assisted breathing."
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El Cuco tells the police that he saw Marta's body and a lot of blood
El Cuco tells the police that he saw Marta's body and a lot of blood: "‘El Cuco’ the underage man who is accused of taking part in the murder of Marta del Castillo in Sevilla two years ago, is reported to have almost confessed more about his participation in the disposal of the body.
It happened as he was being transferred from Jáen to Sevilla for his trial, when National Police investigators told him that they had found his DNA mixed with that of Marta’s at the scene of the crime in the flat in Calle León XIII, home of Miguel Carcaño, the self-confessed killer.
On Friday police told the court that he burst into tears and cried ‘like a baby’ on the news that he was now implicated in the raping and killing of Marta and not just helping to dispose of the body.
Police said that they though he was going to confess.
‘El Cuco’ then admitted that he saw Marta with a lot of blood in the flat in Calle León XIII, before clamming up again saying he would only talk in the presence of his lawyer."
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It happened as he was being transferred from Jáen to Sevilla for his trial, when National Police investigators told him that they had found his DNA mixed with that of Marta’s at the scene of the crime in the flat in Calle León XIII, home of Miguel Carcaño, the self-confessed killer.
On Friday police told the court that he burst into tears and cried ‘like a baby’ on the news that he was now implicated in the raping and killing of Marta and not just helping to dispose of the body.
Police said that they though he was going to confess.
‘El Cuco’ then admitted that he saw Marta with a lot of blood in the flat in Calle León XIII, before clamming up again saying he would only talk in the presence of his lawyer."
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Roca finca to pay off Marbella's social security debt
It formed part of a 24 million euro payment imposed by the courts in return for the money stolen from the municipal coffers.
Now, the Town Hall has reached a tentative agreement with the Social Security Treasury to use it as payment of a debt it has with the agency.
The mayor of Marbella, Ángeles Muñoz, travelled to Madrid to discuss the proposal with chief executive, Francisco Javier Aibar and managed to strike the deal.
The Marbella municipality currently has a debt of 182 million euros with the agency, and a further 85 million euros of debt with the finance department."
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Man extradited from Spain in court over 1995 burglary
warrant against Gary Marno from Clonmeen, in Drumgor, Craigavon, was originally issued in 1996 after Marno failed to turn up for sentencing.
He had pleaded guilty to the burglary of a warehouse in Belfast in November 1995 and attempting to steal £80,000 worth of coffee and confectionery.
Marno was remanded in custody to appear at a later date.
Appearing in the dock of Belfast Magistrates' Court 46-year-old Gary Marno did not speak during the short hearing.
Detective Constable Adams said he executed the warrant which was originally issued by Crown Court Judge Derick Rodgers in 1996 after Marno failed to turn up for sentencing.
Solicitor Richard Montief told the court he had appeared for Marno at the time, but that his firm would need to see the papers in the case again as they have 'long since vanished'.
No bail application was lodged and Marno was remanded into custody to appear in front of Judge Rodgers on a date to be fixed."
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He had pleaded guilty to the burglary of a warehouse in Belfast in November 1995 and attempting to steal £80,000 worth of coffee and confectionery.
Marno was remanded in custody to appear at a later date.
Appearing in the dock of Belfast Magistrates' Court 46-year-old Gary Marno did not speak during the short hearing.
Detective Constable Adams said he executed the warrant which was originally issued by Crown Court Judge Derick Rodgers in 1996 after Marno failed to turn up for sentencing.
Solicitor Richard Montief told the court he had appeared for Marno at the time, but that his firm would need to see the papers in the case again as they have 'long since vanished'.
No bail application was lodged and Marno was remanded into custody to appear in front of Judge Rodgers on a date to be fixed."
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Dermot McArdle was arrested on foot of a European arrest warrant this morning
Dermot McArdle was arrested on foot of a European arrest warrant this morning, which had been issued after he was convicted of the manslaughter of his wife Kelly Ann Corcoran in Marbella in 2008.
He had been allowed to return home to Louth before serving his sentence, but never returned.
RTÉ reports that he was arrested shortly after midday today, though it says the arrest took place at his home in Dundalk; the Irish Examiner reports that McArdle presented himself at Dundalk Garda Station.
It adds that the court consented to bail, on the condition that McArdle, 41, present himself to Dundalk Garda Station on a daily basis, surrender his passport, and remain resident at his Co Louth address."
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He had been allowed to return home to Louth before serving his sentence, but never returned.
RTÉ reports that he was arrested shortly after midday today, though it says the arrest took place at his home in Dundalk; the Irish Examiner reports that McArdle presented himself at Dundalk Garda Station.
It adds that the court consented to bail, on the condition that McArdle, 41, present himself to Dundalk Garda Station on a daily basis, surrender his passport, and remain resident at his Co Louth address."
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Tuesday 25 January 2011
Police swoops across Europe on marijuana network which laundered money on the Costa Brava
Police swoops across Europe on marijuana network which laundered money on the Costa Brava: "Simultaneous searches were taking place in a number of European countries on Tuesday, in police swoops on an international network which is believed to have laundered up to 3 million € of drugs money.
The network was based in Holland and had been in operation since 2002, providing supplies from a grow shop in Wijchen to set up marijuana plantations, not only in the Netherlands, but also in other countries in Europe.
They invested some of their funds in luxury properties on the Costa Brava, and it’s understood that two properties belonging to the group’s leaders in Calonge, Girona province, were searched early on Tuesday morning. Others in the area have also been sealed off.
Twenty five searches, co-ordinated by Dutch police, took place in total in Spain, Holland, Belgium, Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic and on the Caribbean island of Aruba.
In a separate case, Spain’s Civil Guard released details on Tuesday of ‘Operation Pizzo’, a drugs operation which has seen the arrest of 18 suspects in Cádiz, Barcelona, Pontevedra, Sevilla, Málaga and the Canary Islands."
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The network was based in Holland and had been in operation since 2002, providing supplies from a grow shop in Wijchen to set up marijuana plantations, not only in the Netherlands, but also in other countries in Europe.
They invested some of their funds in luxury properties on the Costa Brava, and it’s understood that two properties belonging to the group’s leaders in Calonge, Girona province, were searched early on Tuesday morning. Others in the area have also been sealed off.
Twenty five searches, co-ordinated by Dutch police, took place in total in Spain, Holland, Belgium, Germany, the UK, the Czech Republic and on the Caribbean island of Aruba.
In a separate case, Spain’s Civil Guard released details on Tuesday of ‘Operation Pizzo’, a drugs operation which has seen the arrest of 18 suspects in Cádiz, Barcelona, Pontevedra, Sevilla, Málaga and the Canary Islands."
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Costa war results in one death and five injured on the streets of Folkestone
Costa war results in one death and five injured on the streets of Folkestone: "A man was stabbed to death and five others were left injured with knife wounds after a mass fight on streets of Folkestone.
The killing is believed the culmination of a series of long running feuds between local gangs of Eastern origin according to Kent Police.
The five injured all received knife wounds from the attack which erupted outside a house party in Marine Terrace last night (Monday).
One remains critically injured but is believed – but not yet confirmed – all those involved came from Afghanistan. The injured men are all being treated at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
It happened in Marine Terrace at 8.30pm, an area of the town near the harbour behind the Grand Burstin Hotel which is used to house immigrants often asylum seekers who have made their own way to the country.
One man is being questioned by police and officers working on the case say they expect more to be arrested in connection with the incident.
Marine Terrace remained closed off on Tuesday morning as police investigators carried out a detailed search."
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The killing is believed the culmination of a series of long running feuds between local gangs of Eastern origin according to Kent Police.
The five injured all received knife wounds from the attack which erupted outside a house party in Marine Terrace last night (Monday).
One remains critically injured but is believed – but not yet confirmed – all those involved came from Afghanistan. The injured men are all being treated at the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford.
It happened in Marine Terrace at 8.30pm, an area of the town near the harbour behind the Grand Burstin Hotel which is used to house immigrants often asylum seekers who have made their own way to the country.
One man is being questioned by police and officers working on the case say they expect more to be arrested in connection with the incident.
Marine Terrace remained closed off on Tuesday morning as police investigators carried out a detailed search."
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Glasgow man is facing extradition to Spain for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly three tons of cannabis into Britain
Alleged Scots cannabis smuggler faces trial in Spain | Glasgow and West | STV News: "A Glasgow man is facing extradition to Spain for allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly three tons of cannabis into Britain.
Stephen Kane, 30, was arrested in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, in September last year on suspicion of being part of an international drug-smuggling gang.
He and two other people are accused of attempting to transport £8.6m of cannabis on a catamaran bound for the south-west coast of England.
The vessel, named the Cariro 2, was boarded by police in the sea between Spain and Morocco.
Mr Kane, who is currently on remand at Wandsworth Prison, was refused bail after a High Court judge in London heard there was a 'significant risk' he might go on the run.
The offences he is charged with in Spain carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Mr Justice Burnett said: 'My conclusion is that there is a significant risk of absconding here, given the circumstances, and that the combination of conditions offered go nowhere to ameliorate the risk.'"
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Stephen Kane, 30, was arrested in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, in September last year on suspicion of being part of an international drug-smuggling gang.
He and two other people are accused of attempting to transport £8.6m of cannabis on a catamaran bound for the south-west coast of England.
The vessel, named the Cariro 2, was boarded by police in the sea between Spain and Morocco.
Mr Kane, who is currently on remand at Wandsworth Prison, was refused bail after a High Court judge in London heard there was a 'significant risk' he might go on the run.
The offences he is charged with in Spain carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
Mr Justice Burnett said: 'My conclusion is that there is a significant risk of absconding here, given the circumstances, and that the combination of conditions offered go nowhere to ameliorate the risk.'"
Sunday 23 January 2011
Derek "Deco" Ferguson has been hiding out in Puerto Banus on the Costa Del Sol where he has stayed one step ahead of Scottish detectives despite a warrant being issues for his arrest.
Derek "Deco" Ferguson has been hunted for four years by murder squad detectives probing two killings.
They are desperate to quiz him about the deaths of barman Tam Cameron, 49, and hoodlum Billy Bates, 43.
The Sunday Mail today reveals the fugitive's face in a bid to help track him down as sources claim he is living the high-life in a millionaire's playground in Spain.
Sources say Ferguson was smuggled out of the country by a gangland tycoon from Calton, in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, the families of the victims in the double murder being probed by detectives hunting Ferguson are sti ll waiting for justice.
Tam was shot in the chest in the car park of the Auchinairn Tavern in Bishopbriggs in June 2007.
Bates - who was also a suspect in Tam's killing - was discovered dead in an oil drum weeks later.
A European arrest warrant was issued for Ferguson later that year and Strathclyde Police have insisted his face cannot be revealed ever since.
David Whitton, Labour MSP for Bishopbriggs, where the first murder took place, said "It is absolutely right that the public are given the opportunity to recognise this man and would like to know exactly what is being done to execute his arrest warrant.
"I remember meeting Tam Cameron while canvassing and his shocking death had ter r ible ramifications.
"In the interests of justice, everything possible must be done to bring this man back to Scotland."
Labour justice spokesman Richard Baker said: "Derek Ferguson has apparently chosen to leave Scotland and has avoided questioning for four years.
"It is right to highlight this man and questions must be asked why he has evaded police questioning for so long."
Tory justice spokesman John Lamont said: "This is a man who has evaded justice for four years and it's important that he is caught as soon as possible.
"Revealing his face will surely help in that process and it's certainly in the public interest for the public to know what he looks like."
Tam Cameron's family have so far refused to comment about the case.
But a gangland source said: "It has surprised people that Ferguson has not been caught by now.
"People were expecting to see him back in months but years have passed.
"He seems to have been forgotten about."
It is believed Tam was murdered after discovering a member of his family had been bullied into helping commit a bank fraud.
Detectives wanted to question Bates and Ferguson, both from Possil in Glasgow, over his death.
Bates's decomposed corpse was found crammed in a drum in the River Clyde, near the Erskine Bridge.
He had suffered a brutal and sustained attack two weeks before.
Convicted heroin dealer Bates's family only managed to identify him when police showed them photos of two gold rings he was wearing.
He had just been released from prison and had been earning money as an enforcer.
Strathclyde Police suspect he was killed because he wanted to hand himself in for questioning. The force yesterday declined to comment.
Tam's murder came just 18 months after his son Ross, 20, died after being stabbed at a party.
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They are desperate to quiz him about the deaths of barman Tam Cameron, 49, and hoodlum Billy Bates, 43.
The Sunday Mail today reveals the fugitive's face in a bid to help track him down as sources claim he is living the high-life in a millionaire's playground in Spain.
Sources say Ferguson was smuggled out of the country by a gangland tycoon from Calton, in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, the families of the victims in the double murder being probed by detectives hunting Ferguson are sti ll waiting for justice.
Tam was shot in the chest in the car park of the Auchinairn Tavern in Bishopbriggs in June 2007.
Bates - who was also a suspect in Tam's killing - was discovered dead in an oil drum weeks later.
A European arrest warrant was issued for Ferguson later that year and Strathclyde Police have insisted his face cannot be revealed ever since.
David Whitton, Labour MSP for Bishopbriggs, where the first murder took place, said "It is absolutely right that the public are given the opportunity to recognise this man and would like to know exactly what is being done to execute his arrest warrant.
"I remember meeting Tam Cameron while canvassing and his shocking death had ter r ible ramifications.
"In the interests of justice, everything possible must be done to bring this man back to Scotland."
Labour justice spokesman Richard Baker said: "Derek Ferguson has apparently chosen to leave Scotland and has avoided questioning for four years.
"It is right to highlight this man and questions must be asked why he has evaded police questioning for so long."
Tory justice spokesman John Lamont said: "This is a man who has evaded justice for four years and it's important that he is caught as soon as possible.
"Revealing his face will surely help in that process and it's certainly in the public interest for the public to know what he looks like."
Tam Cameron's family have so far refused to comment about the case.
But a gangland source said: "It has surprised people that Ferguson has not been caught by now.
"People were expecting to see him back in months but years have passed.
"He seems to have been forgotten about."
It is believed Tam was murdered after discovering a member of his family had been bullied into helping commit a bank fraud.
Detectives wanted to question Bates and Ferguson, both from Possil in Glasgow, over his death.
Bates's decomposed corpse was found crammed in a drum in the River Clyde, near the Erskine Bridge.
He had suffered a brutal and sustained attack two weeks before.
Convicted heroin dealer Bates's family only managed to identify him when police showed them photos of two gold rings he was wearing.
He had just been released from prison and had been earning money as an enforcer.
Strathclyde Police suspect he was killed because he wanted to hand himself in for questioning. The force yesterday declined to comment.
Tam's murder came just 18 months after his son Ross, 20, died after being stabbed at a party.
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Friday 21 January 2011
2 tons of cannabis seized off Almería coast
2 tons of cannabis seized off Almería coast: "Interior Ministry released details this Thursday of another success in the fight to stop drug smuggling along the Spanish coast.
National Police identified two individuals, H.J.D. from Holland and F.K. from Belgium, who they had tracked to Ibiza thanks to information from police in Lloret de Mar. They were believed to be in Ibiza to prepare their boat, the ‘Naomy’, which was moored in San Antonio, for a drug buying trip to North Africa.
The boat and its crew were kept under surveillance, until it was spotted sailing 50 miles off the Almería coast last Saturday. Officers found two tons of cannabis on board when they boarded the boat and took the crew into custody.
The Naomy sails under the Dutch flag and was sailing to Holland with its cargo."
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National Police identified two individuals, H.J.D. from Holland and F.K. from Belgium, who they had tracked to Ibiza thanks to information from police in Lloret de Mar. They were believed to be in Ibiza to prepare their boat, the ‘Naomy’, which was moored in San Antonio, for a drug buying trip to North Africa.
The boat and its crew were kept under surveillance, until it was spotted sailing 50 miles off the Almería coast last Saturday. Officers found two tons of cannabis on board when they boarded the boat and took the crew into custody.
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The body of a 13 year old girl, named as Maria Esther Jiménez Villegas, who was reported missing from the Málaga village of Arriate on Wednesday night, has been found
Body of missing Málaga girl found: "The body of a 13 year old girl, named as Maria Esther Jiménez Villegas, who was reported missing from the Málaga village of Arriate on Wednesday night, has been found in the pump house of a swimming pool.
A fireman made the find on land on the outskirts of the village, which has a population of about 3,500, at 7,15pm on Thursday night. The area is known as La curva de Arriate, close to the municipality of Ronda.
Sources close to the investigation say that the body showed clear signs of violence. The child had been beaten and the body was found with the head covered.
She had last been seen in a four wheel drive vehicle close to the Arriate rubbish tip. Her friends had been helping with the search operation, concentrating on the area of the rubbish tip and on an abandoned house often used for play.
The judge has imposed reporting restrictions in the case, but it’s understood that the autopsy is being carried out today, Friday at the Legal Medicine Institute in Málaga."
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A fireman made the find on land on the outskirts of the village, which has a population of about 3,500, at 7,15pm on Thursday night. The area is known as La curva de Arriate, close to the municipality of Ronda.
Sources close to the investigation say that the body showed clear signs of violence. The child had been beaten and the body was found with the head covered.
She had last been seen in a four wheel drive vehicle close to the Arriate rubbish tip. Her friends had been helping with the search operation, concentrating on the area of the rubbish tip and on an abandoned house often used for play.
The judge has imposed reporting restrictions in the case, but it’s understood that the autopsy is being carried out today, Friday at the Legal Medicine Institute in Málaga."
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Thursday 20 January 2011
Three Britons, two men and a woman, have been arrested in Benahavis on the Costa del Sol
Three Britons, two men and a woman, have been arrested in Benahavis on the Costa del Sol, in connection with the kidnap of a man and the demand of a 104,000 € ransom for his release.
Agents from the UDYCO Drugs and Organised Crime Unit of the National Police in Marbella say that the man was kidnapped last Saturday whilst shopping in a commercial centre in Málaga.
Two unknown men bundled him into a vehicle at gunpoint and took him to a shed next to a house in Benahavis, demanding 104,000 € for his release.
The police made their arrests later the same day, but news has only now been given to the press. As well as the pistol, a large amount of documentation was taken for study.
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Agents from the UDYCO Drugs and Organised Crime Unit of the National Police in Marbella say that the man was kidnapped last Saturday whilst shopping in a commercial centre in Málaga.
Two unknown men bundled him into a vehicle at gunpoint and took him to a shed next to a house in Benahavis, demanding 104,000 € for his release.
The police made their arrests later the same day, but news has only now been given to the press. As well as the pistol, a large amount of documentation was taken for study.
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Wednesday 19 January 2011
Google appeals Spain mandate to take down links
Google appeals Spain mandate to take down links - BusinessWeek: "Lawyers for Google are appealing demands by Spanish authorities that the U.S. company delete links to websites containing information that officials say violate Spaniards' privacy rights.
The cases dealt with Wednesday include a surgeon who was absolved of charges of malpractice in a case in 1991, but a Spanish newspaper reference to the original case still crops up whenever his name is keyed into Google's search engine.
Google Inc. says it's the first case of its kind and that a Spanish decision mandating the deletion of the links could hurt freedom of expression.
Spain's Data Protection Agency says it went after Google on the request of the individuals involved and because the original publishers of the links cannot legally be ordered to take them down."
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The cases dealt with Wednesday include a surgeon who was absolved of charges of malpractice in a case in 1991, but a Spanish newspaper reference to the original case still crops up whenever his name is keyed into Google's search engine.
Google Inc. says it's the first case of its kind and that a Spanish decision mandating the deletion of the links could hurt freedom of expression.
Spain's Data Protection Agency says it went after Google on the request of the individuals involved and because the original publishers of the links cannot legally be ordered to take them down."
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Eight month pregnant woman found to be carrying 1 kilos of cocaine inside her body
Eight month pregnant woman found to be carrying 1 kilos of cocaine inside her body: "eight month pregnant Nigerian woman has been arrested on the Baleares and found to be carrying a kilo of cocaine hidden in her stomach and vagina.
She started suffering convulsions on a flight to Palma de Mallorca when travelling also with another 18 month old son, and had to be operated upon on her arrival, to save the life of the baby which had to be born a month prematurely.
The baby suffered a heart attack just after birth, but the baby and mother are now both said to be doing well, the baby in the Son Llàtzer Hospital and the mother, in the arrest unit of the Son Espases Hospital.
National police say the woman, who is in her 30’s, was being used as a ‘drug mule’ to carry the cocaine from Madrid to Palma. She faces charges of committing a crime against public health, and possibly also for endangering the life of her child.
The 18 month year old is now in the care of Mallorca social services."
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She started suffering convulsions on a flight to Palma de Mallorca when travelling also with another 18 month old son, and had to be operated upon on her arrival, to save the life of the baby which had to be born a month prematurely.
The baby suffered a heart attack just after birth, but the baby and mother are now both said to be doing well, the baby in the Son Llàtzer Hospital and the mother, in the arrest unit of the Son Espases Hospital.
National police say the woman, who is in her 30’s, was being used as a ‘drug mule’ to carry the cocaine from Madrid to Palma. She faces charges of committing a crime against public health, and possibly also for endangering the life of her child.
The 18 month year old is now in the care of Mallorca social services."
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Briton arrested for drug smuggling at Málaga Airport
Briton arrested for drug smuggling at Málaga Airport: "The Civil Guard have released details of the latest drug smuggling arrest at Málaga Airport, a 31 year old man who is named as D.J.R., who was caught trying to bring 4 kilos of cocaine into the country.
He is understood from El Mundo to have been born in Málaga, but holds a British passport.
He was pulled over for searching last Wednesday evening after landing on a flight from Bogotá via Madrid when the x-ray machine showed up suspicious items in his luggage.
The first package of cocaine was discovered in a false bottom built into his laptop computer. Further searching revealed another eight packages hidden in his luggage, with a total weight of 3,992.4 grams."
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He is understood from El Mundo to have been born in Málaga, but holds a British passport.
He was pulled over for searching last Wednesday evening after landing on a flight from Bogotá via Madrid when the x-ray machine showed up suspicious items in his luggage.
The first package of cocaine was discovered in a false bottom built into his laptop computer. Further searching revealed another eight packages hidden in his luggage, with a total weight of 3,992.4 grams."
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2,200 kilos of hashish recovered in Málaga
2,200 kilos of hashish recovered in Málaga: "2,200 kilos of hashish
has been recovered from a yacht in the El Candado marina in Málaga.Five people have been arrested and face charges against public health. The five are accused of renting luxury boats and using them to transport large amounts of drugs from Larache on the Moroccan coast.
Police had mounted a surveillance operation at the port and notes the presence of a van which had arrived to pick up the drugs.
Three arrests were made at the scene, and then another two arrests followed, in Málaga and in Ronda. The nationalities of those arrested have not been revealed as yet."
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Police find arsenal of weapons in a Fuengirola garage
National Police released news of the find, which was made on January 7, this Tuesday.
The weapons found are reported to belong to the Marseilles mafia and include 5 pistols and two sub-machine guns. Five of the weapons were fitted with silencers.
Police also confiscated a large amount of ammunition and two stolen vehicles which were parked in the garage, in addition to items used to forge documents."
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A letter, claiming to be from convicted murderer Tony King, implicates Dolores Vázquez in the murder of Rocio Wanninkhof
A letter, claiming to be from convicted murderer Tony King, implicates Dolores Vázquez in the murder of Rocio Wanninkhof: "Alicia Hornos, the mother of Rocio Wanninkhof, the Mijas youngster who was assassinated in 1999, has told Telecinco television that she has received two letters which have implied Dolores Vázquez in her daughter’s death.
Alicia Hornos say the two letters, written in English, and postmarked December 20th, were signed by Tony King, the Briton who was found guilty of the murder of Rocio at the second trial.
She says the letters, implicate Dolores Vázquez in the killing.
The letters, which are now with her lawyer, Marcos García Montes, are being checked by calligraphy experts to see if they were indeed written by Tony King, who remains in prison.
The letters claim that King, Vázquez and King’s friend, Robert Graham, were on the waste ground where Rocio died, playing with her underwear passing it between them.
Alicia Hornos told the TV channel that she is convinced the letters are from Tony King."
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Alicia Hornos say the two letters, written in English, and postmarked December 20th, were signed by Tony King, the Briton who was found guilty of the murder of Rocio at the second trial.
She says the letters, implicate Dolores Vázquez in the killing.
The letters, which are now with her lawyer, Marcos García Montes, are being checked by calligraphy experts to see if they were indeed written by Tony King, who remains in prison.
The letters claim that King, Vázquez and King’s friend, Robert Graham, were on the waste ground where Rocio died, playing with her underwear passing it between them.
Alicia Hornos told the TV channel that she is convinced the letters are from Tony King."
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Spain raids 'Europe's largest cocaine lab'
Spain raids 'Europe's largest cocaine lab': "Spanish police have raided a huge drug-production lab near Madrid, seizing 300kg of cocaine and 2m euros in cash.
The police arrested 25 people and said the facility was the 'largest and most sophisticated' cocaine lab in Europe.
They said the suspects included Spaniards and Colombians, and they had imported the drug by hiding it in shipping containers of coffee.
Spain is a major transit point for drugs from the cocaine-producing nations of Latin America.
The police raided the lab, in the village of Villanueva de Perales, after a two-year investigation.
As well as cash and drugs, police also seized 33 tonnes of chemicals used to process cocaine, a cache of weapons, 18 luxury vehicles, 470 mobile phones and share certificates worth 50m euros (£42m; $67m)."
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The police arrested 25 people and said the facility was the 'largest and most sophisticated' cocaine lab in Europe.
They said the suspects included Spaniards and Colombians, and they had imported the drug by hiding it in shipping containers of coffee.
Spain is a major transit point for drugs from the cocaine-producing nations of Latin America.
The police raided the lab, in the village of Villanueva de Perales, after a two-year investigation.
As well as cash and drugs, police also seized 33 tonnes of chemicals used to process cocaine, a cache of weapons, 18 luxury vehicles, 470 mobile phones and share certificates worth 50m euros (£42m; $67m)."
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Sunday 9 January 2011
Wanted Portuguese man arrested in Torremolinos
Wanted Portuguese man arrested in Torremolinos: "Police in Torremolinos have arrested a 51 year old Portuguese man who is wanted on a European arrest warrant, issued in Switzerland in 2004, in connection with sexual abuse and the forcing and kidnapping of minors. Some of his alleged victims were disabled and come from cases which date from ten years ago."
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Thomas Farrell, 54, director of a fitness company, was blasted at close range as he got his car out of his garage.
Thomas Farrell, 54, director of a fitness company, was blasted at close range as he got his car out of his garage.
He was found by his wife and taken to hospital by ambulance where he underwent emergency surgery.
Police were yesterday still hunting the gunman following the shooting in Mijas Costa, near Malaga.
Mr Farrell's condition was said to be 'serious but improving'.
Police say the attack bore the hallmarks of an underworld hit and are exploring the possibility he was shot in a case of mistaken identity."
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Police were yesterday still hunting the gunman following the shooting in Mijas Costa, near Malaga.
Mr Farrell's condition was said to be 'serious but improving'.
Police say the attack bore the hallmarks of an underworld hit and are exploring the possibility he was shot in a case of mistaken identity."
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Thursday 6 January 2011
Hit men hunt Freddie Thompson in the Philippines ?
GANGSTER Freddie Thompson is moving to the Far East after fresh threats against his life.
Thompson is understood to be relocating to the Philippines after rivals vowed to have him killed in 2011.
The drug boss, who has been living between Holland and the UK since he was forced to flee Spain last summer, has reportedly started looking at luxury properties in Manila.
'Fat' Freddie fears a new assassination attempt following a failed truce in the Crumlin-Drimnagh gangland feud.
The Filipino capital is the top choice for Thompson as it has no extradition treaty with Ireland and the mobster already has drug smuggling contacts in the city.
He is making the move after his biggest supplier - Christy ‘Dapper Don' Kinahan - dropped him when Spanish police issued an arrest warrant for the Coombe criminal.
It is understood that Thompson has been warned by Kinahan's associates not to return to Spain, where he is wanted on the warrant for questioning over Christy Kinahan's billion euro drug and money laundering syndicate.
A source said: “The word is that Thompson is relocating to avoid the warrant.
“He has not been arrested by any police force since it was issued but his paranoia is such that he wants out of Europe altogether.”
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Wednesday 5 January 2011
Financial services commission obtains £6.2m judgement against rock directors - Postonline
Financial services commission obtains £6.2m judgement against rock directors - Postonline: "In what is claimed to be a first of its kind judgement in the Supreme Court of Gibraltar, the Financial Services Commission has obtained £6.3m judgement against former directors of Rock Financial Services.
At the hearning the Supreme Court heard an application by the FSC for the assessment of damages against Michael Whitting, Anthony Whitting and Stephen Putnam who were formally directors of Rock Financial Services. RFS had been wound up by the Supreme Court on the application of the FSC in 2003.
The FSC had waited before taking action to allow the liquidators to undertake the pursuit and collection of assets and for a criminal investigation to be undertaken.
However, in the face of what it describes as the 'difficulties' encountered by the liquidators the FSC issued proceedings for regulatory breaches seeking a civil restitution order, among other orders, against the directors of RFS."
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At the hearning the Supreme Court heard an application by the FSC for the assessment of damages against Michael Whitting, Anthony Whitting and Stephen Putnam who were formally directors of Rock Financial Services. RFS had been wound up by the Supreme Court on the application of the FSC in 2003.
The FSC had waited before taking action to allow the liquidators to undertake the pursuit and collection of assets and for a criminal investigation to be undertaken.
However, in the face of what it describes as the 'difficulties' encountered by the liquidators the FSC issued proceedings for regulatory breaches seeking a civil restitution order, among other orders, against the directors of RFS."
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British man shot outside his home in Mijas
British man shot outside his home in Mijas: "British man has been admitted to hospital in Málaga, where his condition is described as stable, after he was shot in the face while he was outside his home in Mijas. The only information on his identity is that he is 54 years old.
It happened at around 11 o’clock on Monday night on the Mijas Golf urbanisation where, as Diario Sur reports, the victim was found injured outside his home. It’s understood it was the man’s wife who found him and who contacted emergency services."
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It happened at around 11 o’clock on Monday night on the Mijas Golf urbanisation where, as Diario Sur reports, the victim was found injured outside his home. It’s understood it was the man’s wife who found him and who contacted emergency services."
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Spanish prisoner escapes prison for the second time in two months
Spanish prisoner escapes prison for the second time in two months: "On both occasions, an accomplice faxed a forged court order for his releaseJosé Carlos Serna - EFE archive
An urgent investigation has been opened by the High Court in Madrid into how an inmate recently managed to escape prison for the second time in two months using a forged court order for his release.
The General Council for Judicial Power, the body which oversees the judiciary in Spain, has opened its own investigation.
José Carlos Serna Sánchez was released from the Estremera prison on December 30 on the back of a fax, supposedly from the provincial court in Madrid, sent to the local court in Arganda del Rey which is responsible for matters relating to the prison."
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An urgent investigation has been opened by the High Court in Madrid into how an inmate recently managed to escape prison for the second time in two months using a forged court order for his release.
The General Council for Judicial Power, the body which oversees the judiciary in Spain, has opened its own investigation.
José Carlos Serna Sánchez was released from the Estremera prison on December 30 on the back of a fax, supposedly from the provincial court in Madrid, sent to the local court in Arganda del Rey which is responsible for matters relating to the prison."
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Tuesday 4 January 2011
Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery - CNN.com
Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery - CNN.com: "If the human jawbone that washed up on a beach in Aruba late last year wasn't Natalee Holloway's, whose was it?
Authorities continue to investigate. They say the jawbone is human and likely was from a Caucasian. It held a single tooth.
Ten people have vanished while vacationing in the Caribbean in the last 15 years, according to the Aruba Missing Persons website. One of them was Amy Lynn Bradley, then 23, who disappeared 12 years ago while on a vacation cruise with her family.
Bradley and her mother, father and younger brother were on board the cruise ship 'Rhapsody of the Seas.' The ship had just left Oranjestad, Aruba, and was heading to Curacao, in the Netherlands Antilles, on the day she went missing -- March 24, 1998.
Bradley left her cabin early that morning, barefoot and carrying her cigarettes and lighter. It appears that she vanished while the ship was docking in Curacao.
The last person to see Bradley, according to her family, was her father, at about 5:30 a.m. Earlier, she had been with members of the cruise ship's band, 'Blue Orchid.'"
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Authorities continue to investigate. They say the jawbone is human and likely was from a Caucasian. It held a single tooth.
Ten people have vanished while vacationing in the Caribbean in the last 15 years, according to the Aruba Missing Persons website. One of them was Amy Lynn Bradley, then 23, who disappeared 12 years ago while on a vacation cruise with her family.
Bradley and her mother, father and younger brother were on board the cruise ship 'Rhapsody of the Seas.' The ship had just left Oranjestad, Aruba, and was heading to Curacao, in the Netherlands Antilles, on the day she went missing -- March 24, 1998.
Bradley left her cabin early that morning, barefoot and carrying her cigarettes and lighter. It appears that she vanished while the ship was docking in Curacao.
The last person to see Bradley, according to her family, was her father, at about 5:30 a.m. Earlier, she had been with members of the cruise ship's band, 'Blue Orchid.'"
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Fuengirola youngster dies at electronic music festival in Madrid
Fuengirola youngster dies at electronic music festival in Madrid: "autopsy has determined that a youngster from Fuengirola who died after being taken ill at a music event in Madrid on Saturday had taken drugs.
20 year old Jonathan Jiménez Serrano was at the Day One electronic music festival in the Spanish capital’s Palacio de Vistalegre and began to feel ill at around 10 o’clock that night. He went into cardiac arrest, but was brought round by doctors from the mobile ICU which had been contracted for the event.
He was rushed to the nearby Gómez Ulla Hospital, but died shortly after he was admitted.
According to sources quoted by El Páis, analyses carried out at the hospital determined that he had taken amphetamines, and it’s understood that an autopsy has now confirmed the presence of drugs in his body"
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20 year old Jonathan Jiménez Serrano was at the Day One electronic music festival in the Spanish capital’s Palacio de Vistalegre and began to feel ill at around 10 o’clock that night. He went into cardiac arrest, but was brought round by doctors from the mobile ICU which had been contracted for the event.
He was rushed to the nearby Gómez Ulla Hospital, but died shortly after he was admitted.
According to sources quoted by El Páis, analyses carried out at the hospital determined that he had taken amphetamines, and it’s understood that an autopsy has now confirmed the presence of drugs in his body"
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More than 1.5 tons of cannabis seized in Almería
More than 1.5 tons of cannabis seized in Almería: "Ideal newspaper has revealed details of a Civil Guard operation last Friday which resulted in a haul of more than 1.5 tons of cannabis and the arrest of two people.
It happened last Friday when a boat which had been anchored off the Almería coast for more than an hour was seen approaching another vessel and then transferring its cargo on to the other boat. The second boat, with the merchandise now on board, then approached the coast and unloaded the packages into a waiting van.
Officers found 50 packages of cannabis inside the van when it was intercepted while attempting to leave the area. The total weight of the drugs was 1,632 kilos.
The van driver and the man who had brought the boat onto shore were both taken into custody."
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It happened last Friday when a boat which had been anchored off the Almería coast for more than an hour was seen approaching another vessel and then transferring its cargo on to the other boat. The second boat, with the merchandise now on board, then approached the coast and unloaded the packages into a waiting van.
Officers found 50 packages of cannabis inside the van when it was intercepted while attempting to leave the area. The total weight of the drugs was 1,632 kilos.
The van driver and the man who had brought the boat onto shore were both taken into custody."
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Cádiz man finally compensated for rape he did not commit
Cádiz man finally compensated for rape he did not commit: "Cádiz man who spent more tan 13 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has been compensated by the state.
Rafael Ricardi was released in July 2008 after the DNA evidence which had helped to convict him was revised and he was found to be innocent. Another man was arrested in his place before his release.
The Supreme Court annulled Ricardi’s sentence a year later, but it was not until last Friday that the compensation set down by the Justice Ministry was paid into his bank account. He received 555,600 €, which El País notes equates to 120 € for each of the 4,630 days he spent behind bars."
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Rafael Ricardi was released in July 2008 after the DNA evidence which had helped to convict him was revised and he was found to be innocent. Another man was arrested in his place before his release.
The Supreme Court annulled Ricardi’s sentence a year later, but it was not until last Friday that the compensation set down by the Justice Ministry was paid into his bank account. He received 555,600 €, which El País notes equates to 120 € for each of the 4,630 days he spent behind bars."
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Prostitution ring broken up in Alicante and Murcia,exchanged by the gang members for cars.
Prostitution ring broken up in Alicante and Murcia: "Civil Guard said in a press release on Tuesday that investigations began in October 2009 into a gang of Albanian criminals known to have been previously involved in organised burglary and which was believed to now be involved in sexual exploitation.
Two of the leaders were located in Orihuela Costa and Mazarrón, Murcia, from where the network was led with the help of a Romanian woman who oversaw the team of women. It’s understood that the victims were brought over to Spain with the false promise of work, only to find their identity papers confiscated by the leaders of the gang once they arrived in the country.
They were recruited by other Romanian nationals resident in Alicante province.
They were then put to work as prostitutes, under the threat of physical harm to either themselves or to their families.
Europa Press notes that up to 20 women worked for the network at one point and that some were, on occasion, exchanged by the gang members for cars."
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Two of the leaders were located in Orihuela Costa and Mazarrón, Murcia, from where the network was led with the help of a Romanian woman who oversaw the team of women. It’s understood that the victims were brought over to Spain with the false promise of work, only to find their identity papers confiscated by the leaders of the gang once they arrived in the country.
They were recruited by other Romanian nationals resident in Alicante province.
They were then put to work as prostitutes, under the threat of physical harm to either themselves or to their families.
Europa Press notes that up to 20 women worked for the network at one point and that some were, on occasion, exchanged by the gang members for cars."
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Prostitution ring broken up in Alicante and Murcia
Prostitution ring broken up in Alicante and Murcia: "Civil Guard said in a press release on Tuesday that investigations began in October 2009 into a gang of Albanian criminals known to have been previously involved in organised burglary and which was believed to now be involved in sexual exploitation.
Two of the leaders were located in Orihuela Costa and Mazarrón, Murcia, from where the network was led with the help of a Romanian woman who oversaw the team of women. It’s understood that the victims were brought over to Spain with the false promise of work, only to find their identity papers confiscated by the leaders of the gang once they arrived in the country.
They were recruited by other Romanian nationals resident in Alicante province.
They were then put to work as prostitutes, under the threat of physical harm to either themselves or to their families.
Europa Press notes that up to 20 women worked for the network at one point and that some were, on occasion, exchanged by the gang members for cars."
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Two of the leaders were located in Orihuela Costa and Mazarrón, Murcia, from where the network was led with the help of a Romanian woman who oversaw the team of women. It’s understood that the victims were brought over to Spain with the false promise of work, only to find their identity papers confiscated by the leaders of the gang once they arrived in the country.
They were recruited by other Romanian nationals resident in Alicante province.
They were then put to work as prostitutes, under the threat of physical harm to either themselves or to their families.
Europa Press notes that up to 20 women worked for the network at one point and that some were, on occasion, exchanged by the gang members for cars."
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satanic sect based on the island of Tenerife,Grave robbers steal 7 bodies from a Tenerife cemetery
Grave robbers steal 7 bodies from a Tenerife cemetery: "Civil Guard are searching for grave robbers who looted five graves at the cemetery in Arico, Tenerife, and stole seven bodies.
The desecration was discovered on New Year’s Day when a local woman went to the cemetery to lay flowers at her relatives’ graves.
The local Mayor, Eladio Morales, told Europa Press that the graves which were opened are the oldest in the cemetery. One is that of two brothers who died after a flu epidemic in 1920, while the remainder are from the 1930s.
He believes it’s the work of a satanic sect based elsewhere on the island and noted another incident four years ago when grave robbers stole ‘parts’ of bodies. The Mayor added that hens and other dead animals have, on occasion, been found outside the cemetery."
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The desecration was discovered on New Year’s Day when a local woman went to the cemetery to lay flowers at her relatives’ graves.
The local Mayor, Eladio Morales, told Europa Press that the graves which were opened are the oldest in the cemetery. One is that of two brothers who died after a flu epidemic in 1920, while the remainder are from the 1930s.
He believes it’s the work of a satanic sect based elsewhere on the island and noted another incident four years ago when grave robbers stole ‘parts’ of bodies. The Mayor added that hens and other dead animals have, on occasion, been found outside the cemetery."
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Cocaine in the bananas in Algeciras
Cocaine in the bananas in Algeciras: "National Police have recovered 645 kilos of cocaine and arrested eight people in Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Cádiz and in Barcelona.
The drugs arrived in Algeciras hidden in a shipment of bananas.
A statement from the National Police said that they discovered the operation last November and that Algeciras port had been used for previous shipments to a company based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
The drugs were found when controls on the contents of containers arrived at the port were stepped up. The eight people arrested are said to be the organisers of the shipments, and are based in Cádiz and Barcelona."
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The drugs arrived in Algeciras hidden in a shipment of bananas.
A statement from the National Police said that they discovered the operation last November and that Algeciras port had been used for previous shipments to a company based in Sanlúcar de Barrameda.
The drugs were found when controls on the contents of containers arrived at the port were stepped up. The eight people arrested are said to be the organisers of the shipments, and are based in Cádiz and Barcelona."
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Sunday 2 January 2011
soccer coach has been sent to prison after been found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor
costadelsol.st - News - Costa del Sol: "soccer coach has been sent to prison after been found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse of a minor
It is understood from the reports Alberto D was jailed to two years in prison
It is reported that he abused the child who is under 11 on the 21 June and again in late July
According to the reports the coach gave the boy three euros and two items of sports clothing
He was also banned from making any contact with the boy for four years"
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It is understood from the reports Alberto D was jailed to two years in prison
It is reported that he abused the child who is under 11 on the 21 June and again in late July
According to the reports the coach gave the boy three euros and two items of sports clothing
He was also banned from making any contact with the boy for four years"
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Residents urge call-girls move near Plaza Mayor | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain
Euro Weekly News | Residents urge call-girls move near Plaza Mayor | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "RESIDENTS and business owners in the areas surrounding the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate and Alameda de Colon in Malaga have proposed an alternative area for prostitutes. Prostitution is a problem in the area and when new municipal laws come into effect, prostitutes and their clients can be fined for working in those areas, less than 200 metres from inhabited areas, schools or commercial establishments.
Therefore, residents have proposed that they take their trade to a plot in the Arraijanal area, 500 metres from the Plaza Mayor shopping centre, near the train tracks.
The President of the Centro Sur Association which is proposing the move claims the area is safe, well-lit, built-up, and accessible by train and car.
Tatiana Garcia, who represents the working girls on the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate has said that a group of women would be willing to visit the area and consider the move, although the women who work at night prefer to remain at the estate and will protest if they are not allowed to work in peace."
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Therefore, residents have proposed that they take their trade to a plot in the Arraijanal area, 500 metres from the Plaza Mayor shopping centre, near the train tracks.
The President of the Centro Sur Association which is proposing the move claims the area is safe, well-lit, built-up, and accessible by train and car.
Tatiana Garcia, who represents the working girls on the Guadalhorce Industrial Estate has said that a group of women would be willing to visit the area and consider the move, although the women who work at night prefer to remain at the estate and will protest if they are not allowed to work in peace."
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200 drug dealers could be released across Spain as 6,000 cases are reviewed under new rules.
Euro Weekly News | New Penal Code tougher on drivers, easy on dealers | Spain | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "200 drug dealers could be released across Spain as 6,000 cases are reviewed under new rules. This is as a result of Spain’s new Penal Code which came into recently. In effect it outlines tougher sentences for some crimes, and becoming more ‘understanding’ towards minor drug dealers concentrating efforts on major traffickers.
The Government expects 239 of 65,000 prisoners will be released, including immigrants who have been sent to prison for selling counterfeit goods.
The new code describes such activity as a fault and not a crime if the goods are worth less than €400. Drivers will notice the effects of the new penal code most.
The Guardia Civil can now impound a car if it is caught on radar speeding over 200kph on a motorway, or 120kph in town.
Drivers found with more than 1.2 grams of alcohol per litre of blood will also have their vehicles impounded and confiscated forever.
Anyone caught driving in the wrong direction, modifying road signs, covering a radar, driving with no licence, or refuse to undergo alcohol or drugs tests will also lose their vehicles."
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The Government expects 239 of 65,000 prisoners will be released, including immigrants who have been sent to prison for selling counterfeit goods.
The new code describes such activity as a fault and not a crime if the goods are worth less than €400. Drivers will notice the effects of the new penal code most.
The Guardia Civil can now impound a car if it is caught on radar speeding over 200kph on a motorway, or 120kph in town.
Drivers found with more than 1.2 grams of alcohol per litre of blood will also have their vehicles impounded and confiscated forever.
Anyone caught driving in the wrong direction, modifying road signs, covering a radar, driving with no licence, or refuse to undergo alcohol or drugs tests will also lose their vehicles."
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Costa del Gangster,Freddie Thompson, 30, has been living between Spain, Britain and Holland for most of the past year and reports reaching gardai suggest he is planning to travel even further away
Costa del Gangster: "'
Irish Underworld topples as Gangland fink “Fat Freddie” Thompson rats out Mob boss Kinahan headlines has cause new rumours for Fat Freddie and because of fears that he is being targeted for assassination. It is understood that he has been checking locations in the Far East for a hideaway until he reckons the threats to his life have subsided.
The Crumlin-Drimnagh feud that Thompson had been centrally involved in was thought to have ended in July 2009 with the murder of one of his last remaining major rivals, Anthony Cannon, 26, the 16th man to be killed.
The feud is the subject of a TV3 series, Cocaine Wars, based on the book by journalist Mick McCaffrey, starting tomorrow evening.
Thompson's rivals are said to have regrouped and have recruited young members, including several still in their teens, who are believed to be intent on stamping their mark in the Dublin gang scene.
Thompson is at the top of the young south Dublin gang's list of targets, but he is also under threat from former associates who were behind the main Irish cocaine and heroin importation ring based in Spain. This ring was the target of last year's major operation by Spanish and other European police forces.'"
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The Crumlin-Drimnagh feud that Thompson had been centrally involved in was thought to have ended in July 2009 with the murder of one of his last remaining major rivals, Anthony Cannon, 26, the 16th man to be killed.
The feud is the subject of a TV3 series, Cocaine Wars, based on the book by journalist Mick McCaffrey, starting tomorrow evening.
Thompson's rivals are said to have regrouped and have recruited young members, including several still in their teens, who are believed to be intent on stamping their mark in the Dublin gang scene.
Thompson is at the top of the young south Dublin gang's list of targets, but he is also under threat from former associates who were behind the main Irish cocaine and heroin importation ring based in Spain. This ring was the target of last year's major operation by Spanish and other European police forces.'"
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360 kilos of cocaine seized at Valencia Port
360 kilos of cocaine seized at Valencia Port: "joint operation by the Agencia Tributaria Tax Authority and the National Police has recovered 360 kilos of cocaine which had been brought into Spain in two separate cargoes of wooden planks.
Each of the two consignments was sent from Paraguay.
The initial cargo, of 260 kg, was seized from two containers which arrived at the port in November, leading investigators to the company which had imported the goods. Detectives then discovered that a second consignment was due to arrive in December, and also learnt that a member of the drugs organisation had arrived in Spain."
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Each of the two consignments was sent from Paraguay.
The initial cargo, of 260 kg, was seized from two containers which arrived at the port in November, leading investigators to the company which had imported the goods. Detectives then discovered that a second consignment was due to arrive in December, and also learnt that a member of the drugs organisation had arrived in Spain."
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Three years since Amy Fitzpatrick disappeared family’s lawyer, Juan de la Fuente, said there have been no solid clues to Amy’s whereabouts
Three years since Amy Fitzpatrick disappeared from Mijas: "Speaking to the EFE news agency this Thursday, the f
this year, despite a reward of 1 million € which was offered by the family. The main response, he said, was from ‘clairvoyants or people who wanted to laugh at the family’.
He noted 5 telephone calls received which he said corroborated information which the family had had ‘in mind’ since Amy first went missing, mentioning two British people known both to Amy and to her family. It’s understood that one is resident in Spain and the other in the UK.
The family still believes that Amy did not leave of her own free will."
this year, despite a reward of 1 million € which was offered by the family. The main response, he said, was from ‘clairvoyants or people who wanted to laugh at the family’.
He noted 5 telephone calls received which he said corroborated information which the family had had ‘in mind’ since Amy first went missing, mentioning two British people known both to Amy and to her family. It’s understood that one is resident in Spain and the other in the UK.
The family still believes that Amy did not leave of her own free will."
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