Briton stabbed in Marbella bar fight: "National Police are investigating the stabbing of a young British man in a bar in Nueva Andalucía, Marbella. He was stabbed in an arm and leg as he tried to defend himself, according to reports in Diario Sur, and was taken by his friends to the Costa del Sol Hospital by car. He was admitted for treatment.
It happened around 6pm on Wednesday, when for some reason, an argument got started which turned into a fight outside the establishment.
National Police investigations continue and several people who saw what happened were called by the police to give statements during Thursday.
It happened in the same area where a 24 year old was left in a coma after a fight last month, and there were two other cases last weekend in Estepona, including one when a 17 year old was injured after being attacked with a harpoon."
Monday, 13 September 2010
Fugitive 'godfather' captured in Spain - CNN.com
Fugitive 'godfather' captured in Spain - CNN.com: "Adrian Rascu -- also known as 'El Padrino,' or 'the godfather' -- was captured as he exited a gym in Madrid on Friday, Spain's national police said in a statement.
Rascu fled France five years ago after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking and sexual exploitation, authorities said.
According to police, Rascu was accused of recruiting Gypsy women in Romania and promising them jobs in France. Once in Paris, the women's passports were taken, and the women were forced into prostitution. Those who objected were physically abused and raped.
Police said 'El Padrino' had been using a false identity, and the gym where he was arrested was also the place where he met with other organized crime groups."
Rascu fled France five years ago after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking and sexual exploitation, authorities said.
According to police, Rascu was accused of recruiting Gypsy women in Romania and promising them jobs in France. Once in Paris, the women's passports were taken, and the women were forced into prostitution. Those who objected were physically abused and raped.
Police said 'El Padrino' had been using a false identity, and the gym where he was arrested was also the place where he met with other organized crime groups."
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Malaga to Outlaw street prostitution imposing fines for sexual practices carried out in public areas of up to €1,500.
MALAGA City Hall is set to ban street prostitution imposing fines for sexual practices carried out in public areas of up to €1,500.
Local business associations and residents in Malaga City demand street prostitution be banned completely, especially on the industrial estates where it is commonplace.
Residents and businesses claim they don’t want to ban prostitution as everyone has a right to do what they desire with their body, but they do want to make sure that it is transferred to a more “suitable” area.
Prostitution in Spain is not illegal and the council has found a way around this by proposing a local bylaw not referring to prostitution, but sanctioning sexual activity in public. If all goes ahead as planned, it could be introduced by October.
Lighting fires on the street will also be banned, something which is linked to prostitution, as many of the women who work on industrial estates light fires to keep warm in the winter.
The industrial estates are also being encouraged to offer jobs for women who want to find a way out of prostitution, and an association is carrying out a programme in which the street girls will be able to visit huts to rest, get a hot drink and be given help and advice.
This follows last month’s decision by Benalmadena Town Hall to speed up the process of putting rules in place which will allow police to fine clients found with prostitutes.
The Benalmadena bylaw is expected to come into effect some time this month.
30 year old local man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 49 year old woman from the United States in Sevilla.
30 year old local man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a 49 year old woman from the United States in Sevilla. She was reported missing on September 4 and her body was recovered from the Guadalquivir River by National Police in the city on Tuesday.
The detained man has been named with the initials A.G.S. and is said to be in the victim’s circle of friends. His home was searched on Monday afternoon and the Scientific Police have found ‘sufficient reason’ to consider ‘he took part in the death of the woman’. Later reports indicate that he has confessed to the crime.
A police search of the part of the river indicated by the man, by the Puente de las Delicias, resulted in the head and an arm of the victim being found inside a bag, along with some of her personal effects.
The man continues in police custody as questioning continues. They consider he killed her in his home in the Tiro de Línea area of the city, broke up the body, and put it into a suitcase and plastic bag which he later threw in the river.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27120.shtml#ixzz0z1dZ8fju
The detained man has been named with the initials A.G.S. and is said to be in the victim’s circle of friends. His home was searched on Monday afternoon and the Scientific Police have found ‘sufficient reason’ to consider ‘he took part in the death of the woman’. Later reports indicate that he has confessed to the crime.
A police search of the part of the river indicated by the man, by the Puente de las Delicias, resulted in the head and an arm of the victim being found inside a bag, along with some of her personal effects.
The man continues in police custody as questioning continues. They consider he killed her in his home in the Tiro de Línea area of the city, broke up the body, and put it into a suitcase and plastic bag which he later threw in the river.
Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_27120.shtml#ixzz0z1dZ8fju
Twenty four British citizens have been arrested by Spanish police
Twenty four British citizens have been arrested by Spanish police in Ibiza after making a drugs raid on the island. The police seized cocaine, ecstasy pills, MDMA and other recreational drugs in the gang members' San Antonio homes, on the West coast of Ibiza, a short boat ride away from Barcelona and one of Spain's most popular holiday destinations.
A spokesperson for the Spanish police said: "This operation is still going on and we cannot give any details at this stage," whilst the British Foreign Office has acknowledged the arrest saying: "We are aware of a number of arrests in Ibiza involving British nationals and are offering consular assistance."
Drugs in Ibiza have been a real bugbear for Spanish police for decades with the island emerging as one of the centres of dance music worldwide and a notorious spot for all night (and day) raves and hedonism. A similar raid took place last September, the end of the clubbing season, in which Spanish police arrested 25 Britons in gangs from Manchester and Liverpool.
A spokesperson for the Spanish police said: "This operation is still going on and we cannot give any details at this stage," whilst the British Foreign Office has acknowledged the arrest saying: "We are aware of a number of arrests in Ibiza involving British nationals and are offering consular assistance."
Drugs in Ibiza have been a real bugbear for Spanish police for decades with the island emerging as one of the centres of dance music worldwide and a notorious spot for all night (and day) raves and hedonism. A similar raid took place last September, the end of the clubbing season, in which Spanish police arrested 25 Britons in gangs from Manchester and Liverpool.
Laundering 60 million euros through 800 fake companies.
Laundering 60 million euros through 800 fake companies.
These are the findings as the three year Marbella accounting and tax evasion investigation came to an end last week.
In total, 20 people – including three notaries – are now facing charges over the investigation which centred around the Cordoba legal firm of Rafael Cruz-Conde.
Both the boss and his son Mauro, have already been jailed for failing to pay 410,000 euros of income tax.
Another four lawyers from the firm are also facing charges that surround various shady dealings of the hotels Marbella Club and the Puente Romano.
According to the judge investigating the case, the owner of the hotels David Shamoon was found to have laundered 52.4 million euros through the firm.
This included 21 million euros of unpaid taxes between 2001 and 2005.
Shamoon, who owns various other properties on the Costa del Sol, as well as in the UK, Israel and the USA, was also accused of trying to bribe a judge presiding over the case.
It later emerged that Judge Francisco Javier de Urquia, who had initially taken on the Hidalgo case, had also tried to blackmail Shamoon. He was jailed for the offence.
During Operation Hidalgo, which started in April 2007, 632 bank accounts were frozen while police investigated numerous counts of money-laundering.
These are the findings as the three year Marbella accounting and tax evasion investigation came to an end last week.
In total, 20 people – including three notaries – are now facing charges over the investigation which centred around the Cordoba legal firm of Rafael Cruz-Conde.
Both the boss and his son Mauro, have already been jailed for failing to pay 410,000 euros of income tax.
Another four lawyers from the firm are also facing charges that surround various shady dealings of the hotels Marbella Club and the Puente Romano.
According to the judge investigating the case, the owner of the hotels David Shamoon was found to have laundered 52.4 million euros through the firm.
This included 21 million euros of unpaid taxes between 2001 and 2005.
Shamoon, who owns various other properties on the Costa del Sol, as well as in the UK, Israel and the USA, was also accused of trying to bribe a judge presiding over the case.
It later emerged that Judge Francisco Javier de Urquia, who had initially taken on the Hidalgo case, had also tried to blackmail Shamoon. He was jailed for the offence.
During Operation Hidalgo, which started in April 2007, 632 bank accounts were frozen while police investigated numerous counts of money-laundering.
Friday, 3 September 2010
Male sex workers were recruited in Brazil, with their travel costs to Spain initially covered by the trafficking network’ organizers
Male sex workers were recruited in Brazil, with their travel costs to Spain initially covered by the trafficking network’ organizers in return for a pledge to work subsequently for them, according to a police statement. Most of the recruits, however, expected to work as models or nightclub dancers, although some allegedly knew that they were coming to Spain to offer sex.
The police estimated that between 60 and 80 men were brought to Spain by the network, most of them in their 20s and originating from Brazil’s northern state of Maranhão. They reached Spain by passing through third countries.
The network covered the whole of Spain, with the sex workers placed in, and then switched regularly between, apartments whose landlords received half of the money earned by them, as well as €200, or about $255, to cover food and lodging, officials said.
The police released a video of one of the apartments in which some of the arrests were made, with bunk beds and mattresses cramped into neon-lit rooms. The gang, meanwhile, advertised pictures of the men on Web sites as well as in classified newspaper ads. The sex workers were allegedly provided with Viagra, cocaine and other stimulants to help keep them available for sex 24 hours a day. Most of their customers are suspected to have been men.
The bulk of the arrests occurred on the island of Majorca, including that of the Brazilian accused of being the ringleader, whose identity was not disclosed by the police. The prostitutes ended up owing the network as much as €4,000 each and were sometimes threatened with death if they refused to pay the debt, according to the Spanish police.
Although it is the first time that police officers have broken up a professional male prostitution trafficking network, five people were arrested in 2006 in Spain’s western region of Extremadura for their involvement in an illegal Brazilian prostitution business. More recently, the police have dismantled several gangs exploiting female sex workers, generally from Eastern Europe or Africa. In July, 105 people were arrested for their involvement in a dozen prostitution centers around Madrid in one of the largest clampdowns to date.
A police spokeswoman who asked not to be identified said that Brazilian officials had been involved. Some of the prostitutes were also placed in custody for working illegally in Spain.
Ana Palacio, a former Spanish foreign minister, said that Spanish police officials were benefiting considerably from greater cross-border cooperation in their efforts to combat human trafficking. Cooperation, particularly with the French police, has also been crucial recently in the arrests of several leaders of ETA, the Basque separatist group.
“We have to continue fighting against these networks because there is a terrible human rights dimension to their activities and this does require better police coordination,” Ms. Palacio said. “Thankfully what we are seeing, also in the context of counterterrorism, is much greater willingness to share data and other information” among police forces.
The police estimated that between 60 and 80 men were brought to Spain by the network, most of them in their 20s and originating from Brazil’s northern state of Maranhão. They reached Spain by passing through third countries.
The network covered the whole of Spain, with the sex workers placed in, and then switched regularly between, apartments whose landlords received half of the money earned by them, as well as €200, or about $255, to cover food and lodging, officials said.
The police released a video of one of the apartments in which some of the arrests were made, with bunk beds and mattresses cramped into neon-lit rooms. The gang, meanwhile, advertised pictures of the men on Web sites as well as in classified newspaper ads. The sex workers were allegedly provided with Viagra, cocaine and other stimulants to help keep them available for sex 24 hours a day. Most of their customers are suspected to have been men.
The bulk of the arrests occurred on the island of Majorca, including that of the Brazilian accused of being the ringleader, whose identity was not disclosed by the police. The prostitutes ended up owing the network as much as €4,000 each and were sometimes threatened with death if they refused to pay the debt, according to the Spanish police.
Although it is the first time that police officers have broken up a professional male prostitution trafficking network, five people were arrested in 2006 in Spain’s western region of Extremadura for their involvement in an illegal Brazilian prostitution business. More recently, the police have dismantled several gangs exploiting female sex workers, generally from Eastern Europe or Africa. In July, 105 people were arrested for their involvement in a dozen prostitution centers around Madrid in one of the largest clampdowns to date.
A police spokeswoman who asked not to be identified said that Brazilian officials had been involved. Some of the prostitutes were also placed in custody for working illegally in Spain.
Ana Palacio, a former Spanish foreign minister, said that Spanish police officials were benefiting considerably from greater cross-border cooperation in their efforts to combat human trafficking. Cooperation, particularly with the French police, has also been crucial recently in the arrests of several leaders of ETA, the Basque separatist group.
“We have to continue fighting against these networks because there is a terrible human rights dimension to their activities and this does require better police coordination,” Ms. Palacio said. “Thankfully what we are seeing, also in the context of counterterrorism, is much greater willingness to share data and other information” among police forces.
Juan Antonio Gomez Alarcon was last seen on July 20th at the bus station in Fuengirola
Juan Antonio Gomez Alarcon was last seen on July 20th at the bus station in Fuengirola
According to reports in the press the search for hiker Juan Antonio Gomez Alarcon who went missing on July 20th is contining
It is understood from the reports that his family have not given up hope in finding him and their search area has been extended to include Marbella, Istan, Sierra de las Nieves and even Villaluenga del Rosario in the province of Cadiz.
It is reported that the family have launched pages and groups on various social networks like Facebook and Tuenti and flyers have been placed across the province.
There is also a email address set up for people to send any information which is desaparecido_juanantonio@hotmail.com
According to reports in the press the search for hiker Juan Antonio Gomez Alarcon who went missing on July 20th is contining
It is understood from the reports that his family have not given up hope in finding him and their search area has been extended to include Marbella, Istan, Sierra de las Nieves and even Villaluenga del Rosario in the province of Cadiz.
It is reported that the family have launched pages and groups on various social networks like Facebook and Tuenti and flyers have been placed across the province.
There is also a email address set up for people to send any information which is desaparecido_juanantonio@hotmail.com
seizure of 1.9 tons of Hashish in Estepona and Motril in April and August has led to the arrests of 15 people across Spain
seizure of 1.9 tons of Hashish in Estepona and Motril in April and August has led to the arrests of 15 people across Spain
It is reported that one of those arrested has been named as Abdellaziz Z.M who is thought to be the head of the gang. It is understood that he was arrested in Barcelona
Another of those arrested has been named as Antonio S.S. who has contacts in Málaga, Ceuta and Barcelona and is thought to be resposible for the gangs logistics.
According to the reports the gang moved the drugs to Spain from Morocco . The drugs were then smuggled to other countries such as Holland and Italy.
The gang was split into three groups , It is understood that many of those arrested were living in the western areas of the Province of Almeria
It is reported that one of those arrested has been named as Abdellaziz Z.M who is thought to be the head of the gang. It is understood that he was arrested in Barcelona
Another of those arrested has been named as Antonio S.S. who has contacts in Málaga, Ceuta and Barcelona and is thought to be resposible for the gangs logistics.
According to the reports the gang moved the drugs to Spain from Morocco . The drugs were then smuggled to other countries such as Holland and Italy.
The gang was split into three groups , It is understood that many of those arrested were living in the western areas of the Province of Almeria
woman who was been allegedly held against her will by her partner was freed
woman who was been allegedly held against her will by her partner was freed by National Police in Torre Del Mar near Velez-Malaga.
It is understood that the woman was held at knife point in the family home for nearly 6 hours.
It is reported that emergency services were called to the scene at around 22.00 after a call was made by the woman saying she was been held against her will and that ger partner has threatened to kill her
According to reports after investigating the claim and deciding that the woman was in danger the Police launched an operation to enter the home
The woman was rescued at around 4am and a 46 year old man was taking into custody as the alleged aggressor
It is reported that there was a restraining orfer against the alleged aggressor in Place
It is understood that the woman was held at knife point in the family home for nearly 6 hours.
It is reported that emergency services were called to the scene at around 22.00 after a call was made by the woman saying she was been held against her will and that ger partner has threatened to kill her
According to reports after investigating the claim and deciding that the woman was in danger the Police launched an operation to enter the home
The woman was rescued at around 4am and a 46 year old man was taking into custody as the alleged aggressor
It is reported that there was a restraining orfer against the alleged aggressor in Place
Spanish Nationals Of Moroccan origin were arrested after their boat was intercepted of the Estepona coast
Two boats carrying hashish have been intercepted off the coast by the Guardia Civil
It is understood from the reports officers intercepted one boat on the 27 August of the coast of Estepona after following the boat towards the port at Duquesa.
It is reported that two men who have been identified as a 26 year old Spanish National with the initials MAG and a 53 year old Spanish National with the initials JLJR were arrested after they tried to dump the hashish at sea
Then on the 30th August Guardia Civil officers arrested two men BMR {19} and UHM {25} who are Spanish Nationals Of Moroccan origin were arrested after their boat was intercepted of the Estepona coast
It is understood from the reports officers intercepted one boat on the 27 August of the coast of Estepona after following the boat towards the port at Duquesa.
It is reported that two men who have been identified as a 26 year old Spanish National with the initials MAG and a 53 year old Spanish National with the initials JLJR were arrested after they tried to dump the hashish at sea
Then on the 30th August Guardia Civil officers arrested two men BMR {19} and UHM {25} who are Spanish Nationals Of Moroccan origin were arrested after their boat was intercepted of the Estepona coast
Konstantin Mrykhin is wanted in his native Russia on charges of involuntary manslaughter
Konstantin Mrykhin is wanted in his native Russia on charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a blaze that tore through the Lame Horse night club in Perm 700 miles east of Moscow.
The fire was sparked by an indoor fireworks display that went wrong killing 156 people and leaving a further 65 with serious injuries.Illegal building work inside the club and flagrant breaches of fire safety regulations meant that revellers could not evacuate quickly enough and died of smoke inhalation or were burnt alive.
The Russian police believe that Mr Mrykhin, the club’s co-founder, was criminally negligent in sanctioning the fireworks show and want to try him in Russia along with eight other people.
A court in Barcelona where Mr Mrykhin was arrested will now consider a Russian extradition request.
Fire safety is notoriously lax in Russia and there were more than 6,711 fire-related deaths registered in the first half of this year alone.
If convicted, he could be sentenced to ten years in jail.
The fire was sparked by an indoor fireworks display that went wrong killing 156 people and leaving a further 65 with serious injuries.Illegal building work inside the club and flagrant breaches of fire safety regulations meant that revellers could not evacuate quickly enough and died of smoke inhalation or were burnt alive.
The Russian police believe that Mr Mrykhin, the club’s co-founder, was criminally negligent in sanctioning the fireworks show and want to try him in Russia along with eight other people.
A court in Barcelona where Mr Mrykhin was arrested will now consider a Russian extradition request.
Fire safety is notoriously lax in Russia and there were more than 6,711 fire-related deaths registered in the first half of this year alone.
If convicted, he could be sentenced to ten years in jail.
Simon Cowell’s luxury Marbella holiday villa has been trashed
Simon Cowell’s luxury Marbella holiday villa has been trashed by this years X-Factor hopefuls after twenty contestants enjoyed a wild party whilst staying in the Costa del Sol.
The contestants are currently staying at Cowell’s luxury holiday home whilst they receive coaching as part of the hit ITV show. However it seems that the excitement was a bit too much for some to handle as they ran rampage drinking expensive champagne and damaging exclusive furniture.
The carnage started on Sunday evening when contestants raided the bar and downed champagne and Sapporo beer that had been imported from Japan.
The wild wannabes then swam in the sea before stumbling back to the villa in a drunken state causing damage to furniture and destroying a £5,000 Persian rug.
Cowell, who was woken up by the excessive noise, spoke about the incident but seemed to be in a forgiving mood “Any damage will have to be paid out of their first royalty cheque if they make it - to teach them a lesson.”
Exactly who was involved in the partying is yet to be confirmed however it will soon be revealed as the show moves into the knock-out stages in the coming weeks.
The contestants are currently staying at Cowell’s luxury holiday home whilst they receive coaching as part of the hit ITV show. However it seems that the excitement was a bit too much for some to handle as they ran rampage drinking expensive champagne and damaging exclusive furniture.
The carnage started on Sunday evening when contestants raided the bar and downed champagne and Sapporo beer that had been imported from Japan.
The wild wannabes then swam in the sea before stumbling back to the villa in a drunken state causing damage to furniture and destroying a £5,000 Persian rug.
Cowell, who was woken up by the excessive noise, spoke about the incident but seemed to be in a forgiving mood “Any damage will have to be paid out of their first royalty cheque if they make it - to teach them a lesson.”
Exactly who was involved in the partying is yet to be confirmed however it will soon be revealed as the show moves into the knock-out stages in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
witchhunt against British or foreign drivers photos of foreign-plated vehicles are sent by coded Wi-Fi to the laptop of the nearest police patrol car
Pictures and details of Spanish cars caught speeding on the cameras are sent instantaneously to a traffic control centre near Madrid which sends out fines by post.
But
The ingenious scheme gives officers the opportunity to chase down offenders who live outside of Spain - and immobilise their vehicle unless they pay fines of up to £500 there and then.
The devices have been fitted on existing speed cameras in four locations where holidaymakers account for up to half of the speeding drivers.
Two of the cameras are on motorways in the provinces of Alicante and Murcia, both popular with British tourists.
Thousands of expats in these areas who live in Spain but drive UK-plated cars not registered on the national police computer also face new controls under the system.
The extension of the system to other areas favopured by the British like the Costa del Sol has not been ruled out.
A spokesman for the Direccion General de Trafico, Spain's equivalent of the DVLA, said: 'Up to half the speeding motorists in some of the areas where this new system is operating drive foreign-plated vehicles.
'Excess speed is a contributing factor in a third of all fatal accidents so lives may be saved with these new measures.
'This is not a witchhunt against British or foreign drivers. Nor are we targeting specific nationalities.'
'Negotiations are taking place at EU level to try to introduce a system whereby people who drink-drive or speed are punished wherever in Europe they commit their offence.
'But at the moment, except in rare circumstances, non-residents caught speeding on fixed speed cameras never receive their fines because we've nowhere to send them.
'It's a problem across the EU, not just in Spain.'
Tailgating motorists and those whose cars have cracked or broken number plates are also identified through the newly-adopted scheme.
Fines range from 100 euros (£83) to 600 euros (£500).
Civil Guard traffic officer Ricardo Laoz said: 'If non-resident offenders can't pay the fine, we immobilise their car until the fine is paid although that doesn't preclude an appeal.'
Colleague Samuel Santana added: 'Foreigners pay without any problem once they've seen the photo that's been taken and realise it's them.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1304389/Spanish-crack-speeding-British-drivers-spot-fines.html#ixzz0xd1twvZR
But
The ingenious scheme gives officers the opportunity to chase down offenders who live outside of Spain - and immobilise their vehicle unless they pay fines of up to £500 there and then.
The devices have been fitted on existing speed cameras in four locations where holidaymakers account for up to half of the speeding drivers.
Two of the cameras are on motorways in the provinces of Alicante and Murcia, both popular with British tourists.
Thousands of expats in these areas who live in Spain but drive UK-plated cars not registered on the national police computer also face new controls under the system.
The extension of the system to other areas favopured by the British like the Costa del Sol has not been ruled out.
A spokesman for the Direccion General de Trafico, Spain's equivalent of the DVLA, said: 'Up to half the speeding motorists in some of the areas where this new system is operating drive foreign-plated vehicles.
'Excess speed is a contributing factor in a third of all fatal accidents so lives may be saved with these new measures.
'This is not a witchhunt against British or foreign drivers. Nor are we targeting specific nationalities.'
'Negotiations are taking place at EU level to try to introduce a system whereby people who drink-drive or speed are punished wherever in Europe they commit their offence.
'But at the moment, except in rare circumstances, non-residents caught speeding on fixed speed cameras never receive their fines because we've nowhere to send them.
'It's a problem across the EU, not just in Spain.'
Tailgating motorists and those whose cars have cracked or broken number plates are also identified through the newly-adopted scheme.
Fines range from 100 euros (£83) to 600 euros (£500).
Civil Guard traffic officer Ricardo Laoz said: 'If non-resident offenders can't pay the fine, we immobilise their car until the fine is paid although that doesn't preclude an appeal.'
Colleague Samuel Santana added: 'Foreigners pay without any problem once they've seen the photo that's been taken and realise it's them.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1304389/Spanish-crack-speeding-British-drivers-spot-fines.html#ixzz0xd1twvZR
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Black Coffee…Every Saturday in August, ‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADA
News….For all you Blues &; Jazz Fans out there, you all want to know where you can find Gilly Jaxson and her blues band…
Black Coffee…Every Saturday in August,
‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADA
This is our regular residence at Pan y Mermelada, show starts at 22.00: Reservations call: 952 82 93 08 - 617 85 53 63
Book a table for Dinner or Drinks.
Every Saturday in August,
‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADA
This is our regular residence at Pan y Mermelada, show starts at 22.00: Reservations call: 952 82 93 08 - 617 85 53 63
Book a table for Dinner or Drinks.
Black Coffee…Every Saturday in August,
‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADA
This is our regular residence at Pan y Mermelada, show starts at 22.00: Reservations call: 952 82 93 08 - 617 85 53 63
Book a table for Dinner or Drinks.
Every Saturday in August,
‘Blues Supper Club’ …. AT PAN Y MERMELADA
This is our regular residence at Pan y Mermelada, show starts at 22.00: Reservations call: 952 82 93 08 - 617 85 53 63
Book a table for Dinner or Drinks.
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Gassed in their beds by Riviera robbers: Terrifying ordeal of the British tourists falling victim to Mediterranean gang crimewave | Mail Online
Gassed in their beds by Riviera robbers: Terrifying ordeal of the British tourists falling victim to Mediterranean gang crimewave | Mail Online: "waiting outside for the gas to take effect, they creep back in and can take their time to ransack the rooms and steal cash, jewellery, credit cards, cameras and laptops. The thieves wear masks to stop them succumbing themselves. One victim, Lisa Smythe, was staying with her two sons in a four-bedroom house in Valbonne when they fell victim to an £80,000 robbery. The family were gassed through the letter box, but when one of the sons woke up to find masked men in his room they injected him with something to knock him out. Mrs Smythe, 38, woke up feeling groggy and struggled to wake her sons. Her eight-year-old, Robbie, had a needle mark on his arm, and he had to be tested for HIV. Jewellery, cash and computers worth £50,000 had been stolen, as well as a £30,000 Mercedes CLK Cabriolet. Mrs Smythe said: 'It was a horrific and incredibly scary experience. 'I felt sick, I knew we'd been gassed and robbed immediately as there's been a spate of these sort of burglaries in the area and seeing a needle mark in my son's arm was the worst moment of my life."
Nigel Andrews Ex-hotelier hunted in suspected £1m fraud - Press & Journal
Ex-hotelier hunted in suspected £1m fraud - Press & Journal: "businessman who fled Scotland after his north-east nightclub collapsed with huge debts is now at the centre of a European probe over claims that he has run off with almost £1million of investors’ cash.
About 20 people are believed to have paid huge sums to former Aberdeenshire hotelier Nigel Andrews as deposits for apartments that he was promising to build in Turkey.
However, they now fear he has vanished with their money without laying a single brick – and have called civil lawyers and the police to investigate.
The 51-year-old left Scotland in 2003 after the Aberdeen nightclub he set up with his brother, Lionel, and a business partner closed down just five months after opening.
The Vaults, in Carnegie Brae, shut owing about £700,000 to creditors – and both Andrews brothers disappeared to Spain."
About 20 people are believed to have paid huge sums to former Aberdeenshire hotelier Nigel Andrews as deposits for apartments that he was promising to build in Turkey.
However, they now fear he has vanished with their money without laying a single brick – and have called civil lawyers and the police to investigate.
The 51-year-old left Scotland in 2003 after the Aberdeen nightclub he set up with his brother, Lionel, and a business partner closed down just five months after opening.
The Vaults, in Carnegie Brae, shut owing about £700,000 to creditors – and both Andrews brothers disappeared to Spain."
AFP: Spain extradites alleged 'Pink Panther' member to Japan
AFP: Spain extradites alleged 'Pink Panther' member to Japan: "Spanish authorities have extradited a Montenegrin alleged member of the 'Pink Panther' gang of international jewel thieves to Japan over a 2007 robbery in Tokyo, local media reported on Saturday.
Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, had been taken into custody over other charges in Spain, Kyodo News and the Asahi Shimbun daily said, quoting sources.
The suspect and another 'Pink Panther' member allegedly stole a diamond tiara worth 200 million yen (2.3 million dollars) and other gems from a jewellery store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district on June 14, 2007."
Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, had been taken into custody over other charges in Spain, Kyodo News and the Asahi Shimbun daily said, quoting sources.
The suspect and another 'Pink Panther' member allegedly stole a diamond tiara worth 200 million yen (2.3 million dollars) and other gems from a jewellery store in Tokyo's upmarket Ginza district on June 14, 2007."
Jewellery thief Marezban Jimmi Amalsed arrested at Malaga airport | Olive Press Newspaper
Jewellery thief Marezban Jimmi Amalsed arrested at Malaga airport | Olive Press Newspaper: "Marezban Jimmi Amalsed, 50, has been hunted by police since 2006, after the theft of a 70,000 euro diamond necklace from a jewellery store in Avenida Ricardo Soriano in Marbella.
Amalsad, who lives in the UK, was also wanted in connection with the 2008 robbery of another jewellers in Marbella, when he allegedly stole a gold and diamond bracelet worth more than 30,000 euros.
Police say the man is linked to several other jewellery thefts within the Marbella area."
Amalsad, who lives in the UK, was also wanted in connection with the 2008 robbery of another jewellers in Marbella, when he allegedly stole a gold and diamond bracelet worth more than 30,000 euros.
Police say the man is linked to several other jewellery thefts within the Marbella area."
Sunday, 1 August 2010
Darren O'Flaherty is accused of shooting Irishman John O'Neill on Wednesday.
The 35-year-old, from Kirkby, is already wanted by North Yorkshire Police.
They want to speak to him over the kidnap of a lorry driver, who was held at knifepoint, back in 2006.
Mr O'Flaherty was charged with robbery and kidnap but breached his bail in 2008.
He is alleged to have held up a lorry driver at knifepoint for several hours at the Londonderry lorry park in North Yorkshire with several other men.
The victim was then driven to Liverpool where electrical goods in the lorry were offloaded at a warehouse.
The lorry and its driver were then driven to Skelmersdale, Lancashire, where the driver was released and his vehicle set on fire.
North Yorkshire Police confirmed that the Spanish authorities had been in touch with them and they were working together to trace Mr O'Flaherty.
A spokesman said: "Mr O'Flaherty is still wanted over the 2006 kidnapping and robbery, for which he was charged in 2008.
"We have been contacted by Spanish police investigating a murder this week on the Costa del Sol as he is a suspect in that murder."
The spokesman said he could not give more information out about the murder or the murder victim.
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