Tag: illegal
Illegal immigrants caught out by quick thinking expat
Illegal immigrants who landed a frail boat at a Costa Blanca cove were quickly detained by the authorities thanks to a sharp-eyed dog walker.
Squatters swap Britons’ villa for luxury hotel
Illegal squatters agreed to leave a Jávea villa after being given cash to fund a 10-day taste of hotel luxury.
LlÃber illegal house case remains unsettled
THE REGIONAL secretary of Housing LluÃs Ferrando, visited LlÃber this week to discuss the case of almost 300 homes which are involved in a...
Illegal fireworks seized in Gandia and Manises
Huge consignments of fireworks stored in makeshift warehouses without a licence were seized in separate operations in Manises (L’Horta Oest) and Gandia (La Safor)...
Police raid pubs showing football
A NATIONWIDE crackdown on businesses showing televised football matches without the proper subscription was carried out by National Police this week.
Officers swooped simultaneously while...
Consumer rights groups to fight Ryanair’s new hand luggage charge
CONSUMER rights groups in Spain have announced legal action against low-cost airline Ryanair after it announced last Friday that it would be charging for...
Guardia Civil shut down Vinaròs illegal puppy farm
GUARDIA Civil officers closed down an illegal puppy farm in Vinaròs late last week, arresting a 59-year-man.
Investigations began after a vet reported that puppies...
Calpe FC players arrested during match
Five vans full of police literally took to the football pitch of Calpe FC during Friday evening, arresting nine players for not having the...
Independence Day for Cataluña?
Catalán regional president Carles Puigdemont is expected to declare unilateral Catalan independence (in some form that has not yet been disclosed) when he addresses...
Catalan police to remove ballot boxes
The head of the Catalán regional police (Mossos D'Esquadra) Josep LluÃs Trapero has send out internal orders for the officers to 'remove ballot boxes'...
Catalan referendum stumbles in Barcelona
The Catalan nationalist government's persistance in holding the illegal independence referendum on October 1 has stumbled accross a huge obstacle in its own capital:...
Benidorm gets tough on beach ‘cocktail cowboys’
FOLLOWING last week’s altercation between police and the illegal cocktail touts, all three perpetrators have now been sent to Fontcalent prison in Alicante pending...
Horsemeat scandal ringleader lived in Calpe
Police have dismantled a Europe-wide crime group who traded horsemeat unfit for human consumption.
A Dutch man tracked down in Belgium, and who had been...
‘Pirate’ fish seized
GUARDIA Civil have seized almost 400 kilos of fish caught illegally by vessels based in Altea.
Officers based in Calpe had the small Portosenso harbour...
POPULAR NEWS
Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
