Orihuela dog owner in court

Without these bars raising money to fund the parade the event wouldn’t happen. any bars and restaurants that would like to organise fundraising events for this year’s St Patrick’s day Parade can contact Gerry Carroll, Parade treasurer, or email: briankiernan100@gmail. com. anyone bar, business, restaurant or organisation wishing to enter a float into the parade or dance or music troupes wanting to take part can Whatsapp 0034634390463 or email on the same address.

Police free sex slaves

Police in alicante and barcelona have arrested 28 members of a Chinese gang as part of a huge crackdown on europe’s biggest sex trafficking and prostitution ring. national Police officers raided 34 houses across the two Spanish cities, as well as in cities in belgium, with those arrested accused of forcing women into being sex slaves.

the raids followed a three-year investigation that uncovered how hundreds of Chinese women were lured to europe under false pretences of legitimate jobs, only to be told they owed a considerable into debt and forced into prostitution to pay it. the gang used popular messaging apps to trap their victims and smuggled them into europe using falsified identity documents and residence permits. the women were then held captive, forced to work as prostitutes, and moved between eu countries. the investigation monitored more than 3,000 online adverts and discovered more than 200 victims, although the actual number of women trafficked and forced into sexual slavery is believed to be much higher. an operational taskforce was set up at europol in december 2021, bringing together expert teams from belgium, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, and later Germany. Six europol officers were sent to belgium and Spain to help the national authorities, and europol also funded two German and two Spanish investigators to work at the coordination centre in belgium. a man from orihuela has appeared in court charged with animal abuse. the animal welfare group asoka reported the case to the police after finding the German Shepherd in a shocking state of malnourishment and dehydration. the owner had called the charity claiming that the dog wasn´t his, but had sneaked onto his property – but this was found to be a lie. the riVia, the Valencian Computer registry of animal identification, confirmed that the pet was not listed as a disappearance. So, given the poor physical condition of the pet and the suspicion that the animal was owned by the caller himself, and being faced with a possible case of animal abuse, the microchip was checked. the owner of the dog, which is about 8 years old, was the man who had called claiming that the dog was not his. officers went to the property, rescued the animal and arrested the owner. despite the fact that the court case has been postponed until March, asoka orihuela is celebrating that the complaint has gone to court and encourage people to report any type of animal abuse or neglect if they witness it.

Concern over wave of local robberies

Police officers have met with residents of rojales, Formentera del Segura and benijófar regarding the wave of robberies suffered in recent week. the meeting was called to calm rising concern from the local community after an alarming increase in house robberies.

the meeting was held at rojales town hall and was attended by the Mayors of the three towns and the head of the Guardia Civil from almoradi barracks.the number of breakins wasn´t given but police chiefs in attendance assured people that the investigation was at ‘an advanced’ stage. it was decided to coordinate patrols between Local Police and Civil Guard to deter the criminals and to continue with on-going investigations in order to bring the gang to justice. Members of the public have been asked to report any suspicious activity.