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28th July - 3rd August 2017
ENVIRONMENTAL protection officers in Los Ve l e z , E s t a n c i a s , F i labres and Sierra de Gador have received new vehicles to help in their fight against nature crimes. The four new off-road cars were unveiled by regional delegate for Environment and Spatial Planning, Antonio Martinez, at the La Silveria recreational area in Purchena. Mr Martinez said that by buying the new fleet a t a c o s t o f €9 0 , 0 0 0 , “the Junta de Andalucia intends that the environ-
PHOTO CREDIT JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA
Ahead of the pack
IT’S OFFICIAL: The cars were delivered by Antonio Martinez (third from left).
mental agents are able to carr y out their work effectively and with greater comfort, plus additional security.” He added that the regional authority had
chosen 4x4 vehicles “because of their multifunctionality, because during consultations both technicians and the police told us that it was ver y important to have vehi-
cles suitable for all of their work, which is often carried out on forest tracks and minor roads.” The official also said that monitoring local forests is critical during the summer, when wild fires are common, while highlighting that environmental degradation is almost always down to negligence. “Many of our best beaches are located in fragile natural spaces, and only through respectful behaviour are we able to combine leisure with conservation,” he said.
A 32-YEAR-OLD Dutchman has been held under a European Arrest Warrant at Almeria Port. National Police investigators picked up the suspect, wanted for drug trafficking and robbery, at Spanish passport control after he disembarked from a ferry originating in Nador, Morooco. The arrest warrant was issued in August 2016, and the man has now been sent to Madrid, where he will appear in the National Court before being extradited to Belgium, where the crimes were committed.
PHOTO CREDIT POLICIA NACIONAL
Port in a storm
HELD: The suspect was stopped at pasport control.