EST 2005
29th September - 5th October 2017
GUARDIA CIVIL investigators seized 250 marihuana plants and made one arrest as they swooped on a Cuevas del Almanzora address. Officers also found 2.2 kilograms of prepared marihuana ready for sale. Police began a stakeout operation on the property after receiving complaints from neighbours about the tell-tale stench of burning weed. They noted suspicious
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Squat growers busted
BUSTED: Weed factory in illegal Cuevas squat. individuals entering and exiting the building and
TWO local entrepreneurs who started out selling spare computer par ts outside Almeria’s Picasso book shop are now on the London Stock Exchange. Brothers Juan and Luis Romero set up Globomatik
managed to secure a search permit.
Local boys done good three years ago. Today they have an annual turnover of
Inside they found a sophisticated growing operation being managed by a local woman, aged 38. Her husband is also now being investigated for complicity. The couple were occupying the first-floor a p a r t m e n t i l l e g a l l y. They had installed a complete ventilation and artificial lighting system to grow their illicit crop.
€1 1 0 m i l l i o n a n d o p e r a t e from a huge warehouse in Via t o r. L a s t y e a r ’s 2 0 p e r c e n t growth rate saw them named one of Spain’s fastest growing companies by the Stock Exchange.
Multi-million aid appeal THE Ministry of Development and Housing has received a total of 78 applications requesting regional aid to rehabilitate residential buildings in Almeria. The Andalucian Board has allocated €14.5 million for the region and 1,361 applications have been submitted. The money is aimed at protecting conservation works, improving quality and sustainability and accessibility for buildings. The territorial delegate for Development and Housing, Joaquin Jimenez, stressed that “thanks to this financial support from the Board, communities can deal with works they could not undertake exclusively with their own resources.” He added that “key aspects such as accessibility, with the installation of elevators, or energy efficiency” are fundamental to the project. Once the subsidy has been granted, community owners will have one month to apply for the relevant work permit. The aid payment will be made in two payments of 50 per cent, one at the beginning after the presentation of the licence of the works and another at the end after they deliver the final certificate of work. The maximum period to carry out improvements may not exceed 16 months, although this period may be extended up to 18 months in the case of works involving 40 or more dwellings.