EST 2005 Photo credit Policia Nacional
ISSUE 645 • 13th - 19th July 2018
Drugs mob swoop skirts of Almeria City in which 50 armed officers participated. Almost 2,500 cannabis plants weighing 385 kilos were seized alongside two guns, ammunition, several large knives, three v e h i c l e s , €4 9 , 8 6 5 i n cash and a raft of machinery and lighting used to produce the
JUST 11 of the 73 beach bars and restaurants in Almeria are legal. The shocking figure was this week revealed by Andalucian environment minister Jose Fiscal, although the official added that almost 50 have applied for the required opening licence. But just 76 of the seafront eateries and drinking spots have all the
THREE people have been held after a family feud over an illegal electricity supply saw gunshots fired in the La Chanca neighbourhood of Almeria City. Witnesses reportedly told detectives that members of the gypsy clans were seen arguing loudly in broad daylight. The row erupted after one group tried to stop the other ripping out cables they had running between their home and a street light in order to replace them with their own. And the quarrel escalated into violence, with one man suffering serious cuts after being hit in the face with a wooden crate before a second was struck with an iron bar. A nearby parked van also had its windscreen shot out during the melee.
Woman drowns
POT LUCK: Almost 2,500 cannabis plants were seized.
POLICE have swooped to break up a notorious Almerian drugs gang. Known locally as the Cheriff clan, the mob specialised in production and supply of cannabis. Five men and a child were held during raids on seven proper ties in the El Pulche neighbourhood on the out-
Street brawl
drugs. The cabal had also tapped into the provincial power grid using an illegal connection to avoid paying for electricity. I n v e s t i g a t o r s launched a probe in May after being tipped off about the group, most of who belong to the same family and
Bar-ly believable required paperwork, with 36 having none whatsoever. Mr Fiscal explained his department has only been in control of
have previous criminal records. An uncle and his nephew are believed to be the kingpins, with three others responsible for transpor tation and caring for the plants. The bust comes after a covert sur veillance operation that lasted for several weeks, according to reports.
managing the establishments since summer 2014, in the wake of a change to regional coastal laws. The move was designed to “streamline the regularisation process,” and offer “better security to the owners of the premises,” he added, before insisting that there are no administrative issues despite the lack of progress.
A WOMAN has died after being pulled from an irrigation pool in Velez-Rubio. The 58-year-old was barely alive after Local Police spotted her floating in the water and raised the alarm, and medics said they were unable to resuscitate her. Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the incident.