Stash house

AN ABANDONED armoury linked to the Kinahan gang has been found in a flat in Estepona. Revolvers, silencers, hacksaws, and over 40 shotguns and pistols, as well as balaclavas, tracking devices and ammunition were discovered in the terrifying arsenal.

The major haul, one of the largest ever seized on the Costa del Sol, had been sitting there since November 2021 and went completely unguarded for six months.

Police discovered the weapons in May last year, but they only

Police discover huge weapons stash abandoned for months in Costa del Sol apartment

By Alberto Lejarraga

made it public now.

A police source revealed to the Olive Press that the weapons stash was found in a residential complex known as Costalita. The flat where the arsenal was found has been described as a second floor apartment in a residential complex in the munici-

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for the three assailants with the incident said to have shocked the local community.

pality of Estepona. Located near Cancelada and in front of Saladillo beach, the complex is a series of private communities centred around gardens and pools. “I didn’t know they found them here. I am glad they are gone now,” a holiday- maker in the urbanisation told the Olive Press. A waitress in a nearby restaurant was less surprised. “This sort of thing happens all the time on the Costa del Sol,” she said.

It has been reported that the property was rented by two expats using fake IDs. The two bizarre tenants never had money problems and had been paying rent for several months until they suddenly disappeared.

Brutality

agents, which he completely denies.

Leading Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores, described the case as ‘an atrocity’.

“If proved, this would be an atrocity. First, these officers should be given a precautionary suspension and then tried for assault and abuse of authority,” he insisted.

A spokesman for Spain’s Ombudsman added: “If he has been beaten up, he needs to file a report and the justice system will do its job.”

A Guardia Civil press officer said: “I don’t know if this is true or not, but it sounds strange to me. I have been a Guardia Civil for 30 years and I have never seen anything like this. It sounds like a science fiction movie. Once he files a complaint, this will go to court and a judge will decide.”

The reason the duo left the property is unknown as the stash would have considerable value on the black market.

It could be linked to the arrest of the gang’s money launderer, Johnny Morrissey, in Marbella a few weeks earlier.

It is believed all weapons had been acquired on the black market, as the guns had their serial numbers erased.

The DNA of one of the gang’s infamous members was found on one of the weapons by Policia Nacional, who continues the investigation.

HE had been walking down a Barcelona street in the early days of the Spanish Civil War when a striking figure captured his eye.

It was July 25, 1936, and the woman standing on a barricade really stood out.

Antoni Campañà jumped into action training his camera on the attractive Spaniard wearing militia fatigues.

Smiling broadly with all the early optimism of the Republican cause, she held up the classic black flag of Spain’s CNT anarchist trade union.

The picture - like Robert Capa’s legendary Falling Soldier photo taken in Cordoba - would go on to become one of the most emblematic symbols of the war.

But the famous photo would also spark a decades-long mystery – just who was this iconic woman?

Her identity remained unknown for an incredible 87 years, until a breakthrough five years

Richie’s return

THE seemingly ageless Lionel Richie returned to play Marbella last week after an eightyear hiatus.

Just 72 years young, the crooner, who rose to fame as part of the Commodores in the seventies, performed some of his greatest hits at the auditorium of the Starlite festival. “It's been an amazing night and I hope to see you again soon," Richie said on stage at the end of the concert.