Hashish smugglers arrested in El Ejido

The Guardia Civil and Maritime Service in El Ejido, Almeria, have arrested 33 year old Francisco Jesús M.A., 48 year old Abdellah A. and 17 year old Redouan C. on suspicion of crimes against the public health after they were caught trying to bring ashore 1,024 kilos of hashish.

Two quakes in Almeria this morning

Two earthquakes registering 3.7 and 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the towns of Cuevas del Almanzora and Zurgena in Almeria province in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Two bodies recovered from septic tank

The bodies of two men, aged 28 years and 56 years, have been recovered from a septic tank in La Mata  in the Almerian municipality of Vélez Rubio.

Hoping for a golden future

An American company is prospecting for gold and copper in the Sierra de los Filabres mountains in Almeria province and surveys up to 1,000 metres deep have already been carried out.

129 migrants rescued off the coast of Almeria

It was probably the last thing they wanted but 129 sub-Saharans were ‘rescued’ by the Marine Rescue Service after receiving a tip-off from an informant in Morocco.

Diver of car involved in fatal accident arrested

A 29 year old woman, initials S.S.L., has been arrested as the driver of a vehicle alleged to have hit and killed a 76 year old man in Vélez Blanco, Almería province, on Saturday morning.

33 illegal immigrants intercepted near Carboneras

A small boat carrying 33 North African males was intercepted on Saturday evening about eight miles from the Mesa Roldán lighthouse in Carboneras, Almeria. The passengers, all of whom had inadvertently forgotten to pack their travel documents, arrived in the port of Almeria at 23:30 under the escort of the ‘Salvamar Algenib’.