A 45 year old man was seriously injured yesterday after being shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in Almería.
Eight illegal immigrants intercepted
After what seems to have been a lull in illegal immigration, Guardia Civil officers have intercepted a small boat near Carboneras, Almería.
Twenty-six years for drugs traffickers
Prosecution and defence counsels yesterday agreed prison sentences totalling 26 years for thirteen members of an international network of drugs traffickers. The thirteen detainees were charged with trying to import at least ten tons of hashish via the Almería coast. Amongst the accused is a Guardia Civil sergeant from Roquetas de Mar and two former Guardia Civil officers.
Mayor of Zurgena released on bail
Judge Pilar Alfonso Rodríguez of Magistrates Court Number 2 in Huércal-Overa (Almería) yesterday ordered the release, on bail, of the mayor of Zurgena, Cándido Trabalón, who was arrested last Wednesday in connection with city planning violations.
Twelve detentions in Almería for trafficking in immigrants
Police in Almería have detained twelve people in connection with trafficking in illegal immigrants.
Man run over by lorry on which he was working
A 60 year old worker died in Viator, Almería, after being run over by a lorry on which he was working.
Former police officer commits suicide after apparently killing his wife
A former Local Police officer in Albox, Almeriá, has committed suicide after apparently killing his wife.
THREE DIE IN WEEKEND ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ANDALUCÍA
The roads of Andalucía claimed the lives of three people at the weekend, with a further three people seriously injured.
NEWBORN BABY FOUND IN ALMERÍA HAD DIED SEVERAL HOURS PRIOR TO DISCOVERY
The baby found in an irrigation channel in Vera, Almería, was a premature birth and had died between four and ten hours before its discovery by a group of local children.
BODY OF BABY FOUND NEAR BUS STATION IN VERA, ALMERÍA
The body of a baby was found this afternoon in Vera, Almería.