Robber shot in the leg

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.