Man detained in connection with Almonte fire in July

A 46 year old resident of Rociana del Condado, Huelva, has been arrested in connection with a forest fire on July 27th in the municipality of Almonte and has been charged with recklessly starting a forest fire through the negligent burning of rubble. The fire destroyed roughly one hectare of pine forest in the Alto del Peguero park area near Almonte.

Mayor of Estepona arrested on corruption charges

Antonio Barrientos, mayor of Estepona, is the latest politician to get himself arrested, the charges being corruption, money laundering, influence peddling etc, the usual stuff.

Pyromaniac arrested in Málaga

Local Police in Málaga have arrested a 31 year old man, José Manuel C.M., for allegedly setting fire to two rubbish containers.