Three people have been apprehended in Benaoján, Ronda, for stealing copper wire in the town. Information from the public helped Guardia Civil officers track and arrest the culprits.
11 arrested for human trafficking and exploitation
Police have arrested eleven members of an international network trafficking in human beings, especially from sub-Saharan Africa, and forcing them to live in subhuman conditions and exploiting them for labour.
Knicker nickers nicked
Police in Málaga have recovered 500,000 items of lingerie, valued at €200,000, stolen from a warehouse in Alhaurin el Grande last Monday and two people have been detained.
12 arrested for selling fake employment contracts
Twelve people have been arrested in Almeria in two operations connected to the provision of fake work contracts of employment to immigrants at a cost of between €400 and €1,500 each.
Three arrests for thefts and drug trafficking
Guardia Civil officers have arrested three members of the same family in Nerja on various charges of theft and one charge of drug trafficking.
Three detained in Córdoba on kidnapping charges
Three people, two men and one woman, have been arrested in Córdoba for kidnapping two men who had gone to a brothel in Avenida de la Fuensanta.
Three arrested in Estación Linares Baeza in connection with fatal road accident
Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 62 year old man who was run over in Estación Linares Baeza on Tuesday.
Scammers arrested
An investigation carried out by the National Police, FBI, EU security forces and the UK SOCA has resulted in 18 people being arrested in connection with the so-called ‘Nigerian Emails’.
Two ETA suspects arrested in Guipúzcoa
Guardia Civil officers have arrested two brothers in Legorreta, Guipúzcoa, on suspicion of being part of an ETA logistics unit responsible for distributing weapons and explosives within the organisation.
Two ETA suspects arrested in connection with shooting in France
Two suspected ETA members have been detained in France following the shooting of a French gendarme at a police control point.