The Guardia Civil has arrested six tarot telemarketers in Barcelona for allegedly extorting money from their customers by threatening to publish their recordings, one resident of Almeria paying over €28,000 to avoid publication.
Two drug mules arrested
Two drug mules have been arrested in Torrox after 299 acorns of hashish were found in their bodies following a medical examination.
Four arrested for drug trafficking
Four people have been arrested in Vélez-Málaga as part of ‘operación Pekín’, an investigation into drug trafficking in the municipality.
Two arrested in Torremolinos for stealing from neighbours
A couple have been arrested in Torremolinos for allegedly stealing a number of items from their neighbours, some of the goods being put up for sale on the internet.
Two arrested for insurance fraud
National Police officers have arrested two people, a father and daughter, for alleged fraud after they operated as insurance brokers in Antequera, Málaga province, but failed to pass on client money to the insurance company.
Three arrested for burglary, theft, receiving stolen goods, threatening behaviour and drugs trafficking
Two people in Nerja have been arrested and a third has been charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen goods, threatening behaviour and drugs trafficking.
Gang of robbers arrested in Sevilla
An ongoing police operation, Operación Turín, has resulted in a number of detentions in connection with robberies carried out mainly in the Aljarafe area of Sevilla.
Police dismantle network offering contracts for cash
The Guardia Civil has dismantled yet another network offering fake employment contracts in exchange for pecuniary recompense, with 422 people being detained following raids in various parts of the country.
Marijuana plantation dismantled
Guardia Civil officers detained three people for allegedly growing and selling marijuana, seizing a total of nineteen plants in the process.
Five arrested for allegedly supplying drugs
The continuing crackdown on small-scale drug trafficking has resulted in the arrest of five people in Torre del Mar who were allegedly selling drugs to pupils at a school in the area.