Fruit thieves arrested in Vélez-Málaga

Local Police in Vélez-Málaga have arrested sixteen people for their alleged involvement in the theft of horticultural products from various farms in the Axarquia.

Fruit thieves arrested in Vélez-Málaga

Four people have been arrested in Vélez-Málaga as the alleged perpetrators of the theft of 6,000 kilos of mangoes and 2,400 kilos of avocados from various farms in the Axarquia.

Horticultural thefts causing problems for farmers

The Councillor for Agriculture has filed a motion to be debated at the next plenary session of the Council to ask the Ministry of Agriculture of the Junta de Andalucia to institute controls on fruit and other horticultural products to ensure that items entering stores or cooperatives from the campo are not the proceeds of theft.

Fruit thieves apprehended

The national Police in Vélez-Málaga have arrested two people, aged 21 years and 28 years, on suspicion of stealing 5,300 kilos of tropical fruits from farms in Valle Niza and along the Carretera de Cajiz.

Flower ladies in Málaga

During the year so far, Local Police in Málaga have issued 255 denuncias against the ladies caught offering flowers or lavender cuttings in a persistent and often intimidating manner to tourists in the street.

Keep on the alert…

Received this bit of info from Martin this morning: Please be aware the fishermen are back in town using poles and hooks to steal from properties. We are on Vareno Azul, and yesterday at 6:00 pm my wife disturbed someone attempting to hook stuff from our basement bedroom. Don’t think a burglar has ever been attacked with a pair of …

Prolific thief arrested in Competa

The Guardia Civil in Competa have arrested a man in connection with 14 burglaries, motorcycle thefts, illegal possession of firearms and other crimes in the Axarquia. The detainee is allegedly responsible for robberies carried out in Torrox, Canillas de Albaida, Cómpeta, Sayalonga and Arenas del Rey (Granada).