Monday, 21 June 2010

Spanish police looking for two Irishmen on the Costa del Sol | LISTAndalucia

Spanish police looking for two Irishmen on the Costa del Sol | LISTAndalucia: "national police say they want to question two Irishmen in connection with the killing of a British man in Benalmádena last April.
32 -year-old British citizen, Paul Feathers, was stabbed to death in his own home in Arroyo de la Miel, Benalmádena 21st of April this year.
The two Irishmen who are wanted for questioning are named as W.A.L and B.P.M, 34 and 26 years old respectively."

Saturday, 19 June 2010

British man killed by hitman in Costa del Sol | WorldbbNews

British man killed by hitman in Costa del Sol | WorldbbNews: "The Times has reported that Smith is the third Briton to be murdered on the Costa del Sol in the last six weeks in what was thought to be a struggle between British gangs for control of the drug trade.
Minutes before the shooting, Smith had argued with an Irishman who left the Lounge Bar, a British-owned premises: “You wait there – I will be back in a minute,” the Sun reported the regular as saying.
One witness told the Spanish daily El Mundo: “At around 10.05pm we heard various shots. We came out and we saw this man with blood all over him on the ground. Friends were around him calling the police.”"

Euro Weekly News | Inmate escapes in Huelva | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Inmate escapes in Huelva | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "26-YEAR-OLD inmate who was serving time for aggravated robbery escaped when he was attending an event at Huelva University. The man, who was serving a sentence of three years and eight months and would have been eligible for parole in March next year. He and seven other inmates were taken to the university to meet students in the fifth year of law and explain their experience. They were accompanied by four prison guards"

Wednesday, 16 June 2010

marbella- glamerous to ruthless!

marbella- glamerous to ruthless!: "230 British criminals on the run out their, never mind crooks with no record in the U.K the place is a gold mind to fly away too, and continue a life of crime.
There is an ongoing war between the Spanish and the British and I don’t just mean over “ Franco’s rock”! Since the introduction of linkers bar, owned by Brits, they allow British in to drink for free, but charge the Spanish 10 euros‘, and same the other way round.In away it could be looked upon as a racist war going on where two different culture just cant stand each other, that will probably be frowned upon, but believe me its happening.
Its not just British criminals that earn a living out their, the majority of the place is run by mafia’s mainly Russian, people who are not to be messed with, believed to even have the police under their belt."

Euro Weekly News | Animal abuse suspect escapes cell | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain

Euro Weekly News | Animal abuse suspect escapes cell | Costa del Sol | News | The Largest English Language Newspapers in Spain: "ONE of the seven people who were arrested over the abuse of a young bull at the festivities in Alhaurin el Grande escaped from the Guardia Civil cells where he was detained. The youth in question is a Moroccan national who is living in Spain illegally. He was able to squeeze through the window and drop to the floor two metres below.
Meanwhile, the townspeople are up in arms over the negative publicity that the town has received in the press, and wish to make it clear that most residents do not support this violent act of animal abuse."

Gunmen kill Honduran TV reporter outside his station; 9th journalist slain this year | Washington Examiner

Gunmen kill Honduran TV reporter outside his station; 9th journalist slain this year | Washington Examiner: "Two gunmen killed Luis Arturo Mondragon on Monday night as he left Channel 19 station in Santa Clara de Danli, a town outside Tegucigalpa, Security Department spokesman Leonel Sauceda said. Mondragon had just finished broadcasting his show.
Police have no suspects or clear motive, but are looking into criminal complaints filed against Mondragon last year for sexual assault and for stealing cattle, Sauceda said."

Woman found strangled in Málaga street was a prostitute

Woman found strangled in Málaga street was a prostitute: "31 year old Spaniard has been arrested in connection with the crime

More details have been released about the 31 year old Spaniard who has been arrested in connection with the death of a 20 year old Uruguayan woman, whose body was found in the La Luz district of Málaga city last Friday morning.

It seems the man, who works locally as a waiter, had called the woman in the early hours for sex. The victim had been working as a prostitute and a list of addresses she had visited was found on her body.

Police say the man ended up strangling the woman in his own home, and then simply threw out the body as if it was rubbish. The victim was found in the doorway of the suspect’s home, and becomes the second prostitute to be killed on the Costa del Sol in as many months.

The body of a 36 year old Ukrainian woman remains missing although police have found burnt remains of bones in Mijas, the DNA of which corresponds to being from one of the woman’s hands.

The motive for the latest crime remains unclear, with the main suspect arrested at his work on Friday afternoon and being held on remand since then."

Tuesday, 15 June 2010

178 held in swoops on Spain based crime gang - Europe, World - The Independent

178 held in swoops on Spain based crime gang - Europe, World - The Independent: "Police have arrested 178 people in 12 countries in swoops on those suspected of forming part of an international crime gang with a large base in Spain, the Interior Ministry said today.
Co-ordinated raids took place in France, Italy, Germany, the United States, Ireland, Romania, Australia, Sweden, Greece, Finland and Hungary, as well as Spain, the ministry said in a statement.
Investigations began two years ago in Spain and have uncovered an international crime organisation involved in credit card fraud, robbery with violence, extortion, sexual exploitation and money laundering.
The gang is believed to have made more than 20 million euros (£16.6 million) from illegal activities and police uncovered 11 fraud laboratories during 84 raids."

Sunday, 13 June 2010

Costa del Sol bar stabbing: Brit held - mirror.co.uk

Costa del Sol bar stabbing: Brit held - mirror.co.uk: "Police in Spain arrested a Briton who allegedly fired a gun in a packed bar before stabbing a neighbour.
Witnesses told detectives the expat walked up to his victim and fired a warning shot at the ground.
As drinkers dived for cover, he stabbed him in the chest before fleeing."

Costa del Sol bar stabbing: Brit held - mirror.co.uk

Costa del Sol bar stabbing: Brit held - mirror.co.uk: "Irishman Eric Wilson, 26, was in a Spanish jail last night accused of gunning down Daniel Smith, 24, of Billericay, Essex outside a Costa del Sol bar last weekend."

Friday, 11 June 2010

Retuning of TDT television signal on the Costa del Sol today

Retuning of TDT television signal on the Costa del Sol today: "The Ministry for Industry and Telecommunications has announced that the Mijas transmitter for Digital Terrestrial Television which broadcasts the signal to most of the province of Málaga is to be retuned today in an effort to improve reception.

Many residents in some areas of the province, the Axarquía in particular, have complained about poor reception after the halting of analogue broadcasts, and the retuning of the transmitted today is hoped to solve the problems.

Viewers are advised to retune their sets once today’s adjustments have been made."

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

British man killed by hitman in Costa del Sol | WorldbbNews

British man killed by hitman in Costa del Sol | WorldbbNews: "The Times has reported that Smith is the third Briton to be murdered on the Costa del Sol in the last six weeks in what was thought to be a struggle between British gangs for control of the drug trade.
Minutes before the shooting, Smith had argued with an Irishman who left the Lounge Bar, a British-owned premises: “You wait there – I will be back in a minute,” the Sun reported the regular as saying.
One witness told the Spanish daily El Mundo: “At around 10.05pm we heard various shots. We came out and we saw this man with blood all over him on the ground. Friends were around him calling the police.”
The British embassy in Madrid has confirmed that a British national was killed on Saturday in Málaga. Consular assistance is being provided to the deceased’s next of kin."

Monday, 7 June 2010

Another mafia head goes down in Marbella | SpanishNews.es

Another mafia head goes down in Marbella | SpanishNews.es: "leader of the Russian-Georgian mafia was arrested Sunday in Marbella. Zakhar Kniazevich Kalashov will be extradited to Georgia where he has a pending prison sentence.
Kalashov was arrested at 13:45 in Marbella by agents of the Organized Crime and Drugs Unit (UDYCO). Kalashov was sentenced to seven and a half years prison this past Tuesday by the National Court. The court also ordered Zakhar Kniazevich Kalashov to pay a fine of 20 million euros."

British man killed in drive-by shooting on Costa del Sol | Mail Online

British man killed in drive-by shooting on Costa del Sol | Mail Online: "shot outside a bar in Mijas just after 10pm. The shooter is thought to have escaped on the back of a bike being driven by another suspect.'So far there have been no arrests. Nobody else was injured in the incident.'
One theory is that the man is wanted by Essex Police on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in July 2007.The victim was a man in his 50s who was shot in the torso and arm in Stock, a village in Essex.The Civil Guard police are investigating the Malaga murder, which comes less than two weeks after Spanish police smashed what was alleged to be a massive international criminal gang based on the Costa del Sol."

Sunday, 6 June 2010

Russian Mafia leader arrested in Marbella

Russian Mafia leader arrested in Marbella: ", Alexander Kalashov, has been arrested in Marbella and now faces extradition to his native Georgia. Last Tuesday he was sentenced in his absence by the Spanish National Court to seven years and seven months in prison, and a 20 million € fine, on money laundering charges in the ‘Avispa’ case, which was broken up by the Spanish authorities in 2005 and 2006.

He was arrested by the specialist UDYCO organised crime unit of the National Police at 2,30pm on Sunday afternoon. He had been on provisional release since last March after paying 300,000 €.

He is expected to be taken to the National Court in Madrid on Monday, where the extradition procedures will be started."

26 year old man, reported to be British, has died after being shot while on a street terrace

26 year old man, reported to be British, has died after being shot while on a street terrace, from a passing large cylinder motorbike carrying two riders in Mijas. The victim has not yet been named.

Diario de Sevilla reports that it happened at 10,10pm on Saturday night at the British-run Lounge Bar, Terraza de Miraflores, in the Riviera del Sol Urbanisation, an area popular with drinkers. Reports say that at least six shots were fired in total, and that three of them hit the victim.

Health workers could do nothing to save the life of the victim who died at the scene from gunshot wounds to the head.
The judicial police of the Guardia Civil have opened a full investigation, with the first hypothesis considering the killing was part of a settling of scores.

This latest Costa del Sol killing comes just over a week after the so-called Irish Mafia , led by Christopher Kinahan, was broken up. His organisation was allegedly involved in drug and firearms trafficking and money laundering. Possible links to this new killing are being investigated.

Saturday’s shooting is the sixth homicide on the Costa del Sol this year. The latest came to light on May 6 when a fishing boat caught a body in its nets near the Calaburras lighthouse in Mijas. The body, which was wrapped in plastic, is still to be identified.

Read more: http://www.typicallyspanish.com/news/publish/article_26314.shtml#ixzz0q4uwIebI

European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.

European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.: "European visitors to Spain, during April, fell 30% due to the effects of the volcanic ash cloud.

The Catalunya community was less affected by the volcano, down 7.2%.

If the data of foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter pointed to slight signs of recovery, the closure of airspace because of the ash cloud caused by the volcano Eyjafjall has killed, at a stroke, the first green shoots of a depressed sector after two consecutive years of decline. With most European airports closed for a week,"

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Georgia Busts Cocaine Ring as 2 Million Euros Cash Found Buried

Georgia Busts Cocaine Ring as 2 Million Euros Cash Found Buried: "Georgian police broke up a criminal ring that was smuggling cocaine from South America through the former Soviet republic to Europe, discovering about 2 million euros buried in a western village in the process.
'The cash came from selling as much as 90 kilograms of cocaine from countries like Panama, Colombia and Peru,' Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili told reporters in the capital Tbilisi today. 'The drugs were hidden among scrap metal that arrived at Poti,' a Black Sea port, he said.
Police have detained as many as five members of the gang, Utiashvili said. Authorities suspect that Georgian criminals living abroad are involved, he said, adding that a team of Georgian detectives will travel to Spain as part of their investigation.
The money was found buried in the village of Geguti in the Tsqaltubo region,"

Wednesday, 2 June 2010

‘Irish mafia’ family to face four years in custody | Irish News | IrishCentral


‘Irish mafia’ family to face four years in custody | Irish News | IrishCentral: "Christy Kinahan and his two sons will be held in custody in Spain while police investigate their $1.22 billion crime organization.
“The court in Estepona has taken statements from 18 people in relation to the operation against the Irish mafia. All of them are formally suspected of money-laundering, drug trafficking and falsifying documents,” read a statement from the court.
The 18 people interviewed by Judge Maria Carmen Gutierrez Henares have become formal suspects in the investigation.
Kinahan (53) and his two sons, Daniel and Christopher Jnr, have been remanded in custody after appearing last Saturday. “The Irish Mafia” Kinahan family could be implicated in crimes in 20 countries, including gangland murder, money laundering and cocaine."

Tuesday, 1 June 2010

Paedo threat to Costa del Sol hols kids | The Sun |News

Paedo threat to Costa del Sol hols kids | The Sun |News: "Last night a frustrated cop in his home town of Sheffield said: 'He's sticking two fingers up at us while getting a golden tan.'
Wheatherley faces six months in a British jail for failing to notify police of his whereabouts after being freed from a three-year sentence for indecent assault.
We tracked him down to Miraflores, near Fuengirola, where he now lives with wife Carol and their children. He has gained an air of respectability, driving a blue Isuzu 4x4 and working as a builder.
But unsuspecting neighbours know nothing of his sordid past. Our police source said: 'Wheatherley remains a danger to any young child going on holiday to Spain.'"

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