Category: News

Drug Bust
MEMBERS of the National Police have brought down an alleged drug trafficking ring in Velez-Malaga.
Officers arrested three men and one woman and raided three houses allegedly used to prepare and sell cocaine in the town.
Investigations began after various reports pointed to a group of houses wre being used to sell Drugs. Police claim they were able to identify the alleged dealers as being the residents of the houses, before carrying out a series of raids.
The investigation led to the four arrests and police also allegedly seized 70 grams of cocaine and five sets of precision scales.… Read all the news

General Election
The countdown to the April 28th general elections started yesterday when the royal decree to dissolve the Courts was published, and the call to the elections was made.
The State Official Bulletin published the resolution, signed on Monday by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and approved by King Felipe.
The decree says the election campaign will start on Friday, April 12, and will conclude on April 26 at mdnight.
It also establishes that starting today, the Congress of Deputies and the Senate are dissolved.… Read all the news

Gibraltar Tax Deal
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has expressed “satisfaction” at an agreement that could take the Rock out of Spain’s blacklist of tax havens. But business leaders and unionists are being cautious about a deal that could “become poisoned” due to the instability of the UK government and the uncertain outcome of the upcoming elections in Spain.
The international tax treaty was signed yesterday by Spain’s Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and by the UK’s Cabinet Office minister David Lidington, and must now be ratified by the parliaments of both countries.… Read all the news

Gibraltar Deal
Spain and Britain yesterday signed a fiscal treaty on Gibraltar as Brexit nears to fight tax fraud and money laundering.
Hailed as “massively significant” by Gibraltar’s leader, it was signed separately by Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and David Lidington, Prime Minister Theresa May’s effective deputy.
It must now be approved by the Spanish cabinet and ratified by the parliaments of both countries.
The treaty was part of a deal sealed in November between London and the European Union on Brexit, as were four other bilateral deals on the overseas British territory.… Read all the news

Car Chase
FIVE police officers have been injured and a 23-year-old man arrested after he ploughed into a road block bringing a high-speed car chase to an end.
Police shot out the tyres when the driver failed to stop at the road block on the A-226 and smashed into officers – injuring five – near Teruel at 9am, yesterday.
The chase started 44 Km away before the incident came to an end with armed officers hauling the driver from the car which ended up in a ditch.… Read all the news

Gibraltar No Deal
Gibraltar’s British status is to be protected under a tax deal which will apply even in the event of a no-deal Brexit, it has been claimed.
A source with ties to the Rock’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo says an agreement has been reached between the British, Gibralta and Spanish authorities.
The deal will reportedly remain sacrosanct even in a no-deal situation, despite previous attempts by the Spanish to use this as a bargaining lever.
British Media reported The agreement is expected to be signed today.… Read all the news

Brexit No Deal
The government will work to make things easier for British residents in Spain, even those without permanent residency status, in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Madrid is planning to offer new residency papers to around 400,000 UK nationals if the country crashes out of the European Union without an agreement on the future relationship.
British residents in Spain will have to apply for a foreigner identity card before January 2021
This is one of the most salient measures contained in a contingency plan slated for approval by the Spanish Cabinet later today.… Read all the news

North Korean Embassy Attack
More details have emerged about a mysterious attack last week on the North Korean embassy in Madrid, suggesting that the incident was more serious than first thought.
According to sources close to an investigation into what happened on February 22 “around 10 people carrying fake firearms” entered the residential building, and assaulted the eight people inside, who were a mixture of “staff from the embassy and guests.”
According to the same sources, the assailants “covered the victims’ heads with bags, tied them up, interrogated them and beat them.… Read all the news

Brexit
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will trigger a new raft of legal measures tomorrow destined to safeguard Spain, its traders and British residents in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
If the European Union agrees to extend the deadline for Brexit beyond March 29, Spain will not stand in its way, said Sánchez, but that he wants to know what Britain would intend to do with the extra time.
Among the battery of measures British nationals living in Spain will still be able to vote in their local council elections, due on May 26 – as will Spaniards living in the UK.… Read all the news

North Korean Embassy Assault
Police have launched an investigation into an assault on the North Korean embassy in Madrid that saw a group of men enter the building and make off with computers.
Sources confirmed an assault took place and that the intelligence service was probing the incident.
A spokesperson for North Korean embassy said “nothing had happened.”
Spanish newspaper El Confidencial said the assault lasted “hours,” during which time an embassy employee managed to escape and alert the authorities.
Police have said a woman was injured and emergency services said they had treated three people.… Read all the news