Missing
The search is on for a 12 year old girl from Palma de Majorca after her School phoned her parents on Wednesday afternoon to say the girl had not arrived for lessons.
But 12 hours later, the family of Josefa Sanchez Cortes found a message on her Instagram, which is accessible via her brother’s iPad.
AS much as you go to the police, you will not find her… no matter how much you look for her, you will never see her again.” It said
Josefa, who attends Jesus Maria school in Palma, is described as 1.70 metres tall and weighs 68kg.
She has long brown hair and brown eyes.
At the time of her disappearance she was wearing her navy blue school tracksuit, a light blue shirt and white sports shoes.
She is described as a teenager who never goes out with friends, only with her family.
According to her aunt, the teen always takes the same route when she goes to school.
Police are working with the theory that the child met with someone she had been talking to through Instagram.
The family have appealed to her or to the people she has met, saying: “Do not be afraid to come home”.
The investigation continues.
Counterfeit Cigarettes
Police have raided four factories, operating around the clock, that were churning out counterfeit cigs at a rate of 34,000 packets an hour.
In the biggest police operation of its kind in Spain the locations raided, included ‘active’ premises in Toledo and Mairena de Alcor in the province of Sevilla.
The Guardia Civil’s opperatioon also led to 47 arrests and the seizure of 69 tonnes of tobacco and more than two million cigarette cartons, which would have had a street value of over €22 million. More than €600,000 in cash was also found.
The arrested individuals included nine Ukrainians, a Bulgarian, six Romanians, 28 Moldovans, as well as a Frenchman and two Spanish citizens.
The four factories had been operating for two months and were controlled by an organisation led by a Bulgarian national who, it is claimed, also has links to drug trafficking.
The criminal organisation brought in tobacco leaves from countries such as Bulgaria and Moldova with the finished product packed in fake cartons to resemble major tobacco brands.
The fake cigarettes were then distributed throughout southern and eastern Spain and also, possibly, transported to Britain.
Traffic.
A GANG of youths who caused serious damage to cars by throwing stones from a bridge spanning the A-7 motorway have been identified by police.
In addition to shattering windscreens and causing body damage to the vehicles, many drivers were forced to make dangerous manoeuvres to take evasive action to avoid the stones.
The reckless act caused chaos on the fast stretch of road near Rincón de la Victoria, Malaga.
Guardia Civil officers in collaboration with Local Police have arrested one youth and identified four other alleged culprits.
The arrested youth has been identified as the main instigator of the events and is accused of several crimes against traffic safety and damage.