Body Found
Four people appeared in court on Saturday in connection with the discovery of the body of a 38-year-old Irish man in Torrevieja.
It is understood the body was found earlier this week in a Shallow grave near the AP7 motorway.
The four, who appeared before an investigating judge are thought to be Irish and British and were arrested by the Guardia Civil.
A fifth person is also under investigation.
The mother of a suspected Irish drugs kingpin Carl Carr has confirmed it was her son’s body but insisted his death was nothing to do with the narcotics trade.
She said it was likely he was killed over a ‘love triangle’.
The court proceedings were private. The Guardia say the investigation is ongoing.
Cannabis Haul
At least 30 bales of cannabis washed up on the coast of Gibraltar after a smugglers’ boat capsized.
The Royal Gibraltar Police made the discovery after a distress call came in from a 40-foot dinghy which was in trouble in the Med.
While the Spanish coastguard rescued the three occupants and rushed them to a hospital in Algericas the British police investigated the beach.
They discovered dozens of massive blue bales packed with cannabis.
The smugglers were likely headed for Spain when their rigid-hulled inflatable boat capsized.
Pensioners Demo
Thousands of senior citizens took to the streets of Madrid on Saturday to demand better public pensions.
The protesters said recent increases — which included a quarter of a percent rise in 2017 — have been too small and should instead match the rate of inflation.
They were joined on the march by the capital’s taxi drivers, who have been on strike for nearly two weeks.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has offered the pensioners a 6% increase, but retired citizens and unions are understood to be holding out for more.
They have allied themselves to Madrid’s taxi drivers, who are on strike in a separate protest over regulation for ride-hailing apps like Uber and Cabify.
Funeral Fraud
Police have arrested 14 people over an alleged multi-million pound fraud by undertakers suspected of incinerating thousands of people in cheap coffins instead of the more expensive ones their families had paid for.
Wreaths were even allegedly resold for profit.
Twelve men and two women who own or work for the same funeral directors in Castilla Y Leon, have been held.
A spokesman revealed nearly a million euros in cash had been seized during one of the police searches.
The exact size of the alleged fraud has not been revealed, and officials say they have months work ahead of them to go through piles of papers and analyse eight computers confiscated as part of the ongoing operation.