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Fun summer THE Velez Malaga Town Council has organised a fun-filled summer camp programme for 2,000 lucky children with several sports activities including swimming, taekwondo, basketball and table tennis.
Free concert CREATED in 1989, the Nerja Municipal Band will play on July 22 on the Balcon de Europa as part of the 55th International Dance and Music Festival.
Fund support MALAGA Council will grant €270,000 in subsidies to foster and consolidate entrepreneurship in the province.
‘Have it all’ VELEZ MALAGA Tourism councillor Rocio Ruiz presented a tourism marketing campaign called ‘This summer you will have it all’ aimed at showcasing the municipality’s gastronomy, beauty and culture.
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Arsonists target river banks SPANISH ecologists have warned against an arson campaign targeting the Velez river banks. Members of GENA lodged a formal complaint with the Guardia Civil, the Velez-Malaga Town Council and the Provincial Department for Environmental Affairs for a ‘systematic arson campaign in the Velez river groves.’ GENA released a communiqué explaining that the Velez river is the municipality’s sole natural space and that its estuary is protected by law as it is part of Andalucia’s wetland network. “Nevertheless, it is one of the most adversely affected
areas in environmental terms,” said GENA President Rafael Yus. Yus explained that as many as five fires broke out last spring affecting the
riverbanks, especially reed beds, poplars and eucalyptuses. The flames have destroyed the flora and affected the vertebrates
native to the area. “Fires have been especially harmful to nesting birds, but also to mammals and reptiles,” commented Yus.
National Police crackdown on drugs IN their ongoing war against drugs, National Police officers dismantled a drug-trafficking ring in Velez-Malaga. As a result of the operation, a woman and two men were arrested. The police seized 53 doses of cocaine and an
undisclosed amount of money. The arrests come in the wake of an investigation that focused on a Carabanchel building, where cocaine and heroin were purportedly sold. Law enforcement officials placed the building
under surveillance, which led to the apprehension of the 38-year-old woman. She was in possession of 53 doses of cocaine at the time of her arrest. It appears her underage children were present when the drugs were being sold.
The police searched the property and found three precision scales and cash. They later arrested two men, 43, who would allegedly alert the woman to the presence of the police and serve as ‘filters’ before letting any potential clients into the building.
As stated by GENA, there is reason to believe the fires have been intentionally started by young arsonists late at night. However, they are not ruling out other possible explanations, because “local farmers usually destroy the Velez river groves to increase the size of their crop producing land base.” Therefore, ecologists have requested that these fires be looked into and that the local government beef up police surveillance in the area to prevent future incidents.