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GUARDIA CIVIL specialists had to be called in By John Smith
Police discovered mortars and explosives inside a car dumped in a street in the Riviera del Sol estate in Mijas on Tuesday afternoon, September 1. An alert local resident was worried by the appearance of the BMW car which was covered in a white powder, apparently from a fire extinguisher, and promptly dialled 112.
Mijas Local Police discovered a cache of arms and ammunition in the boot of the car including grenades, mortars and explosives, and immediately arranged for Gedex, the specialist explosives arm of the Guardia Civil, to be called in. Firefighters and two ambulances also attended whilst local hospitals were put on alert. Fingerprints were taken from the car
in order to try to identify who had been driving it whilst a local building was evacuated and the area taped off for a while to allow for the explosives to be removed and taken to a quarry in Mijas for safe detonation. Whilst there was initial speculation that the car was part of a terrorist operation, police now believe that the haul was organised crime related.
in terms of new car registrations since 2008. See Page 12