ISSUE NO. 1641
15 - 21 December 2016
AXARQUÍA - COSTA TROPICAL YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION
So heartless! FOOD BANK RANSACKED IN RAID
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Police pimp jailed A NATIONAL POLICE officer has been sentenced to a year and nine months in prison for running a brothel in Velez-Malaga. Two other men who helped run the club were sentenced to one year and three months each. Overall, there were 26 rooms in the club and at least seven women working there, the majority of whom were Romanian. See page 2
Bike tour on way THE 63rd edition of the Vuelta a Andalucia cycling event will start from Rincon de la Victoria. The Axarquia municipality
will host the launch of the tour on February 15, 2017 before it ends in Coin on February 19. See page 4
Stranded dolphin By John Smith A gang of heartless thieves h a s r a i d e d a Food Ba n k i n Sa l o breña e m p t y i n g t h e premises of almost its entire stock of food that was destined for low income families who are struggling to cope. It is the second time the premises have been struck, but on this occasion extensive damage was also caused to roofing panels as the gang moved about. The raiders forced the doors to the warehouse which contained hundreds of kilos of foodstuffs going to families who are classed as socia l l y d e p r i v e d an d struggle to make ends meet, particularly at Christmas time. Managers estimate
around 1,500kgs of food was taken from the premises. Police have appealed for anyone who may have seen th e g an g mo v in g s u ch a larg e a mo u n t o f p ro d u c e onto a lorry or heavy vehicle. The foodstuffs belonged
not only to the Food Bank but also the town hall. Measures are now being taken to improve security at the complex given that it is the s e c ond ra id in tw o years. The ga ng s truc k in the early hours of December 8 and had left by the time the
s tore ma n in c ha rge a rrived for work in the morning. The y not only took produce meant to go to loc a l residents, but a ls o foodstuffs that belonged to the staff. So c los e to Christmas the theft is a blow to the Food Bank which has be e n providing a c ruc ia l service to families in the region.
A BEACH cleaning and maintenance team in Almuñecar sprang into action to rescue a dolphin that had become stranded on dry land. The beached bottlenose measured an impressive five me-
tres in length and was discovered early on Saturday, December 10, between Velilla and Tesorillo beaches to the east of the town. See page 5
Eight held in raid A MASSIVE operation known under the code name Parcero has been undertaken by the Guardia Civil which has resulted in the arrest of eight people, and seizure of drugs estimated to be worth in excess of €1 million as well as vehicles, cash and two drugs factories. See page 7
Fight to stay afloat AFTER one of the worst hauls in recent memory across the Costa del Sol’s five key fishing ports, local fishermen struggling to keep afloat now face a new challenge. The regional government is considering protecting certain prime waters from fishing. See page 12