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ISSUE NO. 1653
9 - 15 March 2017
MALLORCA
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Corruption crackdown Nightclub magnate arrested on multiple charges
By Gillian Keller & Matt Ford The judge heading an ongoing trial into police corruption in Mallorca has ordered that the owner of some of the island’s biggest nightclubs be imprisoned without bail until investigations are concluded. Tolo Cursach, whose clubs include Pacha and Tito’s in Palma de Mallorca, BCM in Calvia, and the Megapark complex, has been taken into custody and charged with 15 offences including alleged
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murder, drug trafficking, and corruption of minors. The tycoon is suspected of working in collusion with corrupt Local Police chiefs and council officials in order to benefit his own businesses while damaging his competitors. Two senior members of Cursach’s business group, Tolo Sbert and Antoni Bergas, have also been detained, although at present all three arrests are only considered a precautionary measure. Sbert has also been jailed without bail, while Bergas, an
ex-police inspector, has been charged and released after having his passport confiscated. The trio are accused of a catalogue of crimes, which also include bribery, extorsion, coercion, falsifying official documents, possession of firearms and the issuing of violent threats. The arrests follow an investigation into the death of a former employee of the group, who was allegedly in possession of incriminating evidence regarding Cursach, according to Spanish media outlets.
MEGAPARK: One of the nightclubs.