ISSUE NO. 1660
27 April - 3 May 2017
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH
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Out of Africa Police follow Moroccan drugs trail STOWED AWAY: More than a ton of hash. By Jack Troughton Links between Murcia and Morocco are being probed by the Guardia Civil after a successful operation uncovered more than a ton of smuggled hashish. Officers made nine arrests of suspected traffickers after months of painstaking undercover investigation, and continue their inquiries to uncover the gang’s links in North Africa. Police watched a boat land-
ing at a La Manga beach and ‘discreetly’ followed the smugglers towing it to a rented cottage to El Vivero Urbanisation. The suspects had rented the premises days earlier for the months of April and May, having paid the owner in cash. Later, armed with a search warrant, officers raided the house and found two boats in the garden. The large boat had a false bottom under which the resin was discovered. They ar-
Winner of EWN car contest VIRGINIA DELATORRE UNCETA from Marbella is the winner of the EWN 2017 Win-a-Car readers’ survey prize draw. Her name was picked out from thousands of entries by Sala Group Chairman Ian Radford and former professional footballer Stephen Carr. Full story: page 3
rested three Spanish men and a Moroccan man. Eight of the alleged traffickers refused to answer questions. The ninth maintains he come to La Manga on holiday, driving from Almeria with four of the suspects. All nine were remanded in custody and charged with crimes against public health.
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