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ISSUE NO. 1716
24 - 30 May 2018
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COSTA DEL SOL
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End of the line? AN alleged Costa del Sol drugs hit has sparked fears of a gangland war. It comes after David ‘El Maradona’ Avila was gunned down outside a San Pedro de Alcantara church in front of his family and friends. The 36-year-old was believed to have owed millions of Euros to a Colombian cocaine cartel before a hitman riding a motorcycle pumped five bullets into him at point blank range through the window of his Audi sports car. And police say that ‘several’ of his associates have received threats in the wake
Photo credits Guardia Civil/Policia Nacional/Shutterstock
by Matt Ford
DRUG WAR: Algeciras port and (inset) hit victim David Avila, plus some of the drugs seized this week.
Booze control A COSTA DEL SOL holiday hotspot is set to vote on proposed new laws banning rowdy holidaymaker behaviour. Marbella Council revealed the raft of groundbreaking rules - which include fines of up to €750 for roaming the streets drunk, semi-naked or wielding inflatable sex toys last month. And they are now expected to be passed by city hall.
It comes after shocking footage of a man bathing naked in a Puerto Banus fountain this week emerged online, before a second clip showing tourists trashing a street in the city centre after being told to quieten down was posted. And in Mallorca, a ‘hungover’ British reveller was snapped ordering a McDonald’s with her buttocks on display.
of his death, which was preceded by the torching of both his gym and beach club. A message reading ‘pay for the drugs’ was, this week, crudely scrawled on the bonnet of a white Volkswagen Golf belonging to a close friend, detectives say.
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Not appy TAXI drivers at Malaga Airport are up in arms after management firm AENA announced it is to create a space for taxi firm apps including Uber and Cabify. A plot near the train station has been set aside to house the new rank, which will include space for 43 vehicles and be in operation by the end of the summer, an official said.