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ISSUE NO. 1741
15 - 21 November 2018
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Hikers saved by Tom Woods TWO young tourists were rescued by firefighters in the Sierra Blanca mountains near Marbella on Sunday, where they had got lost hiking. Marbella Council revealed in a statement that the hikers had arrived by motorcycle to the Quarry of Nagueles at around 6pm, from where they started their ascent. As the light faded they became completely disorientated and had neither brought any warm clothes or food with them. Realising their predicament, one of the tourists called the emergency services on his phone, and the Local Police and firefighters were mobilised. The mountain rescue protocol was activated and three firemen made their way in an off-road vehicle to the area indicated by the stranded hiker’s GPS system. By calling out and using torches, the firefighters were able to track down the hikers, who were found to be in stable condition, without suffering from hypothermia or needing medical assistance. They were given blankets, food and drink, and were tak-
PUNISHING PEAKS: The imposing Sierra Blanca range needs to be respected by hikers. en back to their motorbikes at around midnight. The emergency services advise that hikers should plan and prepare for their routes in detail, including packing all appropriate equipment, and
not setting off too late. Hiking in the Sierra Blanca mountain range is very popular, due to the glorious views out on to the Costa del Sol and even out to Gibraltar and the Atlas Mountains of
North Africa. Ecologist organisations are proposing that the Sierra Blanca (‘White Range’) be declared a protected area, similar to the beautiful Sierra de las Nieves Natural Park nearby.
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Drugs busts P O L I C E o ff i c e r s i n t h e Alhaurin area have uncovered more than 30 kilograms of hashish hidden in nearby mountains while others have raided a site where marihuana was being grown. L o c a l P o l i c e o ff i c e r s were called out to the Sierra Jabalcuz area near Alhaurin de la Torre after a walker alerted them to a suspicious package there. Officers arrived to find a bail which contained several packages of hashish hidden inside. It weighed in at around 30.8 kilograms and the case has since been passed to the Guardia Civil for further investigation. Salvador Herrera, Alhaurin de la Torre’s security spokesperson, said o ff i c i a l s w e l c o m e d t h e citizen collaboration which led the officers to
discovering the drugs. S e p a r a t e l y, N a t i o n a l Police and Guardia Civil officers raided what they claimed was a marihuana plantation in Alhaurin el Grande. Five suspects, four men and one woman, were arrested in connection with the raid. Police raided a total of two sites in the investigation. They seized more than 20 kilograms of marihuana, 31 marihuana plants, around €3,000 and a fake weapon in the raids on two sites. Officers said one of the sites was in a home and the other was previously a plant nursery which had been converted into a marihuana plantation. A court has since remanded the five detainees in custody on drugs and electricity fraud charges. Both cases continue.