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GUIDE ON PAGES 24 - 28 ISSUE NO. 1773
27 June - 3 July 2019
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By James Warren FOUR men have been sentenced by the court in Malaga to three years in prison and individual fines of €2 million for the smuggling of large quantities of hashish. They were apprehended in VelezMalaga in August last year at sea after the members of the organised criminal gang attempted to transport the drug in a speed boat purchased by the men. According to reports the boat was fitted with a false deck where underneath over 800 kilos of hashish were stored, which has been valued at approximately €1.2 million. The drugs were seized by maritime officers as well as mobile phones and a GPS system. The sentence was issued as the defendants pleaded guilty to smuggling and crimes against public health.
THE new coalition government of Malaga City held a busy meeting on Tuesday (June 25) to discuss various topics including the distribution of responsibilities and the organisation of the councillors. Councillors’ salaries were also discussed in the meeting and a unanimous decision was made to increase the wages of the board members by 20 per cent. The La Casona held the meeting for the new cooperation to delegate the municipal tasks between the different members of the
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€2 million fines in Velez-Malaga SMUGGLERS: Three of the detained men on the maritime patrol vessel.
Frantic meetings for new coalition involved parties. Thirty-three different areas were negotiated and di-
rectors were chosen for each sector. The managers of the sectors are expected to be
announced this week. It is reported that each area will have a representative from each political party except where personal affiliations and business ties prevent certain councillors from taking their post due to conflict of interests.
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Local man arrested for domestic violence A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Velez-Malaga after allegedly beating his wife and son in a domestic dispute. Police were called to the residence in Calle Cristo Resucitado in the early afternoon on Tuesday (June 25) after neighbours reported hearing a disturbance. When they entered the building they reportedly found a 36year-old woman and a boy, 15, ‘visibly shaken.’ According to sources, they explained to the officers that the suspect, known as Jose Antonio GS, had allegedly beaten them without warning, leaving them with minor bruising. After a short search officers apprehended the suspect. He initially claimed that he became angry after discovering that his son had been growing marihuana in the upstairs bedroom, however there was no traces of the drug anywhere on the property. Outside the house there was also visible damage to their car. The family have since put in a denuncia against the man. Jose Antonio was transferred to the offices of the National Police force in Torre del Mar for questioning.