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The licence of an Alicante motorist who was caught was revoked five times in four years

According to the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), driving a car after all the points have been taken off your licence is a highly serious crime that carries both administrative and criminal penalties. In addition to having to complete a 24-hour road safety awareness and re-education course, the authorities state that if they stop a driver with no points on his licence, his vehicle will be seized and he will be fined.

When a driver was stopped by the local police while passing through Santa Pola, this is what happened to him. The agents found, after conducting the necessary investigations, that the suspect had gotten his driver’s license less than five years prior and had already experienced five suspensions and withdrawals: “A record,” according to the municipal body.

Losing your driver’s license can happen in a number of ways. For instance, following the commission of a serious enough offence to be classified as a crime against road safety. If you are pulled over at a checkpoint and have a blood alcohol content of, say, 0.60 mg/l, you may be guilty of this kind of violation.

The consequence that led to the revocation of your driver’s license is final. This implies that you can keep using your vehicle until your appeal is accepted or denied if you have chosen to file one.

If you speed, you risk losing your licence as well. Driving more than 60 km/h in a city or more than 80 km/h on interurban roads can result in a one to four-year licence suspension and a three to six-month jail sentence, which can be substituted with 31 to 90 days of community service.

Another infraction that may result in the loss of a driving licence is reckless driving. According to article 380 of the Criminal Code, the withdrawal in this instance would be for a duration of one to six years, and a potential prison sentence of six months to two years would also be applicable.

It is not even worth saying that driving too quickly or when impaired by drugs or alcohol might kill a pedestrian or another motorist. The punishment in this instance is a prison sentence of one to four years and suspension for one to six years. In severe situations where the accident results in multiple fatalities, aggravating circumstances may also result in a licence suspension of nine to thirteen years, with six to nine-year jail sentences.

Your licence may be revoked by the DGT once the sanction that led to it is final. This implies that you can keep driving your car if you have chosen to file an appeal until it is approved or denied.

The Provincial Traffic Department will let you know if the license is rejected, and you will need to turn in your driver’s license there as well. As soon as you receive the message, you will no longer be permitted to drive. The licence removal takes effect as soon as the licence is turned in to the court if it is the consequence of a criminal procedure.

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Sextortionists caught by the National Police

Several members of a Nigerian criminal organisation that threatens Spanish citizens with the publication of pornographic videos have been apprehended by the National Police during Operation Teknon.

In particular, victim complaints have been found in Valladolid, A Coruña, Gijón, Albacete, Alicante, Cáceres, and Las Palmas Gran Canaria.

According to the Canary Islands Police Headquarters, this group made phoney social media profiles featuring pictures of gorgeous women and then reached out to individuals, asking for intimate images and videos once they had gained some trust.

After claiming to have access to all of their contacts because they had previously taken the material from their social networks, they demanded payment in order to keep the files private and avoid being reported to the authorities for paedophilia (identifying themselves as minors).

Sextortion

In particular, victim complaints have been found in Valladolid, A Coruña, Gijón, Albacete, Alicante, Cáceres, and Las Palmas Gran Canaria.

The National Police noted that in certain instances, the victims paid to keep their private photos hidden.

When victims lacked the financial means to pay, they were compelled to work as mules for the organisation. They accept money from other victims and transfer it to the criminal organization’s wallets, thereby participating in the original crime and possibly committing another money laundering crime.

Lastly, using specialised applications for tracking cryptocurrency assets, the National Police’s Economic and Tax Crime Unit was able to identify the ultimate destination of the illicitly transferred funds, which were always wallets belonging to Nigerian nationals aged 20 to 35.

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In Alicante, a motorcyclist runs over a pedestrian and a worker falls from scaffolding

Numerous incidents that necessitated the involvement of emergency services have occurred in the province of Alicante yesterday. The initial incident happened in Elda’s Calle Padre Manón. A call regarding a worker falling from a scaffold was received by the Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (CICU) around 8.40 am. The 38-year-old victim was taken to Elda Hospital with multiple bruises after an ambulance from the Basic Life Service (SVB) was sent out almost away.

Twenty minutes later, at approximately nine in the morning, the CICU got another call, this time from Alicante’s Avenida Conde de Lumiares. A man, age 21, sustained bruising after being involved in a car-motorbike collision. After treating the victim at the scene of the accident, the Emergency Medical Service (SAMU) medical team took him to Alicante General Hospital.

The hectic day ended at 2:00 pm when a new warning was issued on a hit-and-run incident on Avenida Joan Fuster in Dénia in which a motorbike had ran over a pedestrian. According to the Emergency Information and Coordination Centre, the motorbike rider and the pedestrian were both hurt in the double accident.

The 65-year-old woman who was driven over had a fracture and a head injury, while the 16-year-old biker sustained a head injury. Due to the severity of both situations, the victims have been sent to the Dénia Hospital and are being cared for by the SVB and SAMU.

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Alicante couple jailed for offering drugs to a minor in exchange for sex

The Alicante Court sentenced a 35-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man to two and one year in prison, respectively, for the crime of corruption of children, which involves giving a kid a dose of a drug in exchange for sexually abusing her.

Following an agreement with the prosecutor’s office that eliminated a claimed criminal against public health, the two defendants confessed the facts at the start of the hearing, indicating that the trial did not need to be continued.

Both defendants were found guilty of the crime of corruption of children by the Second Section court that heard the case. They were also ordered to pay the victim 6,000 euros in joint and severally compensation.

According to the sentence, both approached the girl, who was 17 at the time, and offered to have her as the victim of the attack in exchange for a dose of an unidentified narcotic on March 29th, 2022, in Alcoy.

The penalty includes a five-year restraining order of 500 meters from the victim, six further years of supervised release, a 12-month fine for the accused at the rate of four euros per day, and a two-year prison sentence for the lady and a one-year sentence for the male.