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Why do drug traffickers use Benidorm as their destination?

Despite its benefits and drawbacks, tourism is the lifeblood of Benidorm. The metropolis of towers is brought down to earth by the crime statistics, which contrast with the thriving visitor and occupancy numbers year after year.
In addition to being a popular vacation spot and second home for many of foreigners, Benidorm has become a hub for prostitution, bachelor parties, intoxicated tourism, and partying. Drugs are an integral part of the city’s nightlife.
With 3.4% fewer crimes in 2024 than in 2023, the city’s crime statistics improved. With a 6.2% increase, drug trafficking is still the country’s worst unresolved problem, according to the Ministry of the Interior.
One drug trafficking crime occurs for every 437 residents in Benidorm, the municipality most impacted by the province as a whole. This is a concerning statistic that is significantly higher than the territory’s average.
The city has turned into a haven for drug traffickers, who always find a market for their narcotics in strategic locations where neon lights are a common sight for shoppers.
The municipality with the highest frequency of this offence relative to its population is Benidorm, which leads the pack with 2.29 instances per 1,000 residents.
Because drug traffickers constantly find a market for their narcotics at strategic spots where neon lights are a familiar sight for shoppers, the city has become a haven for them.
With 2.29 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, Benidorm is the municipality with the highest prevalence of this infraction in relation to its population.
In order to recruit new customers and set up meetings with buyers at the locations where the drug and money transactions occurred, the criminal organisation exploited its positive relationships with staff members of hospitality facilities.
The user turns to the drugs if they don’t end up on the streets. Authorities battling the distribution of illicit narcotics also face difficulties because of drug dens.
The police actions to remove these drug stores tucked up among lodgings for tourists serve as evidence of this. In one of the most recent operations, two drug apartments where cocaine was being trafficked were shut down in September 2024. The three individuals involved were arrested, and nearly two and a half kilogrammes of drugs and 21,000 euros were seized, even though they attempted to dispose of 10,000 euros and some of the drug by throwing it off the balcony.
Its enormous floating population is essential to understanding drug trafficking since it skews various statistics about its 75,000 registered citizens.
According to the town’s analysis of tourist flows, which focusses on 2023, the average monthly number of visitors to Benidorm is over 252,000, and in August, that number climbs to over 2.1 million, which is twice the yearly average.
“We can also know that on the busiest day of the summer, which in 2023 was August 12th, the city could reach a peak of just over 365,000 people, including residents and floating population,” the report states.
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Two youths hurt in a car-moped crash in San Miguel de Salinas

A car and a moped collision in San Miguel de Salinas has resulted in the injuries of two youngsters. Due to their injuries, the 15- and 16-year-olds had to be sent to the Hospital of Elche and Torrevieja.
The car and a moped were engaged in an accident on the CV-95 highway in the municipality of San Miguel de Salinas around 9:38 p.m. yesterday, Friday, March 7th, according to sources from the Emergency Information and Coordination Centre (Cicu).
A 15-year-old child with many injuries was treated by two SAMU units who were sent to the scene and transferred to Torrevieja Hospital. A 16-year-old boy who had injuries to his face and leg was taken to Elche General Hospital.
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Alicante man arrested for stabbing says “the neighbourhood needs to be cleaned up”

A 24-year-old man was arrested by the National Police for the stabbing incident that occurred in the North Zone of Alicant. Like the victim, the detainee was of Moroccan descent. He admitted to carrying out the stabbing and informed the agents that “the neighbourhood needs to be cleaned up.”
Yesterday at 7:30 p.m., the incident took place on calle Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the district of Virgen del Remedio. A 39-year-old guy who had been stabbed phoned an on-duty National Police patrol. The officers asked for the presence of medical assistance when he showed them the stab wound on his abdomen.
Following an explanation of what had transpired, a second patrol also arrived at the area and began searching for the individual who had stabbed him. According to what the victim told the police, he had been fighting with someone when he reached for a knife and stabbed him in the abdomen.
The police started searching when the victim gave them information, such as the fact that the assailant had a unique tattoo on his neck. Within an hour, they found the suspect in a fast-food restaurant in the same neighbourhood.
In order to defend what had happened, the suspect admitted to carrying out the attack and told the police that “the neighbourhood needs to be cleaned up.” The officers then went ahead and arrested the guy.
With a six-centimeter abdominal wound, the injured guy was sent to Alicante General Hospital and had surgery in the emergency room.
Before appearing in court, the detainee—who already had a criminal record and had acted aggressively towards the officers—was brought to the National Police headquarters for additional investigation.
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Benidorm man arrested for stealing intimate photos from a friend’s phone

A man in Benidorm was arrested by the National Police for stealing private photos from a friend’s mobile phone after a party. The 39-year-old Spanish national was taken into custody on suspicion of uncovering and disclosing secrets.
When the woman complained to the Benidorm Police Station, the police investigation started. She told the officers that an acquaintance she had thrown a party with at a house in La Nucía had accessed her cell phone without her consent in a moment of carelessness and sent private images to her phone.
Officers from the Economic and Technological Crime Group at this police station launched an investigation in response to these incidents in order to confirm the information provided and to find, apprehend, and detain the suspected offender.
After preliminary enquiries, the officers discovered that the suspect had obtained the victim’s cell phone and had used a messaging app to send two private photos of her to her own phone.
The officers also obtained a statement from a witness to the incident throughout the inquiry, which supported the victim’s complaint. The suspect was ultimately taken into custody, and the Benidorm Court of Instruction on Duty was notified of all police actions.
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