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Restaurant owner arrested after three thieves rob his premise in Benidorm

Three robbers were apprehended by the National Police after they were discovered stealing from a Benidorm restaurant. The proprietor of the establishment was also arrested after the agents discovered, to their astonishment, that he was the subject of a European Arrest Warrant for Extradition (EAW) after they examined his documentation.

The police involvement started when CIMACC-SALA 091 informed officers from the Benidorm Local Citizen Security Brigade that a robbery was occurring at a restaurant in the town, prompting them to rush to the scene.

Three males were outside the restaurant with multiple bottles of alcohol and other stuff that they had stolen moments earlier by climbing over the perimeter wall, and the officers were shocked to see them there.

Three males of Spanish descent, ages 37, 43, and 58, were arrested as suspected of robbery with force when the facts were confirmed and the establishment’s owner was notified; the innkeeper was also taken into custody and is currently wanted.

The arrest warrant states that the fugitive was stopped by French police at a checkpoint in May 2017 with 249,000 euros in cash concealed in his car. He was unable to provide proof of the money’s legal origin and only told the agents that he was returning from a trip to Brussels at the time.

He later provided a whole different account of the source of the funds, and detectives discovered that the suspect had actually been in Amsterdam, Netherlands, rather than Brussels. After a trial in France, he was found guilty of money laundering from narcotics trafficking and given a three-year prison sentence, with one year and four months to serve.

The three people arrested for the robbery were placed at the disposal of the Benidorm Court of Instruction on duty, and the person arrested on the European arrest warrant was placed at the disposal of the Central Court of Instruction of the National Court, the body responsible for carrying out the procedures for his subsequent extradition .

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Police arrest two after stabbing

Two people were arrested after one person was hurt by a weapon during a fight that broke out in Villena early yesterday, Saturday 8th March.

Around 00:20, a fight broke out in the municipality’s town centre in the Medio Vinalopó district.

The detainees are 21 and 22 years old. The young man was treated at the scene by the Emergency Medical Service (SAMU) ambulance medical team after they allegedly stabbed him in the side. He was later taken to the General University Hospital of Elda, where he presented with an open wound and hypovolemic shock from the trauma.

In order to determine the cause of the altercation that broke out between the injured guy and the two young men who were detained as suspected stabbing culprits, the investigation has been taken over by the territorial unit of the Judicial Police of the Civil Guard of Villena.

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In Benidorm hotels, British tourists surpass national tourists

The rise in hotel occupancy in Benidorm during the second half of February, which accounted for 42% of arrivals and was three points higher than in the first part of the month, was once again mostly due to British tourists. The Costa Blanca’s tourist capital, Hosbec, finished this time with hotels at 76.8%, higher than the monthly average of 75.5%, according to data.

With these numbers, the Brits have surpassed the national tourists, whose share of visitors decreased from 43.8% to 40.2% in the second half of the month. Similarly, the Dutch accounted for 5.2% of all visits, with Belgians coming in second at 5% and Irish at 2.2%.

With 76% of reservations confirmed for the first half of the month, one point more than during the same period in 2024, the March predictions support the upward trend. Hoteliers are able to keep positive expectations for the season because of this steadiness.

Due to the celebration of CEVISAMA and the rise in economic activity in the ceramics industry, Castellón had the highest average hotel occupancy rate in the Valencian Community, at about 85%. The employers’ group claims that “tourism and professional events combined to favour these positive results.”

While reservations for the first half of March were comparable to last year, Valencia saw a decline in occupancy, particularly in 4-star hotels. With 74.2% occupancy in the second half of February and a monthly balance of 72.8%, the Costa Blanca—aside from Benidorm—also had a minor decline, falling 3.3 points short of 2024.

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Elche wins 4.2 million euros on the lottery

The residents of Elche are now over 4.2 million euros richer after yesterday’s, Saturday March 8th, National Lottery draw. The Lottery Administration number 2 in the city of Elche, which is situated in the Plaça de Baix, has received the whole first prize of the draw, which was ticket number 73,267. They had ten series consigned, or one hundred tenths. Everything points to the sale of about 70 tenths, which are valued at 60,000 euros each, pending the final numbers.

As it happens, the Sacred Heart of Jesus parish sold the majority of the tickets—roughly 60.