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The Mínguez Pier is being built in Torrevieja

The Torrevieja Port Board met yesterday at the offices of the Ports of the Generalitat Valenciana. Marc García, who is the Director General of Coasts, Ports, and Airports, was there, as well as Eduardo Dolón, the mayor of Torrevieja, and Agustina Esteve, who is the representative of the Consell in Alicante. All the groups and businesses in the city’s port, like the Real Club Náutico de Torrevieja (RCNT), the marinas of Marina Internacional and Marina Salinas, the Fishermen’s Guild, the Torrevieja salt flats, the tourist apartments of Marina Internacional, the dry dock, and the company that runs the Leisure Centre in the port of Torrevieja, were there.

The Director General of Ports said that the Torrevieja City Council has the right permissions to improve the Mínguez Dock, so the work has already begun. Additionally, the main electrical work on the port area will soon begin, along with the planned redevelopment of Paseo La Libertad and the areas around it. On March 1, the hippie huts will be taken down and moved to the Vía Verde, where they will be set up and will be open to the public during Easter.

Marc García said that the Port of Torrevieja and the Port of Denia are the two most important in the Valencian Community. He also said that the concessionaire company of the Leisure Centre and the Torrevieja council are investing more than 100 million euros right now.

At the same time, the government of Valencia is working on getting a global contract for the work in the area around Eras de la Sal and for the work to reorganise and improve the front of the port. This piece of land will be ready in March. The City Council needs this global concession in order to begin building the new theatre at Eras de la Sal. The building will be located in the old dry dock at the Marina Internacional sports port.

Eduardo Dolón, the mayor of Torrevieja, said that the Government team wants the 2026 International Habaneras and Polyphony Competition to take place in this new area at the Eras de la Sal.

Another thing that was talked about this morning at the Port Roundtable with the Marina Salinas, Marina Internacional, and RCNT nautical clubs and ports’ officials was the concession extension that they need to keep doing their work. The length of the extension will rest on the investments that these ports make, which have already been shown to the Director General of Ports.

Enrique Riquelme, who is in charge of the concessionaire company running the Leisure Centre at the port of Torrevieja, said that the underground parking garage with 640 spaces will open in March. This will happen at the same time as the opening of the road from Avenida de La Libertad to the Levante Dock. Also, Riquelme said that the Leisure Centre will be opened in July, after all of the work on it has been finished.

Finally, Eduardo Dolón, the mayor of Torrevieja, said that the path for pedestrians that will connect the Levante Dock to the upper part of the Leisure Centre might be finished in June 2025.

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15-year-old boy caught driving three times the speed limit

Local police in the Alicante municipality of San Vicente del Raspeig have located and identified a 15-year-old boy who boasted in a video uploaded to the social media platform TikTok about driving at 120 kilometres per hour.

The video, which was captured at 1:30 p.m. on February 19th on Calle Río Turis in San Vicente, seess him driving a car at a speed that was three times the maximum speed limit of 40 km/h. Additionally, he is accompanied by other juveniles inside the vehicle.

The young man is facing charges for a variety of potential road safety violations, such as irresponsible driving, driving without a licence and speeding.

According to a police report that has been submitted to the Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office in Alicante, the car in which the minors were travelling is owned by the driver’s father. The report identifies all occupants.

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Hiker rescued after sustaining a head injury during a fall

Today, the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium rescued a 77-year-old man who suffered a head injury after sliding while hiking in Collado del Polçet, Cabeçó d’Or, Alicante.

According to the aforementioned agency, the Alpha 01 rescue helicopter and the GER special rescue group were dispatched to the location at approximately 1:38 p.m. upon receiving the alert.

The injured individual was immediately evacuated to the helipad of the Doctor Balmís General Hospital in Alicante by the firefighters after they had located him. The operation concluded at approximately 3:05 p.m.

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Police in Alicante seize 1,300 kilos of cocaine from two trucks

Two large vehicles carrying 1,300 kilos of cocaine were intercepted by agents from the Drug and Organised Crime Unit (UDYCO) of the National Police in Alicante. The French Customs and the Central Investigation Office of the Polish Police provided support to the investigation, which was conducted by the Alicante Police Station in collaboration with the Catalonia Headquarters and coordinated by Europol.

According to sources from the investigation, these vehicles were intercepted at a service station in France and in an area near Barcelona after travelling through the province of Alicante. The operation has led to the interception of over one tonne of narcotics that were intended for several European countries.

The events occurred on March 16th when French authorities discovered a large vehicle with Polish registration at a service station in France, en route to Lyon. 800 kilogrammes of cocaine were discovered concealed within aluminium materials during the inspection of this vehicle. The coordination mechanisms between countries were immediately activated through Europol, and the driver was arrested for an alleged offence against public health.

Cooperation was established with the Central Investigation Office of the Police, specifically with the department in Rzeszów, following the discovery of the first vehicle. This collaboration resulted in the discovery of a second truck near Barcelona.

The National Police discovered an additional 500 kilogrammes of cocaine, this time concealed among porcelain construction materials, as a result of their collaboration with the Polish side. The National Police’s Special Security Operations Group (GOES) provided assistance to the investigators in the transportation of the narcotics.

Currently, the investigation is ongoing, and Europol is coordinating efforts between Spain, France, and Poland to dismantle the criminal organisation that is dedicated to high-level drug trafficking.