As part of their investigation into the sexual assault of a child alleged during the recent Fallas festival, the National Police have taken two minors into custody in the town of Gandia.

The Valencian Community Police Headquarters reports that the arrests were made last Friday, 21st March, and that the attack happened early on March 16th.

According to the same sources, the police investigation is still ongoing, so more arrests are not out of the question.

The Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office was presented with the accused sexual assaulters.

Five Spanish and Swiss males, ages 25 to 47, were apprehended illegally working on a marijuana farm in a San Vicente del Raspeig neighbourhood and were subsequently placed under remand in custody.

Following the detection of odours in late 2024, the Civil Guard said that an operation made possible by public cooperation resulted in the seizure of 6.5 kilogrammes of hashish, 1.5 kilogrammes of marijuana buds, 482 marijuana plants, four vehicles, €2,000, two fake handguns, and technological equipment.

Operation ‘Alrrebo25’ has taken down a criminal organisation that specialises in the production and sale of drugs on a global scale.

The grid had put in place a complex scheduling system to shift high use to nighttime hours because it was wasting electricity at a rate equal to 20 residences operating at full capacity.

Since “he is the only one who could mediate to resolve the labour dispute” due to “poor management” of the various departments, the staff board of the Alicante Provincial Fire Consortium (CPBA) has asked for a “urgent” meeting with Toni Pérez, the president of the Provincial Council.

The board indicated in a statement that this was decided upon during a general meeting this Tuesday in Sant Vicent del Raspeig Park (Alicante) that was attended in person by over 300 employees and virtually by about 100 experts.

According to Alicante Provincial Council officials, the provincial government reaffirms its “dialogue” and “willingness” to engage with union representatives.

However, the staff board of the Fire Consortium contends that “the fundamental cause of the conflict that has arisen is the chaotic nature of the Consortium’s administration, which it explains “is due to a lack of coordination between the heads of the various departments, who, in some cases, far from providing the responsibility and work necessary for the optimal functioning of this public emergency service, are instead simply putting obstacles in ways of management.”

“Bad management”

The board goes on to say that “poor management” of the operational intervention department (DOI) is also to blame for “the discontent of the workforce,” which warrants “separate mention” and was the “trigger for the start of this conflict.”

He expresses remorse for the Consortium’s “late and limited” mobilisation of resources for the October 29th strike, as well as for “the agreements reached with the social sector” and “the failure to comply with the minimum requirements for each category 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.”

Along with “lack of time control for senior officials and the use of official vehicles for private purposes,” it also identifies factors like “the distribution of staff by area” and “oversizing of senior management.”

While acknowledging that the chief executive “has demonstrated a willingness to try to resolve the conflict,” the staff committee also acknowledges that “he has suffered from a lack of authority, and this has caused the heads of the various departments to rebel.” They are to blame for the existing state of affairs rather than trying to enhance the administration of this emergency service. In light of this, it serves as an example of how the Provincial Council “has been forced” to “outsource the payroll service.”