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Alicante’s Ukrainian residents go to the streets to protect the peace

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The third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is tomorrow, Monday, February 24.
In honour of the war’s victims and in support of peace, the Association of Friends of Ukraine in Alicante staged a protest today.

Around 500 people took part in the protest, which began at midday at Alicante’s Plaza de los Luceros and finished at the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. The march was led by a banner that said, “The victory of Ukraine is the victory of the world.”

The participants shouted “Long live Ukraine” and “Putin, war criminal” while holding a 100-meter-long Ukrainian flag.

According to Ana Shkalenko, president of the Friends of Ukraine Association in Alicante, the day is about being “united” as Ukrainians and Europeans to demonstrate to the “enemies” that “we are all together.” “We are going out for peace and victory for Ukraine,” she continues.

People are still “very exhausted” three years later, he explains, since they want “peace” and “to go back to their homes.” Ukrainians are currently concerned about the Trump-Putin conversations. “If we negotiate badly, war will return because Putin gains strength and gains more territory,” claims Shkalenko.

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Approximately 40,000 Ukrainians, currently the third most significant nationality, reside in the province of Alicante. “They are doing very well” here, according to Shkalenko, who also acknowledges the warmth and friendliness of the people of Alicante.

He clarifies that people with work permits are pursuing a career, while youngsters are enrolled in school and have acclimated to the language. But many people wish to go back to Ukraine, he remembers.

The protest march was not attended by any representatives of the Provincial Council or the City Council of Alicante. But among them were the historic leader Ángel Franco, the PSOE deputy in Les Corts, Yaissel Sánchez, and Lola Vílchez, a former socialist politician in the Alicante City Council.

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Benidorm, police catch man with 600 marijuana plants in his car

A 49-year-old man was caught in Benidorm by the National Police for transporting marijuana plants and other supplies needed for their growth in his own car. A crime against public health has been charged against the man who was caught.


The man was arrested as the last step in an investigation that began when the National Police learnt about his activities in the province of Alicante, which included moving drugs (mostly marijuana) and building infrastructure for future hydroponic crops.

In the beginning, police focused on finding the man and his car. After making sure of both of these things, investigators did a number of surveillance and monitoring operations to confirm how he worked. It was proven that the suspect was carrying drugs and the nutrients needed to grow marijuana hydroponically in people’s houses in the province of Alicante as they drove.

Last but not least, the arrest happened after one of the operations to spy on and track one of the trucks.

When he was arrested, his car was checked, and police found 600 marijuana cuttings, €1,500, two mobile phones, and thirteen five-litre drums of fertiliser and plant growth nutrients.

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The arrested man was given to the Benidorm Investigative Court after the police looked into the case.


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21 expensive cars that were stolen in the U.S. were found Valencia port

Together with the US Container Security Initiative, the Guardia Civil and the Tax Agency found 21 high-end cars that were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to Africa in the port of Valencia. The cars, which were worth a total of €1.1 million, were reported stolen and were being moved in containers.

The cars were stolen in the U.S. and were on their way to different places in Africa, stopping in Valencia’s port. Risk analysis units made up of Guardia Civil and Tax Agency officers were able to find several packages that might not have had the goods that were claimed to have been inside.

With the help of the information gathered, it was confirmed that stolen cars that had been in Valencia on their way to the United States had actually arrived. The groups that ship stolen cars either traded legally declared cars for stolen ones or directly declared the stolen cars as other goods, like furniture or mattresses.

In the past few weeks, 21 vehicles have been found and will be sent back to their home countries to be given to their original owners.

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14 immigrants were saved on a boat 45 miles off the coast of Alicante

On Wednesday, 2nd April, the Maritime Rescue ship Salvamar Leo saved 14 immigrants who were travelling in a boat about 45 miles from Alicante.

In the middle of the afternoon on Wednesday, Maritime Rescue sent out its Helimer 223 helicopter and the Salvamar Leo, which is based in Alicante, to save the people on a small boat.

Their journey began on the Salvamar Leo, which took them to the Temporary Assistance Centre for Foreigners in the port of Alicante. There, the Red Cross took care of them.

The Red Cross says that all of the refugees they saved were men, and two of them were younger than 15 years old. They were all healthy after being treated.

The National Police took over the refugees after getting help from the Red Cross. They are now trying to find the boat’s captain so they can arrest him, as is normal in these situations.

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