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Alicante offers a 4,200 m² plot for the construction of an ITV centre

According to data from the Ministry of the Interior, the present vehicle fleet in the municipalities of Petrer, Elda, and Monóvar consists of about 45,500 vehicles, 6,000 motorcycles, 5,600 mopeds, 2,500 vans, and 3,600 trucks. This indicates that a steady ITV in the region “is a necessity.”
In order to create a Vehicle Inspection Station (ITV) to serve the area, the Petrer City Council has declared its plan to give up a 4,200 square meter building site near a cement factory in the community between Guirney and San Rafael.
David Morcillo, the Councillor for Urban Planning, emphasised during a press conference that this initiative addresses a long-standing request from the Medio Vinalopó community and business community, who have up until now had to travel to other towns like Villena or Novelda, where a mobile station is installed, in order to comply with the required technical inspection of their vehicles.
“For drivers who must travel in order to fulfil a legal requirement, the absence of a set ITV in our area is a significant inconvenience. In order to make this much desired infrastructure a reality, the City Council has determined that this municipality-owned land, which is utilised for industrial or tertiary uses, is the perfect area to present to the Ministry of Economy,” Morcillo added.
The Generalitat Valenciana, which is in charge of running the ITV in the Valencian Community through the public corporation Sitval, may be able to build the new station if the City Council transfers the land to them. “From the Urban Planning and Economic Development departments we will offer all the necessary facilities to speed up the procedures and turn this proposal into a reality as soon as possible,” said the councillor.
Juan José Hernández, the head of the Círculo de Empresarios del Medio Vinalopó, has strongly praised the City Council’s proposal, emphasising how businesses and carriers are directly impacted by the absence of an ITV in the area. “For years, we have been requesting this service. Because it only permits the inspection of automobiles and motorcycles and excludes industrial vehicles, the itinerant ITV that has been in operation in Elda and Novelda is occasionally insufficient. An important requirement for the inhabitants and business community would be met with a fixed station, according to Hernández.
In order to improve services for residents and cut down on needless travel to other towns, Petrer City Council will start the process with the Ministry of Economy to guarantee that this infrastructure is put into place as soon as feasible.
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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.
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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