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In Torrevieja, large family and electric cars will only pay 25% of vehicle tax

Owners of “green” hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric automobiles, large families and antique vehicles over 25 years old will enjoy a 75% discount on vehicle tax payments from 2026 in Torrevieja . The plenary session of the City Council adopted a proposal brought by the councillor of Sueña Torrevieja, Pablo Samper , in this regard, which was supported by all groupings with the adoption of an amendment by the PP in the local Government.
The proposal by Sueña Torrevieja anticipated an additional universal decrease of 20% in the tax for all automobiles and motorbikes, but this claim does not exist in the text revised by the PP, which is the party that must process the motion. The proposition renews the key factors of an ordinance that has not been revised since 2014, as Pablo Samper pointed out.
The Popular Party also asserted that these advantages for owners of electric and hybrid cars were incorporated in its electoral plan when it accepted Sueña’s text.
He also added in his amendment that it will apply to vehicle owners who prove they have large families, claiming that these vehicles tend to be larger and consequently more expensive for families.
Torrevieja now has 66,689 registered vehicles and motorcycles and collects 5.3 million euros yearly from this Tax on Mechanically Propelled Vehicles , which is collected under municipal authority, however delegated through SUMA Gestión Tributaria.
Even more so given that it originated from the opposition, the motion received the unprecedented support of all four groups: PP, PSOE, Sueña, and Vox.
This approval is usually only granted for symbolic institutional pronouncements and requests. It is particularly unusual in that it does not appear to be shelved, which is typically happens to political motions outside of municipal management.
According to PP Government sources, the Treasury has already received the idea and is working on the study needed to implement it. Since the ratio of electric automobiles barely above 10%, the benefits won’t require a substantial drop in income. The PP would have considered this while endorsing the Sueña Torrevieja motion. The same sources highlighted that the tax’s collection enables the implementation of current pedestrian safety measures and resurfacing projects on public roads.
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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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