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In Torrevieja and Murcia, 158,000 ecstasy pills and 15 kilos of drugs seized

Thirty-three arrests, 158,000 ecstasy tablets, ten kilogrammes of speed, two kilogrammes of cocaine, three kilogrammes of crystal meth, 40,000 euros, two firearms, and a tablet-forming machine for pill production. Several phases of an anti-drug operation were conducted by the National Police of Murcia, culminating in the arrest of five individuals and the thwarting of a transaction involving over one hundred thousand ecstasy pills in Torrevieja at the end of last February. The officers employed their service weapons to apprehend the traffickers.
The investigation, which has so far yielded 33 convictions in municipalities in the Region of Murcia and Torrevieja, is being overseen by a Cartagena court. However, the case remains unresolved, and the police are currently in the process of identifying additional suspects. The court in Cartagena ordered that all five of the individuals arrested in Torrevieja be detained in pretrial detention.
The Torrevieja operation occurred at the end of February last year. The National Police were pursuing a suspect from Cartagena whose vehicle had been geolocated with judicial authorisation. Officers monitored this individual, who goes by the alias Peter, as he arrived at the open-air parking lot of a Torrevieja supermarket. They also observed his interactions with other individuals who arrived in various vehicles.
The surveillance was augmented by additional police officers after the officers observed a consistent flow of individuals between the parking lot and a café. Later, an unknown individual arrived at the scene in an Opel Vectra, received directions, and proceeded to a residence on Calle Santa Petra in Torrevieja. Upon arrival, two individuals exited the vehicle, entered the residence, and emerged seconds later with a large bag and two suitcases.
The Opel Vectra continued to drive under the watchful eye of the authorities and subsequently proceeded to Calle Ciprés in the Torrevieja district of La Mata. It entered an underground garage, and a few minutes later, the suspect from Cartagena, who was being observed in the supermarket parking lot, and several other individuals departed in multiple vehicles and proceeded to Calle Ciprés.
Upon reaching Calle Ciprés, they parked outside the garage and the occupants of the vehicles exited. The driver of the Opel Vectra emerged from the underground garage shortly thereafter. After momentarily conversing with Peter and another individual, he entered the parking lot, while the remaining individuals remained on the street, serving as counter-surveillance.
One of the officers on patrol was able to enter the garage through a pedestrian access door and he observed the Opel Vectra’s trunk being tampered with. Peter and his companion exited the garage and hastily made their way to his vehicle a few moments later. The officers were observed by those conducting counter-surveillance while they were attempting to follow Peter.
One of them began to flee, exclaiming, “Run, police, run!” At that moment, Peter extracted a bag from his private parts that contained 91 ecstasy pills of varying colours and logos, including Porsche and Philipp Plein, and flung it to the ground in an attempt to flee in his vehicle.
The plainclothes officers identified themselves as police officers; however, all parties involved obeyed the investigators’ warnings and fled. One of the officers was wounded during the suspects’ attack, and the investigators fired warning bullets to prevent their escape.
The police operation led to the arrest of five individuals, and a search of the car parked in the underground parking lot yielded just over 100,000 ecstasy pills of the same variety as those confiscated from Peter outside. Subsequently, the police conducted further investigations in Torrevieja and confiscated an additional substantial quantity of ecstasy.
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Hospitality and recreation establishments in Elche receive 36 infringement reports from local police

The Elche Local Police conducted an operation that involved inspecting thirteen hospitality and leisure outlets in various neighbourhoods, resulting in one arrest and 36 violations. The data was made public on Friday, 28th March, mainly as a reminder of the work that is being done. Councilman Juan de Dios Navarro gave the police top for their efforts.
According to local police inspector José Antonio Corrales, the majority of the infractions included drug usage and possession, including four for cocaine possession and seven for hashish, as well as improper company documentation. Additionally, there were two reports for disturbing the peace or disrespecting law enforcement, four for not following the minimum hygienic standards for food storage, one serious infraction for conducting the activity after hours and behind closed doors, and seven for irregularities found on the property, including improper documentation.
Additionally, officers found six infractions for permitting smoking in unapproved indoor locations, three for type “B” slot machine identification guide deficiencies, and one major infraction for emergency escape and door flaws. Additionally, a report was made about the selling of illegal tobacco at a pub, where 20 packets were confiscated and one individual was detained on court order and imprisoned.
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Visitor to Catral cemetery locked inside

As nightfall approached on one of these soggy spring days in March, a young man decided it would be a good idea to visit a cousin or acquaintance’s grave and take a walk through the cemetery. Because the cemetery still closes its (automatic) gates at six o’clock at this time of year, but without the winter gloom that may discourage anyone from going.
However, the door was locked when he attempted to exit. The visitor didn’t seem to want to spend any more time among the cemeteries, despite the cemetery’s reputation as a particularly tranquil spot. Unaware of the placard bearing the mobile phone number for anyone needing help, he dashed out the gate. It was all on camera.
JoaquÃn Lucas, the mayor of Catral, maintains that this occurrence is unrelated to the privatisation of the cemetery works and feels that management by an outside company is an efficient approach to provide this service in a municipal office. He went on to say that the young man who who was locked in is from the nearby municipality of Dolores rather than Catral.
The local police took to social media and atacked the man’s “reckless” behaviour. He has been named in connection with “criminal proceedings for a crime against another’s property.” Nonetheless, the business will be liable for any damages brought on by the damaged door anchors.
In addition to clarifying that the business employs two workers—a gravedigger and a labourer who maintains the communal areas and restrooms—the Councillor for Services, Daniel Escudero, reaffirmed that the automatic door is an option offered by the company itself.
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Five arrested in Alicante and Murcia for shoplifting

Five individuals involved in grocery theft have been taken into custody by the Guardia Civil. In the regions of Alicante and Murcia, the thieves were stealing in a number of locations for a well-known supermarket company. The things that were stolen are worth over 8,000 euros in total.
The investigation started after the retail chain representative filed a complaint. The pattern was consistent across all cases: three or four people went into the store, and one of them loaded up a cart with expensive things like canned goods, extra virgin olive oil, sausages, or alcoholic drinks. The last one hurried out of the grocery without paying, and another diverted the attention of the staff.
It was discovered that the same people were responsible for the crimes in multiple towns in Alicante and Murcia after examining the security footage from the impacted businesses. Since the suspects did not live in the residences where they were registered and lacked a stable address, it was very difficult to find them.
Shortly after committing another theft at a store in a suburban neighbourhood of Rojales (Alicante), officers caught two of the suspects off guard and took them into custody. Many of the stolen goods were found at that time and brought back to the impacted business.
The other three were later taken into custody in the cities of Almoradà (Alicante) and Guardamar del Segura. The majority of the pilfered items were sold on. Additionally, the two cars that were utilised in the crimes were taken.
Eleven thefts have been resolved as a consequence of the investigation conducted by the Novelda Civil Guard’s investigation section. The cities of Novelda, Torrevieja, AlmoradÃ, Catral, and Rojales in Alicante as well as the municipalities of San Javier, Jumilla, San Pedro del Pinatar, Cartagena, Archena, and Caravaca de la Cruz in Murcia were the sites of these crimes.
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