The contract for the draughting of the project and construction management for the development of land as park-and-ride parking has been approved by the Local Government Board of Torrevieja City Council. OWNplan – JARS, a joint venture, will be responsible for contracting the project. The project will be developed within a month, with a budget of €57,952.26.

Six publicly owned and presently vacant plots of land will be the subject of construction. These plots are located in various regions of the municipality. The municipality will receive over 150,000 additional square metres of temporary parking as a result of these initiatives, which are designed to alleviate traffic congestion in the city centre and promote the use of more sustainable modes of transportation.

The new parking sites will be located in strategic locations. One of them will be situated near the N-332, between the Acequión Canal, Calle Urbano Arregui, and Avenida de la Estación. Another will be situated at the intersection of Avenida de la Estación and Calle Ciudad de Barcelona, adjacent to the Acequión Public School. In addition, a plot of land will be established adjacent to the residential area of Parque de las Naciones, near the same national highway. A location will be established in the Torreta area between Avenida Ramón del Valle Inclán and Calle José María de Pereda and Emilia Pardo Bazán. An additional plot of land will be developed in the vicinity of Calle Juan Valera, between Avenida Rosa Mazón Valero and the CV-905. Lastly, the most expansive location will be situated on Avenida Delfina Viudes, adjacent to Antonio Soria Park and the weekly market, with a total surface area exceeding 90,000 square meters.

The initiative is in response to the increasing demand for parking spaces from both residents and visitors, as noted by the City Council. The provision of these spaces also aims to stimulate active mobility on foot or by bicycle, as well as to promote more efficient modes of transportation, such as public transport, shared mobility, and high-occupancy vehicles. The objective is to enhance the purity of air, reduce air pollution levels, improve traffic flow, and reduce the occupation of public space by private vehicles. This will contribute to the general well-being.

In Guardamar del Segura, Madrid, Barcelona, and Tarragona, the National Police have apprehended 27 putative members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) gang. The Salvadoran criminal organisation intends to broaden its influence in Spain through violent means. The individuals apprehended were members of numerous cliques or factions that were organised under the leadership of the “Adams Clique” and were supervised by the Americas. The U.S. has classified this Latin American gang as a terrorist organisation. Drug trafficking sustained the gang, and the police have linked some of the arrested individuals to attempted and completed homicides.

The province of Alicante has apprehended a single individual, while Madrid, Barcelona, and Tarragona have each seen 18 arrests. The police have accused them of homicide, bodily harm, robbery with violence, and offences against public health, as well as belonging to a criminal organisation.

This is the Mara Salvatrucha gang’s second significant setback in Spain. The 37 defendants from the Mara Salvatrucha gang, which was based in Ibi, Girona, Madrid, and Barcelona, were sentenced to a total of 89 years and six months in prison by the Alicante Court in 2018.

The investigation commenced with the detection of individuals associated with the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Spain by agents from the National Police’s General Information Commissariat, which was made possible by international collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

In collaboration with the National Civil Police of El Salvador and the aforementioned US law enforcement agencies, the police were able to identify all members of this organisation, which is predominantly located in the cities of Madrid and Barcelona.

Drug Financing Investigators have determined that this criminal organisation maintained a hierarchical structure with clearly defined roles. The primary source of funding for this MS13 “program” that was dismantled by the police was narcotic trafficking, and its objective was to acquire firearms. Previous investigations have implicated its members in attempted assassinations and completed homicides.

The exploitation phase commenced on March 27, following the identification of the members of this group. Consequently, authorities apprehended 27 individuals and searched six residences.

The General Intelligence Commission, the Provincial Intelligence Brigades of Barcelona, Alicante, Tarragona, and Madrid, the FBI, representatives of the National Civil Police of El Salvador, and the Barcelona Urban Guard were all involved in the operation, which was overseen by the Prosecutor’s Office against Corruption and Organised Crime and led by Madrid’s Investigative Court No. 3.

During the searches, the officers confiscated symbols, knives, simulated firearms, narcotics, items for sale, and mobile phones.

They convened a court to hear the detainees. Seven of them were incarcerated, while two others were still in custody. They were arrested in distinct penitentiaries and held in pretrial detention for actions related to the organisation’s activities. The Torrevieja duty court heard the case of the individual apprehended in Guardamar, who did not reside in the municipality.

The U.S. State Department declared Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) a foreign terrorist organisation in February of last year, taking the same course of action as El Salvador in August 2015.

A police chase in Alcoy, Alicante, was anticipated with both exhilaration and fear. The A7 was the scene of a 10-kilometre pursuit in the incorrect direction, resulting in the arrest of a 49-year-old English man. The motorist was ultimately apprehended after colliding with numerous parked vehicles on Avenida Hispanidad in Alcoy, resulting in no injuries.

The Guardia Civil received a call from 112 at 6 p.m. regarding a vehicle travelling in the wrong direction on the A7, with the destination being Valencia. This initiated the incident. The driver proceeded on the N-340 towards Alcoy after exiting the road at kilometre 432, while being pursued by numerous police patrols. The driver caused significant alarm by travelling in the wrong direction on several streets in Alcoy during the chase.

As soon as the individual arrived at Avenida Hispanidad, he assaulted a police officer who was attempting to stop him. The police eventually intercepted the vehicle after it caused substantial damage to at least a dozen parked cars. Fortunately, there were no fatalities; only property damage was reported.

After testing positive for narcotics, police arrested the detainee for reckless driving and assaulting a police officer. The Accident Investigation Team of the Benidorm Traffic Police assumed responsibility for the matter. Raül Llopis, the Security Councillor of Alcoy, underscored that, despite the gravity of the situation, no injuries were reported. However, authorities will continue to investigate potential damage on other streets where the vehicle may have been operating during the incident.