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Former Torrevieja PP councillor to go on trial for misconduct in public office

On Thursday, April 10th, the Alicante Provincial Court will preside over the trial of Carmen Gómez (PP), who served as the Councillor for Contracting, Parks, and Gardens of the Torrevieja City Council in 2015. She is subject to an 11-year disqualification for misconduct in the construction of a park.
Gómez is being accused of irregularities in the awarding of services related to the Employment Workshop. The director of the workshop during that period will also be tried, and he is facing an additional 11 years of disqualification.
The Prosecutor’s Office maintains that the defendants failed to follow the legally established procedures regarding free competition and publicity in 2015. This was achieved by dividing the price and splitting the scope of the services in 2015, which resulted in a direct award of €118,000 in construction materials for the park’s construction.
In 2022, the former councilwoman resigned after being investigated during a press conference with the mayor, Eduardo Dolón, during which she defended her innocence. The trial will continue on April 29th and May 8th.
In 2023, the Eleventh Section of the Alicante Provincial Court sentenced África Celdrán (PSOE), a former Torrevieja City Councillor for Festivals, to three and a half years of special disqualification from public employment or office for misconduct, for irregularities performed in 2015.
The Court proclaimed the judgement final after the parties expressed their decision not to appeal, having been issued as a result of a plea agreement reached by the prosecution and the defendant’s defence.
The court ruling established the fact that the former Torrevieja City Councillor for Festivities executed a contract with a publishing house on August 13th, 2015, for the publication of the programmes for the Fiestas de la Purísima and the May Fair, despite not having the authority to do so.
The Court stated that the defendant failed to adhere to “the regulations governing the procurement of services by public administrations, as outlined in the Public Sector Contracts Law,” in this case.
In February 2017, África Cerdán resigned from her role as a councillor on the Torrevieja City Council after discovering that the Prosecutor’s Office was pursuing an 11-year suspension for these actions. She declared in a statement that she reached this conclusion “following the commencement of oral proceedings against me.”
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Cocaine and nearly 67,000 euros seized in a Cartagena home

A woman and a man, aged 35 and 37, respectively, have been arrested by National Police officers. They are suspected of being the owners of a property on Paseo del Muelle in Cartagena, which was purportedly being used as a drugs sales point.
National Police officers conducted an investigation to eliminate drug-selling black spots in the region, which led to their discovery of a building situated on Paseo del Muelle in the port city.
According to a statement from the National Police, the strategic location of the area near the seafront resulted in a consistent influx and movement of individuals using these substances, whether by foot or by car.
The perpetrators frequently travelled to various locations within the city to procure the narcotic substance through the ‘telecoca’ method, which involved leaving their homes.
The National Police conducted a search of the property after obtaining the necessary judicial authorisation, resulting in the seizure of €66,728 in cash and cocaine that had been prepared for sale. Additionally, three motorcycles and a car that were employed in narcotic trafficking were confiscated.
A male and a woman, both of Spanish descent, have been arrested by the National Police in connection with these incidents. They are alleged to have engaged in drug trafficking.
The judicial authorities were granted access to the individual in charge in order to implement suitable precautionary measures.
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URGENT – Missing Person – Torrevieja

Samual Romero Adam is just 14 years old and was last seen yesterday in Torrevieja.
He’s 1.73 metres tall, thin build with brown hair. He was wearing black pants and a black sweatshirt with purple lettering and grey trainers.
If you see him please call 112 or +34 649 952 957 / 644 712 806. You can also email info@sosdesaparecidos.es
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Nearly 70,000 euros in counterfeit currency seized in Burjassot

The Burjassot Local Police have apprehended two individuals and confiscated a substantial quantity of counterfeit banknotes, as well as a variety of chemicals and instruments that are purportedly used to perpetrate the “inked banknote scam,” a type of fraud that is prevalent in numerous countries and is classified as a financial crime.
The operation was conducted as part of a normal traffic and road safety inspection on Avenida Vicent Andrés Estellés at 11:30 p.m. on May 1st. A high-end vehicle that responded evasively to the checkpoint was intercepted by officers. The occupants, who were visibly agitated, provided incoherent responses regarding the vehicle’s origin after it was detained and identified. This prompted a preventive search of the vehicle.
During the inspection, €40,500 in tinted counterfeit banknotes, €20,140 in untinted simulated banknotes, and pre-cut paper in the sizes of euro banknotes of various legal tender values were discovered. Additionally, €7,790 in legal tender cash, some of which was concealed within the vehicle, a Revolut bank card and a passport in the name of third parties, and several SIM cards and foreign currency notes were discovered.
The detainees are CCM, 38, and RGCE, 43, both of Cameroonian descent. They were apprehended and subsequently detained, along with all of the confiscated property, on suspicion of currency counterfeiting and attempted fraud. The Godella Local Police were dispatched to the scene as operational support, and the operation was conducted with their assistance.
The Local Police Headquarters and the City Council are promoting the “Burjassot Segura” Plan, which includes this action. The objective of this initiative is to enhance public and road safety by means of strategic controls, coordinated actions, and preventive surveillance.
Since its implementation, this plan has resulted in numerous arrests for property crimes, counterfeiting, drug trafficking, and other criminal offences, thereby establishing a secure urban environment for the municipality’s residents.
What is the “tinted banknote scam”?
This type of fraud, also referred to as a “chemical scam,” involves deceiving victims into believing that it is feasible to convert tinted black or white paper into legal tender through the use of specific chemicals.
In order to establish credibility, fraudsters fabricate a fraudulent demonstration. They insert a genuine banknote that was previously concealed between treated papers and, by employing reactive liquids, feign that it has been “washed” and transformed into a valid banknote. After the victim is persuaded, the scammers demand substantial quantities of money to acquire additional “treated paper” and reagents, which are, in reality, of no value.
This form of fraud is typically associated with roving networks that operate in various territories and is classified as a crime of fraud.
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