9 May, 2024 @ 16:40
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Armed police in riot gear storm the Real Padel club and gym in Marbella: ‘Multiple arrests’ are made while a helicopter hovers above

POLICIA Nacional have raided a popular padel tennis club and gym on the Costa del Sol.

Footage shared online shows a row of Policia Nacional cars lined up outside the Real Club in Puerto Banus.

Other clips show officers in riot gear, including helmets, marching into the centre, situated behind the destroyed former Sisu Hotel.

Local paper Marbella24Horas reported on X that there had been ‘multiple arrests’ during the raid.

Policia Nacional vehicles are seen parked outside the Real Club near Puerto Banus (INSTAGRAM/Marbellasequeja)
Police officers in riot gear and helmets can be seen marching past gym goers (INSTAGRAM/Marbellasequeja)
Helicopter hovers above the Real Padel club near Puerto Banus in Marbella

Images on social media show shocked gym goers watching on as agents clearly march towards a target.

Meanwhile, a helicopter could be seen hovering above the club.

The Olive Press has contacted the owner of the club for comment.

It follows a similarly dramatic arrest last year when a man accused of harassing his ex partner was cuffed while working out at the same gym.

A police patrol was sent to the club after the alleged victim filed a complaint against the accused at Estepona’s Policia Nacional office.

The agents stormed into the sports complex and screamed ‘get on the floor!’ at the suspect.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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