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Smallest populated island in Spain off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer tourist surge Guardia

Spain’s smallest populated island off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer day-tripper surge

SPAIN’S smallest populated island- Tabarca- is getting ready for a summer surge of over 300,000 visitors. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in Valencia Community

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Based People Smugglers Operated Sea And Land Route Between Spain And Algeria

Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria

AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also

10 Jan, 2022 @ 17:30

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Valencian Community

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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Spain rescues more than 500 migrants over Three Kings weekend

It comes as new figures revealed that 57,000 migrants tried to enter Spain in 2018 - double the year before

7 Jan, 2019 @ 11:25

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WATCH: Mini-tsunami hits Spanish resorts in Mallorca and Menorca flooding roads and beach bars

A WAVE measuring five feet tall has hit tourist beaches at Ciutadella on the west coast of Menorca early Monday morning, less than 40 miles

17 Jul, 2018 @ 10:35

Environment·Lead·Mallorca

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‘Spectacular’ Palma International Boat Show returns with best offering to date

WITH over 600 boats exhibited – including 80 superyachts – the 2018 Palma International Boat Show was one to remember. Twinned with the 6th Palma

13 May, 2018 @ 16:04

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Sport·Travel News

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UK accuses Spain of violating maritime law in Gibraltar waters

The Foreign Office has called on the EU to investigate Spain's presence in Gibraltar waters

10 Aug, 2015 @ 10:21

Gibraltar·Lead

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BREAKING: 21 immigrants rescued in Strait of Gibraltar

Dramatic rescue of intercepted immigrant boats

30 Jun, 2014 @ 13:52

Cadiz·Gibraltar

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Spain blamed for ‘wall of death’ wiping out British sharks

Spanish and Portuguese fishing fleets responsible for plummeting UK shark populations

6 May, 2014 @ 15:30

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17th century shipwreck in Cadiz to be moved

Excavationises to move wreck to shallower waters in order to carry out more effective studies

19 Oct, 2012 @ 19:00

Cadiz

Rocking the boat

Cruise liner crews drop anchor and refuse to budge from Gibraltar harbour in labour dispute

7 Oct, 2011 @ 10:34

Gibraltar·Lead·National News

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