Torrevieja man detained for going fishing
A Torrevieja man has been detained after being caught skipping lockdown four times to go fishing. Guardia Civil arrested the man in Torrevieja after having caught him on four separate occasions fishing off the salt pier.
The man, of Romanian nationality, is said to have jumped over the fence at the pier to go fishing, something for which he had already been denounced up to three times in previous days. On the fourth time, officers chose to arrest him given the man’s repeated disobedience of the restrictions imposed by the state of alarm here in Spain.
Guardamar drug trafficker
Meanwhile, officers in Guardamar arrested a motorist accused of drug trafficking. The man was stopped at a checkpoint on the N332 near Buena Vista urbanisation. Officers were ensuring that residents were complying with the current lockdown rules and at the checkpoint, were asking motorists to justify their journeys to demonstrate that they were complying with the regulations. Officers did not believe the man’s account of why he was out driving and decided to search his vehicle. Inside the car, they found a suspicious bag concealing two plastic wraps. The wrappers contained a lumpy powered substance which a roadside drug test showed to be cocaine.
The drug found had a weight of 10.4 grams and was of extremely high purity, so that, once cut with other substances, it could have tripled its weight and its market value. In addition to the drug, two blister packs containing 6 doses of erectile dysfunction medication. One of the doses had been cut off with scissors, with suggested to officers that the man intended to sell the ‘little blue pills’ as individual doses.
On discovering the cocaine and ‘viagra’, officers decided to arrest the 63 year old Italian man and charged him with drug trafficking offences. The man appeared in court and has been provisionally released to await trial.
Three teens ram Guardia checkpoint in Sax
Also this week, three minors were arrested in Sax for ramming a Guardia Civil patrol car with a stolen car. The three had been trying to flee the scene after they stole the car from one of their mothers. The incident took place at 2am when officers tried to stop the car to identify its occupants, as is the norm during the current state of alarm. Instead of stopping at the checkpoint, the youngsters tried to ram the patrol car and a chase ensued. A two hour car chase followed, during which the teens repeatedly rammed police that were trying to block their way. Not only that, but the youngsters live streamed the car chase to their Instagram accounts.
With the help of units from Sax Local Police, the two 14 year olds and one 15 year old were arrested and charged with resisting arrest, disobedience and traffic offences.
Santa Pola serial robber arrested
Guardia Civil in Santa Pola have arrested a man who is believed to be involved in as many as 16 break-ins in the town. The man is thought to have been taking advantage of the fact that many premises were closed due to the state of alarm.
Denia drug dogwalker
Further north in Denia, National Police arrested a 33 year old Spanish man accused of drug trafficking. The man was caught while walking his dog and at the same time, trying to sell marijuana. Officers mounted a surveillance operation after a tip off from local residents. At the suspect’s home, officers seized 300 grammes of marijuana and 400 euro in cash.