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International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana to countries including the UK
RESIDENTS of a tiny Alicante province town were shocked to discover an international drugs gang operating from an isolated finca.
A joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional dismantled the crew in Millena- a municipality with just over 200 inhabitants.
Four people- two Albanians and two Dutch- have been arrested and a large indoor marijuana farm closed down.
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Around 800 marijuana plants were seized with the group paying an annual property rental fee of €18,000- split into six-monthly cash transactions.
The crew maintained constant security measures and made frequent trips between Spain and several European countries including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France to distribute narcotics.
Some of them had criminal records and prison sentences pending abroad for drug crimes.
Investigations started in October, and when it came to the arrests, the police encountered resistance in Millena last month.
Two Albanian men, both aged 25, fled by smashing down a plasterboard wall at the finca and running through adjoining terraces.
With the help of a drone, officers caught and restrained them after they put up ‘significant resistance’.
A Dutch man, 25, was detained close to the finca, and his partner, a woman aged 29, was arrested in Alcoy.
A court denied bail for the Albanians but did grant it to the Dutch couple.
Authorities said it was ‘major blow’ against organised crime in Alicante province and have not ruled out making further arrests.
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Watch: British ‘groom to be’ is escorted by Guardia Civil agents ‘for vaping’ on Ryanair flight to Spain
A BRITISH ‘groom to be’ has been escorted by Guardia Civil agents after reportedly vaping on a Ryanair flight to Alicante.
The incident occurred yesterday on a flight from Manchester to the Costa Blanca resort.
It was shared by TikTok user and comedian @Katerinarobinsoncomedy.
“This man was vaping for the whole of the flight, he had a warning from the pilot and then when we landed the police arrived,” she said, showing the Guardia Civil agents waiting for the man.
“Everything was kicking off. Apparently the man was getting married in Spain, imagine that being the man you’re marrying, how embarrassing, all for a pineapple vape on a two hour flight.”
“What made it worse was that he kept calling everyone señor, I’m so embarrassed to be British right now,” she concluded.
A further video showed the man arguing with officers on the tarmac with the caption ‘new ick unlocked’.
The footage generated much conversation, with commenters quipping: “Do flights ever land in Alicante without the police having to lift someone?”.
“Do these people not feel embarrassed needing to suck on a pineapple flavoured vape,” questioned another.
The video now has 318 thousand views and has been shared over 3000 times while the original has been viewed 21 thousand times.
A YELLOW alert has been issued for bad weather in Alicante province this Friday between 3pm and 10pm.
The warning- also covering parts of the adjoining Murcia region- comes from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet).
It says heavy rain, hail, and ‘very strong’ gusts of wind could strike this afternoon and evening.
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The area has suffered from brief but intense downpours this week.
Accumulated rainfall reached 10 litres per m2 in just an hour in some parts of Alicante province on Thursday.
The unstable weather is down to Storm Konrad with minimum temperatures falling below 10C on the coast, with Saturday expected to be the coldest day over the weekend.
The good news is that little or no rain is expected on the coast on Saturday and Sunday.
Aemet then predicts rain from Monday, running right through until at least Thursday.
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