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65 illegal immigrants land in Fuerteventura
Crime/Incidents 23/11/2003
65 illegal immigrants land in Fuerteventura

65 illegal immigrants from Africa landed on the rocky Caracol Beach, Tuineje, today, and were immediately taken into police custody. 5 of the immigrants had to be airlifted from the beach and taken to hospital because...

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Hundreds attend funerals of helicopter crash victims
Crime/Incidents 22/03/2004
Hundreds attend funerals of helicopter crash victims

Several hundred mourners attended the funeral service held in Oviedo cathedral for the four Guardias Civil who were tragically killed last Wednesday when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed after hitting high...

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Crime/Incidents 16/06/2004
Gang of drug dealers arrested on Lanzarote

National Police have arrested five members of a drug dealing gang on Lanzarote. Two Colombians, two citizens of the Dominican Republic, as well as a local man were arrested after being caught in possession of 2.2kg of...

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Three die and two injured in car crash
Crime/Incidents 29/07/2004
Three die and two injured in car crash

Three people died and another two were injured in a car crash yesterday morning in Villamartín de Campos (Palencia). The accident took place at kilometre 12 on the N-610 road (Palencia to Benavente), and consisted of a...

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Gang tortures Xàbia resident to death
Crime/Incidents 17/09/2004
Gang tortures Xàbia resident to death

A German national died in Jávea last Saturday after he and his wife were tortured in their own home.The 69-year-old former restaurant owner was asleep with his wife in bed last Saturday night when intruders gained...

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