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☆ Police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam after two women lost $362,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Police in Spain have arrested five people accused of scamming two women out of 325,000 euros ($362,000) by pretending to be Hollywood star Brad Pitt online. One woman lost 175,000 euros ($195,000) to the fraudsters, while another lost 150,000 euros ($167,000). Both victims were contacted via a Brad Pitt fan site by fraudsters who managed to convince them that the actor wanted to invest in various projects with them, police said. Investigators found that, as part of the scam, a network of bank accounts were created using fake identity documents. “Mules” were also used to help to launder money through their own bank accounts in exchange for a small payment.

Persons: Brad Pitt, fraudsters, “, ”, Pitt Organizations: CNN — Police, Hollywood, Guardia Civil, Investigators Locations: Spain

☆ German woman dies after shark attack near Canary Islands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A woman has died following a shark attack in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa. She was transferred by helicopter to a hospital on the Canary island of Gran Canaria, where she died, the spokesperson added. The woman suffered a heart attack after losing her leg, according to local media reports confirmed to CNN by Sasemar. Shark attacks near the Canary Islands are rare, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File, with only six confirmed incidents on record. The Canary Islands have long been a popular holiday destination, thanks to their temperate year-round climate.

Organizations: CNN, Guardia Civil, Gran Canaria, Sasemar, Florida Museum, Natural Locations: Spanish, Africa, Gran, Dakhla, Western Sahara, Las Palmas

☆ Jay Slater: Body found on Spanish island during search for missing British teenager
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jack Guy | Leah Collins | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Search teams looking for missing British teenager Jay Slater on the Spanish island of Tenerife have found the body of a young man. “After 29 days of constant search the lifeless body of a young man has been found in the Masca area” in the Tenerife mountains, the Guardia Civil, Spain’s law enforcement agency, said in a statement Monday. “All indications are that it could be the young British man missing since June 17, pending full identification,” the Guardia Civil said. Preliminary investigations suggest the young man “could have suffered an accident/fall in the inaccessible area,” it added. Slater, who was 19 and from Lancashire, northern England, went missing almost a month ago after attending the NRG festival on the south of the island.

Persons: Jay Slater, Slater, Lucy Mae, Slater “, “, ” “, ”, Mr Slater’s Organizations: CNN —, Guardia Civil, Guardia, LBT, Facebook, Lancashire Police Locations: Tenerife, Guardia Civil, Lancashire, England

☆ Jay Slater: Search continues for teenager missing in Tenerife for a week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Authorities on the Spanish island of Tenerife continue to search for British teenager Jay Slater, who has been missing for a week after attending a music festival. Slater, 19, went missing after attending the NRG festival in the south of the island, and was last heard from between 8 and 9 a.m. local time (3-4 a.m. The campaign was organized by a friend of Slater’s named Lucy Mae, who said she had left the festival before Slater on Sunday. A search-and-rescue team looks for Slater near where he was last seen in Tenerife. Slater’s disappearance comes after a spate of tourists going missing in sweltering temperatures in Greece.

Persons: Jay Slater, Slater, Slater’s, Lucy Mae, James Manning, “, ”, Jay’s, Monica Garrett, Garrett Organizations: CNN, Authorities, NRG, Guardia, Guardia Civil, Lancashire Police Force, United, Foreign Locations: Tenerife, Guardia, Slater’s, Lancashire, England, British, Spain, Spanish, Africa, Greece

☆ A Russian Defector’s Killing Raises Specter of Hit Squads
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Michael Schwirtz | José Bautista | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. This was obvious to investigators in Spain even before they discovered who he was. Not only did the killers shoot him six times in a parking garage in southern Spain, they ran over his body with their car. They also left an important clue to their identity, according to investigators: shell casings from 9-millimeter Makarov rounds, a standard ammunition of the former Communist bloc. “It was a clear message,” said a senior official from Guardia Civil, the Spanish police force overseeing the investigation into the killing.

Persons: Maksim Kuzminov, ”, “ Organizations: Communist, Guardia Civil, Spanish Locations: Spain

☆ Marco Raduano: Italian mafioso who escaped prison by tying bedsheets arrested during romantic dinner in France
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Barbie Latza Nadeau | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Rome CNN —An Italian mafia boss who escaped from a maximum security prison last year by using bed sheets to scale the walls has been captured in France, authorities say. Marco Raduano, the 40-year-old boss of the Gargano Mafia in the southern Italian region of Puglia, was caught Thursday outside a luxury restaurant in Bastia, Corsica, where he was dining with a female companion. Also apprehended was his right-hand man, Gianluigi Troiano, who fled house arrest in 2021 after detaching his electronic bracelet. Raduano’s escape by tying bed sheets from his prison window just under a year ago was caught on the penitentiary’s surveillance cameras. The escape lasted 16 seconds and he fled on foot with no guards noticing or giving chase, which led to an internal investigation of the maximum security prison.

Persons: Rome, Rome CNN —, Marco Raduano, Matteo Messina Denaro, Rauduona, Gianluigi Troiano, Raduano, Omar Trott Organizations: Rome CNN, Gargano Mafia, Anti, Mafia, The Spanish Guardia Civil, French Gendarmerie Nationale Locations: Italian, France, Puglia, Bastia, Corsica, Granada, Spain, Bari, Foggia, The Spanish, Vieste, Italy

CNN —FC Barcelona and several of the soccer club’s current and former executives are officially being investigated as suspects for “the sustained crime of active bribery,” according to a court document obtained by CNN – the latest twist in an alleged improper payment scandal overshadowing Spanish soccer. The investigation relates to alleged improper payments made by Barcelona to José María Enríquez Negreira, a former leading refereeing official in Spain. The spokesperson declined to share more details about the search but said that no arrests are expected to be made. He added that in his opinion the payments “produced the desired effects on referees,” resulting in “consequent systemic corruption in … Spanish refereeing” affecting soccer in the country. CNN has reached out to Negreira via his company for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

Persons: “, –, Javier Soriano, invoiced, Negreira, ” Judge Joaquín Aguirre López, Aguirre López, ”, Barça, Caso, Xavi, Juan Manuel Serrano Arce, Javier Tebas, Los Blancos, CNN’s Matt Foster Organizations: CNN — FC Barcelona, CNN, Spain’s Civil Guard, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Guardia Civil, An FC Barcelona, Caso, Spanish, AFP, Getty, Prosecutors, CTA, 1st, La Liga, Barcelona, Osasuna, Civil Guard, Real, Real Madrid, UEFA Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Guardia, Spanish, Real Madrid

London CNN —Four players from Real Madrid’s reserve teams are being investigated by police after a mother alleged videos of a sexual nature involving her 16-year-old daughter were circulated without her consent. Three players were arrested and later released after their mobile phones were seized, according to a statement issued by Spain’s Guardia Civil. The daughter was in a consensual relationship with a player, the statement added. Police sources told CNN that the videos were shared by the players. “When the club has detailed knowledge of the facts, we will take the appropriate measures,” the statement added.

Persons: Spain’s, San Bartolomé de, “, ” Organizations: London CNN —, Real Madrid’s, Guardia Civil, CNN, Real Madrid, Real Madrid C, Civil Guard, ” Castilla Locations: Spain’s Guardia, San Bartolomé, Canary, Castilla, Real

☆ Spain’s far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights. It may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Jack Guy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Teaming up with Vox, which is projected to receive 36 seats, would give a right-wing coalition a slim working majority. Meanwhile, more than 1,200 Spanish women have been killed by current or former partners since 2003, according to data from the equality ministry. “As progress has been faster, the opposition to gender equality policies has also been more intense and animated,” she said. If the party were to come into government it could severely impact the lives of Spanish women, said Nuño. In local administrations where it has gained influence, Vox has been able to end equality initiatives and censure cultural events, she said.

Persons: CNN —, Spain’s, Pedro Sanchez, Paul Hanna, Vox, Francisco Franco, Paloma Román Marugan, Xuan Cueto, Santiago Abascal, ”, “, ” Vox, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, Oscar del Pozo, Laura Nuño Gómez, King, King Juan Carlos, Franco, “ Vox, Jon Nazca, Clara Campoamor Organizations: CNN, Vox, Reuters, Popular Party, Spanish, Bloomberg, Getty, Socialist, PSOE, PP, Deputies, Complutense University of Madrid, Europa Press, Guardia Civil, King Juan, King Juan Carlos University, European Economic, European Union Locations: Europe, Spain, Madrid, Catalonia, Gijon, AFP, Ronda

☆ Spanish coastguard rescues two Nigerian migrants from ship's rudder
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Polic?a... Read moreMADRID, July 11 (Reuters) - The Spanish coastguard rescued two Nigerian migrants who stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Togo, a coastguard spokesperson and the police said on Tuesday. After being rescued on Monday night in the port of Las Palmas, the migrants were taken to a hospital. The container ship's last stop before reaching the Spanish archipelago off the African coast was Lome, Togo's capital, said the coastguard spokesperson without elaborating. In a similar case in November last year, the Spanish coastguard rescued three African stowaways who had arrived in the Canary Islands after enduring 11 days on the rudder of a fuel tanker from Nigeria. The Spanish-owned Canary Islands are a popular but dangerous gateway for African migrants attempting to reach Europe.

Persons: Read, Joan Faus, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Spanish coastguard, Las Palmas de, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, coastguard, Twitter, MSC, Guardia Civil, La Provincia, Thomson Locations: Canary, Togo, Las Palmas, Las Palmas de Gran, Spain, MADRID, Palmas, Spanish, Lome, Togo's, Lagos, Nigeria

☆ More than 700 firearms seized in UK in Anglo-Spanish operation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - More than 700 firearms have been seized in a five-year operation by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) and Spain's Guardia Civil to prevent replica guns that can easily be converted into lethal weapons from entering Britain, the NCA said on Sunday. The operation, which also involved international law enforcement and gun retailers, targeted forward-venting blank firearms (FVBF), which resemble guns such as Glocks. The weapons are traded lawfully in some parts of mainland Europe but are illegal to possess or import into Britain. Since 2019, the NCA and Guardia Civil - which has jurisdiction in Spain for the national control of firearms- have been jointly working on Project Vizardlike to combat the threat. The operation has so far resulted in the seizure of 703 firearms, 74 arrests and 50 convictions, the NCA said.

Persons: Paul Sandle, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Crime Agency, Britain, NCA, Guardia Civil, Thomson Locations: Guardia, Britain, Europe, Spain

Guardia Civil/Handout via REUTERSMADRID, June 1 (Reuters) - Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this year, seizing nearly 40 million euros ($44 million) worth of tobacco leaf and illicit cigarettes. This operation is one of dozens across the EU that regional policing and anti-fraud agencies say have driven seizures of illicit cigarettes to record levels. It may have been further accelerated by the war in Ukraine, which for years has been a production hub and transit route for illicit tobacco, OLAF added. TOBACCO INVESTIGATORSThe industry has responded by hiring investigators to research illicit operations and share intelligence with European authorities, executives at Japan Tobacco, BAT and Imperial Brands told Reuters. "A good many workers from Ukraine have been found in these illegal factories," Japan Tobacco's Byrne said about counterfeiting operations across the EU.

Persons: who'd, OLAF, Cyrille Olive, Philip Morris, Olive, Europol, Vincent Byrne, Byrne, Japan Tobacco's Winston, Alex McDonald, Ernesto Bianchi, McDonald, Japan Tobacco's Byrne, They're, they're, Richa Naidu, Emma Pinedo, Emilio Parodi, Matt Scuffham Organizations: Guardia Civil, REUTERS, Spanish, EU, BAT, Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco, Philip Morris International, Reuters, Marlboro, America's Dunhill, Supplies, Investigators, Mobile, Thomson Locations: Seville, Spain, Guardia, REUTERS MADRID, Alfaro, Europe, Ukraine, British American, France, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Ireland, Japan, China, Asia, EU, Russia, Belarus, Roda de Ter, Barcelona, Spanish, Italy, Pomezia, Russian, Moldovan, London, Madrid, Milan

☆ Captură record de droguri în Spania: Polițiștii au prins o bandă de traficanți și au găsit 7 tone de hașiș
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-03 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Garda Civilă spaniolăCaptură record de droguri în Spania: Polițiștii au prins o bandă de traficanți și au găsit 7 tone de hașișDouă patrule ale poliţiei au oprit la jumătatea lunii aprilie o ambarcaţiune care se afla pe mare în sudul Spaniei şi avea la bord 200 de pachete de haşiş. Autorităţile din Spania, Franţa şi Olanda erau cu ochii pe banda de traficanţi încă din martie 2020, după ce fusese "ocupată" cu introducerea unor cantităţi impresionante de haşiş în diverse ţări, notează Reuters. Au fost confiscate peste 7 tone de haşiş, ceea ce reduce activitatea bandelor din zona Strâmtorii Gibraltar. Incautadas más de 7 Tm de #hachís en el Campo de Gibraltar. S-au confiscat peste 7 tone de haşiş, ceea ce reduce activitatea grupurilor infracţionale din zona Strâmtorii Gibraltar", a precizat Garda Civilă spaniolă într-un comunicat, scrie digi24.ro.

Persons: Reuters Organizations: Garda, Incautadas Locations: Spania, Spaniei, Franţa, Olanda, Gibraltar, Campo

☆ Банда молдаван арестована в Испании по 265 обвинениям
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-23 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +1 min

Банда, состоящая из граждан Республики Молдова, была арестована по 265 обвинениям в мошенничестве, включая 81 мошенничество с продажей несуществующего защитного снаряжения от COVID-19. Шесть человек были задержаны в Каталонии гражданской гвардией (Guardia Civil ) в связи с широким спектром мошенничества и отмывания денег в ходе 21 эпизода в Испании. Они обвиняется в 81 мошенничестве с СИЗ. Guardia Civil начала расследование в апреле, когда совет в регионе Гвадалахара сообщил, что не получил от веб-сайта заказ на 800 евро на защитные маски. Эксперты-расследователи в течение короткого периода времени обнаружили большое количество потенциальных мошенников, связанных с несколькими банковскими счетами по всей Испании.

Persons: mybusiness.md, Гуардия Organizations: Guardia Civil, СИЗ Locations: Guardia, Республика Молдова, Каталония, Испания, Гвадалахара, Аликанте, Цезарь, Уэлев

☆ Grupare transfrontalieră, ce producea și vindea ilegal țigări, cu implicarea moldovenilor, destructurată de polițiștii români
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Polițiștii români de frontieră au efectuat 40 de percheziții la sediile mai multor firme și la locuințele unor persoane, implicate în producerea și comercializarea ilegală a țigărilor. Descinderile au avut loc pe raza judeţelor Bihor, Timiş, Galaţi, Constanţa, Iaşi, Bacău, Sibiu, Braşov şi în municipiul Bucureşti. Cazul a pornit de la două anchete declanșate, în perioada 2017-2019, la nivelul Oficiului European de Luptă Anti-Fraudă (OLAF) și documentate în urma cooperării internaţionale, privind o grupare de criminalitate organizată transfrontalieră. Membrii grupării au pus în funcţiune, pe teritoriul mai multor state membre ale UE, fabrici clandestine de producere şi ambalare de ţigarete. Concomitent, vor fi desfăşurate percheziţii pe teritoriul Ungariei şi Italiei, iar la percheziţiile efectuate pe teritoriul României asistă și doi poliţişti din cadrul Guardia Civil din Spania.

Persons: OLAF Locations: Bihor, Timiş, Galaţi, Constanţa, Iaşi, Bacău, Sibiu, Braşov, Bucureşti, UE, României, Republica Bulgaria, Republica Moldova, Europa, Ungariei, Italiei, Spania, Guardia, britanică, Vama Britanică

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