Aug 27 - RGP Seizes Over 37,000 Cigarettes
Two separate operations by officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police to tackle tobacco smuggling resulted in a number of arrests over the weekend.
In the early hours of Monday the 26th of August four Spanish nationals were arrested in relation to tobacco offences at Eastern Beach following observations by officers. Two men, aged 50 and 28, were arrested for being knowingly concerned in the exportation of a commercial quantity of tobacco without a licence, whilst in relation to the same incident a further two men aged 21 and 20, were arrested for being in possession of a commercial quantity of tobacco. A total of 6000 cigarettes were seized. All four men were bailed out and are due to return to New Mole House Police Station on the 26th of September.
For the first time in the Gibraltar Botanic Gardens’ history, the giant tropical water lily Victoria cruziana, has grown successfully. The species is native to Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay and featured prominently in French Impressionist Claude Monet’s famous series of works.
Oliver Bailly spokesman for the EU Commission yesterday outlined the visit of a number of specialists to the Gibraltar – Spain border, in order to evaluate the situation that has occurred due to ever growing tensions. A report on EU Commission news site Eur Activ, insists that Gibraltar and Spain are expected to enter into dialogue to solve the dispute in the spirit of cooperation.
The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, has again today, before his departure to the United Kingdom, met with the Leader of the Opposition, Daniel Feetham, to brief him on the latest aspects of ongoing matters with Spain.
Francisco Javier Pérez Trigueros, the controversial Partido Popular Mayor of the small municipality of Callosa de Segura, Valencia, has sparked a fierce reaction by posting on his Facebook page a doctored image showing the Spanish army and air force “invading” Gibraltar.
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The Chief Minister, the Hon Fabian Picardo MP, travels to London today Tuesday to hold meetings with the Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron and the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague.
