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Police find a van with 300 kilos of hashish inside getting off a ferry
Police find a van with 300 kilos of hashish inside getting off a ferry

The vehicle raised the suspicions of agents on the arrival at Puerto de La Luz on a ferry from Fuerteventura…

Teenage girl falls to her death from 8th floor balcony in Gran Canaria
Teenage girl falls to her death from 8th floor balcony in Gran Canaria

The girl, aged 13, was on holiday with her family in Playa Del Ingles...

Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria
Large police deployment for festivities and crowds in Gran Canaria

They had to check capacities and licences of many businesses as certain categories are still not allowed to open...

Man saved from drowning by other bathers in Gran Canaria
Man saved from drowning by other bathers in Gran Canaria

He was taken out of the water by several bathers before being treated by paramedics on the beach...

177 Dutch tourists arrive in Gran Canaria on TUI Nederland 'pilot trip'
177 Dutch tourists arrive in Gran Canaria on TUI Nederland 'pilot trip'

180 passengers were selected from more than 68,000 that registered....

Gran Canaria still has ICU occupancy despite the reduction in infections
Gran Canaria still has ICU occupancy despite the reduction in infections

The government will reviews the levels of the islands tomorrow, will Gran Canaria be reduced to Level 2?

Prisoner assaults guard in Gran Canaria: ‘I'm going to kill you, I'm a hitman’
Prisoner assaults guard in Gran Canaria: ‘I'm going to kill you, I'm a hitman’

He punched, kicked and head butted the guard, then pulled out a skewer to stab him at the Las Palmas II Penitentiary...

Gran Canaria now has Level 2 indicators but its ICUs are still almost full
Gran Canaria now has Level 2 indicators but its ICUs are still almost full

The IA7 has fallen from 80 to 56 during the last week, but it still has two parameters at high risk...

300 million euro super yacht stops off in Gran Canaria for 24 hours
300 million euro super yacht stops off in Gran Canaria for 24 hours

The luxury yacht 'Kaos' is owned by US billionaire Nancy Walton, one of the heirs to the Walmart empire…

Diver caught recovering 77 kilos of hashish from seabed to avoid customs
Diver caught recovering 77 kilos of hashish from seabed to avoid customs

The drugs were dropped by a boat to be retrieved by divers to bypass customs...

Four women arrested stealing over 1,000 euros of alcohol from supermarkets
Four women arrested stealing over 1,000 euros of alcohol from supermarkets

The women operated in a coordinated manner to target stores with poor security...

VIDEO: Pod of killer whales filmed off coast of Gran Canaria
VIDEO: Pod of killer whales filmed off coast of Gran Canaria

They were sighted by a professional fishing boat between the coast of Telde and Agüimes...

Guardia Civil intercept a speed boat with more than 1,000 kilograms of hashish onboard
Guardia Civil intercept a speed boat with more than 1,000 kilograms of hashish onboard

The drugs have a street value of approximately 1.8 million euros…

Man arrested with 52,000 euros in backpack after running away from police
Man arrested with 52,000 euros in backpack after running away from police

Police only approached the man as he was acting suspiciously in the El Polvorín neighborhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria...

Three arrested for stealing more than 8,000 euros in jewellery
Three arrested for stealing more than 8,000 euros in jewellery

The investigation began by the Guardia Civil after they noticed a suspicious sale of certain items in jewellers...

79 people arrested at ‘magic mushroom’ party on Gugay beach
79 people arrested at ‘magic mushroom’ party on Gugay beach

They were having a party to celebrate the Spring equinox breaking Covid rules and in possession of illicit substances...

The two year old immigrant girl who was in critical condition, dies in hospital
The two year old immigrant girl who was in critical condition, dies in hospital

The Medical Centre have announced that the young girl has lost the fight for her life in hospital earlier today...

Another person dies trying to cross the Atlatic to the Canaries from Africa
Another person dies trying to cross the Atlatic to the Canaries from Africa

So far this year 18 people have lost their lives on board pateras trying to cross the Atlantic to the Canary Islands...

Ten occupants of a patera hospitalized, with a small child in critical condition
Ten occupants of a patera hospitalized, with a small child in critical condition

The young child was in cardiac arrest on arrival at the port and paramedics saved her life on the dockside...

Revellers chant ‘Viva El Covid’ to police as they close bar for breaking rules
Revellers chant ‘Viva El Covid’ to police as they close bar for breaking rules

Police were called by locals who said clients at the bar had got out of control breaching all protocols...