Alleged pepper thieves arrested

TWO men and a woman have been arrested in Pilar de la Horadada after allegedly being caught trying to steal half a tonne of peppers from an agricultural coop.
The Guardia Civil said that after receiving reports of repeated thefts from the Vega Baja premises, the three people were found on site loading the peppers into a van on June 23 and arrested for suspected theft.
The group, all Spanish and aged between 35 and 42, have been placed at the disposal of Orihuela courts.