By Tara Rippin • Published: 09 Apr 2020 • 16:16
AS of this morning, a helicopter has been transferred to the province from the Air Service of the Community Police Headquarters in Valencia.
The additional resources will allow intensified surveillance, and come 24 hours after National Police broke up a party on the roof of an apartment block in Benidorm.
Six people, only one of whom lived in the block, were fined for breaching Covid-19 State of Alarm measures.
At around 4pm yesterday, National Police received a call from a neighbour reporting a group of young people drinking alcohol and partying on the roof, despite a lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Officers discovered five men and one woman, listening to music and drinking, and charged them all with a “crime of not complying with the State of Alarm.”
In addition, three were fined for possession of marihuana.
Share this story
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don't already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Download our media pack in either English or Spanish.