By Adam Woodward • Published: 10 Aug 2024 • 12:02 • 1 minute read
Avoiding arrest: Street vendors pack up Credit: Mikel Dabbah / Shutterstock
Four Local Police officers injured after scuffle with street vendors in Benalmádena
During a fracas with street vendors on the seafront promenade in Benalmádena Friday August 9, 4 Local Police officers are said to have been injured while attempting to question one of the men. The incident took place on the promenade of Fuente de la Salud beach when Police recognised one of the group as someone that had previously arrested at an earlier date. The 3 other street salesmen then leaped to the man’s rescue trying to impede his arrest. In a statement, the Police said that the men violently attacked the officers.
Multiple teams of police were dispatched to the scene to assist and the man, who is said to already have a criminal record for violence and resisting arrest, was finally detained. As a result of the events, Benalmádena Council has called an urgent meeting with both the National Police and the Local Police of Torremolinos to see what can be done about the street vendors. The Council is already reinforcing police presence in the area in the light of other and increasing aggressive behaviour and the risk to pedestrians on the promenade.
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Introduce a license to sell or permits at a steep cost to discourage this scourge to the promenades as this is becoming a problem to local and tourists alike. On the spot fines similar to traffic violations should also apply vigorously.
I have a home in Benelmadena although live in the uk, but am amazed that the police make no effort to stop the illegal traders along the front. Apart from the counterfeit goods how many are “undocumented”? If the authorities concentrated on these guys rather than the 90 day rule then there would be a sense of fairness in treatment If the authorities spent as much effort
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