Gibraltar’s representation at the Labour Party Conference continued yesterday evening with the Gibraltar Reception hosted by the Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and featuring a keynote speech by the UK Minister for Europe and the Overseas Territories Stephen Doughty MP.
Customs officials this morning arrested two Spanish residents of Algeciras on Winston Churchill Avenue on the suspicion that they were in possession of a commercial quantity of cigarettes. The 37 and 22 year old were stopped and challenged in a Spanish registered vehicle. Following a search of the vehicle 11,000 cigarettes were found.
Yesterday evening marked the final day of the increasingly popular Comic-con event that pulls in thousands of visitors every year. Now, a convention centered predominantly around a love of comic books, sci-fi and video game characters is generally more catered towards the international nerds of society, however, with the growing international acceptance of the five day convention, it seems to now cater for a spectrum of individuals with differing interests.
Recorded crime has dropped by 18% according to the Gibraltar Police Authority’s Annual Report. The report covers the period from April 2012 to the end of March this year.