Sep 08 - GDP Chief Congratulates GDP and RGP on Huge Cannabis Haul
Following the Saturday afternoon seizure of 570kg of Cannabis resin, by the GDP and RGP, the first police constable on board, Christian Durante, noted that as soon as they arrived at the scene they saw the vessel immediately turn and start accelerating.
He added, ‘as we got closer we saw what appeared to be one of the suspects throwing bales of drugs overboard, due to the rough weather conditions there was a slight collision, but once the vessel had slowed down a bit I managed to jump onboard and take control of the vessel.
The Gibraltar Port Authority has announced the recruitment of a new pilot, Captain Richard Whalley to its ranks, bringing up the current complement to seven.
The Gibraltar Health Authority has reached an agreement with EMIS (Egton Medical Information Systems), a leading UK based company, for the provision of a fully integrated electronic patient record for Gibraltar. This follows a tender process that started in November last year.
