Four Spanish nationals have today been sentenced to five and six years imprisonment in the Supreme Court.
Their arrest took place in the afternoon of the 2nd of June 2013 following the interception of the vessel they were in by officers of the Royal Gibraltar Police’s Marine Unit assisted by the Gibraltar Defence Police. The vessel was found to be carrying 500kg of Cannabis Resin (see left).
The four individuals are:
Acting on a European Arrest Warrant the Portuguese Authorities removed British national Gary Reginald FRENCH, aged 51 of Manilva, Spain from Gibraltar shortly after 3pm yesterday afternoon.
Staff and volunteers at the ADANA kennels, in Estepona’s Pedregales Park, were delighted to be joined by a team of young volunteers from Gibraltar. The team, all of whom are employees of global insurance company AON, had volunteered to help to a much-needed clear-up job on the weeds and vegetation that had grown over the year in the dogs’ exercise runs.
The Defenders of Gibraltar would like to congratulate the Gibraltar UN delegation on their success at the United Nations last week.
A spokesperson said: “The emotional speeches delivered appear to have had an effect and evoked a response, which is extremely gratifying for us all to see. It would also appear that the C24 have even committed to sending teams to the nations on the list, like Gibraltar. This is fantastic news. We would also like to personally thank Mr Dennis Matthews and the SDGG for all of the extremely hard work and dedication they have shown over the years, for a cause so close to the heart of all Gibraltarians.
