Four Britons have been arrested in connection with the latest shooting incident in Puerto Banús

Four Britons have been arrested in connection with the latest shooting incident in Puerto Banús on September 24 of club security boss, Marvin Herbert, originally from Liverpool.Named by the police as 40 year old M.A.A., 62 year old K.A.A., 59 year old M.Z.S., and 40 year old M.L.K., all four are believed to have taken part in the attempted assassination. The victim was shot five times in his right eye, right leg, right arm, pelvis and genitals, and remains in hospital in a serious condition after undergoing surgery two times.The police operation in the case has now been named ‘Cristalino’ and considers the shooting to be drugs related.

Credit card skammers working in Puerto Banús have been caught

Credit card duplicators has been broken up in Marbella and items from fraudulent purchases estimated to be worth more than 100,000 € have been recovered. Police also found a large amount of false documentation with some 100 cards which had been cloned and were ready for use.Europa Press reports that National Police based in Marbella broke up the gang of Romanians, and two of those arrested, named as Petrica L. and Florin B. will appear before the judge shortly.Police discovered the group on April 10th using the cloned cards in several exclusive shops in Puerto Banús. The cards were made using a technique of skimming. The cards were prepared here, but using data sent to the group over the Internet from abroad.

Mark Thatcher does a runner to Puerto Banús

Mark Thatcher is reported to be enjoying what is described as a second honeymoon in Puerto Banús, Marbella, in what some see as an attempt to hide from justice in Equatorial Guinea. An ex friend of Mark Thatcher, Simon Mann, is reported by the Público newspaper to have implicated him from his jail cell in Malabo in a frustrated attempt to overthrow the President of the country, Teoforo Obiang.
Mark Thatcher is reported however to consider himself safe under the double jeopardy rule, having been arrested once before accused of financing the attempted coup which was to have been carried out by Simon Mann and some 70 mercenaries who were arrested in Zimbabwe on the way to Guinea in 2004.