A driver who was driving under the influence of alcohol and without a driving license was intercepted and investigated


A driver who was driving under the influence of alcohol and without a driving license was intercepted and investigated

After being alerted by other road users, it was possible to avoid a sinister road as he was driving at abnormally reduced speed and in a zig-zag

The driver had also been deprived of a driving license by court decision








The Civil Guard has investigated a woman as the alleged perpetrator of two crimes against road safety for driving a car under the influence of alcohol and without a driving license by court decision.

The events happened at km. 10,300 of the GC-1 highway in Las Palmas, when another driver warned the agents of the abnormal driving of the vehicle in front of him. The motorcyclists of the Traffic Grouping verified how it was circulating at an abnormally slow speed for the road and not maintaining a straight path, with erratic lateral movements (zig-zag). The agents made the appropriate signals for him to leave the highway safely at the exit to Marpequeña (Telde), in order to avoid a sinister road and stop him in a safe place.

The Civil Guard identified the driver of the aforementioned tourism who showed obvious signs of drunkenness. Reason for which the legally established alcohol detection tests were carried out, yielding a rate higher than 0.60 mg / l of exhaled air, reaching a tripling allowed, for which an investigation was carried out for an alleged crime against road safety .

In addition, it was found that the driver had in effect a deprivation of her driving license by judicial decision, proceeding to investigate her for a second crime against road safety.

The investigation has been carried out by the Las Palmas Civil Guard Traffic Detachment.

The Civil Guard appeals to the civic conscience of the population so that if they encounter a similar situation they can notify the telephone number 062 (Civil Guard) or 112 (Emergencies), or in case they have made a recording or have a link of interest, they can contribute them in the channels created by the Civil Guard, this being the following:

  • Website: https://www.guardiacivil.es, within the electronic complaint section.

For more details, you can contact the Press Office of the Civil Guard Command of Las Palmas, contact telephone number 928 320 400, extension 206.

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The Secretary of State for Security presents the miGC mobile website


The Secretary of State for Security presents the miGC mobile website

All Civil Guard personnel will be able to consult the main news of the Corps from their mobile phones and carry out management procedures related to the service

Apply for residences, check vacation credit or view payroll are some of the procedures available








The Secretary of State for Security, Rafael Peréz, together with the director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, presented the miGC mobile website this morning. This is a new page that the Civil Guard has developed so that all its staff can access from their mobile phone, connecting from inside or outside the workplace.

This new mobile website will contain corporate information as well as the latest most relevant news from the Corps. Through their mobile device, each member of the Civil Guard may also carry out personal procedures related to the service and others of interest that the Social Action Service will offer.

The Secretary of State for Security has presented the mobile website "miGC" at the Civil Guard facilities, which he has described as an example of avant-garde and technological development.

Rafael Pérez has highlighted the work of the civil guards who are the best asset and make the Civil Guard the most recognized Institution by citizens.

The Secretary of State for Security has indicated the need for the Institutions to make available to their members tools that facilitate the management of internal procedures and can have access, anywhere and quickly, to personal and professional information. In this way, they can contribute to the internal communication policy, which is the true object of digital transformation and to which this new web tool responds.

In her presentation, the general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, announced that miGC will be able to process applications for place residencies, check payrolls, check the granting of allowances and see the available permit credit.

Gámez congratulated the Civil Guard IT Service for the development of this new mobile website that, according to what he has advanced, is a first step for the future app that will be tendered in the first quarter of the new year.

The general director has indicated that this project – with which it is intended to continue advancing in the Digital Transformation of the Civil Guard – follows the lines set out in the Digital Strategy 2025. Gámez recalled that there are other applications such as SIGO-Mobility or My intervention of Weapons are already underway and that have meant that the Civil Guard is a pioneer within the Administration in advancing towards digital transformation.

To access the contents of the miGC mobile website, it is only necessary to have a device connected to the internet and load the page associated with the URL: http://migc.guardiacivil.es/.

Other management functionalities are currently in the development phase that will be implemented in later versions, such as the management of travel and accommodation reservations for service commissions.

For more information, you can contact the Press Office of the Civil Guard on the telephone number 91 514 60 10.

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The Civil Guard rescues a drifting canoe with 105 people on board


The Civil Guard rescues a drifting canoe with 105 people on board

The ship Río Segura carried out the rescue during the night, since waiting could be dangerous if the state of the sea worsened

All presented symptoms of exhaustion and some had various injuries, from which they recovered.








The Civil Guard has rescued more than 100 immigrants adrift in a canoe-type boat, 160 miles from Nouadhibou (Mauritania).

At 8:00 p.m. on December 16, 2021, the Civil Guard received a notice of the sighting of a drifting canoe-type boat with some 100 immigrants some 440 miles southwest of Gran Canaria and 160 miles from Nouadhibou. He also reported that next to it was a sailboat named "Cinnamon" that the cayuco had sighted.

The first information indicated that there could be deaths in the cayuco, which is why the intervention of the Segura River was valued, which was carrying out maritime patrol in Mauritanian waters, as it was closer to the drifting boat. Once in the area, the ship located the cayuco and a merchant, "María Theo", who had relieved the sailboat Cinnamon in custody tasks. As there is a relatively good state of the sea, the Civil Guard carried out the rescue without waiting for daylight, since if it worsens, it could be an extremely dangerous rescue.

In total, 105 people were rescued, all of them sub-Saharan men. They were accommodated in the shipwrecked room where they were provided dry clothing, blankets, water and food. All had symptoms of exhaustion, many of them having to be helped by the Civil Guard, as they were unable to maintain proper ambulation. According to the first demonstrations, they had been sailing for more than two weeks, and during the journey to the Canary Islands, many of them had to be assisted due to various injuries and exhaustion, although they gradually recovered.

On the 19th, after 36 hours of navigation, the rescued people were disembarked in the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, who were able to do so on their own feet, except for one, who had to be disembarked on a stretcher. After receiving health care from the Red Cross and the Canary Islands Emergency Service, two of the immigrants of legal age were transferred to Hospital La Candelaria due to dehydration problems and another, also of legal age, was referred to the University Hospital.

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Investigated a driver for an alleged crime against road safety when making two reckless overtaking


Investigated a driver for an alleged crime against road safety when making two reckless overtaking

The investigated driver carried out two overtaking maneuvers despite observing that a vehicle was circulating in the opposite direction, forcing both the vehicle ahead and the one circulating in the opposite direction to stop.

All this in a section configured in a closed curve without visibility, whose maximum speed was 40 km / h, with the road wet and without the vehicles having any escape since the left margin is delimited by a rocky slope, and the right margin by a concrete wall








The Civil Guard has investigated a driver for an alleged crime against road safety by making two overtaking with manifest recklessness at kilometer point 402 of the N-260 road (Port Bou – Sabiñanigo), belonging to the municipality of Seira (Huesca) .

The investigation began thanks to the collaboration of an ertzaina, who had a video camera installed on the dashboard of his vehicle, with which he recorded how the investigated person performed a maneuver to overtake a vehicle on a section with hardly any visibility.

Despite noticing the presence of another car that was circulating in the opposite direction, without there being enough space to carry out the maneuver without danger, far from giving up, I continued in my endeavor, overtaking a Suzuki brand SUV, both drivers having, when warning the purpose of the investigated, that to carry out each maneuvers of stop in dry so as not to collide with the investigated vehicle.

These maneuvers take place in a closed curve without visibility, whose maximum speed was 40 km / h, with the road wet, and without the vehicles having any escape since the left margin is delimited by a rocky slope and the right margin by a concrete wall.

The Civil Guard appeals to the civic conscience of the population so that if they find themselves in a similar situation they can notify the telephone number 062 (Civil Guard) or 112 (Emergencies), or in case they have made a recording or have a link of interest, they can contribute them in the channels created by the Civil Guard, this being the following:

Website: https://www.guardiacivil.es, within the electronic complaint section.

For more details, you can contact the Press Office of the Huesca Civil Guard Command, telephone number 974 21 03 42, extension 44 or 680 441 007.

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The Civil Guard investigates ITV stations for passing technical inspections to vehicles with technical irregularities


The Civil Guard investigates ITV stations for passing technical inspections to vehicles with technical irregularities

Twelve people have been arrested and 51 vehicles have been inspected, which allegedly did not meet the technical conditions necessary for the report issued by the inspectors to be favorable

The inspections have been carried out at ITV stations in the Community of Madrid

It has had the collaboration of the General Subdirectorate of Industry and Inspection of the Autonomous Community of Madrid








The Civil Guard, within the framework of the "PANTIV II" operation, has dismantled a criminal plot within an ITV, dedicated to legally documenting vehicles with technical deficiencies in Spain for a price to be agreed, which under normal conditions would not exceed in other ITV, proceeding to the arrest of 12 people and the inspection of 51 vehicles that allegedly did not meet the technical conditions necessary for the report issued by the inspectors to be favorable.

The investigation began when the Research and Analysis Group (GIAT Central), of the Civil Guard Traffic Group, received information that an ITV passed the inspection of vehicles that due to their external characteristics and important reforms, they would not have passed said inspection under normal conditions.

For this reason, a process of analysis and investigation of several ITVs, of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, began, requesting the collaboration of the General Subdirectorate of Industry and Inspection, informing that they had also focused on the same ITVs.

Continuing with the investigations, the agents revealed that the plot passed the inspection of vehicles that, due to their age and technical deficiencies, would not pass the inspection.

The owners of these vehicles contacted several companies that, for a price to be agreed, would drive the vehicles to said ITV and in collusion with the technicians of said ITV, raised their hands in the inspections so that they passed them without problems, even going so far as to change the license plates on similar vehicles that were in better condition, only to pass the ITV.

In the operation, the members of the criminal group have been arrested for the alleged crimes of document falsification, corruption between individuals and belonging to a criminal group. Thanks to the collaboration with the General Sub-Directorate of Industry and Inspection to the vehicles that are related in the police operation, they will withdraw the inspection that they have passed, to summon them to a new extraordinary inspection.

The investigations are still open so later arrests are not ruled out.

For any information related to this press release, you can contact the Traffic Group OPC on the telephone number 6834666672.

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The Civil Guard detains one of the most wanted drug traffickers internationally in Barcelona


The Civil Guard detains one of the most wanted drug traffickers internationally in Barcelona

An important criminal organization dedicated to international drug trafficking and money laundering is considered dismantled, for which it has had the support of the European Center Against Financial and Economic Crime of EUROPOL

In the operation of the operation, members of the French Gendarmerie, the Belgian Police and the US DEA have also been transferred to our country.

About € 1,000,000 in cash, 10 high-end vehicles, a boat, watches and jewelry valued at more than € 3,000,000 and € 18,000 in the National Lottery have been intervened for the next Christmas draw








The Civil Guard, which has been called Operation MVRAND, has dismantled one of the most important criminal organizations in terms of the introduction of narcotics in Europe, as well as money laundering.

A total of 17 people have been arrested, 11 of them of Spanish nationality and 6 Moroccan, in the 16 searches that have been carried out in the provinces of Barcelona, ​​Pontevedra and Cádiz.

Among the detainees is the head of this organization and the main objective of the operation, FAA, a Moroccan citizen who is considered directly responsible in our country for the introduction of 4,300 kilograms of hashish in San Pedro del Pinatar (Murcia) and 1,800 kilograms of cocaine on the Galician coasts, both in 2021, appearing as a target of interest also for the main international anti-drug trafficking agencies.

In addition, he is considered responsible for the introduction of 1,004 kilograms of cocaine on the El Jadida coast of Morocco in December 2018, for which two of the detainees in this operation had an International Detention Order in force.

Supplier of "Los Castaña" and "Messi"

The investigation began in early 2020 by the Central Anti-Drug Group of the Central Operational Unit, considering FAA as the main supplier of hashish from Morocco to the peninsula, supplying drugs to the main Spanish clans of hashish trafficking, among them “ The Chestnuts ”and“ Messi ”.

Similarly, through the communication channels with Europol, the Civil Guard was alerted that several international investigations that were being carried out with encrypted telephony servers pointed to the FAA as a high-value target in international cocaine trafficking .

African cocaine route

Taking advantage of his extensive experience in trafficking hashish from Morocco to the peninsula, where he had a large network of rubber-type boats and a huge logistics distribution network, he began to traffic cocaine using the classic methods established for the introduction of hashish.

In this way, FAA ended up taking over the logistics of transporting cocaine to Spain from Africa and through transfers on the high seas, also using “nursery” type warehouses located in Morocco and thus consolidating the rise of the African Route of cocaine trafficking. , increasingly used by different criminal organizations.

After almost two years of investigation, in which means and personnel from the different and more sophisticated units of the Civil Guard have been deployed, the investigators have managed to obtain sufficient evidence to dismantle this family clan, which was based in Barcelona leading a life and routines of the simplest, nothing to do with the ostentation they showed on their vacations and luxury trips outside their area of ​​residence, such as with very high-level yacht, hotel and vehicle rentals, or even with the use of watches from some of the most exclusive brands with personalized limited series of up to € 800,000.

Five mobile phones on at the same time

At the time of his arrest, F.A.A was surprised in the living room of his house with five mobile phone devices connected and two notebooks, coordinating different operations at sea.

Another of the detainees, upon noticing the police presence, escaped through the façade of a building in the Barcelona neighborhood of Poble Sec, deploying an extensive device by the Civil Guard, including with aerial means, until the fugitive was arrested.

Inhibitors, detonation guns, satellite phones, several encrypted communication devices, as well as several establishments through which they launder the proceeds of criminal activity have also been intervened, having blocked accounts, real estate and various assets abroad.

The operation has been carried out by the Central Anti-drug Group of the Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard and the Delegate Anti-Drug Prosecutor's Office of Campo de Gibraltar, coordinated by the Mixed Court number 2 of San Roque (Cádiz), which has ordered the All the detainees were put in prison, except for three who have already been released in Barcelona at the disposal of the aforementioned Court.

For more information, you can contact the Press Office of the Central Operational Unit (U.C.O.), telephone 91.503.13.27.

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The Secretary of State for Security closes the III National League of Challenges in Cyberspace organized by the Civil Guard


The Secretary of State for Security closes the III National League of Challenges in Cyberspace organized by the Civil Guard

The event was also attended by Iker Casillas, a former Spanish footballer, an authentic example of sacrifice, improvement and team play, who has been the godfather of this third edition and the athlete and Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, Teresa Perales, who was godmother of the second edition

The NetOn team has been the winning team in the “Amateur” competition, made up of students from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Open University of Catalonia; and the winner of the “Professional” competition has been the Joint Command of Cyberspace (MCCE)

80 students, 14 women and 66 men, university and Vocational Training students from different autonomous communities participated in the “Amateur” competition. In the "Professional" competition, 8 teams have participated, made up of members of the Security Forces and Bodies, as well as agencies and other national and international organizations with competencies in cybersecurity.

With this edition, the participation of Vocational Training students and entrepreneurship has been promoted, for which business projects presented by the participating teams will be supported to try to transform them into true startups








The Secretary of State for Security, Rafael Pérez, has closed this afternoon at the academy of officers of the Civil Guard of Aranjuez (Madrid) the 3rd Edition of the National League of challenges in Cyberspace (NationalCyberleague), organized by the Civil Guard for the third year in a row.

The event was also attended by Iker Casillas, a former Spanish footballer, an authentic example of sacrifice, improvement and team play, who has been the godfather of this third edition. Iker Casillas wanted to thank the contribution that all the participants make to improve an aspect as important as Cybersecurity, "putting their knowledge in favor of the good and not on the dark side." He also wanted to point out that his intention is not to simply remain the godfather of this edition, but also to “collaborate directly with the Civil Guard through its accelerator – incubator, SPORTBOOST, to help the development of business projects that have been winners. ”.

Also present was Teresa Perales, Paralympic athlete and Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, who was godmother in the second edition and this year has received the Silver Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard.

This edition has been divided with a double competition, “Amateur” between young university students and professional training students and “Professional” between teams of national and international Security Forces and Bodies.

The winner of the “Amateur” competition has been the NetOn team made up of students from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the Open University of Catalonia. The other two finalist teams have been Hackea2, made up of students from the University of Valladolid, and Sons of Txema, with students from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, the University of Wales, the Rey Juan Carlos University and the University of Oviedo. And in the “Professional” competition he won the Joint Command of Cyberspace (MCCE). The Matrans / Moe Army and the Algerian People’s National Army have been ranked second and third, respectively.

III National League of challenges in Cyberspace (NationalCyberleague)

This edition, which began last September in a mixed mode (online and face-to-face), has established itself as a meeting point for all actors with responsibility in the field of cybersecurity, so that the necessary synergies can be created between them. that allow to have a safer cyberspace, that consolidate it as a new dimension of opportunities for the human and economic development of our society.

The objectives of this third edition, like the previous ones, have been:

  • Dissemination of the cybersecurity culture and the institutional image of the Corps.
  • Enhancement of the talent of young students (university and vocational training).
  • Promotion of employability.

In addition to this, on this occasion the participation of Vocational Training students has been promoted, since these professionals represent a key element in the world of cybersecurity (a fundamental step within the professional career model of this sector).

In relation to employability, entrepreneurship has also been promoted, for which business projects presented by the participating teams will be supported to try to transform them into true startups (the Civil Guard's commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship). For this, the finalist teams will have the possibility to present in the SportBoost incubator accelerator, by Iker Casillas, business projects of enterprises related to cybersecurity.

SportBoost is an accelerator and incubator for startups linked to the world of sports with the aim of turning them into leading companies in their sector. Its specialized program has all the resources for advice, networking, institutional relations and access to financing to lead entrepreneurial projects to success.

Background

During the last quarter of 2019, the first edition of the "National League of Challenges in Cyberspace" took place, taking place entirely in person, specifically, through a qualifying phase in 15 different venues (universities throughout the national territory) and one grand finale at the Civil Guard University Center (Aranjuez). The event brought together around 700 participants, of which 100 passed the qualifying phase and were able to reach the final. The first edition was very well received due to the novel nature of the project.

After this good initial experience, at the beginning of 2020 it was decided to launch the second edition, although due to the pandemic, the event was developed entirely online. Through a virtual world that allowed to recreate a real scenario for the different phases of the event (a qualifying, followed by a semifinal and final). Despite the difficult starting situation, it was possible to obtain results of participation and media impact similar to the first edition. Specifically, 650 participants came together, belonging to a total of 15 of the 17 Autonomous Communities.

In both editions there have been a series of key elements that have allowed the success of the project, among others we can highlight the figure of the "Godfather" (Rafael Nadal in the first edition and Teresa Perales in the second), referents of the CIBERLIGA values ​​(effort, sacrifice and teamwork) and of the mentors (reputed experts in the field of cybersecurity who have collaborated by advising and mentoring the participants).

For more information, you can contact the Civil Guard Press Office at 915.146.010.

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The Civil Guard detains 5 people for money laundering from the drug trafficking of the Titi clan


The Civil Guard detains 5 people for money laundering from the drug trafficking of the Titi clan

The value of the real estate and personal property seized in this operation amounts to about 800,000 euros

5 people have been arrested, 6 properties immobilized and 5 vehicles, 2 boats, among other assets, have been seized








The Civil Guard, in the so-called Lambo operation, has arrested 5 people, immobilizing 6 buildings and seizing various assets. The operation has been aimed at laundering money from drug trafficking of the well-known Titi clan.

Last year the Cluster operation was carried out, also directed against the Titi clan for money laundering from drug trafficking. At that time, the Civil Guard arrested 20 people and attributed to the organization properties valued at 6 million euros.

The Civil Guard has continued to work against this organization in Operation Lambo, with the intention of pursuing the assets of the organization obtained through financing obtained with the profits of the hashish drug trafficking.

As a result of these two operations, the Civil Guard has managed to get to know the members of the organization who continued to acquire goods for their use that were supposedly acquired by other people. Researchers from the OCON-SUR Money Laundering Group estimate that the money laundered would be around 800,000 euros.

There have been 6 entries and registrations in La Línea and Manilva. In the operation of the operation, 6 people have been arrested and 6 buildings, 3 boats and 5 vehicles have been seized.

The Lambo operation is one of the 160 operations that the Civil Guard has developed in 2021 related to money laundering from drug trafficking, included in the Carteia Plan. So far this year the accumulated economic impact within the aforementioned Plan amounts to more than 260 million euros. The Civil Guard has seized, only in cash, until the beginning of December more than 50 million euros and about 200 million between movable and immovable property seized from drug trafficking organizations.

For the extension or confirmation of any other information, you can contact the Peripheral Communication Office of the Civil Guard of Seville, at 630 900 403.

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The general director, María Gámez, presides over the award ceremony of the "Guardia Civil 2020 and 2021" awards in their different categories


The general director, María Gámez, presides over the award ceremony of the "Guardia Civil 2020 and 2021" awards in their different categories

The "Civil Guard Foundation" award has been awarded to Francisco Molino Olmedo, Doctor in Biological Sciences Cum Laude, from the University of Granada.

In the 2020 edition of the journalistic awards, journalists Luis Carrasco, María Isabel Mata and Julia Otero have received journalistic awards in their press, audiovisual and radio categories, respectively

In the journalistic awards 2021, the journalists Carmen Serna, and the documentary series Rescate by RTVE and José Antonio Marcos, have been recognized in the press, audiovisual and radio categories, respectively

In addition, the Fundación Legado Alfonso XIII awards have been presented to various Civil Guard agents for having carried out various humanitarian services and aid of special relevance.

The short story award of the Civil Guard Magazine has gone to the story "Companions in arms" written by Sergeant Luis Carlos Reviriego, posted at the Avila Command








The general director of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, has chaired this morning the ceremony of delivery of the “Civil Guard 2020 and 2021” Awards in its different modalities.

Due to the health crisis situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, last year the "Guardia Civil 2020" Awards could not be held, so today the awards of the two editions in a ceremony held at the General Directorate of the Corps presented by the journalist Roberto Brasero.

María Gámez wanted to thank Roberto Brasero, son of the corps, for having agreed to be the conductor of an act with which the Civil Guard intends to make public its recognition both to members of the Corps who have performed a relevant service and to civilians who with their work have contributed to positively reinforce the image of the Civil Guard.

The general director also congratulated the men and women of the Civil Guard for the vocation of service that they show daily in all corners of our country. "Human capital is the main asset that this institution has, and this extraordinary team is one hundred percent dedicated to protecting its compatriots and guaranteeing their rights and freedoms," he added. As an example of this, Gámez has highlighted the work of the civil guards on La Palma, which was done in Filomena, during this summer in the fires in Ávila and Málaga; and recently in the floods, river floods and the snowstorm in Cantabria, Burgos, Aragón or Navarra.

Civil Guard Foundation Award

The “Civil Guard Foundation” award has been awarded to Francisco Molino Olmedo, Doctor in Biological Sciences Cum Laude from the University of Granada, who in his latest research has had the consideration of naming a new discovered animal species Prototrichalus sepronai, a scientific advance of entity that opens new avenues of investigation and that, with this denomination, connects with the commitments of maintenance and conservation of the biodiversity that the Civil Guard has.

Journalistic Awards "Guardia Civil 2020"

In the WRITTEN / DIGITAL PRESS mode, the winner was Luis Carrasco, editor of the Europa Press agency, for the informative coverage carried out with operations and news from the Civil Guard during the contest period.

In the AUDIOVISUAL modality, the award went to the journalist María Isabel Mata, a journalist from the program Los Reporteros de Canal Sur TV, for the report on interesting facets of the work of different specialties of the Civil Guard involved in the security device of the Vuelta Ciclista to Spain.

In the RADIO modality, the journalist Julia Otero, director of the Julia en la Onda program of the Onda Cero network, has been awarded for the interview she conducted with the SEPRONA spokesperson on the occasion of the COP25 Climate Summit in which the Nature Protection Service participated in different presentations and activities.

Journalistic Awards "Guardia Civil 2021"

In the WRITTEN / DIGITAL PRESS modality, the winner was Carmen Serna, journalist for the newspaper El Español and editor-in-chief of the Magasin section dedicated especially to making women visible in all areas, for the article “Fátima y Noelia, dos Civil guards at sea: 30 years ago seeing a woman on the ship was shocking ”, in which on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Maritime Service he interviews these two female civil guards assigned to the service.

In the AUDIOVISUAL modality, the award has gone to the documentary series Rescate de RTVE, made by the production company Dokumalia and which is broadcast on LA 2 of RTVE, where the rescue and assistance work that the Mountain Service and the Air Service of the Civil Guard carried out throughout the country.

In the RADIO modality, José Antonio Marcos, presenter of the program HORA 14 of Cadena SER, has been awarded for the interview with Juan Francisco Valle, a member of the GEAS of Ceuta who participated in the rescue of a woman and her baby who were about to of drowning when they tried to reach Spanish waters.

Alfonso XIII Legacy Foundation Award

The Alfonso XIII Legacy Foundation awards are given to various Civil Guard officers, for having carried out various humanitarian services of special relevance, among which aid and rescue in various situations of special risk stand out. Specifically, the performance of components of the GEAS of Ceuta to rescue people at sea last May; a civil guard from Ciudad Real who avoided, while on vacation in Malaga, prevented a man from attacking a woman in the middle of the street; an agent from Garrucha (Almería) who saved the life of a little girl who was suffocating. The actions of two civil guards from Huelva who rescued several people in the floods in Huelva or a civil guard who actively collaborated in the evacuation and assistance of several people in a forest fire in Córdoba have also been recognized.

Short story award "Civil Guard Magazine"

In the poetry contest “CIVIL GUARD MAGAZINE”, First Sergeant Luis Carlos Reviriego was awarded for his story entitled “Comrades in arms” about experiences, both professional and personal, related to COVID-19.

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The Civil Guard and the State Meteorological Agency collaborate in the development of a new support service in matters of maritime forecasting


The Civil Guard and the State Meteorological Agency collaborate in the development of a new support service in matters of maritime forecasting

The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has established a new collaboration with the Civil Guard that has resulted in the development of a new informative viewer

The objective of this new service is to provide support in matters of maritime forecasting to the Maritime Service of the Civil Guard in border surveillance








The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) dependent on the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), has developed a new service with which it intends to provide support, in terms of maritime forecasting, to the Maritime Civil Guard Service in surveillance borders.

AEMET, as the National Meteorological Service, is entrusted with the task of preparing, supplying and disseminating meteorological information and forecasts of general interest at the national level. Likewise, and as stated in its catalog of services, it must also provide citizens and public institutions with the best and most up-to-date information possible on anticipated adverse phenomena; finally, its action should favor training, consulting, advice and technical assistance as well as support for the development of competencies to any entity of the public administration. In response to these three points and the result of an inter-administrative collaboration, the State Meteorological Agency has developed a new maritime information viewer.

The restricted-use viewer publishes the forecast maritime conditions through detailed information on wave, visibility or wind predictions, among other variables. The information generated will allow the Civil Guard to optimize its operational capabilities, proactively anticipating any complex situation that may arise.

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