Mallorca

National Police have detained a Manacor businessman for attempting to bribe María Joaquina Ferrer, the director general of Coasts and Shoreline in the Balearic government, with €20,000 hidden in a box of chocolates. The incident happened early this April to resolve permit issues for his excursion business in Portocristo. Ferrer rejected the bribe and reported it immediately.

March 17, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

A 25-year-old German tourist was stabbed late Monday evening in front of his hotel in Playa de Palma on Mallorca by two masked attackers believed to be German. Police suspect a robbery and arrested two suspects.