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.
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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.
January 04, 2026 22:19