Three politicians, two technicians and five businessmen arrested

The magistrate of the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 5 of Arrecife has announced that, "within the framework of a judicial investigation declared under secrecy of proceedings, 10 people have been arrested, including two councilors of the Arrecife City Council, two officials of said local entity, a former president of the Island Council of Lanzarote and several businessmen."The detainees are charged with several crimes against the Public Administration, such as bribery, prevarication, influence peddling, negotiations and activities prohibited to public officials, illegal exactions and against land management.The operation has been carried out by the Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard, which has proceeded to enter and search the Arrecife City Council and its technical office, as well as other entries and searches in companies and homes of the main defendants, with prior judicial authorization.