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NOT AGAIN! AN American woman’s €2.5 million Marbella villa has been snatched from right under her nose - sold using forged papers from Mexico while she was away in Indonesia. Elizabeth, a yoga teacher and longterm resident, was horrified when tenants called her last August, reporting men had broken into her home, smashing doors and disabling alarms. “They claimed they had a rental contract from a Mexican woman who doesn’t even exist,” Elizabeth said. “I hadn’t sold the house, never saw a penny, and was halfway across the world.” Her lawyer, Carmen Herrera, revealed the fraud began in 2018 with a forged power of attorney and fake passport created in Mexico. Yet Spanish notaries and land registrars failed to spot the fake documents - allowing the villa to be sold without her consent.
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Property expert Mark Stucklin slammed the system: “This was either gross negligence or a crooked notary. Forged documents should never have been accepted.” Costa del Sol lawyer Antonio Flores warned: “If someone walks in with a foreign POA to sell a home, notaries must be extremely suspicious.” This is the second major case the Olive Press has uncovered recently. Last edition, the OP reported that a Swedish woman had her Mijas apartment stolen using a forged Colombian power of attorney. Men posing as victims of fraud tried to evict her and even contacted her building’s administrator to claim ownership. Elizabeth said: “I’m trapped in a nightmare. After this, I’ll never buy property in Spain again.” For a full investigation see the next edition of the Olive Press
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A BLOODY gangland execution on the Costa del Sol has sparked furious calls for more police, as locals warn the holiday hotspot is turning into a ‘war zone’. Two Scottish gangsters were gunned down in cold blood outside a packed Torreblanca (Fuengirola) pub on Saturday night, just moments after the Champions League final. Now, police unions and local politicians are demanding urgent action to stop the Costa from descending into chaos. Ross Monaghan, 43, and Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46 - both linked to Glasgow’s infamous Lyons crime family - were blown away in front of horrified tourists at Monaghan’s Irish Pub on the seafront. The chilling double hit is the eighth gangland-style shooting in the region this year alone, and the latest sign that international crime lords are using Spain’s sun-drenched coast as a bloody battleground. A close friend of the bar’s manager
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told the Olive Press: “Oh God. She’s a really nice lady, a grafter and my friend. She is so traumatised.” Now, Spain’s top police unions - including CEP, Jupol and UFP - have slammed the government for allegedly neglecting the rising tide of organised crime, demanding more boots on the ground, better equipment and stronger laws. “We are being overwhelmed,” warned one union rep. “These are international criminals operating with impunity.” Fuengirola’s mayor Ana Mula has also weighed in, blasting Madrid for ignoring requests for a new police station and demanding elite anti-mafia units
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GUNNED DOWN: Ross Monaghan (left) and Eddie Lyons died in the brutal assault be deployed before more innocent lives are lost. “This area is being used by global crime networks,” she said. “We need urgent reinforcements.” The brazen shooting of Monaghan and Lyons - reportedly ordered
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