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The Regional Ministry has opened a new 300-square-meter facility that will house a future Comprehensive Forensic Assessment Unit (UVFI).

Valderrama calls on the Spanish Government to increase the number of Civil Guards in a predominantly tourist municipality like Torrevieja, where the population increases approximately fivefold during the summer.

An industrial engineer for a Temporary Employment Program, a laborer assigned to the Youth Department, and a pending Stabilization laborer for Parks and Gardens have also taken office.

The contract will last for one year with the possibility of a one-year extension. The base tender budget is €500,000 for 12 months, meaning the total contract value will be €1 million.

Alejandro Morer, who took up his new position this morning, has held the position of Superintendent of the Local Police until now, being in charge in recent years of the Economic and Contracting Area of the Police.

The study, called EDAP 2024, will be carried out from today, Tuesday, May 7, to June 2, 2024, and consists of carrying out a total of 16 random alcohol and drug tests on drivers during this period of time. Results of the controls will be sent to the General Directorate of Traffic for analysis of the data collected and thus be able to draw conclusions about the prevalence of alcohol and drug consumption while driving in our country.

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, and the Councilor for Security and Emergencies, Federico Alarcón, accompanied by the manager of the concessionaire company (EYSA), Javier Basoco, visited the new Municipal Vehicle Depot this morning, located in a land owned by the City Council with a surface area of 7,000 square meters, between the Fire Station, the Ecopark and the Municipal Animal Shelter.