The Guardia Civil's criminal police intelligence division was today continuing a search at Calvia's town hall building that started on Thursday afternoon, when officers arrived to seek documentation related to local police corruption allegations.
The search was ordered by Judge Manuel Penalva, who has been in charge of the investigation into alleged corruption by police in Palma. The action in Calvia is said to be connected to the Palma case.
The Guardia are interested in particular with documentation covering the period 2008 to 2015 and in investigating possible favours (or not) shown to certain businesses in the municipality's nightlife areas (Magalluf has been named in this regard) as well as any possible discrimination shown by local police towards other businesses.
The deputy mayor for public safety and general services, Andreu Serra, says that a great amount of documentation has been taken away and stresses that the town hall is giving the Guardia Civil all possible assistance in identifying the records that are needed.
In addition to the search of the town hall, it is understood that two arrests have been made, both of these being employees of an unnamed "leisure" company.
Although the Palma case, in respect of which sixteen police officers are currently in custody, has been a headlining story for some months, the local force in Calvia came under suspicion in September 2014, when three officers, including the chief inspector, were arrested. They were subsequently released.
The Palma case includes charges against certain officers that range from obstructing the law, illegal possession of weapons and threats to forgery and offences against public health.