The Mogán Local Police have launched special surveillance operations along the municipality’s coastline in anticipation of summer, with the aim of promoting responsible beach use. Last week, officers issued over one hundred citations, 62 of which were for smoking or discarding cigarette butts on the sand—practices expressly prohibited by the Mogán Municipal Ordinance on the Use and Enjoyment of Beaches.
The operation, carried out by plainclothes officers, patrolled the entire coastline, inspecting various beaches to detect and penalize violations of current regulations. Among the most common infractions were smoking on the beach and discarding cigarette butts (resulting in citations), drug use and possession (resulting in nearly twenty citations), unauthorized street vending, and illegal gambling.
The established penalties are up to €450 for smoking, up to €1,800 for littering cigarette butts, and up to €900 for illegal gambling and street vending, in addition to the confiscation of the merchandise. In the case of drug use, the infraction is regulated by the Municipal Ordinance on Coexistence and Citizen Security, with a fine ranging from €751 to €1,500.