EU prosecutors arrest former head of the Civil Guard during investigation into corruption in subsidies to the food sector

EU investigators have arrested a former head of the Civil Guard in the Andalusian city of Algeciras on charges of corruption while in the Canary Islands.

European prosecutors jailed Francisco Espinosa Navas as part of the ongoing investigation into the lack of subsidies to the Canary Islands food sector.

They also arrested Taishet Fuentes, a former director of livestock for the Canary Islands government, alleging that the couple participated in the plot.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has been working on this investigation for months.

Police carried out searches and arrests in Madrid, Valencia and Fuerteventura on Tuesday as part of the investigation.

Investigators believe that senior government and police figures were involved in the mismanagement of subsidies intended for dairy farms and other parts of the food sector.

Espinosa, born in Seville, was head of the Civil Guard in Algeciras from 2001 to 2004.

He assumed command of Las Palmas’ elite police unit in 2008, where he remained until 2012.

During his stay there he was investigated for allegedly revealing secrets in relation to a political party on the islands of the Atlantic Ocean.

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