{"id":58740,"date":"2020-10-27T12:18:13","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T10:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torrevieja.com\/?p=58740"},"modified":"2020-11-02T10:11:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T08:11:21","slug":"john-gilligan-detained-drug-dealer-linked-to-the-veronica-guerin-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torrevieja.com\/en\/john-gilligan-detained-drug-dealer-linked-to-the-veronica-guerin-case\/","title":{"rendered":"JOHN GILLIGAN detained, drug dealer linked to the Veronica Guerin case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-well-known-irish-criminal-john-gilligan-has-been-arrested-in-torrevieja-alicante-where-he-led-a-group-of-drug-traffickers\"><strong>The well-known Irish criminal John Gilligan has been arrested in Torrevieja, Alicante, where he led a group of drug traffickers.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>John Gilligan has been arrested in Torrevieja<\/strong> after an intervention by the 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