In a communiqué issued this Monday, the Consell Insular de Ibiza reported that throughout this year it has collected 1,611,893.46 euros in sanctions related to the fight against intrusiveness (adding tourism, transport, urbanism and fishing/hunting). This figure exceeds the €1,105,520.11 in 2023, €989,173.36 in 2022 and €718,417.29 in 2021.
The fight against intrusiveness in Ibiza during 2024
According to Mariano Juan, councilor of the Servei de Lluita contra l’Intrusisme, these data show “the commitment we have in the fight against intrusion and the involvement of the departments involved, Intrusismo and Treasury, which in terms of processing files and collection are doing an excellent job”.
Between 2019 and 2024, a total of 1,887,787.76 euros has been collected in transport sanctions, 2,998,612.94 euros in tourism, 578,999.52 euros in urbanism and 36,262.38 euros in fishing. The total is 5,505,929.98 euros, which represents a historical maximum of collection for intrusion sanctions by the Consell Insular de Ibiza. Juan stressed that this evolution is “exponential” and that these additional revenues are destined “to the general benefit of all the citizens of Ibiza, such as social policies, improvements in transportation, sports, culture, among others”.
The Councilor also stressed that in 2024 the collection forecasts for these concepts have been exceeded, which had initially been set at around 700,000 euros for tourism and 400,000 euros for transport. In addition, throughout this year, the inspection service of the Consell Insular de Ibiza has opened 606 preliminary proceedings for illegal tourist rentals (compared to 281 opened in 2021), 91 sanctioning proceedings have been initiated and 62 ads for illegal tourist rentals have been withdrawn on digital platforms at the direct request of the Consell.
Private detectives at parties in Ibiza and against illegal transportation
In the statement they say that this summer, at the request of the municipalities, private detectives infiltrated several illegal parties in order to identify possible irregularities, facilitating the local police could intervene and take detailed minutes. One of these actions took place in a village of Sant Miquel where clandestine parties were taking place without a permit, and the City Council has proposed sanctions for 300,000 euros. This strategy was also used against illegal transport -such as pirate taxis-for the first time. According to the Consell, these operations in conjunction with the Guardia Civil’s USECICO unit led to a “notable decrease in illegal transport services.” When they found out, illegal drivers warned each other, which generated distrust and fear of going out on the streets. That is why the Department of Transport is considering the possibility of putting this service out to tender for the next season.
