Spain issues 'illegal occupation' warning with UK tourists in Tenerife warned European Union holidaymakers have been warned after 12 people BROKE IN to a hotel in Costa Adeje, taking over a hotel European Union holidaymakers have been warned after 12 people BROKE IN to a hotel in Costa Adeje, taking over a hotel UK tourists in Tenerife have been warned after a popular holiday resort is "taken over" by squatters. European Union holidaymakers have been warned after 12 people BROKE IN to a hotel in Costa Adeje, taking over a hotel. The court has rejected the hotel's request for precautionary measures that would have led to the immediate eviction of the squatters. Canarian Weekly warns the hotel "has been under illegal occupation since 17 February." ‌ 12 people broke into the 92-room hotel, initially triggering alarms and prompting a police response. While two were arrested, the remaining ten remained, and the incident quickly escalated from a suspected burglary to full-blown squatting. ‌ READ MORE Six driving law changes in May set to affect millions of drivers All rooms in the hotel, originally designed to blend holiday leisure with sports activities, are now illegally occupied. Carmen Margarita, the sole administrator of the company that owns the hotel, expressed her frustration in a radio interview. She explained that both the Local Police and the Guardia Civil had filed reports in support of the eviction. Article continues below “We’ve submitted evidence, police documentation, and witness statements, yet it seems the prosecutor hasn’t even read them,” she said. “This is not just squatting, it’s a criminal operation. People are making money from leasing out what is not theirs, and nothing is being done to stop them.” “People come and go all the time. Just the other day, a couple showed up in a Mercedes A-Class. This isn’t about vulnerable people in need of shelter, this is systematic exploitation," she said. “We can’t even enter the building to show it to a potential buyer,” Margarita said. “It’s alarming. We are being harmed, but so is the community.” Article continues below “The law doesn’t just ignore us, it shields those who break it,” Margarita said. “At this point, I feel like they’re mocking us, me, and all the residents who live nearby.” Efforts to sell the hotel were this week halted as the owners cannot legally enter the property.