If you’re heading to Benidorm this year for a slice of summer and a bit of sunshine, then you may want to be aware of several things you should not do there – or you could risk a fine.

If you don’t want to leave the destination with your pocket feeling a whole lot lighter, you may want to listen to Frank the Stagman’s warning.

He said that people selling cocktails on the beach were given fines, and if you buy a cocktail from one of these suppliers, you could be in trouble too.

Frank said that these cocktails are “illegal” and you could be “fined very heavily” for consuming these drinks.

“Another thing that I’ve noticed the police fining people for is smoking, vaping, and drinking on the beach,” he divulged.

He said that if you bring drinks onto Benidorm beach, “you’re banging trouble with the police here,” but especially if they’re from an illegal suppliers.

“And you’ve got it in a cup, it’s not like you can pretend you’re not drinking,” he continued, so if you get caught, you’re likely to get a fine.

“Smoking and vaping are the same, doesn’t matter if it’s smoke, vape, makes no difference,” Frank said.

Frank then said it’s better to know “that the police have been enforcing it”. “Whether they’re gonna keep on top of it the way they have been already, which seems to be quite hectic down here, is another thing,” he said.

In the comments, people were confused and had questions about the things people were getting fined for.

One person said: “Read every comment and still don’t know if you can be fined for a non alcoholic drink”. Frank replied, saying you can, and he said it was “unbelievable”.

Someone in Benidorm at the moment penned: “Haven’t seen any police at all on the beach in the old town, also didn’t know the people selling the cocktails were illegal, good job I never wanted one”.

Another fumed: “Best to go somewhere else people getting mugged people getting fined and pickpockets I don’t know why people go there”.

Another angry tourist penned: “My advice is don’t go to Benidorm because you can’t enjoy yourself on the beach, stay away”.

“Why have the police not stopped the illegal sale of cocktails on the beach?” someone asked. A TikTok user replied: “They are stopping it by fining people for buying it. This is how the sale of contraband cigarettes was stopped in Italy.”

Smoking on the beach can incur a fine of up to €2,000 (£1,700). Drinking alcohol can land you a penalty of £650.