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New express car park opens in arrivals area of busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Massive €1 million airport car parking swindle exposed on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Belgian man has been arrested over a €1 million car parking scam at Alicante-Elche airport. The man, 50, ran an off-site long and medium-stay parking facility inside a near-by warehouse. Since

20 Apr, 2022 @ 13:13

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Motorists brake to avoid drunk mum with two children illegally crossing roads in Spain's Valencia

French fugitive on the run for 13 years arrested in Spain’s Alicante for drug trafficking

OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional in Alicante have arrested a 38-year-old Frenchman wanted for drug trafficking since 2009. The fugitive was allegedly part of a gang transporting drugs from Algeria into Spain.

20 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

Man stabs himself in bogus assault claim after expensive night out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A San Juan de Alicante man reported a fake crime after stabbing himself in the chest. He self-harmed after spending a long and expensive night out which he was unable to justify

20 Apr, 2022 @ 11:57

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian man kills wife and teenage daughter and then himself in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava

POLICE believe a man stabbed his wife and daughter to death before hanging himself in the garden of their home in Lloret de Mar on Spain’s Costa Brava. Officers went to a

20 Apr, 2022 @ 11:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

NEW SCAM WARNING: Innocent customers in Spain duped by fake email from bank security staff

CYBER-CRIMINALS posing as Banco Santander officials have been reported stealing the passwords of bank customers by Spain’s Internet Security Office (OSI). Innocent customers have been known to receive emails with titles such

19 Apr, 2022 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Andalucia gang publish cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

Andalucia gang post cute photos of Pomeranian puppies to scam online buyers out of €30,000 across Spain

THREE people behind an online dog-selling scam have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cadiz Province. The trio were detained in San Fernando and have been charged with 40 counts of

19 Apr, 2022 @ 12:45

Cadiz·Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Catalan president, Pere Aragones, among dozens of separatists hacked by specialist spyware in Spain

A cybersecurity rights group claims dozens of phones belonging to prominent Catalunya independence politicians were hacked by sophisticated spyware. The software is normally available at only a ‘government level’. The phone of

18 Apr, 2022 @ 17:14

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Technology

Costa Blanca tax consultant launders nearly €1 mill in Spain through bank transfers and buying property for Norwegian couple

Costa Blanca tax consultant in Spain launders nearly €1 million through bank transfers and buying property for Norwegian couple

AN Alicante Province tax consultant has been arrested for helping two Norwegians launder part of €11.5 million they defrauded from Norwegian tax authorities. A man and woman employed the Spaniard, 55, to

18 Apr, 2022 @ 14:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukraine's Honorary Consul condemns violent Costa Blanca bar attack by Russians on Ukrainian living in Spain for 23 years

Ukraine’s Honorary Consul condemns Russians beating up Ukrainian man in bar on Spain’s Costa Blanca

UKRAINE’S Honorary Consul in the Valencian Community has attacked the beating up of a Ukrainian resident in Torrevieja by allegedly three Russian nationals. Pablo Gil Lopez has called for ‘greater protection’ and

18 Apr, 2022 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine·Valencian Community

Massive drugs busts sees Spanish police seize three tonnes of cocaine on fishing boat off Canary Islands

POLICE in Spain seized nearly 2.9 tonnes of cocaine in a raid on a fishing boat south of the Canary Islands. The 20-meter-long AKT 1 was intercepted by a coast guard patrol

18 Apr, 2022 @ 10:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian Men Accused Of Beating Up Ukrainian Resident Inside Costa Blanca Bar In Spain

Russians probed over vicious beating of Ukrainian man inside Costa Blanca bar in Spain

TWO Russians are being investigated over the beating up of a Ukrainian man in a Torrevieja bar last Sunday(April 10). The victim, 43, was repeatedly kicked and punched and suffered a broken

15 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Ukraine

Spanish FA say cyber hackers stole private conversations to pass onto media outlets

SPAIN’S football governing body says cyber hackers stole private conversations and emails to pass onto media outlets. The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has reported the hacks to police and has hired

15 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Football·Lead·National News·Sport

Elderly Man Creates Panic By Threatening Bar Customers Including Young Families With Fake Gun On Spain's Costa Blanca

Young families among bar customers threatened by man with fake gun on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 65-year-old man created a commotion in an Alicante bar after waving a fake gun around in the air. The Policia Nacional were called to the premises after getting reports of a

15 Apr, 2022 @ 11:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain Stops Women Being Hassled By Protestors When Going For An Abortion

Spain makes it a crime for pro-lifers to harrass women outside abortion clinics

A new law came into force on Thursday which stops women going for an abortion being harassed by demonstrators outside clinics in Spain. The measure came into force on Thursday a day

15 Apr, 2022 @ 11:43

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Police use drones to target street sellers in Benalmadena on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A POLICE raid in the Costa del Sol beachside town of Benalmadena saw the seizure of thousands of counterfeit goods in a clampdown on street sellers. Officers used a drone to track

14 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Headless corpse found near Malaga in Spain is still unidentified

POLICE are still trying to identify a man whose headless and handless body was found near a sleepy rural town near Malaga. Investigators are keeping all lines of inquiry open, although the

14 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Tonne of drugs retrieved after 26 bundles found floating off Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER a tonne of hashish was spotted floating in waters some 40 miles off the Costa Blanca on April 9. Packed into 26 bundles, they were retrieved by Alicante Guardia Civil, as

14 Apr, 2022 @ 15:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CAR?: Police in Mallorca want help in finding €250,000 Lamborghini stolen in Calvia

POLICE in Spain’s Mallorca are asking for help in their search for a €250,000 Lamborghini Huracan that was stolen from a Calvia home. The Guardia Civil has drawn a blank since they

14 Apr, 2022 @ 15:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pensioner in Spain’s Malaga ‘made up’ knife attack for the insurance money

A PENSIONER who claimed she had been held up at knifepoint in broad daylight has been arrested after police realised it was the eighth time she had complained of similar crimes. The

14 Apr, 2022 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man extradited from Ukraine to Spain to face attempted murder charge

WHILE the 110,00 Ukrainians who have found refuge in Spain will be relieved to be here, one man won’t after he was extradited from the war-torn country to face attempted murder charges

13 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Boy in Spain’s Alicante turns in own parents after they order him to sell drugs at school

A BOY aged 16 who was forced by his parents to sell drugs at his school tipped the police off. Now his mother and father have been arrested after a police raid

13 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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Police in Spain destroy what they claim was Europe’s ‘biggest crop of cannabis’

POLICE have raided what they describe as Europe’s biggest cannabis farm that covered 67 hectares and had 415,000 plants potentially worth €100 million. Guardia Civil became suspicious of the massive hemp plantation

13 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Thief steals €20,000 of brass ornaments from cemeteries but sells them for virtually nothing in Spain’s Alicante area

A man has been arrested for stealing 70 ornaments from cemeteries in Elda and Petrer. The metal items, which cost a total of €20,000 for families to buy, were taken from niches

13 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Jail for Irish crime boss linked to notorious Kinahan clan who ran drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A CROOK with links to the notorious Irish Kinahan crime gang has been jailed for 21 years. Thomas Kavanagh, part of the infamous Byrne organised crime group, is said to have organised

13 Apr, 2022 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spain forms specialist hate crime police units to counter increase in racist and homophobic assaults

SPECIALIST hate crime police units are to be set up across Spain to counter a big rise in hate crime and discriminatory offences in recent years. Hate crimes led by racist and

12 Apr, 2022 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Cap thief finally apprehended in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE man dubbed ‘the Fuengirola cap thief’ has been arrested and charged with 29 separate robberies. The man was famed for commiting lightning-quick thefts using a baseball cap to obscure his face.

12 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

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