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Kinahan Gang Fugitive Wanted By Uk Police Is Arrested On Spain's Mallorca

Key member of Kinahan Gang wanted by UK police is arrested on Spain’s Mallorca

A KEY member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang wanted by UK police on gun-running charges has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Mallorca. Liam Byrne, 42, was detained at a

5 Jun, 2023 @ 14:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Premium

Police In Spain Recover Valuable African Statue Stolen In 2016 As Part Of 348 Piece Haul

Police in Spain recover valuable African statue stolen in 2016 among 349 Nigerian artifacts

THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage unit based in Valencia has recovered a piece of African art stolen in the Madrid area in 2016. A man in Segovia Province is under investigation for

16 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Kinahan mob and Spain-based businessman Johnny Morrissey and Nero Vodka named on US Treasury sanctions list as €5 MILLION reward offered for leaders of crime gang

A RAFT of businesses with strong links to Spain have been placed on a US Treasury sanctions list for their association with Ireland’s top mafia gang. Sanctions have been placed on the

12 Apr, 2022 @ 15:27

Crime & Law·Lead

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain Begins Airlifting Embassy Officials And Afghan Staff Out Of Kabul On Flight To Dubai

Spain starts airlifting embassy officials and Afghan staff out of Kabul on flight to Dubai

SPAIN’S military airlift of Afghanistan embassy staff and Afghan workers has started. An A400M plane, normally based at Zaragoza, took off from Kabul airport this morning(August 18) and is en route to

18 Aug, 2021 @ 15:50

Lead·National News

Danish ‘drug kingpin’ arrested in Dubai over San Pedro and Estepona shootings and is linked to two bomb attacks on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DANISH fugitive has been arrested in Dubai over a pair of gangland killings on the Costa del Sol. The man of Iranian heritage is accused of two murders in Estepona and

5 Jun, 2020 @ 21:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months

Since the end of summer, a dead body with signs of violence has been found between Marbella and Mijas every month

17 Nov, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

CURIOUS YELLOW: An ultralight pavilion set to promote Spain at the next world EXPO

TWO Madrid architect firms have joined forces in a bid to design Spain’s National Pavilion for the EXPO 2020 in Dubai. Their incredible design includes an inflatable canopy of nine custard yellow

25 Nov, 2018 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead·Property

EXCLUSIVE: British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘lose more than €6 MILLION’ to alleged expat investment fraudster

Collectively the group claim they are owed €6.28 million

29 Aug, 2018 @ 13:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dubai and Florida up to 60% CHEAPER than Spain hotspots for early summer holidays including Costa del Sol and Ibiza

IT is up to 59% cheaper for British families to have a holiday in Orlando, Abu Dhabi or Dubai than in Spain favourites like Menorca, Ibiza and the Costa del Sol in

1 Feb, 2018 @ 17:05

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

New lounges announced for Malaga airport

It comes after Spanish departures increased by 6.4% in the last year

25 May, 2017 @ 09:55

Business & Finance·Malaga·Travel News

Spanish tech firm to send tourists into space within two years

The journey will take passengers 40km into the air inside futuristic pods

7 Nov, 2016 @ 10:09

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Travel News

Kinahan-Hutch crime feud takes toll on gangsters’ love lives

Relationships are being put on hold

13 Aug, 2016 @ 17:35

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa del Sol-based Kinahan clan begin relocation to Dubai

EXCLUSIVE: The Irish expat crime syndicate, based in Estepona, is ‘working out an exit strategy from Spain’

23 Jun, 2016 @ 08:50

Crime & Law·Featured·Malaga

Spanish co-pilot among 62 killed in FlyDubai plane crash in Southern Russia

The pilots of FlyDubai flight FZ981 which crashed in Russia on its way from Dubai were from Cyprus and Spain and hadn't issued any distress signal before the crash

19 Mar, 2016 @ 16:58

Featured·National News

World’s top golfers show support for American beauty Paige Spiranac

Top female golfers support golfing beauty after she comes under fire

27 Dec, 2015 @ 10:01

Sport

A year of Eastern promise

Word of the Costa del Sol’s property revival has spread, as mortgage expert Tancrede de Pola discovered on a trip to Dubai

17 Apr, 2015 @ 09:00

Tancrede de Pola: Mortgage Think Tank

Ronaldo and Bale celebrate in Dubai for grand opening of Real Madrid Cafe

The traditional Spanish fare has already created a buzz among diners

4 Jan, 2015 @ 12:00

Lead·Sport

Expats would rather be in the big smoke

New survey reveals expat's favourite cities

5 Mar, 2014 @ 11:39

Travel News

Oscars on the Costas

Plan has been launched to hold the Oscars in Malaga

21 Apr, 2011 @ 10:00

Entertainment

Benidorm – the new city of romance

Johnny Vegas effect as tourist town tops Valentine's poll

14 Feb, 2010 @ 00:01

National News