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Kidnappers are arrested in Spain's Malaga

WATCH: Kidnappers are arrested after ‘abucting a Swedish tourist from Malaga airport and holding him captive for 23 DAYS as part of a €500k ransom plot’

A SWEDISH tourist has been rescued by the police after a terrifying kidnap and abduction that lasted for 23 days. His captors were demanding a €500,000 ransom in cryptocurrency from his family

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Bizarre twist in ‘kidnap’ case in Spain’s Jaen, as victim is arrested by police after they found a marijuana plantation in her house

THE APPARENT kidnapping of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter in Jaen, Andalusia took a bizarre twist after she ended up being arrested by the police after they discovered a marijuana plantation

8 Jan, 2024 @ 17:23

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Teenage Boy Kidnapped And Taken By Speedboat To Spain's Costa Blanca From Algeria To Sell Drugs

Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs

A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional who then arrested an Algerian man for

15 Nov, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Almeria for faking kidnap of son, 13, in sick drug revenge plot

PARENTS of a 13-year-old in Almeria staged a fake kidnapping in a sick revenge plot against drug thieves, police said. The mother of the teen, who has not been named, contacted Almeria’s

19 Feb, 2022 @ 18:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man kidnapped ex-girlfriend and stuffed her in bed drawer to stop police finding her in Madrid area house in Spain

Man kidnaps ex-girlfriend and stuffs her in bed drawer to fool police in Madrid area of Spain

A Madrid man imprisoned his ex-girlfriend and forced her to hide in a bed drawer when police visited his home. The 31-year-old man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional and charged

31 Jan, 2022 @ 18:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

MADELEINE MCCANN: German sex offending undertaker shared child porn with chief suspect Christian Brueckner

A CONVICTED paedophile who had a series of depraved online chats with Maddie suspect Christian Brueckner is an UNDERTAKER! The German sex offender – who shared child porn videos and photos with

29 Jan, 2022 @ 22:30

Lead·National News

YouTube rapper among mass Madrid arrests of vice ring that abused underage girls in Spain

POLICE in Madrid have arrested 37 people over suspected involvement in a ring that targeted underage girls for sexual abuse, child prostitution and child pornography. Among those arrested and facing charges for

5 Jan, 2022 @ 18:45

Lead·Madrid

Gang of six arrested in Spain for kidnapping plot with €20,000 ransom demand

OFFICERS from Spain’s National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested five men and a woman between 22 and 42 years old, who are accused of the crimes of robbery with violence,

10 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man, 86, holds girlfriend captive and rapes her over two days in Murcia area of Spain

AN 86-year-old Murcia region man has been arrested for kidnapping and raping his partner. The Caravaca de la Cruz resident kept her tied to a bed for two days. That was to

8 Sep, 2021 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Sacked Malaga worker assaults and kidnaps boss before driving him 500 kilometres to Spain's Benidorm area

‘JILTED LOVER’ sexually assaults girlfriend’s new partner after kidnapping him from the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Murcia gang kidnapped and sexually assaulted a man in a vicious revenge attack over a woman. Five men, all of Bulgarian nationality, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and face

26 May, 2021 @ 11:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

A sign marking International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25

Woman freed from four-month kidnap by her own husband in Spain’s Valencia

Victims of mistreatment are encouraged to telephone 016, open 24 hours a day with multiple language options and it does not register on the phone bill.

24 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community·Women's Day

KIDNAPPED: €3,000 demand for Swedish man lured from street in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE have freed a young Swedish man who had been kidnapped from the street, beaten up and had a ransom demanded from relatives. Malaga cops say the victim had been lured by

16 Mar, 2021 @ 11:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

82-year-old man rescued from kidnap and torture ordeal on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE staged a rescue at a Villajoyosa flat after an 82-year-old man was held captive there for several days. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional arrested a man in his sixties who

28 Aug, 2020 @ 16:23

Costa Blanca

Three arrested after kidnap attempt that saw man ‘dragged into car’ and forced to ‘phone family for €1,000 ransom’ in rural Andalucia

When it was revealed he didn’t have the ‘ransom’ the kidnappers forced the man to phone family to raise the money

10 Feb, 2020 @ 12:15

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain free kidnapped expat held for ten days on the Costa del Sol

Police in Danemark had notified authorities in Spain after the young man's parents received a ransom demand for €165,000

23 Aug, 2019 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead

British ‘gang boss’ arrested for murder in Spain is wanted for 29 crimes and could face 100 years in prison

POLICE in Tenerife have arrested a man wanted by Scottish authorities for 29 crimes, including murder. Authorities think the 35-year-old fugitive, thought to be from Glasgow is the leader of an international

4 Jan, 2019 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Police free pregnant teen sold by parents for €8,000 to Romanian family in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE have freed a pregnant teen who was sold by her parents to a Romanian family in Andalucia. The 16-year-old’s mum and dad flogged her off for €8,000 in Huelva province so

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Body of expat dumped with surviving girlfriend found after kidnapping on Costa del Sol

The couple were found on Monday night close to the Hospital Costa del Sol, after the woman was seen covered in blood trying to flag down drivers in a bid for help

8 May, 2018 @ 19:03

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish father claims Madeleine McCann suspect tried to kidnap his 5-year-old daughter

It was six years before McCann disappeared from Praia da Luz in May 2007

27 Apr, 2018 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead

Eastern European gang disguised as Spanish cops drug and kidnap expat, demand €1.5 million

He was released 11 days later after a police operation

4 Jul, 2017 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spanish man dressed as FBI agent arrested for attempted kidnap of child

Partygoers saw him allegedly grab the boy and leave the scene

9 Feb, 2016 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

VIDEO: Kidnapped man held hostage for six days freed from Benahavis villa in Marbella police raid

The unnamed man was tied up and held in a house in Benahavis, as kidnappers demanded €35,000 in ransom for his release

1 Sep, 2015 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British expats arrested for fake kidnapping in Costa Blanca

Kidnapper sent photos of his bruised girlfriend to her parents in Manchester

8 Jul, 2015 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·National News

Kidnap warning for women walking Camino de Santiago

A manhunt is underway for two men who attempted to kidnap a woman of 50 on the Camino de Santiago

27 May, 2015 @ 16:30

Travel News

VIDEO: Spain’s most wanted ‘candyman’ paedophile finally caught

Police tracked the 'dangerous predator' wanted in Operation Candy

25 Sep, 2014 @ 15:33

Lead·National News