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Spain’s Civil Guard uses DNA to track down SICK dog owner who abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish bin

THE SPANISH Civil Guard is investigating a man from Valladolid province after he allegedly abandoned eight puppies in a rubbish container. The authorities used DNA from the baby dogs to track down

7 Jan, 2024 @ 14:54

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Police in Spain ramp up spot checks to catch drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period – after 18 road deaths over the recent ‘puente’ holiday

SPAIN’S DGT traffic authority is ramping up spot checks in a bid to nab drink and drug drivers during the Christmas period. The plan, which will be presented by the DGT on

11 Dec, 2023 @ 13:50

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Migrants in Ceuta wearing Civil Guard clothing

‘We found them in the trash’: Authorities open probe after African migrants pictured in Spain wearing police uniforms

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has opened an investigation after a photo spread via social media of a group of African migrants wearing its regulation clothing. The picture was snapped in the Spanish North

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests hackers in Alicante who targeted 168 different companies via ransomware

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested two international hackers in Alicante province who used ransomware to attack 168 different companies. The operation was carried out in conjunction with Europol, and targeted a criminal

29 Oct, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Civil Guard launches probe after nine wild horses found shot dead in Galicia

THE CIVIL GUARD has launched an investigation after nine wild horses were found dead in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region. The animals showed clear signs of a violent death, meaning any culprit could

25 Sep, 2023 @ 14:15

Animals·Lead

Body found floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE LIFELESS corpse of a man was located in the early hours of Sunday morning floating in Malaga port on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The authorities were alerted to the body at

24 Sep, 2023 @ 13:30

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Expat community rallies round family of missing paddle surfers: Thousands raised to fly out relatives of Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34, a WEEK after they vanished off Spain's Costa del Sol

Search for missing paddle surfers Maxi, 29, and Emmanuel, 34, is suspended two weeks after they vanished off Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE SEARCH for two Argentine paddle surfers who disappeared off the coast of the Costa del Sol on August 27 has been called off. Two weeks after Maxi Ludvik, 29, and Emmanuel

12 Sep, 2023 @ 10:55

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Prosecutor in Spain opens probe after bull violently gores three smaller steers in the full view of a crowd of children

THE PUBLIC prosecutor has opened an investigation into possible animal cruelty offences, after a video went viral of a fighting bull violently goring three steers in the small village of Barbastro in

10 Sep, 2023 @ 18:00

Animals·Lead·Must Read

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Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill

HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a ferry in Santander, over an alleged unpaid hotel

4 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Online scams, thefts, and physical assaults leap up to produce big rise in Spain's crime rate after pandemic kept criminals at home

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests more than 100 people on suspicion of €1m SMS bank fraud scam

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] MORE than 100 people have been arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard on suspicion of defrauding as much as €1 million by using an SMS

1 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

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Cops in Spain’s Tenerife arrest three after SMS bank phishing scam nets them €200,000

THE CIVIL GUARD has made three arrests in Tenerife after detecting an SMS phishing scam that conned as many as 170 people across Spain. A fourth person is also being investigated. The

30 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

In joint operation between Spain and UK, authorities bust cocaine smugglers using recreational boats

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has carried out a joint operation with UK authorities to bust a drug-trafficking gang that was using recreational boats to smuggle their illicit hauls. The operation, dubbed “Eulalia”, targetted

7 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead

Civil Guard busts gang stealing footballers' phones

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested four people on suspicion of stealing at least 123 cellphones for a value of €60,000 from an unusual target: football players who were out on the field

27 Jun, 2023 @ 17:15

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Man jumps from air bridge in Malaga airport

Watch: Man in Malaga falls off jet bridge onto tarmac in bid to reach missed plane

REGULAR AIR travellers will no doubt at some time have arrived too late for their flight, only to be faced with a closed gate. Few, however, will have reacted as this passenger

18 Jun, 2023 @ 19:45

Lead·Malaga·Travel News

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime because the drugs were to be shared

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

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Court drops charges against Spanish ex-porn star Nacho Vidal for death of photographer during ‘toad venom ritual’

CHARGES against former porn star Nacho Vidal have been provisionally dropped by a Valencia court in a bizarre case in which he was accused of involuntary manslaughter after a man died at

9 May, 2023 @ 18:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police open probe in northern Spain after dogs left to die in hot car

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has opened an investigation into three people after they left three dogs unattended in the boot of a car while they went to eat at a restaurant. Two

3 May, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police Officers Jailed For Running Protection Racket On Spain's Costa Blanca

Last orders: Man in Spain’s Valencia rescued by local police after falling asleep in pub and getting locked in

A MAN’S pub night out in the Valencia town of Alboraia ended in the most unexpected way, after he fell asleep in the establishment on Tuesday and was left locked in after

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Woman and her son left dead in Spain’s Segovia after their business is fumigated

A WOMAN and her son were left dead after their family business was fumigated in a village in Spain’s Segovia province. The woman’s husband was also hospitalised in a serious condition, possibly

28 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

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British woman, 64, murdered in Spain’s Orihuela in possible domestic violence case

A 64-year-old British woman was murdered in the early hours of Sunday morning in the Alicante municipality of Orihuela. Early reports on Sunday suggested that the killing may have been a domestic

26 Mar, 2023 @ 18:47

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Civil Guard busts clandestine bomb factory containing 500 kilos of explosive material

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has busted a clandestine bomb factory in Montmajo in Barcelona province, where they found nearly 500 kilos of materials for making explosives. The operation, dubbed ‘Termes’, has yielded one

26 Mar, 2023 @ 14:52

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Bus driver in Spain caught on camera taking hands off wheel to use two mobile phones and even take a selfie

THE SPANISH Civil Guard is investigating a Madrid bus driver who was recorded at the wheel using two mobile phones and even taking a selfie while driving on the A-6 motorway. The

23 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

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Authorities in Spain’s Galicia discover ‘narco-submarine’ off coast

AUTHORITIES in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia have discovered a home-made semi-submersible vessel – a craft that is more commonly known as a ‘narco-submarine’. The discovery was made on Monday in

13 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man accused of stealing more than €11,000 from dead pensioner he used to care for

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has arrested a man in Seville on allegations that he spent more than €11,000 using the credit card of a pensioner he used to take care of. The

12 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Civil Guard frees woman from two-month captivity

Spain’s Civil Guard frees French woman held for two months by violent partner in Castellon hotel

THE CIVIL Guard has freed a woman who was held and violently assaulted by her partner for a two-month period in a hotel in Castellon province. Their two-year-old son was also liberated

19 Feb, 2023 @ 13:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang that was extorting prostitution clients with threatening messages

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a criminal gang that was extorting and threatening men who had used the internet to secure the services of sex workers. A total of 22 arrests

22 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News