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Marbella mayor’s son denies knowing ‘money was laundered through his San Pedro pad’ as Spain’s Swedish mafia trial continues

Alexander John Broberg Muñoz claims ignorance of property deals involving €230,000 mortgage as half-brother faces 18 years behind bars THE son of Marbella’s mayor has

10 Jun, 2025 @ 08:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

‘We live in a world where crime knows no borders’: Costa del Sol town demands more police to combat mafia wars

THE mayor of Fuengirola has asked for more police units and assistance from the federal government, following a shooting in a bar on the promenade

3 Jun, 2025 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain

A GANG calling itself the ‘Copper Mafia’ has been busted by the Guardia Civil with 21 arrests and 13 imprisonments. Based in the Madrid area,

29 May, 2025 @ 13:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears

A POLICIA Nacional inspector has accused the stepson and late husband of Marbella’s mayor of laundering more than €7 million of suspected drug money, as

23 May, 2025 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia in the Costa del Sol

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol

A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area

21 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Outraged Spanish town refuses Costa del Sol mafia drama ‘Marbella’ permission to film

THE town of La Linea has refused to collaborate with the production company behind ‘Marbella’, a new series about drug trafficking currently being filmed in

19 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Gibraltar·Lead

Filming begins on season two of scarily accurate Costa del Sol mafia drama ‘Marbella’

SEASON two of Costa del Sol mafia drama, Marbella has begun filming in Cadiz. A usually quiet stretch of Cadiz coast was brought to life

14 May, 2025 @ 17:22

La Cultura·Lead·Marbella

Police raid huge €20 MILLION Chinese and Arab 'mafia crypto bank' based in Spain

Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain

AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct

14 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Huge trial of Swedish mafia accused of ‘owning Marbella’ goes ahead in Madrid

THE stepson of Marbella’s mayor could face 22 years in prison if the trial accusing him of money laundering and drug trafficking finds him guilty.

7 May, 2025 @ 13:48

Andalucia·Lead·Madrid·Marbella

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court jailed him for 11 years

A RUSSIAN mafia gang member has been detained in Torrevieja on a European Arrest Warrant after behaving suspiciously in front of Guardia Civil officers. A

27 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Narco mafia caught red-handed transferring nearly a tonne of cocaine in a Marbella shopping centre car park

THE latest Marbella-based international drug-trafficking mafia to bite the dust is a Dutch Mocro Mafia-linked gang caught red-handed in a shopping centre car park. The

7 Mar, 2025 @ 13:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

How the cost of living in Spain will rise in 2025: Price of electricity, transport, taxes and other essentials to surge

‘Worse than a mafia don’: Spain is a ‘tax trap’ that ‘fleeces’ British expats, financial experts claim

WEALTHY foreigners who move to Spain are facing financial headaches as Spanish authorities launch what one law firm describes as a ‘tax inquisition’. International law

6 Mar, 2025 @ 12:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

Swedish ‘beauty’ and ‘mafia boss’ Tania Gomez ‘is arrested in Spain’ after making Europe’s ‘most wanted’ list

TANIA Gomez, born to a Swedish mother and Spanish father, was one of the most wanted fugitives in Europe. That is until last week, when

27 Feb, 2025 @ 15:50

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police in Spain arrest leader of brutal mafia gang that murdered 16 people in Peru

WATCH: Police in Spain arrest leader of brutal mafia gang that murdered 16 people and extorted politicians in Peru

A PERUVIAN mafia boss accused of 16 murders in his country has been arrested in Elche by the Policia Nacional. He was detained at his

14 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian Mafia Fugitive Arrested On Spain's Costa Blanca

ITALIENISCHER MAFIA-BOSS DER GEFÜRCHTETEN CAMORRA MAFIA IM SPANISCHEN MARBELLA VERHAFTET, ALS ER DORT MIT SEINER FRAU SPAZIEREN GING

von Walter Finch Ein hochrangiger Capo der gefürchteten italienischen Camorra wurde an der Costa del Sol zusammen mit seinem Sohn und Schwiegersohn verhaftet. Beamte der

15 Jan, 2025 @ 07:28

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Italian mob boss from feared Camorra mafia arrested in Spain’s Marbella ‘while walking with his wife’

A HIGH-RANKING capo from Italy’s feared Camorra has been arrested on the Costa del Sol along with his son and son-in-law. Officers from Spain’s elite

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Exposed: Taxi drivers are arrested for using ‘mafia tactics’ to gouge prices at Sevilla airport

AT LEAST 16 taxi drivers operating out of Sevilla airport have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a ‘mafia-style’ cartel that fixed prices.

9 Jan, 2025 @ 14:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Revealed: Why mafias on the Costa del Sol are shooting at men’s genitals

IT’S no secret that the Costa del Sol is a hotbed for mafia activity, with dozens of international gangs operating along the coastline. In the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain launches crackdown on Chinese mafia: Police make 22 arrests in Catalunya

A MASSIVE police sting against a Chinese drug trafficking and money laundering gang based in Catalunya has so far resulted in 22 arrests. The swoops

26 Nov, 2024 @ 19:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Major scam warning in Spain: Organised mafia is leaving fake traffic fines on cars nationwide

BRITISH expats have sounded the alarm following the arrival of a sophisticated QR code ‘malware scam’ on the Costa del Sol. Cars across Mijas and

26 Nov, 2024 @ 18:23

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mafia among us: Brit, 43, arrested in the UAE over murder of Serbian gangster in luxury Costa del Sol villa during drug-fuelled after-party

A 43-year-old British man has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates on suspicion of committing a murder in a squatted luxury villa in Estepona.

5 Nov, 2024 @ 17:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Revealed: How Chinese mafia laundered drug money through popular bazaar stores in Spain’s Andalucia

A SHOCKING case has rocked Andalucia, exposing how Chinese mafia bosses laundered drug money through bazaar stores. Some seventeen members of a Chinese crime syndicate

3 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law

Exclusive: Meet the British pensioner and former ‘secret spy for Spain’ who is accused of running a money laundering scheme linked to the world’s scariest mafias

AS a British pensioner loses his extradition battle to face a money-laundering trial, his claims of being a secret 007-style agent for Spain will come

2 Nov, 2024 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain’s Benidorm: Kingpin faces 24 years behind bars

AN ITALIAN man accused of running a drug trafficking gang in his native country, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 38-year-old had a European Arrest

14 Oct, 2024 @ 11:52

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Fruit mafia in Spain sold fake organic produce across Europe for at least six months

A RING of food suppliers in Spain conned eco-conscious consumers across Europe by exporting regular fruit and vegetables as organic. The scheme involved taking advantage

20 Sep, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead