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WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events

SPANISH police have seized 40 vehicles as they cracked down on an illegal road racing ring that used motorways for highly dangerous races. Officers from the Guardia Civil and Local Police of

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Costa Blanca Fraud Had Fake Companies Using Brothel Address To Defraud Spanish Social Security

Costa Blanca fraudsters created 30 bogus companies to make €10 million by conning Spanish authorities

125 people have been arrested during an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation into a gang who created 30 fake companies to defraud social security and offer Spanish residency to migrants. It’s estimated that

26 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Sex attacker arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after witness tricks him over his mobile phone number

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Carcaixent, Valencia Province, was fooled into giving his mobile phone number to a witness, who passed it onto the police. The 36-year-old assailant

26 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

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

Spain freezes 12 bank accounts, three yachts and 23 properties belonging to Russian oligarchs

SPAIN has frozen a total of 12 bank accounts linked to five Russian oligarchs affected by the sanctions imposed by the invasion of Ukraine, and has seized three luxury yachts and 23

26 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·National News·Ukraine

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A kiosk selling sweets in Alicante’s Pla district sold more than confectionary as the owner traded cocaine to earn ‘extra money’. A man, 30, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Blaze destroys €5million superyacht moored in port in Spain’s Valencia

A FIRE destroyed and sank a £5million yacht in the port of Valencia last week. The blaze was such that six separate fire crews were called to put out the blaze at

24 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travelling Home Robbery Gang Using 'slip Method' Is Brought Down With Operations Hub On 'luxury' Valencia Area Urbanisation In Spain

Nationwide home robbery gang using ‘slip method’ had operations hub on ‘luxury’ Valencia area urbanisation in Spain

FIVE members of a travelling home robbery gang, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Malaga and Valencia areas of Spain. The crew is credited with at

21 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

The U.s. Navy Ohio Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Uss Tennessee Returns To Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay After A Three Month Deployment February 7, 2013 In Kings Bay, Georgia

Show of force: Missiles loaded onto Royal Navy nuclear sub docked in Gibraltar

THE Royal Navy’s top nuclear sub has arrived in Gibraltar and was pictured being loaded with missiles in what was perceived as a show of force amid escalating tensions with Russia over

19 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead

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

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

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'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

Drug traffickers use 'squatted' homes as cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers convert ‘squatted’ homes into cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE members of a Costa Blanca drugs gang have been jailed in a major strike by the Guardia Civil. Six people were bailed and two others are still being investigated in Operation

11 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Uncover Massive Stuffed Animal Collection Worth €29 Million Owned By Valencia Area Businessman In Spain

Massive stuffed animal collection with rare and extinct species worth €29 million discovered in Spain’s Valencia area

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the owner of a private taxidermy collection with more than 1,000 animals, including some that are protected or extinct species. The collection is valued at €29 million

11 Apr, 2022 @ 10:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe

A STAND against racist and xenophobic hate speech online and elsewhere has taken place across 11 countries, with four arrests in Spain alone. Law enforcement authorities raided multiple locations simultaneously across Europe

10 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Olive Press investigates sex cult leader Tio Toni following arrest in Spain’s Valencia region

Victims talk to the Olive Press about their ordeal with the 'cult leader' arrested in Castellon.

8 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Premium

Dog bites several police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain's Costa Blanca

Dog bites police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX members of a drug trafficking gang behind an Alicante marijuana and hashish retail operation have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang leader’s home was one of five properties raided

8 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

British Gang Detained For Running Marijuana Mail Order Service From Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

British gang grew marijuana and ran drugs mail-order service from Costa Blanca area of Spain

A British trio of marijuana farmers who ran a mail-order service out of the Costa Blanca have been busted by the Guardia Civil. The illegal operation was snuffed out after a Netherlands-bound

4 Apr, 2022 @ 15:54

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Authorities seize another superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch on Spain’s Mallorca

YET another superyacht belonging to a Russian oligarch has been seized by Spanish authorities under sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine invasion. A 78-metre-yacht named Tango was boarded by US

4 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Ukraine

Saffron Rip Off As Police Smash Gang In Spain That Imported Cheap Iranian Substitute Which They Rebranded

€3 million fake saffron gang busted in Spain’s Malaga, Alicante and Barcelona

POLICE have arrested 11 people in Malaga, Barcelona, Alicante, Granada and Almeria for a €3million scam that passed off gardenia extract as saffron, making 800% profits along the way. In total three

3 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Spain's power company Iberdrola reports record international profits but suffers 19% domestic fall

Power company Iberdrola admits personal details of 1.3 million customers in Spain were hacked

PERSONAL data of 1.3 million Iberdrola customers were hacked in a cyberattack on March 15 according to the El Pais newspaper. The criminals seized information from the energy provider’s customer database including

31 Mar, 2022 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Home robbers caught in the act in Costa Blanca area of Spain

British robber caught stealing 21 brass taps from old hospital building in Spain’s Valencia

A British man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing 21 brass taps from a building formerly used by a Valencia hospital. The Brit, 29, who police said was living

31 Mar, 2022 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

JP Morgan behind Russian superyacht seizure in Gibraltar

THE investment bank, JP Morgan Chase is behind the recent seizure of a Russian superyacht in Gibraltar. The banking giant won a court order allowing the Gibraltar port authority to seize the

31 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Gibraltar·Lead·National News·Ukraine

Man jailed for child sex offences in Gibraltar

A Gibraltarian man has been handed a 15 month jail sentence after pleading guilty to a string of child sex offences. Karl Bassett, 26, a resident of Harbour Views was on Tuesday

30 Mar, 2022 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Spain has 2.6 million uninsured vehicles driving on its roads

THE true number of vehicles which are driven on Spanish roads without being insured has been revealed and it’s a shocking 2.6 million. Insurance company Linea Directa teamed up with Spain’s Traffic

30 Mar, 2022 @ 10:30

Lead·National News

More than 3,000 people tuck into the ‘World’s Largest Stew’ in Spain’s Jabugo

CHEFS in Andalucia have served up ‘the biggest meat stew in the world’, as part of their annual food extravaganza. The Huelva town of Jabugo, Spain’s legendary centre of ham production, throws the

29 Mar, 2022 @ 15:45

Food & Drink·Huelva·Lead·Other News