Spain stands ready to build up to 2.4 million new homes to ease housing crisis, government claims

Forget tourism: Spain’s property sector is driving growth as one in four new companies are in real estate

SPAIN’S construction and property sectors are driving a business creation surge that signals the strongest market confidence in years, new figures reveal. The latest Business

11 Sep, 2025 @ 08:29

Business & Finance·Lead·Property

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

A YOUNG drug mule was kidnapped and subjected to a grotesque ordeal in Cadiz after a shipment of cocaine and heroin he was supposed to

9 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

THE Portuguese Navy has been hailed for its quick action after launching a dramatic high-seas rescue operation to stop armed drug traffickers who had hijacked

5 Sep, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm scammer tricked tourists by pocketing deposits for non-existent holiday flats

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for

5 Sep, 2025 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: Armed men storm ship off Portugal coast

ARMED men have stormed a merchant ship off Portugal’s Algarve coast in the early hours of Thursday, taking crew members hostage in a dramatic high-seas

4 Sep, 2025 @ 16:10

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WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

A GANG made €560,000 by supplying high-speed boats to traffickers transporting illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. Six members of the crew have been arrested

3 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman, 45, caught ‘selling cocaine and heroin in the heart of Estepona’s old town’ as police clampdown on street-level dealing

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested for drug dealing in the heart of Estepona’s historic centre after police caught her with 21 bags of cocaine

2 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Scottish ‘Tinder rapist’ arrested while working out on Costa del Sol beach stands trial in the UK

A SCOTTISH fugitive accused of rape has gone on trial in the UK after being dramatically arrested while exercising on a Costa del Sol beach

2 Sep, 2025 @ 11:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional

31 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist drowns at Benidorm beach during swim in choppy seas – two friends make it back to shore

A 31-year-old British holidaymaker has tragically drowned at Benidorm’s popular Levante Beach after going for an evening swim with friends. The man was swept away

30 Aug, 2025 @ 10:54

Benidorm·Lead

Olive Press Round-Up: The biggest stories in Spain

30 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

A PRIVATE zoo with 150 exotic animals has been closed down in the Valencia region. 50 different species- some in danger of extinction- were kept

26 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Serbian gangster laying low in Spanish party town for years rumbled by false passport fail

A SERBIAN drug trafficker sentenced to four years in prison has been arrested in Spain after being caught with a fake passport. The man was

19 Aug, 2025 @ 17:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as police vessel on Costa Blanca

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as Costa Blanca police vessel

A NARCO-BOAT seized from drug traffickers has been given a new lease of life in patrolling Costa Blanca waters. The 7.40-metre long vessel- worth €75,000-

15 Aug, 2025 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. Moments later, one

11 Aug, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

A BRITISH couple driving around Javea won’t forget a police dog called Kosmo in a hurry. The 57-year-old man and 37-year-old woman have been arrested

29 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: British drug kingpin Brian Charrington dies on Costa Blanca before prison fate sealed

ONE of Britain’s most infamous drug traffickers, Brian Charrington, has died on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just as Spanish courts were deciding whether to throw

23 Jul, 2025 @ 13:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police bust sex exploitation gang in Spain with 162 women rescued from brothels

AUTHORITIES have smashed a Valencia-based gang that sexually exploited women by forcing them to work in brothels camouflaged as massage parlours. 162 victims have been

22 Jul, 2025 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police seize 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on Malaga-bound ship as stowaway narcos attempted to offload it

SPANISH police have found over a tonne of cocaine from a cargo ship sailing to Malaga, after intelligence revealed that drug traffickers had stowed away

17 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British pensioner arrested for trying to smuggle drugs onto ferry in Spain

A BRITISH man, 69, has been arrested for trying to smuggle over 62 kilos of cannabis resin onto a ferry in Spain’s North African enclave

15 Jul, 2025 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of

8 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Narcos burn boat at sea and cook cocaine worth millions as Spanish cops close in

DRUG traffickers deliberately torched and sank their yacht off of Tenerife after being cornered by Spanish customs patrol boats. The two crew members, one French

8 Jul, 2025 @ 16:51

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Anti-drug trafficking boss at Spain’s troubled Barcelona port is arrested just days before retirement

SPANISH customs authorities have arrested a senior anti-drug trafficking official just days before his scheduled retirement, marking the latest corruption scandal to hit Barcelona’s troubled

7 Jul, 2025 @ 15:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Police probe migrant bodies with ‘bound hands and feet’ found floating in Balearic Islands waters

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the appearance of bodies with tied hands and feet in Balearic Island waters. The probe started in mid-May and so

24 Jun, 2025 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia

IT sounded like the ultimate wellness hack for the high-flying elite – a smoothie that could fuel a finance bro’s 3am club cameo AND his

23 Jun, 2025 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two Brits behind botched ‘prison-break’ lose appeals against eight-year jail terms for drug trafficking in Ibiza

TWO British men behind a botched ‘prison-break’ to rescue a drug trafficker, have lost their Suprme Court appeal against drug convictions in Ibiza. The unnamed

9 Jun, 2025 @ 18:55

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

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Forget tourism: Spain’s property sector is driving growth as one in four new companies are in real estate

Cadiz narcos torture and force grotesque laxative ordeal on mule while they wait for him to pass missing drugs

How the Portuguese navy foiled a high-seas narco-jacking of container ship travelling notorious cocaine highway to Malaga

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

BREAKING: Armed men storm ship off Portugal coast

WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

Woman, 45, caught ‘selling cocaine and heroin in the heart of Estepona’s old town’ as police clampdown on street-level dealing

Scottish ‘Tinder rapist’ arrested while working out on Costa del Sol beach stands trial in the UK

French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

British tourist drowns at Benidorm beach during swim in choppy seas – two friends make it back to shore

Olive Press Round-Up: The biggest stories in Spain

WATCH: 150 exotic animals held in ‘private’ zoo are rescued by police in Spain

Serbian gangster laying low in Spanish party town for years rumbled by false passport fail

Seized narco-boat with powerful engine starts new life as Costa Blanca police vessel

WATCH: Police frogmarch one of Europe’s most wanted narco kingpins out of his luxury villa on Spain’s southern coast

British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca

BREAKING: British drug kingpin Brian Charrington dies on Costa Blanca before prison fate sealed

WATCH: Police bust sex exploitation gang in Spain with 162 women rescued from brothels

Police seize 1.3 tonnes of cocaine on Malaga-bound ship as stowaway narcos attempted to offload it

British pensioner arrested for trying to smuggle drugs onto ferry in Spain

Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

WATCH: Narcos burn boat at sea and cook cocaine worth millions as Spanish cops close in

Anti-drug trafficking boss at Spain’s troubled Barcelona port is arrested just days before retirement

Police probe migrant bodies with ‘bound hands and feet’ found floating in Balearic Islands waters

Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia

Two Brits behind botched ‘prison-break’ lose appeals against eight-year jail terms for drug trafficking in Ibiza

Spain’s new anti-smoking law: All you need to know about where you can no longer light up – including bar terrace ban

Tragedy in Lanzarote after three-year-old girl drowns in holiday home swimming pool

LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain

Spain’s shocking housing shortage is set to break the one million homes barrier by 2028

Transplant patients offered new hope as Spanish doctors develop technique to end organ rejection

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