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Network of illegal immigrants arrested after faking domestic abuse to aid residency status in Spain’s Almeria

A FRAUDULENT network of illegal immigrants that made up reports of domestic abuse has been dismantled in Almeria. Guardia Civil arrested 22 people in all,

15 Feb, 2021 @ 19:15

Almeria·Crime & Law

Ferry bosses call for ‘sea lanes’ to allow Brits to travel to Spain for summer holidays

A BRITISH ferry service is calling for the government to allow ‘sea lanes’ to allow travel between the UK and Spain this summer. Brittany Ferries,

15 Feb, 2021 @ 15:47

Almeria·Lead

200 homeless and 500 displaced as fire sweeps through migrant worker shanty town in Spain’s Almeria

FIRE has ravaged a migrant camp in Almeria’s ‘Sea of Plastic’ leaving over 200 workers homeless and 500 unable to return to the site. The

15 Feb, 2021 @ 15:00

Almeria·Lead

British expat drives 100 miles to retrieve his car after Olive Press reader spots alleged thief on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH expat who reported his car stolen by a transport company called Mission Impossible has his car back after the alleged thief was spotted

28 Jan, 2021 @ 10:45

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

CAUTION – DISTURBING IMAGES: Hunt on for man that mutilated and beheaded dolphin on Spain’s Costa de Almeria

THE BEHEADING and mutilation of a dolphin on the Almerian coast is being investigated by Guardia Civil. Sources say “arrests are not ruled out” after

8 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Environment

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Spain’s ‘George Floyd’ case which saw teenage boy die in hands of juvenile centre security guards re-opens in in Andalucia

THE case of the death of Moroccan teenager Ilias Tahiri at the hands of detention centre workers has been officially re-opened after an appeal from

3 Nov, 2020 @ 20:00

Almeria·Lead

Abandoned sofa in middle of motorway causes severe accident with four injured in Spain’s Almeria

Andalucia's Emergency Service 112 received several calls at around 4:40pm, warning of the abandoned furniture near the town of El Ejido

5 Oct, 2020 @ 12:47

Almeria·Lead

Drug bust in Almeria as police foil hashish drop on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have intercepted 1,400 kilos of hashish on Guardias Viejas beach in Almería. Officers arrested three people and seized 47 bundles of the drug, as

20 Aug, 2020 @ 11:15

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

British woman who fled to Spain from abusive husband faces extradition by courts

A BRITISH WOMAN who fled to Almeria with her children in October 2019 must return to her abusive husband in the UK the Spanish courts

17 Aug, 2020 @ 11:31

Almeria·Crime & Law·Other News

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Family clings to hope as search continues for missing sailor off Spain’s Almeria coast

THE search for a missing sailor continues off Almeria’s coast as hopes of finding him alive diminish. Mohamed, a 54-year-old experienced fisherman went missing after

15 Jul, 2020 @ 17:39

Almeria

The oldest city in Spain was built 5,200 years ago near Almeria, researchers discover

The study’s surprising conclusions have been made possible by radiocarbon dating of several human remains located inside the monumental tombs

3 Jul, 2020 @ 12:06

Almeria·La Cultura·Lead

Rural hotel in Spain’s Almeria latest project planned in protected area thanks to Andalucia ‘land grab’ bill

PUBLIC information has been revealed on the latest development project in Andalucia to make use of the controversial new Urban Planning Law. A 2-star rural

30 Jun, 2020 @ 17:42

Almeria·Lead

Almeria gets green light for 4* Hotel on protected land in another blow to Andalucia’s coastline

The new 4* hotel will be built on an area near the Bahia de Los Genoveses known as 'Cortijo Las Chiqueras'

29 Jun, 2020 @ 10:45

Almeria·Lead

‘SPAIN’S GEORGE FLOYD’: Video of young black man’s death in custody at hands of SIX officers sparks outrage

A LEAKED video showing the death of an 18-year-old Moroccan teenager in care has raised questions over Spain’s youth detention system. The family of Iliass

25 Jun, 2020 @ 07:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

CASTING CALL: Male and female actors wanted for Hollywood Hells Angels TV series on Spain’s Costa del Sol and in Almeria

HAVE you always dreamed of starring alongside a real life Hells Angel in a Hollywood production on the Costa del Sol? Well now you can.

15 Jun, 2020 @ 14:24

Almeria·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Terrorist ring across Spain, Italy and France dismantled by the police

A TERRORIST ring across Spain, Italy and France has been dismantled.

12 Jun, 2020 @ 15:29

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil arrests nine members of neo-Nazi group in Spain’s Andalucia

NINE members of a neo-Nazi group in Andalucia have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

11 Jun, 2020 @ 18:54

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain kidnapped, tortured and stabbed to death

THREE people have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping, torture and murder of a man in Spain. Police believe that criminals were trying to

8 Jun, 2020 @ 12:02

Almeria·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Inside the stunning beachside home in Spain’s Mallorca used for hit Netflix series White Lines

Hedonism, drugs and corruption - but the smash hit Ibiza series White Lines is actually mostly filmed in Mallorca, the Olive Press can reveal

27 May, 2020 @ 08:45

Almeria·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Property

Man reports ‘fake police break-in’ in Spain’s Andalucia but is then arrested himself as officer sniffs out his 400 cannabis plants

A SUSPECTED cannabis grower has been arrested after he called police over a break-in by fake Guardia Civil officers. The 47-year-old, dubbed JAMR, was arrested

18 May, 2020 @ 11:52

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police arrest ISIS ‘jihadi rapper’ in Spain’s Andalucia in early morning raid

A BRITISH ‘jihadi rapper’ hiding in Andalucia has been arrested along with two other people. Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary, 28, is the terrorist suspect detained by

21 Apr, 2020 @ 18:32

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Police rescue kidnapped woman from a house used to grow weed in Spain’s Andalucia

A KIDNAPPED woman has been found inside a weed house in Andalucia.

20 Apr, 2020 @ 16:59

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucia has the most active cases of missing people in Spain

The cases in Andalucia equate to 30 missing people per 100,000 inhabitants across the region

10 Mar, 2020 @ 13:59

Almeria·Cadiz·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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Underwater museum to close for water leaks in Spain’s Murcia

THE Arqua Museum in Cartagena is to close for up to six months afterconstant water leaks have put the building’s priceless exhibits at risk. A

17 Feb, 2020 @ 12:29

Almeria·Lead

Hunter kills man after confusing him for a wild boar in Spain’s Andalucia

A HUNTER has accidentally shot and killed a man during a hunt in Almeria.

5 Feb, 2020 @ 17:16

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Human trafficking gang that imported nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants arrested in Spain’s Alicante

AN INTERNATIONAL gang of human traffickers that brought nearly 1,000 illegal immigrants to Spanish shores has been arrested. Policia Nacional and EUROPOL combined forces to

3 Feb, 2020 @ 18:56

Almeria·Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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