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Swift Irish justice: Son of convicted drug smuggler John Gilligan appears in Dublin court before Spanish extradition warrant even comes through

AN IRISH gangster has appeared in a Dublin court over an extradition request by Spanish authorities after he skipped the country last year. Darren Gilligan,

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

Spain’s National Police seize 50 kilograms of heroin during drug deal in Madrid car park

SPAIN’S National Police force has seized 50 kilograms of heroin during a drug deal in a Madrid car park, as the result of a joint

13 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

640px Calle Marqués De Larios Under Cover Of Tents. Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southeastern Europe

Shopping bags dropped by shocked shoppers in Spain’s Malaga amid massive operation against Albanian mafia

THE main shopping thoroughfare of Malaga was swarming with police this morning as part of a huge operation to take down an Albanian mafia gang.

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar

ONE of the top commanders of the Guardia Civil in Malaga is under investigation for allegedly partying with drug traffickers and then trying to cover

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of

12 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

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

Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Bad luck: Hundreds of Spanish love-seekers ‘catfished’ out of a million euros by ruthless online scammers in Spain’s Malaga

A GROUP of con artists have taken the concept of the ‘Tinder Swindler’ to a new level after a nationwide ‘catfishing’ scam earned them one

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Five Fake Paintings By Spanish Masters Marketed For €76 Million Area Seized By Valencia Police

Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police

FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage

12 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Soccer school scam in Spain’s Andalucia conned wealthy foreign families out of thousands of euros

TWO GRANADA province gangs have been accused of duping dozens of families- mainly from Brazil- with fake promises of turning their sons into top football

12 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Terror suspect who hacked priest to death with machete in Spain’s Andalucia sent to Sevilla psychiatric ward

A JUDGE has sent the Moroccan man accused of the terrorist attack that killed a priest in Spain’s Andalusia to a psychiatric ward in Seville.

11 Apr, 2023 @ 16:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Pervert caught taking pictures of a little girl trying on clothes in Spain’s Fuengirola

A pervert who was caught red-handed photographing a little girl under the curtain as she was trying on clothes has been arrested. It was the

11 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Sex Exploitation Victims Freed With Criminal Gang Arrested In Spain's Valencia

Sex exploitation victims freed after criminal gang’s arrest in Spain’s Valencia

FIVE PEOPLE have been arrested and eight victims of sexual exploitation freed after raids on four addresses in Valencia province. The Policia Nacional discovered the

11 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bank machine fraudster fooled elderly card-holders to make withdrawals in Valencia

Robber goes on spending spree after bank card theft from elderly victim in Spain’s Valencia area

AN elderly woman fell foul to a distraction robbery at a Valencia area ATM with the thief stealing her bank card and then going on

11 Apr, 2023 @ 08:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man, 20, Kills Barcelona Shooting Range Instructor And Forces Hostages To Drive 600 Kilometres To Spain's Murcia

Man kills Barcelona shooting instructor and forces hostages to drive 600 kilometres to Spain’s Murcia

POLICE in Murcia have arrested a 20-year-old man who fatally shot a Barcelona shooting range instructor and then forced two women to drive him 600

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Ministers in Spain support new law that will classify all 'non-consensual' sex as rape

No means no: Row in Spain’s government over controversial consent law rumbles on

ONGOING divisions in Spain’s coalition government over a controversial law covering consent show no sign of healing. On Monday, the Socialist Party (PSOE) made clear

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·National News·Politics

Man arrested for allegedly locking his wife up for three months in Madrid flat and raping her

A 45-year-old Honduran man has been arrested in the district of Vallecas in Madrid for allegedly locking up his wife in their home for three

10 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Police Raid Brothel To Arrest 'madame' Who Exploited Women On Spain's Mallorca

Brothel raided by police to arrest ‘madame’ who exploited women on Spain’s Mallorca

A 43-year-old Argentinian brothel owner in the Pere Garau district of Palma has been arrested for crimes relating to prostitution and infringing labour laws. The

10 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Largest ever drug trafficking trial of Castanas gang starts in Spain’s Andalucia

THE largest drug traffic trial ever in Spain started Monday in Andalucia as members of the Castanas clan were brought to justice. Prosecutors will now

10 Apr, 2023 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Five people charged with starting devastating forest fires in Spain’s Asturias region

FIVE people have been charged with starting forest fires in the Asturias region over the last three weeks with police investigating a further ten suspects.

10 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Asturias·Crime & Law·Lead

Uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, nicknamed the ‘Butcher of Hama’, evades trial in Spain on medical grounds

SPAIN’S national court will try in May to resume the trial of the billionaire uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, accused of money laundering in

9 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Malaga·National News·Other News

Bogus email demands 'immediate' €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain's Valencia

Online scammers con bank into getting €950,000 personal loan on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested in the Benidorm and Aspe areas of Alicante province for being part of a cyber scam that netted €1.1 million.

7 Apr, 2023 @ 10:00

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

'Carer' uses elderly woman's cash card to empty out her bank account in Spain

Women arrested for prey on pensioners at ATMs

Police have arrested three women who targeted pensioners at ATMs in Fuengirola. The group operated in a strategic and planned way in order to steal

6 Apr, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Cybercriminals threaten to publish 'infected' patient files from hospital in Spain's Barcelona

Cybercriminals threaten to publish ‘infected’ patient files hacked from Barcelona hospital in Spain

THE cybercriminal group calling itself Ransom House which last month stole 4.5 terabytes of personal data from Barcelona’s Hospital Clinic is threatening an online leak

6 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Giant man dubbed ‘the Incredible Hulk of Mallorca’ for his violent rages arrested again – this time by 12 police officers

A MAN quite justifiably dubbed ‘the Incredible Hulk’ has been terrorising the residents, police and even supermarkets of Mallorca during a years-long reign of terror.

6 Apr, 2023 @ 11:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Gang strips new air conditioners out of renovated hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

THE Guardia Civil in Santanyi have arrested three men for stealing 18 brand-new air conditioning units. The crew struck at a hotel that is undergoing

6 Apr, 2023 @ 11:35