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

Man clubs elderly mother with a broom stick before fatally strangling her in Spain’s Valencia

A 37-year-old man has been arrested after strangling his mother to death at their Valencia home. It’s the sixth homicide this year in the Valencian

23 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Palma fist fight between two Romanians ends with one man stabbed and another falling from third-floor balcony

A trivial argument between two Romanian men ended with one being stabbed and the other falling from a third-floor balcony last night. Paramedics spent 30

23 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man barricades himself in room and threatens to set fire to hospital in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN threatened to set fire to the Son Llatzer hospital in Palma after hearing he was going to lose custody rights to his new-born

23 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Teacher chases and videos thief who stole mobile phone from elderly woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gibraltar ‘pleased’ as Spain’s police arrest six suspects from Eastern Beach incident last month

GIBRALTAR’S government said it was ‘pleased’ that Spanish police had arrested six of the suspects from the Eastern Beach incident last month. National Police officers

23 Mar, 2023 @ 09:07

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

Spain’s crime rate drops and is better than UK

Security forces reported a total of 2,325,358 crimes in 2022 of which 83.9% fell under the category of ‘conventional crime’. This figure represents a reduction

22 Mar, 2023 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain has some of the highest traces of recreational drugs in its wastewater

Spain is one of the European countries with the most traces of cannabis, cocaine, ketamine and MDMA in its wastewater, according to a study carried

22 Mar, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police Catch Multi Tasking Thief Who Specialised In Stealing Catalytic Converters From Cars On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was

22 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

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

Passenger tries to smuggle suitcase crammed with live giant African snails into Spain

A TRAVELLER who flew into Bilbao airport has been arrested for having 38 live giant African snails in his luggage. The man had arrived in

22 Mar, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brits arrested in Malaga drug bust

The National Police and Civil Guard have arrested four Brits on the coast of Malaga for their alleged involvement in organised crime that shipped drugs

22 Mar, 2023 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain

TWO 22-year-old men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the rape of a 14-year-old girl in the toilets of an Alicante supermarket on

22 Mar, 2023 @ 11:09

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

Liquidators probing whether crypto exchange Globix was ‘a fraud or Ponzi scheme’ as the CEO flees to Barcelona

Have you had dealings with Globix? Contact us walter@theolivepress.es THE Gibraltar courts have stepped in to probe a suspect crypto trading platform amid allegations it

21 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Thief made special trips to Benidorm just to steal electric scooters parked outside supermarkets

Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain

POLICE in Alicante have bagged a 30-year-old man responsible for a wave of e-scooter thefts around the city. The Policia Nacional collared him for 13

21 Mar, 2023 @ 18:32

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

One of the brothels dismantled by National Police

Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain

The National Police have dismantled nine brothels and freed 16 Chinese citizens who were being forced into sex work. Police arrested seven people accused of

21 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Police arrest 19 people allegedly linked to ‘well-known’ drug trafficking clan

Police have arrested 19 people in Malaga who are allegedly a part of a ‘well-known drug-trafficking clan’. The group can also allegedly be linked to

20 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia

THE Guardia Civil have recovered over 60 religious statues and artefacts stolen from a house in Cullera. Some of the items had already been posted

20 Mar, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman empties out elderly man’s bank account and sets fire to his house to destroy evidence in Spain’s Valencia

A 46-year-old woman cleared out a bank account belonging to an elderly man living on his own in Picassent and then set fire to his

18 Mar, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police chief arrested for helping illegal cigarette manufacturing gang in Spain’s Valencia area

A Guardia Civil lieutenant in charge of the Oliva barracks is one of 21 people arrested in the Valencian coastal town for making and distributing

17 Mar, 2023 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain

A 34-year-old man has been arrested for recording videos of women in changing rooms and toilets at an Alicante shopping centre. A victim complained to

17 Mar, 2023 @ 12:50

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

British Arsonist Who Caused Benidorm Natural Park Blaze To Get Kicked Out Of Spain For Ten Years

British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain

A British man will be expelled from Spain for ten years after deliberately starting fires that devastated over two hectares of the Sierra Helada natural

17 Mar, 2023 @ 11:36

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

Authorities in Portugal, Spain bust gang that was illegally trafficking in protected eels

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a gang that was trafficking in protected species of eels. The joint operation, which also involved the Portuguese and

16 Mar, 2023 @ 20:41

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Nearly 300 tonnes of drugs seized in 2022: Latest stats paint picture of drug trafficking running wild on Spain’s southern coast

A staggering 273 tonnes of drugs were seized last year and almost 6,000 arrested or investigated for drug trafficking and smuggling across 4,698 police operations

16 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Man tries to suffocate his partner and threatens her with gun in Spain's Valencia

Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men

COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men, latest

16 Mar, 2023 @ 16:05

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Spanish Congress approves new Animal Welfare Law

The Spanish Congress has approved a controversial animal welfare bill that excludes hunting dogs and increases penalties for mistreatment of pets by owners and those

16 Mar, 2023 @ 15:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Conman fools people into giving him credit card details to use at brothel and hotel on Spain's Costa Blanca

People tricked into giving credit card details to fraudster who used brothel and hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Elche for using fraudulently obtained credit card numbers to rack up €7,000 in charges at a local brothel

16 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

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

British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana

16 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

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

Family dog is beaten to death in front of horrified 12 year-old girl in Spain’s Jerez

A 12-year-old girl has suffered the tragic loss of her dog as a result of a brutal and intentional beating. The cruel incident took place

16 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead

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Man clubs elderly mother with a broom stick before fatally strangling her in Spain’s Valencia

Palma fist fight between two Romanians ends with one man stabbed and another falling from third-floor balcony

Man barricades himself in room and threatens to set fire to hospital in Spain’s Mallorca

Gibraltar ‘pleased’ as Spain’s police arrest six suspects from Eastern Beach incident last month

Spain’s crime rate drops and is better than UK

Spain has some of the highest traces of recreational drugs in its wastewater

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Passenger tries to smuggle suitcase crammed with live giant African snails into Spain

Brits arrested in Malaga drug bust

Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain

Liquidators probing whether crypto exchange Globix was ‘a fraud or Ponzi scheme’ as the CEO flees to Barcelona

Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain

Police arrest 19 people allegedly linked to ‘well-known’ drug trafficking clan

Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia

Woman empties out elderly man’s bank account and sets fire to his house to destroy evidence in Spain’s Valencia

Police chief arrested for helping illegal cigarette manufacturing gang in Spain’s Valencia area

Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain

British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain

Authorities in Portugal, Spain bust gang that was illegally trafficking in protected eels

Nearly 300 tonnes of drugs seized in 2022: Latest stats paint picture of drug trafficking running wild on Spain’s southern coast

Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men

Spanish Congress approves new Animal Welfare Law

People tricked into giving credit card details to fraudster who used brothel and hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Family dog is beaten to death in front of horrified 12 year-old girl in Spain’s Jerez

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals

Mystery solved after human skull found in Malaga drain identified as 59-year-old man who disappeared during Covid pandemic

WATCH: Iconic Barcelona tower shakes violently as Catalunya is battered by 160km/h hurricane-force gusts