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Gender violence surges in Spain: Number of young victims increased by 32% last year, figures show

Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s

23 Nov, 2022 @ 10:53

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

Spanish TV crew claims to have been beaten up by crime family in Barcelona

AN INVESTIGATIVE television crew from Spanish TV channel La Sexta claims to have been attacked by an alleged drug clan in Barcelona while preparing a

22 Nov, 2022 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Man is left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia

A 56-year-old man has been left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia. The event took place at around 20:45 pm

22 Nov, 2022 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mallorca's biggest real estate scam sees three people jailed for 28 years after pocketing €3.3m for non-existent homes

Sex assault victim tricked out of €10,000 compensation by attacker declaring bankruptcy in Spain’s Valencia

A former Valencia area councillor has declared himself bankrupt to avoid paying €10,000 in compensation to a female employee he sexually abused. The woman’s solicitor,

22 Nov, 2022 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bank Scammers Pocket Over €2 Million By Hijacking Customer Accounts In Spain

Bank scammers in Spain steal €2 million by hijacking customer accounts in latest ‘smishing’ con

A bank scamming gang that netted over €2 million from hijacked accounts across Spain has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. It’s the latest big

22 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·National News·Valencia

Scammers switching two euro coin for a Turkish lira in new bid to fool tourists to Spain, police warn

A new scam is targeting unsuspecting tourists and expats alike who are unaccustomed to what euro coins look like. Especially when many of us today

22 Nov, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Black Friday is almost upon us: How to avoid being scammed online this Friday

BLACK Friday is fast approaching once again, when many stores slash their prices for one day only at the start of the festive shopping season.

22 Nov, 2022 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert through her toilet window in Spain's Valencia

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert in toilet window in Spain’s Valencia

A woman using a toilet in a Valencia City public building got a shock after seeing a man’s hand clasped onto a blue mobile phone

21 Nov, 2022 @ 18:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

General Franco supporters face penalties for chanting fascist slogans at Madrid rally in Spain

AROUND a hundred people could be fined following a Madrid gathering on Sunday commemorating the anniversary of the 1975 death of dictator General Francisco Franco.

21 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Gang kept stolen cars from across Europe at base on Spain’s Costa Blanca before shipping them to Morocco

A criminal gang lived the high-life in luxury villas on the Costa Blanca with money earned from selling off high-end cars stolen across Europe. The

21 Nov, 2022 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man reports fake break-in but forgets police on Spain’s Costa del Sol had visited him that night

A FUENGIROLA man who claimed thieves broke into his home and stole a €450 watch later admitted to police it was a home insurance fraud.

20 Nov, 2022 @ 08:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Queen Of Cocaine Maria Teresa Jaimez Caicedo

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

By Jon Clarke and Anthony Piovesan She was the Rolls Royce of cocaine smuggling since the 1990s and looked every inch the part in her

18 Nov, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·National News

Father Arrested After Baby Girl Took Cocaine In Alicante Area Of Spain

Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain

TESTS at Alcoy’s Virgen de los Lirios Hospital have confirmed that a poorly baby girl had taken some cocaine. Her father has been arrested by

18 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate

An Irish pensioner in Benidorm was stabbed to death by his British flatmate in a ferocious knife fight on Thursday morning. Emergency responders found the

18 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

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

Benidorm Estate Agent In Spain Gave Rental Home Keys To Robbers With British Woman Selling Off Stolen Items

Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items

FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate agent.

18 Nov, 2022 @ 12:55

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

Police raid large illegal cigarette factory in Spain’s Andalucia that exported to Britain

POLICE raided a large illegal cigarette factory in Malaga, seized 16 tons of tobacco and arrested ten people. National Police caught nine workers and their

18 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police find dog with severe gashes on its neck and arrest owner for animal cruelty in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE found a dog in the Malaga countryside they believe was cut open by its owner to appear like it was attacked by another animal

18 Nov, 2022 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money

AN Alicante man was robbed in the street and stripped to his underpants by two thieves. The young victim was attacked by two men from

17 Nov, 2022 @ 13:50

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

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.

17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police discover alleged burglar hiding in the closet of a countryside home in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE found a man hiding in the closet of the Malaga house he was allegedly burgling after he triggered a home alarm. Witnesses first alerted

17 Nov, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Massive Europe-wide piracy network based out of Malaga in Spain smashed by joint operation

A CRIMINAL network based out of Malaga that illegally streamed TV channels and films to users around Europe has been dismantled in a joint operation

16 Nov, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Man who posted internet photos of Pamplona ‘Wolfpack’ gang rape victim in Spain ordered to pay her €20,000

A former soldier who posted photos of a gang rape victim on an internet forum has been ordered to pay her €20,000 in compensation. A

16 Nov, 2022 @ 18:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to steal €27,000 from his bank account in Spain

Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to clear out his bank account in Spain

A wife going through a divorce with her husband put a knock-out drug in a croquette so that she could steal €27,000 from his bank

16 Nov, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Burst Tyre Reveals Overloaded Van Crammed With Stolen Iron On Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain.

Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.

A family has been accused of multiple thefts from a glass manufacturing company after a motorway ‘blow-out’ led to their stolen loot being seized by

16 Nov, 2022 @ 14:00

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

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

By Jon Clarke and Anthony Piovesan She was the Rolls Royce of cocaine smuggling since the 1990s and looked every inch the part in her

16 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

Violent Hooded Gang On Shop And Restaurant Robbery Spree In Mar Menor Area Of Spain

Violent hooded gang in wave of shop and restaurant robberies in Mar Menor area of Spain

AN armed and hooded gang are prime suspects behind a wave of robberies in Murcia’s Mar Menor area. The Guardia Civil say the crew struck

16 Nov, 2022 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

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Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain

Spanish TV crew claims to have been beaten up by crime family in Barcelona

Man is left severely injured after being shot in the leg in Paterna, Valencia

Sex assault victim tricked out of €10,000 compensation by attacker declaring bankruptcy in Spain’s Valencia

Bank scammers in Spain steal €2 million by hijacking customer accounts in latest ‘smishing’ con

Scammers switching two euro coin for a Turkish lira in new bid to fool tourists to Spain, police warn

Black Friday is almost upon us: How to avoid being scammed online this Friday

Woman spots mobile phone held by pervert in toilet window in Spain’s Valencia

General Franco supporters face penalties for chanting fascist slogans at Madrid rally in Spain

Gang kept stolen cars from across Europe at base on Spain’s Costa Blanca before shipping them to Morocco

Man reports fake break-in but forgets police on Spain’s Costa del Sol had visited him that night

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

Father arrested after baby girl takes cocaine in Alicante area of Spain

Pensioner knife fight in Spain’s Benidorm leaves Irishman dead at the hands of his British flatmate

Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items

Police raid large illegal cigarette factory in Spain’s Andalucia that exported to Britain

Police find dog with severe gashes on its neck and arrest owner for animal cruelty in Spain’s Andalucia

Costa Blanca street robbers in Spain grab man and strip him to his underwear where he concealed money

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

Police discover alleged burglar hiding in the closet of a countryside home in Spain’s Malaga

Massive Europe-wide piracy network based out of Malaga in Spain smashed by joint operation

Man who posted internet photos of Pamplona ‘Wolfpack’ gang rape victim in Spain ordered to pay her €20,000

Woman dopes separated husband with drugged croquette to clear out his bank account in Spain

Overloaded van crammed with stolen iron suffers burst tyre on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain.

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

Violent hooded gang in wave of shop and restaurant robberies in Mar Menor area of Spain

Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift

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