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Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain

A British ex-professional boxer, Stephen Kinnersley, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for assaulting his partner at a Mallorca hotel. Kinnersley, 43, was detained

22 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region

AN Italian mafia boss mistakenly released from a Barcelona jail in October 2020, has been arrested by police at a routine checkpoint in Catalunya. Vittorio

22 Jun, 2022 @ 16:42

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the

22 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXPLAINED: The laws you need to know about squatters in Spain and how to evict ‘okupas’

CONTRARY to popular belief there are no laws in Spain that grant squatters the right to illegally occupy a house. But that doesn’t mean Spain

22 Jun, 2022 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Angry Benidorm residents to stage protest this weekend over big local tax rises

Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia

21 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being

21 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport for trying to board London flight with fake ID

A 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been arrested for trying to board a London bound plane at the Malaga-Costa del Sol airport. As

21 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ex-Barcelona star Eto’o gets massive fine and suspended jail term over unpaid tax in Spain

FORMER Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million while he was playing

21 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain

A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:53

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

Three People Found Shot Dead In Madrid City Centre House In Spain

Three people shot dead in upmarket Salamanca district of Madrid in Spain

THREE people died from gunshot wounds in in a Madrid city centre home on Monday. Armed Policia Nacional officers arrived at the property on Calle

20 Jun, 2022 @ 14:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Supreme Court Orders Retrial Of Man Who Killed British Expat To Steal Money In Alicante Area Of Spain

Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Supreme Court(TSJ) has ordered the retrial of a Dutch man convicted of murdering a British expat in order to steal €550 from her purse.

20 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm Tower Blocks In Crime Hot Spot Zone Get Raided In Drugs Bust On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca

14 people of different nationalities have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for drug-dealing. Officers raided the Playmon residential blocks on Avenida Portugal,

20 Jun, 2022 @ 11:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic

CASES of abuse against the elderly have gone through the roof since the start of the pandemic in Spain. Approximately 5000 instances of abuse were

19 Jun, 2022 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Alleged fraudster pensioner in Spain claims she ‘can’t even use WhatsApp’

A 73-YEAR-OLD Malaga woman accused of online fraud has claimed she ‘doesn’t even know how to use WhatsApp’. Maria, from Rincon de la Victoria in

17 Jun, 2022 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bogus Sports Physiotherapist Abused Child Athletes On Spain's Costa Blanca

Bogus sports physiotherapist abused child athlete on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN unqualified sports physiotherapist has been arrested for sexual assaulting a child aged under 16. The Guardia Civil detained the 43-year-old man at his Alicante

17 Jun, 2022 @ 13:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Pickpocket gang that targeted tourists on Mallorca ordered off the island

A GANG of pickpockets suspected of targeting holidaymakers in Mallorca has been ordered to leave the island. Police said there were 17 suspected thieves working

17 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police in Spain's Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who made escort bookings

Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who booked escorts

THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has brought down a blackmail gang targetting men who cancelled appointments with escorts. Five Spanish nationals- four men and a

17 Jun, 2022 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencia

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain’s Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

A couple have been arrested in Algemesi, Valencia Province, for allegedly buying a six-year-old boy. The child’s mother, 25, told Madrid police that her husband

17 Jun, 2022 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area supplying meat to Asian restaurants across Spain

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area which supplied Asian restaurants across Spain

AN illegal Madrid area slaughterhouse supplying meat to Asian restaurants in eight provinces has been closed down by the Guardia Civil. Six people who ran

16 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Man ties to drown semi-naked woman in Valencia park fountain in Spain

Woman fakes kidnapping to impress boyfriend with massive police search launched on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 20-year-old woman has been arrested in Alicante for faking her own kidnapping in an attempt to impress her boyfriend. All available police cars were

16 Jun, 2022 @ 12:43

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

One of UK’s most wanted fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain has been arrested

ANOTHER fugitive on the list of UK’s most wanted who are thought to be hiding out in Spain had been detained, but in Bulgaria. Benjamin

16 Jun, 2022 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm pensioners fleeced by helpful bank machine conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SWINDLERS in Benidorm conned elderly people out of over €7,000 at ATMs after pretending to help them. The Policia Nacional have arrested two men- one

15 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Close Down Big Drugs 'supermarket' Based In Centre Of Spain's Valencia City

Police close down big drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in centre of Spain’s Valencia City

THE Policia Nacional have arrested eight men who operated a drugs ‘supermarket’ out of a squatted house in the centre of Valencia City. All of

15 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 27-month-old boy died in Bigastro on Saturday and his twin brother suffered various injuries after alleged systematic assaults by their mother. A woman, 32,

15 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest 14 illegal migrants posing as refugees fleeing war in Ukraine after they presented false documents in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MORE than a dozen people in Alicante have been arrested for posing as Ukrainians using fraudulent documents in order to stay in Spain illegally. The

15 Jun, 2022 @ 10:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain

Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region

Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain

EXPLAINED: The laws you need to know about squatters in Spain and how to evict ‘okupas’

Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Two arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport for trying to board London flight with fake ID

Ex-Barcelona star Eto’o gets massive fine and suspended jail term over unpaid tax in Spain

Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain

Three people shot dead in upmarket Salamanca district of Madrid in Spain

Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic

Alleged fraudster pensioner in Spain claims she ‘can’t even use WhatsApp’

Bogus sports physiotherapist abused child athlete on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pickpocket gang that targeted tourists on Mallorca ordered off the island

Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who booked escorts

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area which supplied Asian restaurants across Spain

One of UK’s most wanted fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain has been arrested

Benidorm pensioners fleeced by helpful bank machine conmen on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police close down big drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in centre of Spain’s Valencia City

Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police arrest 14 illegal migrants posing as refugees fleeing war in Ukraine after they presented false documents in Alicante on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Stormy winter surges water levels in key Malaga reservoirs – in a silver lining amid the devastation wrought by Atlantic storms

WATCH: Great white sharks confirmed in Spanish waters after juvenile is caught off Alicante coast

Four remarkable Spanish women – A gallega painter and a malagueña philosopher; a child and a tennis star

Fresh flood fears for Malaga as Storm Nils set to drench the Serrania de Ronda – and overflow the Montejaque dam?

The Hotel Vistamar on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud