Cyber scammers trick people out of €256k in bank text message con across Costa Blanca
30 VICTIMS in Alicante province have been defrauded out of €256,000 in a bank text message con. 15 people of different nationalities in the Barcelona
British couple arrested after police sniffer dog finds drugs in their car on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH couple driving around Javea won’t forget a police dog called Kosmo in a hurry. The 57-year-old man and 37-year-old woman have been arrested
Man arrested for punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach at Malaga home
A MAN has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for a brutal assault on his partner who is seven months pregnant. He’s also accused of
Italian man in coma after suffering skull fracture during brawl outside Costa Blanca bar
AN OUTDOOR brawl between Italians and Spaniards in Altea’s Old Town early last Saturday morning resulted in one of them suffering a skull fracture. The
Tourist sends waiter to hospital after argument over son’s stuffed animal at Mallorca hotel
A 38-YEAR-OLD tourist has been arrested in Mallorca after attacking a hotel waiter in a row over whether his son’s stuffed animal toy had been
Police seize anabolic steroids with €3m street value on Costa del Sol
AN ANABOLIC steroids trafficking racket has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa del Sol. 1.7 million doses of steroids in 78,000 packs
Schoolboy made and shared AI-generated naked photos of 16 girls in Spain
A VALENCIA schoolboy, 17, is being investigated for producing and sending AI-generated naked images and videos of 16 female classmates. The material was posted on
Robbers plundered shops across Spain- travelling in stolen high-end cars
FOUR men have been remanded into custody by a Castellon court for robbing shops and businesses across Spain. The Guardia Civil said the group committed
BREAKING: Jay Slater suffered ‘accidental death’ after 100ft fall in Spain’s Tenerife, inquiry finds
JAY Slater’s death was ‘accidental’ with ‘no third party involved’ after the British teenager fell from a height in the Canary Islands, an inquiry has
Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain
A GUARDIA Civil helicopter stumbled upon a massive marijuana farm run by two Albanians in Spain’s northern La Rioja region. Officers flying over the Aldeanueva
Trump celebrates return of ex-marine in US prisoner swap – despite conviction for murdering three people in Spain
AN ex-US marine convicted of murdering three people in Spain in 2016 has been released to the US as part of a massive prisoner swap
Lawyer ran car accident scam to pocket insurance money on Costa Blanca
A LAWYER masterminded a scam in Elche where car accidents were deliberately staged to get insurance payouts. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people including
Summer blitz against Alicante’s illegal street sellers with two tonnes of counterfeit items destroyed
ALICANTE has stepped up action against illegal street hawkers with 120 police interventions in July alone. The city council has so far destroyed two tonnes
Crime drops 9% in Spain’s Barcelona – but knife attacks and sexual violence surge
HEAD to Barcelona for a holiday and the advice is almost always the same – beware of the pickpockets, hide your valuables and keep your
Drunk British tourist punches police officer in the jaw- just hours after arriving in Mallorca
A DRUNK British tourist has been arrested in Playa de Palma after punching a Policia Nacional officer in the jaw. The 29-year-old Brit had only
Street thieves ordered by court to stay out of Costa Blanca tourist area
FOUR Romanians have been ordered by a court to stay out of Guadalest after robbing numerous tourists. A Villajoyosa judge bailed a 43-year-old man and
Ex-British soldier gets 15 years in jail for murdering girlfriend Kirsty Ward at hotel in Spain
A TARRAGONA judge has jailed Irishman Keith Byrne for 15 years for killing his girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a Salou hotel in July 2023. Mother-of-two
BREAKING: British drug kingpin Brian Charrington dies on Costa Blanca before prison fate sealed
ONE of Britain’s most infamous drug traffickers, Brian Charrington, has died on Spain’s Costa Blanca – just as Spanish courts were deciding whether to throw
VIDEO: One of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals spent five years hiding in a shed without owners knowing he was there
ONE of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested- just days before the statute of limitations kicked in on July 31- after hiding in a
Spanish police recover rare modernist artwork stolen from Barcelona museum 16 years ago
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have successfully recovered a rare artwork from a leading Catalan artist – sixteen years since the painting was snatched from a Barcelona
Pervert burglar spent 30 minutes watching naked woman sleep after breaking into Marbella home
THIS is the bizarre moment a pervert burglar spent over half an hour staring at a sleeping woman’s private parts after breaking into her Marbella
Tourists warned after valuables are stolen from cars parked by popular Costa Blanca beaches
THE Guardia Civil has warned tourists visiting popular Costa Blanca beaches to keep valuable items out of sight in their parked cars or risk being
WATCH: Police bust sex exploitation gang in Spain with 162 women rescued from brothels
AUTHORITIES have smashed a Valencia-based gang that sexually exploited women by forcing them to work in brothels camouflaged as massage parlours. 162 victims have been
Shocking shootout at Aldi supermarket blamed on Turkish mafia war exported to the Costa del Sol
A SUPERMARKET shootout that saw an innocent bystander hit in the arm has been blamed on rival Turkish mafia groups. The terrifying gun battle broke
Gang paid ‘mules’ €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport
AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and
Two shootings in same Alicante region follow arrests of cocaine kingpin and Italian mafia boss
TWO men have been injured during the latest shooting to take place in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province. The Policia Nacional are investigating