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Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Man who shot two people with high-powered hunting gun in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for attempted murder

A MAN who allegedly used a high-powered hunting gun to shoot and injure two people in random and unprovoked attacks in Sevilla has been arrested

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Five arrested in Malaga, Cadiz and Ceuta in an operation against money laundering from drug trafficking in Spain

POLICE in Spain have tracked down and arrested five people for their involvement in the laundering of drug trafficking proceeds in the south of Spain.

9 Feb, 2022 @ 17:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain refunds fines imposed on thousands of people who broke 2020 lockdown rules

Man charged after ‘driving car wrong way’ down treacherous A7 in southern Spain

A CAR was reportedly spotted ‘driving the wrong way’ down one of Spain’s most treacherous roads before a man was traced and charged by road

9 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

SCHOOLGIRL FOUND DEAD IN SPAIN: Body is found in storage just 24 hours after 17-year-old reported missing

THE lifeless body of a missing 17-year-old was found stashed in a storage room just one day after her disappearance was reported to police. The

9 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

€3.3 million rip-off as Mallorca's biggest-ever real estate fraud case is going to trial in Spain

Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain

A Palma judge has ruled there’s plenty of evidence to prosecute nine people over a €3.3 million fraud in the biggest recorded case of real

9 Feb, 2022 @ 13:10

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain

A 71-year-old man has been charged with 28 counts of criminal damage after slashing car tyres on the same street in Los Montesinos, Alicante Province.

9 Feb, 2022 @ 12:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lifeguard is attacked by swimmer who ignored red flag warning on a popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Seven bar-restaurants on Javea’s Arenal beach ordered to close ‘within months’

VALENCIA’S anti-fraud agency has ordered seven businesses on the popular Arenal beach in Javea to close. Javea’s town hall has three months to shut bar-restaurants

8 Feb, 2022 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain

A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona, raided the

8 Feb, 2022 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Nature

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Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission

SPAIN’S prime minister wants to launch the first nationwide official investigation into the full extent of sexual abuse committed by Roman Catholic clergy. Pedro Sanchez

7 Feb, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Serial Burglar Breaks Into 70 Homes In A Few Weeks In Murcia Area Of Spain

Serial burglar breaks into dozens of homes within a few weeks in Murcia area of Spain

A serial burglar targeting Murcia City homes has been hit with 70 robbery charges. The Policia Nacional have also thrown in three fraud charges against

7 Feb, 2022 @ 15:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man tricked a woman out of €44,000 after arranging to meet her at the Finestrat Shopping Centre on the Costa Blanca. The fraudster, 20,

7 Feb, 2022 @ 14:33

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man steals dozens of gas cylinders from stores and petrol stations across Costa Blanca area of Spain

A British resident from Javea has been arrested for stealing 150 butano cylinders from northern Costa Blanca retailers. The thefts started in late October 2021

7 Feb, 2022 @ 13:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Teenage Trafficker Charged With 12 Deaths After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Spain's Costa Blanca

Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Algerian minor has been charged with 12 counts of reckless homicide after a dinghy transporting migrants sank off the Alicante Province coast. Only five

7 Feb, 2022 @ 12:52

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police seize elephant feet stools being sold online from Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR stools made from African elephant feet have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the Alicante area. Two Spaniards, 39 and 67, are being

7 Feb, 2022 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

Home Robbers Used Plastic Cards To 'slip' Open Front Door Locks In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THREE men have been charged over 14 home robberies in the Finestrat and Villajoyosa areas of Alicante Province. The gang used the ‘slip’ method to

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British fugitive to be extradited after two arrests within days in Spain's Malaga area

British fugitive faces extradition after two arrests within days in Spain’s Malaga area

A British man wanted by UK authorities after skipping jail for weapons offences, has been arrested in Marbella. The 29-year-old fugitive was detained at a

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police donate fruit and veg uncovered in drug raid to food bank in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Imagine the scene – you’re volunteering for a good cause, or you’re going through a rough time and you and your family are in dire

4 Feb, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Dog thief strikes again within weeks at same Costa Blanca farm in Spain

AN Elche dog napper has struck again at the same farm in the Atzavares area of the municipality. A 42-year-old man has been arrested by

4 Feb, 2022 @ 14:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fugitive known as ‘Galician Rambo’ nabbed by neighbours after almost a year hiding out in woods

A CONVICTED murderer, who escaped from prison and became known as Rambo because he survived in the woods using his army training, has finally been

3 Feb, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's Caixabank Warns Customers About Fake Phone Messages Known As 'phishing'

Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’

CaixaBank is warning customers to ignore bogus text messages that try to hijack their banking details. The so-called ‘smishing’ con sends out SMS messages asking

3 Feb, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British Man Arrested As Costa Blanca Marijuana Gang Shipped Drugs From Spain To Uk And The Netherlands

British man arrested as Costa Blanca marijuana gang shipped drugs from Spain to UK and Dutch customers

EIGHT members of a major Costa Blanca marijuana gang that exported drugs to the UK and the Netherlands have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.

3 Feb, 2022 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Courts have sentenced a man to six years to six years in prison after his failed attempt at importing nearly two tonnes of drugs

3 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot

JUST days after expats were asked to keep an eye out for British fugitives thought to be on the run in Spain, the mugshot of

3 Feb, 2022 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police launch drones and helicopter search amid fears for missing pensioner, 79, in Spain’s Huelva

A MISSING pensioner who had been the target of a day-long search by authorities in Spain has still not been located. The 79-year-old went missing

2 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Other News

Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.

ONE of the most prolific sexual predators in Spain is facing a ‘thousand year’ prison sentence over the abuse of at least 98 children. Prosecutors

2 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Father live-streamed sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain with seedy subscribers paying in crypto coins

Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain

A father has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of systematically sexually abusing his daughter for over a decade. The 53-year-old man from

2 Feb, 2022 @ 11:58

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

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Man who shot two people with high-powered hunting gun in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for attempted murder

Five arrested in Malaga, Cadiz and Ceuta in an operation against money laundering from drug trafficking in Spain

Man charged after ‘driving car wrong way’ down treacherous A7 in southern Spain

SCHOOLGIRL FOUND DEAD IN SPAIN: Body is found in storage just 24 hours after 17-year-old reported missing

Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain

Elderly tyre slasher vandalises dozens of cars on the same Costa Blanca street in Spain

Seven bar-restaurants on Javea’s Arenal beach ordered to close ‘within months’

Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain

Spain set to probe church sex abuse with independent commission

Serial burglar breaks into dozens of homes within a few weeks in Murcia area of Spain

Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man steals dozens of gas cylinders from stores and petrol stations across Costa Blanca area of Spain

Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police seize elephant feet stools being sold online from Costa Blanca area of Spain

Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain

British fugitive faces extradition after two arrests within days in Spain’s Malaga area

Police donate fruit and veg uncovered in drug raid to food bank in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Dog thief strikes again within weeks at same Costa Blanca farm in Spain

Fugitive known as ‘Galician Rambo’ nabbed by neighbours after almost a year hiding out in woods

Spain’s CaixaBank warns customers about fake phone messages known as ‘smishing’

British man arrested as Costa Blanca marijuana gang shipped drugs from Spain to UK and Dutch customers

Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

If only this fugitive Brit was on the run in Spain: Women swoon over ‘hot’ burglar in police mugshot

Police launch drones and helicopter search amid fears for missing pensioner, 79, in Spain’s Huelva

Serial paedophile who posed as teenager to groom kids on social media in Spain faces ‘1,000 year jail sentence’.

Father got daughter,14, pregnant after years of sexual abuse in Alicante area of Spain

This Costa Tropical seaside town is set to launch a €900k underwater sculpture park for diving enthusiasts – here’s what you need to know

Remarkable archeological find in Estepona: A dozen 13th century Muslim tombs during works on new central boulevard

Elon Musk claims ‘emptied Spain’ could generate enough solar power to supply all of Europe – but politics and investment are holding it back

Spain is now the world’s second most visited country – ahead even of Italy and the US, new data shows

The ghostly history of Malaga’s ‘useless’ Montejaque dam – now a ticking timebomb as subterranean tremors force evacuations