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Benidorm Police Seize Fake Rolex Watches As Four Market Traders Are Arrested In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FAKE Rolex watches were part of a big consignment of counterfeit goods being sold to shoppers at a popular Costa Blanca market. The Policia Nacional

3 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

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

Police hunting driver who fled burning car after crashing on Malaga motorway

SCENES out of a Fast & Furious movie played out on the A7 in Malaga, when a fleeing driver crashed his car against a wall

3 Jan, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Luxury Cars Towed Away As Major European Cryptocurrency Fraudster Is Arrested In Valencia Area Of Spain

Luxury cars seized as major European cryptocurrency fraudster is arrested in Valencia area of Spain

A man branded as one of Europe’s leading cryptocurrency scammers has been arrested in Valencia City and assets worth €2.5 million seized. The Portuguese man,

3 Jan, 2022 @ 11:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Youth Thugs Robbery Murcia Costa Blanca Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

TWO youths committed 21 robberies in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas without hesitating to beat up anybody that stood in the way. The violent

31 Dec, 2021 @ 17:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Grassed up: Huge marijuana plantation busted thanks to neighbours’ vigilance in urbanisation popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN UNDERBUILD in Orihuela Costa was raided this week as Local Police found a plantation of marijuana. Some 216 plants were discovered growing in the

31 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa del Crime: Man arrested after woman found with serious head injuries following horror wrench attack

DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a woman was violently attacked with a wrench on Wednesday. Officers have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted

30 Dec, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Villagers join manhunt for ‘Galician Rambo’ an escaped prisoner with military training living in the woods in northwestern Spain

RESIDENTS of a town in Galicia in northwestern Spain have joined Guardia Civil patrols in an attempt to seek out an escaped prisoner who is

30 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Drought Forces Earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be brought forward

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer

30 Dec, 2021 @ 14:31

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

Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain

AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day. The Policia Nacional swooped

30 Dec, 2021 @ 12:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel

POLICE in Madrid have arrested two men in connection with the mysterious death of an American businessman at one of the capital’s most exclusive hotels.

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Costa Blanca mobile phone dealer in Spain cons insurance company out of €500,000

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Man Claims Four Bouncers Beat Him Up Outside Costa Blanca Night Club In Spain

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a

29 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sneaky Surgeon Convicted Of Illegally Accessing Medical Records Of His Costa Blanca Housekeeper In Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The

29 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Stole High Value Electrical Goods And 35 Cars From Over 80 Addresses In Alicante Area Of Spain

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two

29 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

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

Jewellery Thieves Who Struck Across Eastern Spain Are Caught By Police Dragnet In Torrevieja Area Of Costa Blanca

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

TWO jewellery thieves who took watches, rings, and bracelets worth over €116,000 from four homes in the Murcia and Valencia areas have been arrested in

29 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

Joakim Broberg, stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz, extradited to Spain over drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime

THE stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz has been extradited to Spain to face accusations of drug trafficking, money laundering and being involved in organised

29 Dec, 2021 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain fails in latest bid to extradite rapper from Belgium who insulted monarchy

Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court

A convicted rapper, known as Valtonyc, has thwarted Spain’s latest bid to get him extradited from Belgian. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran, 28, skipped a three-and-a-half

28 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Costa Blanca Based Phishing Con Fleeces €600,000 Out Of Unsuspecting Bank Customers In Spain

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation

28 Dec, 2021 @ 13:11

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists robbed by young mob in popular Alicante visitor area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and

28 Dec, 2021 @ 11:46

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

Olive Press Assists Uk Tv Probe Into Kirsty Maxwell S Death In Benidorm On Spain S Costa Blanca

Family of Kirsty Maxwell who mysteriously plunged from Benidorm balcony ’set place for her at the table’ over Christmas

THE family of a British woman who died after falling from a Benidorm hotel said they ‘set a place at the table’ for her as

27 Dec, 2021 @ 16:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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

‘Armed robber’ storms Malaga bank with fake gun and flees with €600 in terrifying raid

AN alleged armed robber made off with €600 following a raid of a cash machine inside a bank in Malaga. A 55-year-old man armed with

27 Dec, 2021 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Operation Cleaner: Drug gang that used ‘cocaine factory’ double-bottomed vehicles smashed by police

NATIONAL police based in the province of Malaga, Andalucia, have broken up a criminal gang that used double-bottomed vehicles equipped with drug-preparation facilities to distribute

27 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges

New German TV doc will coincide with the new charges being levelled in February, including brutal rape of Irish girl Hazel Behan

24 Dec, 2021 @ 16:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban

LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, could be barred from holding his area’s highest office for 12 years if convicted of COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping. Cano

23 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Swoop On Big Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Enterprise In Alicante And Valencia Areas Of Spain

Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO drug and money-laundering gangs that did business with each other have been brought down in the Valencian Community. A seven month joint-probe between the

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

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

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court

BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain’s Supreme Court. Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

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Benidorm police seize fake Rolex watches and arrest market traders in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Police hunting driver who fled burning car after crashing on Malaga motorway

Luxury cars seized as major European cryptocurrency fraudster is arrested in Valencia area of Spain

Violent knife-wielding youths commit 21 robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Grassed up: Huge marijuana plantation busted thanks to neighbours’ vigilance in urbanisation popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Costa del Crime: Man arrested after woman found with serious head injuries following horror wrench attack

Villagers join manhunt for ‘Galician Rambo’ an escaped prisoner with military training living in the woods in northwestern Spain

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain

Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

Joakim Broberg, stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz, extradited to Spain over drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime

Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

Family of Kirsty Maxwell who mysteriously plunged from Benidorm balcony ’set place for her at the table’ over Christmas

‘Armed robber’ storms Malaga bank with fake gun and flees with €600 in terrifying raid

Operation Cleaner: Drug gang that used ‘cocaine factory’ double-bottomed vehicles smashed by police

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges

Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban

Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain

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

Spain’s plan to legalise half a million irregular migrants sees huge queues at Algerian consulate in Alicante