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Rapper Daddy Yankee will receive €1m in compensation from a hotel in Spain’s Valencia over a 2018 robbery Rapper Daddy Yankee will receive €1m in compensation from a hotel in Spain’s Valencia over a 2018 robbery A VALENCIA hotel has been ordered to pay almost one million US dollars in compensation to the rapper Daddy Yankee after he was robbed of 21 Jan, 2024 @ 15:00 Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community Two Members Of Europe Wide Hotel Safe Robbery Gang Arrested On Spain's Costa Blanca Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across 14 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15 Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area A SCAMMER pushed his luck too far after telling police that his car had been broken into and documents including his credit card stolen in 29 May, 2023 @ 18:45 Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community Cala Millor Robbery With Violence Story Photo By Guardia Civil Man imprisoned for alleged violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) A 38-YEAR-OLD accused of committing a violent robbery in a hotel in Cala Millor (Mallorca) has been sent to prison. The alleged hooded thief is 6 May, 2023 @ 14:15 Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca Travelling gang in Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain's Costa Blanca Travelling gang enjoy Benidorm hotel room robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca A man and woman have been arrested after robbing 55 Benidorm hotel rooms since July. They have also been charged with possessing fake documents and 24 Aug, 2022 @ 11:36 Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community Important advice to UK tourists over preventing mobile phone robberies in Benidorm Robbery warning to Brits in Spain’s Benidorm: Police recommend avoiding ‘pickpocket alley’ TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another 9 Apr, 2025 @ 16:15 Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead Brit, 36, arrested on arrival in Spain’s Tenerife over 2019 cocaine deal outside a hotel in Portugal A BRITISH national has been arrested on arrival in Tenerife in connection with a 2019 drug trafficking charge. Policia Nacional officers were waiting for the 24 Mar, 2025 @ 09:32 Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian 17 Mar, 2025 @ 11:39 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room British band Clean Bandit are robbed of €40,000 in Spain’s Ibiza after thieves broke into their hotel room BRITISH chart-topping band Clean Bandit were robbed of equipment and cash totalling €40,000 on Ibiza last weekend. The trio known for number one UK hits 9 Aug, 2024 @ 14:05 Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead Major Spanish hotel chain blasts Brexit for ‘forcing it to raise salaries’ as it struggles to find workers for its UK businesses BREXIT might finally be seeing some green shoots as one of Mallorca’s flagship companies has had to raise wages for their workers in the UK. 24 Jan, 2024 @ 15:30 Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Travel News Hotel worker, 24, 'stole cash and valuables from guests' on Spain's Costa Blanca by 'using universal code to raid safes while they were out' Hotel worker, 24, ‘stole cash and valuables from guests’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca by ‘using universal code to raid safes while they were out’

Spanish influencer and friend of ‘the bad boy of Spain’s royal family’ is arrested in scheme to rob Mexican businessman at five-star hotel in Madrid

SOCIAL media influencer, Marta Hermoso, has been arrested with three others over a Madrid hotel robbery last September. Hermoso from Sevilla counts a number of

23 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Bank machine fraudster fooled elderly card-holders to make withdrawals in Valencia

Cash machine robbery warning in Spain after thief strikes six times to steal over €5k

POLICE in Alicante have warned ATM users to stay alert to prevent being robbed via a technique known as ‘sowing’. They’ve issued some tips to

23 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Swedish man, 47, ‘dies in car fire after crashing in a tunnel on Spain’s Costa del Sol’

A SWEDISH man of 47 years has died after his car burst into flames following a crash in a tunnel on Spain’s Costa del Sol.

23 Apr, 2025 @ 17:21

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Horror in Valencia: Police stumble upon man charging dozens of migrants €100 a month to live in a single flat

UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. The Policia Nacional have arrested a

23 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Shots fired’ in Estepona urbanisation as Desokupa eviction team tried to move in on squatters

SHOTS were reportedly fired in the Cancelada area of Estepona on Tuesday evening during a tense attempted eviction carried out by a private Desokupa team.

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters

A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Valencia man, 21, extorted users of female escort website by making violent threats with one victim paying €30k

Man, 21, extorted users of escort website with Costa Blanca victim paying out €30k

A 21-YEAR-OLD Valencia man allegedly ran a sextortion racket that earned him thousands of euros. The plot was a family affair with the Guardia Civil

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Murder suspect wanted by France is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca before he could flee to Algeria

A MAN on the run from French justice over a murder has been arrested in Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the fugitive was planning to

22 Apr, 2025 @ 15:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante lottery ticket seller scammed a customer out of a €40,000 prize by keeping the winning ticket for herself. The Policia Nacional have arrested

22 Apr, 2025 @ 14:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

Killers waited until ‘Brit finished playing football’ before gunning him down and torching getaway car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man was shot dead in Mijas on Monday evening. The victim was said to be aged 30 and from the Merseyside area, but

22 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘It’s disgusting’: British mother accuses police in Spanish tourist town of ‘brushing her son’s murder under the carpet’

THE mother of a Brit who died in a Spanish resort has slammed the police for caring more about protecting the town’s reputation than catching

21 Apr, 2025 @ 18:35

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Agitated man with knife 'restrained' by police after Valencia mosque attack 'ordered by Allah'

Knife-wielding Frenchman restrained by police in Spain after ‘Allah ordered him to attack Valencia’s Great Mosque’

A FRENCH national has been arrested after a knife attack inside Valencia’s Great Mosque. A mosque official suffered a head injury with Policia Local officers

21 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Drugged motorist hits group of cyclists- killing one on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drugged up motorist, 20, slams into group of cyclists on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Father killed and son, 14, hospitalised

A DRUGGED driver has been arrested after ploughing into a group of cyclists in Calpe- killing one of them. A 20-year-old Spaniard has been charged

21 Apr, 2025 @ 11:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Shameless Belfast swindler Jay Cartmill who scammed Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes now fears facing justice in Spain

HE blagged his way through a £1.3million banking scam, duped household names like Irish journalist and presenter Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes – and now

21 Apr, 2025 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

POLICE have busted a secret underground shooting range buried three floors beneath a suburban house in Granada believed to be the brainchild of a ruthless

20 Apr, 2025 @ 15:59

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades. The town’s Policia Local has pooled

18 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two brothers convicted of ‘crimes against public health’ freed in Spain’s Malaga: What’s behind the bizarre Semana Santa tradition?

BROTHERS convicted of drug offences in southern Spain have been granted a royal pardon and released from prison – just in time to take part

17 Apr, 2025 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Pensioner, 83, ‘lives in poverty’ in Spain because her tenant ‘hasn’t paid rent in two years’ – but are there two sides to the story?

AN 83-year-old pensioner from Carranque, Toledo, claims she has been left in financial hardship after her tenant allegedly failed to pay rent for two years

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

'Traumatised' dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Chaos in Spain’s Alcudia: teen stabbed as mass brawl erupts at student holiday hotel

AN end of term student trip to Mallorca ended up turning into a violent clash in which one teen was stabbed. The incident happened between

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Warning in Spain: Massive fines of up to €600 for those who smash the speed limit as dangerous driving clamp down continues

DRIVERS in Spain have been warned to ease off the accelerator as authorities ramp up efforts to tackle speeding. Offenders now face fines of up

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:12

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘They tried to make it as difficult as possible for us’: Family of ‘murdered’ Brit set to protest police inaction in Spanish holiday town

THE family of a Brit who died under mysterious circumstances in an Andalucian holiday town last summer is set to launch a protest against the

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:06

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

British mobsters with machine guns make death threats to forcibly take over cannabis clubs on Costa Blanca

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of them is

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Specially-built underground shooting range used to test high-end 'weapons of war' sold to narco gangs in Spain

Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain

THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Costa del Sol town hall vetoes plan to house hundreds of migrants recently arrived in Spain

TORREMOLINOS Town Hall has vetoed a plan to house around 150 migrants in the former Miratorre residence after discovering serious legal and safety issues with

16 Apr, 2025 @ 12:48

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

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