Police informant gunned down while seen talking to an officer in eastern Spain AN INFORMANT has been gunned down while he was spotted conversing with a police officer on a roadside in Barcelona. The man was killed instantly 13 Dec, 2019 @ 11:03 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law
“Give me €50,000 or I’ll share your videos online”: the new breed of cybercriminals tricking Spanish teens into sextortion CYBERCRIMINALS in Spain are tricking gullible teens into sharing intimate videos and then blackmailing them up to €50,000 for keeping them from friends and family. 13 Dec, 2019 @ 10:43 Crime & Law
Expat drug lord on the run from 20 year jail sentence arrested in Spain’s Marbella He had gone awhol on the Costa del Sol 12 Dec, 2019 @ 13:58 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Body found in Mijas was of 20-year-old ‘killed by submachine gun’ as more details emerge THE young man found off a cliff in Mijas yesterday was a 20-year-old from Slovenia. According to reports, the young man was known to police 12 Dec, 2019 @ 11:46 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
‘THE FIRST KILL HURTS’: Hitman who kills for €15,000 along Spain’s Costa del Sol speaks out as police label region ‘a global epicentre of international crime’ while more details of slain Briton emerge A COSTA del Sol hitman has revealed how he gets paid up to €60,000 for each person he kills. The French-Moroccan, who grew up in 12 Dec, 2019 @ 08:29 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
BREAKING: Fresh suspected shooting as body of young man found off a cliff on Spain’s Costa del Sol THE body of a young man has been discovered off a cliff on the Costa del Sol. The grisly find was spotted by a passerby 11 Dec, 2019 @ 15:35 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
OUTRAGE after police armed with sniffer dogs ‘raid’ SCHOOL in Marbella as kids as young as 12 searched against the wall in new low for Spain’s drugs war KIDS as young as 12 have been left stunned by a ‘surprise raid’ by a police canine unit at a school in Marbella. Armed with 11 Dec, 2019 @ 15:15 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Benidorm bus joyrider held in custody without bail as he faces 7 YEARS for wrecking 29 vehicles and assaulting police officer THE British man who stole a coach in Benidorm before embarking on a reckless joyride could face up to seven years in prison, court documents 11 Dec, 2019 @ 12:09 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
300 legs of jamon nicked from back of truck while driver took a siesta on Spain’s Costa del Sol MORE than 300 legs of jamon have been stolen from the back of a lorry while the driver took a nap on the Costa del 11 Dec, 2019 @ 11:20 Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga
Marbella-based Swedish expat lived life of luxury renting out other people’s homes and cars on Spain’s Costa del Sol A SWEDISH expat has been arrested in Marbella after renting out other people’s property to the tune of tens of thousands of euros. The 28-year-old, 10 Dec, 2019 @ 12:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Former Manchester United star Ander Herrera among 36 players cleared of sport corruption by court in Spain However, 15-month jail sentences were handed to former Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias and former financial director Javier Porquera 9 Dec, 2019 @ 19:33 Crime & Law·Lead
British parents arrested as baby NEARLY DIES on Spain’s Costa del Sol after eating their cannabis stash Officers searching the house found 250 grams of cannabis, 25 grams of hashish, syringes, a weed grinder and other drug paraphernalia 8 Dec, 2019 @ 12:34 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
After two more gangland killings, Giles Brown calls for end to violence in Marbella and on Spain’s Costa del Sol Marbella needs to take a long, hard look at the problem before it spirals any further out of control 8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:59 Crime & Law·Giles Brown: Loud and Clear·Malaga
Police find ‘bone fragments’ in Gibraltar cemetery as they search for missing sailor Simon Parkes, who is feared victim of notorious serial killer Double murderer Grimson, who told interrogators slitting one of his victims’ throats was better than sex, had been part of the same crew as Simon 8 Dec, 2019 @ 11:42 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
WARNING: Thief robs €1,000 from retired British expat using THIS simple cash machine scam that ‘targets elderly’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol "I blame Unicaja for being too slow and the police for – from the sound of it – doing nothing" 8 Dec, 2019 @ 10:44 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
REVEALED: Notorious Costa del Sol trickster David Klein’s €1 million euro tax avoidance scam in Spain He hadn’t been declaring the income to the Spanish tax authorities 5 Dec, 2019 @ 13:10 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
British and Thai expat arrested for running drugs factory from their home in Spain’s Malaga Officers seized cannabis plants, packaged marijuana and €2500 5 Dec, 2019 @ 12:58 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
READ BETWEEN THE LINES: New statistics reveal spike in drug trafficking offences on Spain’s Costa del Sol following four killings in one month DRUG trafficking offences in Malaga have increased by 7.6% in the first three quarters of this year, new figures have revealed. The province saw 777 5 Dec, 2019 @ 11:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Grenade thrown into migrant children’s centre in Spain that was previously targeted by far right Vox party The Vox leader said the centre's North African residents are ‘unsafe’ for local people 5 Dec, 2019 @ 10:31 Crime & Law·Lead
Spain and Aston Villa footballer Antonio Luna faces five years in jail after he and pals shot sex tape ‘without woman’s consent’ SPAIN and former Aston Villa star Antonio Luna has been told he could be jailed for five years over his appearance in a ‘threesome’ film. 5 Dec, 2019 @ 09:31 Crime & Law·Lead
Man shot dead last night in Spain’s Marbella was 60 year old French national A total of five shots – one through the eye – left the man lying on his back in the restaurant of Da Bruno’s car 4 Dec, 2019 @ 16:41 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
SHOT IN THE EYE: Man killed in Spain’s Marbella following suspected gang-land killing in popular restaurant car park The suspects sped off towards the nearby A7 toll road entrance in Calahonda at full speed, breaking through one of the barriers 4 Dec, 2019 @ 08:00 Crime & Law·Lead
MANHUNT: Two suspects ‘smash through toll road barrier’ after shooting man to death on Spain’s Costa del Sol tonight as more details emerge TWO suspects are on the run after allegedly carrying out a fresh shooting on the Costa del Sol. Policia Nacional are on the hunt for 3 Dec, 2019 @ 21:37 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
BREAKING: One dead after shooting in ‘car park of popular beach side restaurant’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol A BRITISH expat has reported a fatal shooting on Spain’s Costa del Sol this evening. The woman, who asked not to be named, has been 3 Dec, 2019 @ 21:10 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
EXCLUSIVE: Hero who chased and tackled ‘killer’ at club stabbing on Spain’s Costa del Sol is Gibraltar Chief Minister’s security guard and ex-soldier “It was really violent and there was literally a river of blood as his attacker must have hit an artery” 3 Dec, 2019 @ 08:53 Columnist·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Dog shot, beaten and dragged along road by its neck by sick hunter in Spain just after having puppies (WARNING: Distressing images) A HUNTER in Spain has been filmed dragging his dog along the road by its neck after allegedly shooting and beating her to within an 3 Dec, 2019 @ 08:30 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News