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How a gang sold more than €1.5 million of drugs EVERY WEEK with the help of a Breaking Bad-style family in Cadiz – and how they spent it on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Investigators soon discovered the family controlled six cocaine and heroin outlets while also supplying other local traffickers

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:13

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Woman leaps into sea as ‘Kontiki II’ ferry boat nearly smashes into 154-metre Balearia behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera

THIS is the moment a low-cost ferry bus nearly smashes into a 154-metre-long passenger behemoth between Ibiza and Formentera. Videos show a handful of screaming

13 Jun, 2019 @ 13:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

‘NEVER SEEN BEFORE’: Gibraltar police amazed at attempt by three men to smuggle 1.5 tonnes of hash worth £6 million

The trio now face charges of importation, possession and possession with intent to supply and are in Magistrates Court this morning

13 Jun, 2019 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

British expat admits to tax evasion fraud after stealing almost €400,000 while enjoying life on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Hill was arrested in September 2016 following searches at his home and hotels, with investigators seizing computers, business and personal records

12 Jun, 2019 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum on holiday in Spain kills only son by accidentally running him over in car park

After another couple’s car broke down and was being towed, the mum offered to move her vehicle, an SUV

12 Jun, 2019 @ 13:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Romanian woman found beheaded while six months pregnant in Costa Blanca apartment

A WOMAN has been found beheaded while six months pregnant in her apartment in Xativa, on the Costa Blanca. The woman, named Isabell Elena Raducanu,

12 Jun, 2019 @ 11:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police in Spain free women held captive in Costa del Sol 24 – hour basement brothel

The officers discovered the women had been forbidden from leaving the basement

11 Jun, 2019 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca city wants to analyse dog poo DNA to catch owners

A COSTA Blanca city wants to analyse the DNA of dog faeces to catch their unsanitary owners. Elche’s department of hygiene wants to introduce the

10 Jun, 2019 @ 18:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

MR ZIPPY: Teens run from police after breaking into ice cream van in Alicante

FOUR teenagers fled from police after they were spotted breaking into an ice cream van near Alicante. An eyewitness called Policia Nacional after spotting the

10 Jun, 2019 @ 13:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

FIGHTING BACK: One British pensioner ‘broke arm’ of mugger while another ‘threatened’ one ‘with a rock’ among string of arrests on the Costa Blanca

TWO British pensioners have revealed how they fought back against ‘hugger muggers’ on the Costa Blanca. Edward Broadbent, 79, threatened a woman ‘with a rock’

10 Jun, 2019 @ 13:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s former IMF head to face fresh corruption charges as new crimes come to light

Deals were allegedly offered by senior Bankia figures to public relations firms in return for €2 million in suspected bribes

8 Jun, 2019 @ 14:57

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Most Wanted British ‘killer’ allegedly spotted in Spain during Champions League final in Madrid

The sighting comes after former Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley launched a fresh campaign to catch the alleged killer after 14 years on the run

7 Jun, 2019 @ 13:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Law is not functioning’ as more families flee urbanisation in Denia suffering ‘VIOLENT’ take over by ‘gypsies’ and squatters

ANOTHER two families have fled an urbanisation that descended into ‘hell’ after squatters began a ‘violent coup d’etat’ five years ago. A retired German couple

7 Jun, 2019 @ 13:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

NOTORIOUS B.I.N: Mallorca man spent months setting DOZENS of bins on fire in revenge for fine for walking dog off leash

The man, who has psychiatric problems, admitted to being a serial arsonist

7 Jun, 2019 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two-time killer Kenneth Noye may be on brink of Spain return after being freed from prison

The crook behind the infamous Brink’s MAT robbery-then the biggest in British history- fled to Spain to hide out

6 Jun, 2019 @ 18:24

Crime & Law·Lead

Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

The new Toyota Prius + cars have been specially equipped with three state-of-the-art cameras, capable of checking 400 license plates against the stolen database per

5 Jun, 2019 @ 15:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Sevilla

WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain

They will then use the victim's bank details to transfer money or purchase items or even request loans worth tens of thousands of euros

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas

The group had a clear modus operandi with all their robberies occurring in public and in a short period of time, never more than three

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Huge boa constrictor confiscated from beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat offered pics with killer serpent for €5

The Slovakian said he owned the snake for seven years and that he bought it in the UK

5 Jun, 2019 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Just 11 Brits arrested out of 100,000 Champions League fans in Madrid after Spain’s Largest police operation

THE largest police operation in Spanish sporting history has ended successfully in Madrid. A combination of lenient, restrained policing and good-natured fans turned a potential

4 Jun, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport