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Irish woman ‘thought she would die’ during ‘rape attack’ by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner – as she claims Portugal police joked around and called her a ‘slut’ after she reported it

A FORMER expat holiday rep has told a court she feared she would die while being raped by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner in Portugal.

16 May, 2024 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead

Biggest coke and MDMA busts in Balearic history: Police seize TWO TONNES of cocaine and 11,000 pills of ecstasy heading to Mallorca just as summer season starts

DRUGS might be harder to come by in Ibiza for a while after a police swooped on nearly two tonnes of cocaine with the now-notorious

16 May, 2024 @ 08:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Rucksack containing 20kg of ‘Adidas’ branded cocaine is found floating off popular tourist beach in Benidorm

A BENIDORM Policia Local patrol boat fished out a rucksack containing 20 kilos of cocaine from the water at Poniente beach. The discovery was made

15 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain’s Valencia

THE Policia Nacional’s Heritage Group based in the Valencia region has seized 22 fake works of art including 15 paintings attributed to Salvador Dali. They

15 May, 2024 @ 15:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Who is ‘The Fly’? The ‘underestimated’ drug lord who escaped French authorities during a deadly ambush – and who has connections to Spain’s Costa del Sol

KNOWN as ‘The Fly’, inmate Mohammed Amra remains at large after escaping from a prison van in a dramatic ambush at a tollbooth in France

15 May, 2024 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz placed in isolation after mother of victim denounces efforts to record a documentary about the case in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life sentence

ANA Julia Quezada, the convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz, has been placed in isolation in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life

15 May, 2024 @ 13:40

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

WATCH: Drug boss dubbed ‘The Fly’ who ‘ordered an assassination in Marbella’ is freed during prison transfer after gun-toting thugs open fire on police car and kill two guards

AN international manhunt is underway after a drug lord accused of ordering an assassination in Marbella last year escaped from custody in France following a

15 May, 2024 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Marbella shootings latest: Police say two incidents were attempted drug heists by rival narco gangs as they declare cases ‘solved’

TWO shootings in the recent spate of narco violence plaguing Marbella have been solved, according to the Policia Nacional. One of the incidents occurred in

14 May, 2024 @ 19:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Armed thugs who used ‘impressioning’ technique to ‘rob dozens of homes’ between Marbella and Malaga are arrested

A GANG of armed thugs who were supposedly using a technique known as ‘impressioning’ has been busted by Spain’s Policia Nacional. The criminals are alleged

14 May, 2024 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain scraps free public transport for 2025 - but these discounts will still be available

Copper wire thieves are causing repeated delays and disruption on multiple train lines in Barcelona

BARCELONA’S local Rodalies train network has been thrown into chaos after a host of copper wire thefts saw trains cancelled and thousands of commuters stranded.

14 May, 2024 @ 12:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

British man breaks ankle trying to escape arrest for gang sex abuse of underage British girl in Spain's Marbella area

British man, 27, is arrested for ‘sexually assaulting a woman at a luxury hotel in Marbella’s Puerto Banus’

A BRITISH man has been arrested for an alleged sexual assault against a woman, also British, in Marbella. The 27-year-old is accused of attacking the

14 May, 2024 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British man absolved of attempted murder in Spain after two YEARS in jail wins compensation

SPAIN’S High Court has ruled that a British man can be granted €55,000 in compensation after he was kept locked up for 643 days in

11 May, 2024 @ 13:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

THREE British men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for allegedly shipping ‘huge’ quantities of marijuana to the United Kingdom. A

10 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

PICTURED: Moment ‘international drug traffickers’ are dragged away by riot police from the Real Padel club in Marbella – as sources warn of more potential arrests

A TOTAL of three people were dramatically arrested ‘for links to drug trafficking’ at the Real Padel club in Nueva Andalucia on Thursday, sources have

10 May, 2024 @ 15:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Brit and Irishman suspected of shooting up a Marbella restaurant report themselves to the courts – these are their new bail conditions

A PAIR of expats who reportedly skipped bail after shooting up a popular Marbella restaurant have handed themselves in. Identified only as Darren and Gerrard,

10 May, 2024 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

Horror attack in Torremolinos: Man, 38, is stabbed in the neck before attacker flees in a taxi

A MAN was stabbed in the neck in Torremolinos as his attacker jumped in a taxi to flee the scene. The 38-year-old victim is in

10 May, 2024 @ 11:06

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

True crime doc row in Spain: Mother of murdered boy demands an end to Netflix shows that ‘use’ tragedies – while father of teen whose body was never found insists they help expose police failures

PATRICIA Ramirez, the mother of murdered eight-year-old boy Gabriel Cruz, has publicly called for television and documentary producers to scrap any plans to make content

9 May, 2024 @ 16:56

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Armed police in riot gear storm the Real Padel club and gym in Marbella: ‘Multiple arrests’ are made while a helicopter hovers above

POLICIA Nacional have raided a popular padel tennis club and gym on the Costa del Sol. Footage shared online shows a row of Policia Nacional

9 May, 2024 @ 16:40

Columnist·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Sponsored

Boxer in Spain faces charges after ‘beating up a man in a cinema who was shouting aggressively at his girlfriend’

A BOXER from Spain who has been hailed by some as ‘a hero’ after he intervened in a cinema to stop a man from allegedly

9 May, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Dog finds a human ARM at a ‘finca’ in Spain: Police analyse ring on victim’s finger after failing to find rest of the body

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil is investigating a grisly discovery in Alicante province, after a dog found an arm apparently belonging to a woman on a finca,

9 May, 2024 @ 15:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Wanted British ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested in Benidorm after four YEARS on the run: ‘Violent’ Manchester thug faces LIFE in prison over ‘cocaine and ketamine empire’

A WANTED Brit accused of running a drug empire in the UK has been arrested in Benidorm. The suspect has been on the run since

9 May, 2024 @ 14:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Shocking delay sees arrest warrant for Dutch mafia boss ‘Taxi’ issued THREE WEEKS after he escaped authorities in Marbella

THE Marbella courts which allowed one of Europe’s most wanted mafia leaders to skip bail did not issue an arrest warrant for him untill three

9 May, 2024 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Rubiales trial latest: Jenni Hermoso pressured to downplay controversial kiss according to her brother and Spain teammate

Luis Rubiales will stand trial over ‘non-consensual kiss’ planted on Jenni Hermoso, Spain’s High Court rules

LUIS Rubiales, the disgraced former chief of the Spanish football federation (RFEF), will be forced to stand trial over the alleged ‘non-consensual’ kiss he planted

9 May, 2024 @ 12:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Shakira jets out of Spain for 'new home' and sends fond farewell to Barcelona

Good news for Shakira as prosecutor calls for second tax fraud case in Spain to be shelved

BACK in November of last year, Colombian singing superstar Shakira reached a deal with Spain’s authorities and the public prosecutor that saw her avoid jail

8 May, 2024 @ 14:58

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Robbery warning in Spain: Romanian gang targeted elderly people at cash machines in Alicante

THREE men have been arrested in Alicante for robbing elderly people as they withdrew cash from ATMs. The accused Romanian trio have been charged with

8 May, 2024 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Illegal’ elderly home housing expats is shut down on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Swiss owner is arrested

AN illegal nursing home in the Vega Baja region of Alicante province has been raided by the Guardia Civil and closed down by social services.

8 May, 2024 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Irish woman ‘thought she would die’ during ‘rape attack’ by Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner – as she claims Portugal police joked around and called her a ‘slut’ after she reported it

Biggest coke and MDMA busts in Balearic history: Police seize TWO TONNES of cocaine and 11,000 pills of ecstasy heading to Mallorca just as summer season starts

Rucksack containing 20kg of ‘Adidas’ branded cocaine is found floating off popular tourist beach in Benidorm

Huge haul of counterfeit art including 15 Salvador Dali fakes is discovered in Spain’s Valencia

Who is ‘The Fly’? The ‘underestimated’ drug lord who escaped French authorities during a deadly ambush – and who has connections to Spain’s Costa del Sol

Convicted killer of eight-year-old Gabriel Cruz placed in isolation after mother of victim denounces efforts to record a documentary about the case in the Spanish prison where she is serving her life sentence

WATCH: Drug boss dubbed ‘The Fly’ who ‘ordered an assassination in Marbella’ is freed during prison transfer after gun-toting thugs open fire on police car and kill two guards

Marbella shootings latest: Police say two incidents were attempted drug heists by rival narco gangs as they declare cases ‘solved’

WATCH: Armed thugs who used ‘impressioning’ technique to ‘rob dozens of homes’ between Marbella and Malaga are arrested

Copper wire thieves are causing repeated delays and disruption on multiple train lines in Barcelona

British man, 27, is arrested for ‘sexually assaulting a woman at a luxury hotel in Marbella’s Puerto Banus’

British man absolved of attempted murder in Spain after two YEARS in jail wins compensation

Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

PICTURED: Moment ‘international drug traffickers’ are dragged away by riot police from the Real Padel club in Marbella – as sources warn of more potential arrests

Brit and Irishman suspected of shooting up a Marbella restaurant report themselves to the courts – these are their new bail conditions

Horror attack in Torremolinos: Man, 38, is stabbed in the neck before attacker flees in a taxi

True crime doc row in Spain: Mother of murdered boy demands an end to Netflix shows that ‘use’ tragedies – while father of teen whose body was never found insists they help expose police failures

Armed police in riot gear storm the Real Padel club and gym in Marbella: ‘Multiple arrests’ are made while a helicopter hovers above

Boxer in Spain faces charges after ‘beating up a man in a cinema who was shouting aggressively at his girlfriend’

Dog finds a human ARM at a ‘finca’ in Spain: Police analyse ring on victim’s finger after failing to find rest of the body

WATCH: Wanted British ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested in Benidorm after four YEARS on the run: ‘Violent’ Manchester thug faces LIFE in prison over ‘cocaine and ketamine empire’

Shocking delay sees arrest warrant for Dutch mafia boss ‘Taxi’ issued THREE WEEKS after he escaped authorities in Marbella

Luis Rubiales will stand trial over ‘non-consensual kiss’ planted on Jenni Hermoso, Spain’s High Court rules

Good news for Shakira as prosecutor calls for second tax fraud case in Spain to be shelved

Robbery warning in Spain: Romanian gang targeted elderly people at cash machines in Alicante

‘Illegal’ elderly home housing expats is shut down on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Swiss owner is arrested

Disaster for PM Sanchez as Catalan separatist allies abandon support for his centre-left government

Horror in Alicante: Boyfriend ‘kills partner and stashes her corpse on couch in her Costa Blanca home while he makes off with her inheritance windfall’

Spain has its own Greek Parthenon featuring 40 Corinthian columns located in a secluded village that nobody visits

Flights to and from UK thrown into chaos after drone sighting shuts down busy Costa Blanca airport

The uneasy colonisation of Spain’s costas: Spanish home buyers are now a minority in Alicante — and Malaga is close behind