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‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia boss who fled to Costa Blanca with his family is arrested in Spain

A MAFIA boss described as a ‘dangerous fugitive’ by Italian authorities has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after fleeing to Spain with his family.

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: ‘Drug traffickers’ unload stash in front of stunned beach-goers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the shocking moment a group of brazen narcos unloaded their drug haul on a packed beach on the Costa del Sol. The remarkable

1 Sep, 2025 @ 13:59

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain

THREE racing pigeons valued at €170,000 and owned by a syndicate have been stolen from Fortuna in the Murcia region. The birds called Sordo, Gran

1 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spanish tourist’s remains found on Indonesian beach as mystery turns to murder

SPANISH woman Matilde Muñoz, who went missing in Lombok, Indonesia two months ago, was killed inside her hotel room on the night she disappeared, according

1 Sep, 2025 @ 11:25

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Boy racer tries to outrun cops in Spain’s Malaga – smashes straight into them

A RECKLESS driver in Malaga tried to play Fast & Furious – but ended up looking more like Laurel & Hardy after ploughing straight into

31 Aug, 2025 @ 10:20

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional

31 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Belgians caught with 20 kilos of marijuana stuffed in their suitcases at Valencia Airport

TWO Belgian men were caught trying to smuggle 20 kilos of marijuana onto a Frankfurt-bound flight at Valencia Airport. The narcotics had been stuffed into

30 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town

A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police investigate after bloodied body is found on beach near popular natural park in Spain’s Almeria

A YOUNG man has been found dead on a beach in Almeria province, sparking a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The body

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:18

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Tommy Robinson avoids charge over alleged St Pancras assault – hours before far-right activist fled to Spain

TOMMY Robinson will not face charges over assault allegations that led the British far-right extremist to flee the UK for the Spanish island of Tenerife,

29 Aug, 2025 @ 12:43

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Man remanded in custody for allegedly setting six forest fires in Spain’s Malaga province

A SUSPECTED serial arsonist has been remanded in custody after allegedly setting six forest fires across Malaga this summer. The man was caught in the

29 Aug, 2025 @ 10:30

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘Frail old lady’, 81, arrested for ‘burgling tourist apartments in central Malaga while guests were out sightseeing’

SHE looks like your nan, but don’t let the walking stick fool you – a frail-looking pensioner was actually a seasoned sneak-thief. In a plot

29 Aug, 2025 @ 09:15

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Transgender woman arrested in Madrid for allegedly groping teenage boy while ‘offering to perform a sex act on him’

A TRANSGENDER woman has been arrested in the Madrid area after an alleged sexual assault on a boy, 15, and offering to perform oral sex

29 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into 'their' home in Malaga town

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

A JEALOUS ex-prisoner shot dead a man in his Valencia area home after finding out he had an affair with his wife when he was

29 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Mayor’s dog found poisoned after local bullfight event in Spain’s Huelva cancelled

By Alessio Ghirlanda THE dog of an Andalusian mayor was fatally poisoned in what the official denounced as retaliation for cancelling a local ‘bull’ run.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no

28 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish tourist left in serious condition after brutal bottle attack in Spanish party hotspot Magaluf

A YOUNG Irish tourist is fighting for his life after falling victim to a brutal late-night bottle attack on the streets of party hotspot Magaluf.

28 Aug, 2025 @ 11:42

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

‘Healer’ arrested in Spain’s Pontevedra for ‘curing’ women with intimate romps

A self-styled healer in rural Galicia has been arrested after allegedly telling patients they needed to have intimate relations with him to be cured. The

28 Aug, 2025 @ 10:15

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain

14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.

27 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga

A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage

27 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead