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EFormer Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on night club sex assault charges

Brazilian football player Dani Alves changes story for fourth time over allegations of rape in Spanish nightclub

FORMER FC Barcelona football player Dani Alves has changed his story once again about an alleged sexual assault in a nightclub on December 30 in

18 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘I’ll get you in the street’: Defendant threatens his own lawyer in Spain’s biggest ever narco mega-trial

SPAIN’s largest ever drug trafficking trial was nearly derailed at the end of its first week after one of the defendants threatened his own lawyer.

18 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Onion furore as farmer faces lawsuit from police after accusing officers of stealing vegetables in Spain's Valencia

Onion furore as farmer faces lawsuit for saying police officers stole vegetables in Spain’s Valencia

A Mislata farmer could end up in court after accusing Policia Local officers of stealing onions in the middle of last Saturday night. Police say

18 Apr, 2023 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Driver bailed after fatal collision with British cyclist in Spain’s Almeria area

A British cyclist died after being hit by a hit-and-run driver in Almeria province on Sunday. The accident happened in Turre at around 10.30am when

18 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Son taking medication fatally stabs mother at Valencia holiday home in Spain

A 24-year-old man stabbed his mother to death on Sunday evening inside a cabin at Los Carasoles campsite in Enguera, Valencia province. The assailant- said

18 Apr, 2023 @ 11:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Irish mobster, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch set to return to Spain after murder acquittal

AN Irish gang boss extradited from Spain three years ago and charged with a 2016 Dublin murder, was acquitted by a judge on Monday. Gerry

18 Apr, 2023 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Lead

‘It’s a stitch up’: Anti-drugs officer facing bribery allegations is being set up by vengeful narco traffickers, colleagues claim

COLLEAGUES of a decorated Guardia Civil counter narcotics officer facing charges of bribery have claimed he is being set up by vengeful drug trafficking gangs.

17 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Clash of Clans: Shots fired in Malaga

TWO people suffered gunshot wounds after an alleged gang related confrontation on Saturday in Churriana, Malaga. National police are investigating the incident that left a

17 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Several young people suffer stab wounds after a brawl outside Malaga nightclub

Five young people suffered stab wounds after a brawl outside a nightclub in Malaga. The fight took place between two groups of young men on

17 Apr, 2023 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Thieves distracted travellers in well-planned robberies at Spain’s Valencia airport

THREE thieves operating at Valencia airport have been arrested in the terminal departure area by the Policia Nacional. The trio- all Serbian nationals- have been

17 Apr, 2023 @ 11:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Holidaymakers robbed after coach luggage door is forced open in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO MEN broke into a French tourist coach outside a hotel in Albalat dels Tarongers in Valencia province on Saturday lunchtime and stole items belonging

17 Apr, 2023 @ 11:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Members of ‘Suecos’ gang admit to two brutal killings in the Costa del Sol

A GANG known as ‘Los Suecos’ (The Swedes) admitted in court on Friday their involvement in the killings of two people in the Costa del

16 Apr, 2023 @ 15:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Fake marriages busted in Seville

NATIONAL Police have arrested 145 people who were involved in marriages of convenience and false documents in Seville. The perpetrators are charged with arranging marriages

15 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Man accused of sending letter bombs to political and military targets in Spain gets bailed

THE National Court in Madrid has bailed an Ebro province man arrested in January for sending six letter bombs to political and military targets. Pompeyo

15 Apr, 2023 @ 08:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Five young men imprisoned after allegedly raping a woman in Barcelona

Five men accused of gang raping a women in the Catalan town of Rubi were sent to prison last Thursday 14. They are believed to

14 Apr, 2023 @ 20:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Crypto pair no show: Globix bosses face arrest warrant after failing to show up for court in Gibraltar

A PAIR of wanted crypto tycoons face arrest warrants after failing to turn up in court. The two operators of shamed crypto exchange Globix failed

14 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested before he planned to leave Spain

Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested shortly before leaving Spain

A NINE-MONTH probe to catch a burglar who plundered properties in the Benissa and Teulada-Moraira areas ended in his arrest as he planned to leave

14 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British Man Arrested For Role In Marijuana Gang Who Used Luxury Villas To Grow Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

British man arrested as marijuana gang used luxury villas to grow drugs on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN people including a British national have been arrested for growing marijuana in luxury villas on urbanisations in the Calpe area. Six of the gang

14 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Europe's Biggest Cocaine Lab Is Closed Down By Police In Spain's Pontevedra Region

Europe’s biggest cocaine lab closed down by police in Spain’s Pontevedra region

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled what it has described as the biggest cocaine laboratory in Europe, with 18 people arrested. The lab in Pontevedra had

14 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Number of sex offenders released early under Spain’s ‘yes means yes’ consent law now exceeds 100

THE NUMBER of convicted sex offenders who have secured early release from prison thanks to a controversial new consent law has now passed the 100

13 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Swift Irish justice: Son of convicted drug smuggler John Gilligan appears in Dublin court before Spanish extradition warrant even comes through

AN IRISH gangster has appeared in a Dublin court over an extradition request by Spanish authorities after he skipped the country last year. Darren Gilligan,

13 Apr, 2023 @ 17:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain's Valencia search for beggar who killed bar owner who refused to give him money

Spain’s National Police seize 50 kilograms of heroin during drug deal in Madrid car park

SPAIN’S National Police force has seized 50 kilograms of heroin during a drug deal in a Madrid car park, as the result of a joint

13 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

640px Calle Marqués De Larios Under Cover Of Tents. Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Southeastern Europe

Shopping bags dropped by shocked shoppers in Spain’s Malaga amid massive operation against Albanian mafia

THE main shopping thoroughfare of Malaga was swarming with police this morning as part of a huge operation to take down an Albanian mafia gang.

13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar

ONE of the top commanders of the Guardia Civil in Malaga is under investigation for allegedly partying with drug traffickers and then trying to cover

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Blitz on pirate taxis operating at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

POLICE at Alicante-Elche airport have stepped up surveillance and inspection of vehicles that may be operating as illegal taxis. Clandestine services threaten the livelihoods of

12 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

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