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Authorities in Spain bust two criminal gangs who used explosives to steal from cash machines

THE SPANISH authorities have busted two criminal gangs who specialised in using explosives to steal money from cash machines. A total of 14 people were

16 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ fascist Kris Kearney tells London court his far-right posts were not supposed to incite violence

A FAR-RIGHT fitness guru who was extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK told a court he is ‘horrified’ that he might have

16 May, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Machine Gun And Drugs Farm Found In Illegal Rural Squat In Spain's Alicante Area

Machine gun and marijuana farm found inside rural squat in Spain’s Alicante area

A POLISH man, 38, who squatted in a finca in Campo Alto de Elda turned it into a marijuana farm and was found in possession

16 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Car Crammed With Drugs Intercepted Before Boarding Costa Blanca Ferry For Spain's Ibiza

Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza

A CAR carrying drugs stashed in secret compartments has been seized by the Guardia Civil as it was going to board a ferry from Denia

16 May, 2023 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Valencian Community

Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FATHER has lost a two-year court battle over stopping his young daughter getting an important ear operation. The girl has now undergone the surgery

15 May, 2023 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

VOX councillor for Parla (Madrid) arrested as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation

THE VOX Councillor for Parla, Ana Gonzalez Martinez, has been arrested as part of an anti-narcotics operation in Madrid. The 37-year-old politician, who is also

15 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Police raid luxury home owned by international money launderer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional has raided a Calpe property belonging to the boss of a European money laundering gang. The home valued at over €400,000 has

15 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm police use CCTV to catch parrot thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM parrot left its owner’s home for its daily local flight but was stolen while it perched down on a public street. A man,

15 May, 2023 @ 12:45

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

Hash Packages German Gang Three Members Arrested In Mijas Photo By P. Nacional

Three drug traffickers who sent hash and marihuana from Malaga to Germany arrested in Mijas

A GANG that transported marihuana and hash from the Costa del Sol to Germany has been dismantled in Mijas (Malaga). The group was formed by

15 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender

15 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Animal cruelty investigation launched after a severely neglected Shetland pony is put down in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil in Granada has opened an investigation into a 47-year-old man – with no previous police record – into a crime of suspected

15 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

SPANISH Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has slammed a decision by Basque political party EH Bildu to include 44 convicted members of now-defunct terrorist organisation ETA

13 May, 2023 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his care

12 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for stealing 70 bottles of a powerful anaesthetic from a health centre that she worked at in Valencia province.

12 May, 2023 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cannabis Smoking Club Closed For Selling Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking

12 May, 2023 @ 12:57

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

Man on UK ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested after seven years on the run in Spain’s Malaga area

A MAN who was on the run from UK authorities for seven years has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Estepona. Mark Francis Roberts,

12 May, 2023 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Luxury rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into marijuana farms

AN ANONYMOUS tip-off directed the Guardia Civil to a gang who grew marijuana in two luxury villas in Altea. The email- from either a ‘concerned’

11 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Serial sex attacker who 'dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women' arrested in Valencia

Three males- including a minor- accused of gang-raping teenage girl in Spain’s Murcia region

THREE MALES- one of them a minor- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Cieza for raping a 17-year-old girl. In addition, three women

11 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police foil petrol bomb plot on Gibraltar governor’s home only to find they were fizzy drink bottles

A MAN accused of making two bomb hoaxes at the Convent will get a mental health check after police found his ‘petrol bombs’ were actually

11 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Health centre in Spain's Valencia reopens after 12 days with police and security checks following attacks on staff

Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff

A VALENCIA area health centre was forced to shut on Wednesday after several members of staff took ‘sick leave’ following a series of violent attacks

10 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Arrest made over transphobic hate crime that saw transwoman kicked in the behind in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN has been arrested for a hate crime after running up behind a transgender woman and kicking her in the backside. The 28-year-old allegedly

10 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Farmers in Spain’s Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 26 farmers for illegally using water in the eastern La Axarquia area of Malaga province. A further ten are being

10 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Shooting begins on crime series 'Marbella', credit: Nacho Carretero

‘Marbella’: Cameras roll on new Spanish TV show set in the Costa del Sol’s world of organised crime

A NEW television series set in and around the world of organised crime on the Costa del Sol has started filming on location. The series,

10 May, 2023 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Court drops charges against Spanish ex-porn star Nacho Vidal for death of photographer during ‘toad venom ritual’

CHARGES against former porn star Nacho Vidal have been provisionally dropped by a Valencia court in a bizarre case in which he was accused of

9 May, 2023 @ 18:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have warned that Costa Blanca drug dealers may be trying to sell a synthetic narcotic named ‘Alpha’ that prove fatal to users. A small

9 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Three Members Of The Moroccan Gang Before Committing A Burglary In Galapagar Photo By Comandancia Guardia Civil Madrid

Five members of Moroccan gang arrested in Madrid

A MOROCCAN gang allegedly involved in robberies with violence has been dismantled in Galapagar (Madrid). It was formed by seven members, two 17-year-old minors and

9 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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Authorities in Spain bust two criminal gangs who used explosives to steal from cash machines

‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ fascist Kris Kearney tells London court his far-right posts were not supposed to incite violence

Machine gun and marijuana farm found inside rural squat in Spain’s Alicante area

Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza

Court stops father from banning daughter’s important ear operation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VOX councillor for Parla (Madrid) arrested as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation

Police raid luxury home owned by international money launderer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm police use CCTV to catch parrot thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Three drug traffickers who sent hash and marihuana from Malaga to Germany arrested in Mijas

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

Animal cruelty investigation launched after a severely neglected Shetland pony is put down in Spain’s Granada

Spain’s prime minister calls plan to include 44 convicted members of ETA terror group on election lists ‘indecent’

Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic

Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man on UK ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested after seven years on the run in Spain’s Malaga area

Luxury rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into marijuana farms

Three males- including a minor- accused of gang-raping teenage girl in Spain’s Murcia region

Police foil petrol bomb plot on Gibraltar governor’s home only to find they were fizzy drink bottles

Valencia health centre in Spain closed after violent assaults on doctors and medical staff

Arrest made over transphobic hate crime that saw transwoman kicked in the behind in Spain’s Malaga

Farmers in Spain’s Malaga area arrested for using illegal water supplies since 2018

‘Marbella’: Cameras roll on new Spanish TV show set in the Costa del Sol’s world of organised crime

Court drops charges against Spanish ex-porn star Nacho Vidal for death of photographer during ‘toad venom ritual’

Police warn of ‘killer’ drug that’s cheaper than cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Five members of Moroccan gang arrested in Madrid

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

Hundreds to walk in memory of British mum, 35, allegedly killed by her husband in shocking Costa del Sol tragedy

New €650m, 200-room Four Seasons Hotel in Marbella takes another step forwards on sprawling site near El Pinar

British mother, 25, camping on the beach arrested in Marbella after baby tests positive for cocaine

New sketch of Marbella ‘suitcase’ murder victim rules out link to missing Latvian waitress Agnese Klavina