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Serial Hugging Robbers Are Caught Trying To Find More Victims On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain

TWO women who stole watches and jewellery after hugging elderly victims across Spain have been arrested trying their luck on the Costa Blanca. The female

2 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Devastated father of young man attacked in north of Spain: ‘If he does not recover this week they will disconnect him’

THE devastated family of a young man savagely beaten by a gang of 12 has spoken out about their heartache. Their 23-year-old son was left

1 Aug, 2021 @ 13:21

Crime & Law·National News·Other News

Toddler saved and bodies of man and woman found near burning car in Barcelona

POLICE in Barcelona have launched an investigation after the bodies of a man and woman found near a burning car. Emergency services were called to

1 Aug, 2021 @ 09:34

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

Sniffer dog tries to find poison put in food to kill pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain

Sniffer dog tries to find poisoned food aimed at killing pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain

A specialist dog has been trying to sniff out poison deliberately left on a Costa Blanca canine beach. The beach is at El Campello where

30 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Criminal gang caught red-handed smuggling 15 tonnes of drugs into Spain on boat named ‘SEEFUCHS’

EIGHT members of an organised criminal gang were arrested after their boat, SEEFUCHS, was boarded 100 miles off the Spanish coast. Five drug smugglers were

30 Jul, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Benidorm man records secret sex video on Spain's Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp against woman's wishes

Benidorm man records sex video on Spain’s Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp without woman knowing

A Benidorm man has been arrested for distributing a video on WhatsApp of him having sex with a woman he met at a night club.

30 Jul, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Dozens Of Cute Puppies Discovered At Illegal Breeding Farm On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Dozens of cute-looking puppies discovered at illegal breeding farm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

POLICE and animal welfare council officials have raided an illegal Costa Blanca puppy farm that housed 137 dogs. The unregistered breeder had been running his

30 Jul, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Up To €4 Million In Fake Notes Discovered In An Abandoned Mercedes Car On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Counterfeit notes totalling €4 million are discovered in an abandoned Mercedes on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Mercedes car heading to a Costa Blanca scrapyard got a last minute reprieve after a suitcase containing €4 million of counterfeit cash was found

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The number of arrests for the brutal beating of young man in Spain rises to eight

POLICE in Spain said they had arrested eight people after a brutal attack involving a group of up to 12 assailants in the Basque Country.

29 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Policeman gets bitten as he tried to handcuff drug dealer in Alicante area of Spain

A drug dealer bit an Alicante Policia Local officer in the arm after he tried to handcuff him. The 50-year-old man was highly agitated by

29 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain

FAKE GOODS including clothing, footwear and luxury goods have been seized in an cross-country operation in Spain and Portugal. The haul, worth some €16.5 million,

29 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Shakira could go on trial and be jailed if convicted of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Shakira faces trial and could be jailed if found guilty of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

POP star Shakira could be tried and jailed over allegedly defrauding Spanish tax authorities of over €14 million between 2011 and 2014. A three-year probe

29 Jul, 2021 @ 13:45

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

Gang of 12 teens filmed violent attack on terrified schoolboy in Spain

A GANG of out-of-control teen thugs videoed themselves as they assaulted a terrified young boy. Police said the young victim was kicked, pushed and attacked

28 Jul, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

TWO underage boys have been arrested after accusations they tied up and threatened to kill their own father. The National Police confirmed that they had detained the

28 Jul, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lottery store manager stole a customer’s winning ticket worth over €55,000 in Murcia area of Spain

A Cartagena lottery shop manager has been convicted of defrauding a lucky ticket holder of a €55,733 prize over two years ago. Murcia’s Provincial Court

28 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Nervous Lorry Driver Exposes His Hidden 103 Kilo Marijuana Stash To Police In Murcia Area Of Spain

Nervous truck driver exposes his hidden 103 kilo marijuana stash to police in Murcia area of Spain

POLICE in Murcia have intercepted a truck with over 103 kilos of marijuana concealed in a hidden compartment. Drugs were also found in a car

28 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Dumb Assailant Slashes Man's Neck And Gets Arrested After Reporting A Finger Injury To The Police On Spain' S Costa Blanca

Dumb attacker slashes man’s neck and gets arrested after reporting a finger injury to the police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Torrevieja man has been jailed for attempted murder after popping into a police station to report a cut finger caused by an assault. The

28 Jul, 2021 @ 12:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Westley Capper implicated in disappearance of Latvian model Agnese Klavina in Spain’s Marbella dies ‘from COVID’

THE son of a British millionaire who killed a woman in a drink driving incident and stood trial accused of kidnapping a model in Marbella

27 Jul, 2021 @ 15:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Furniture thieves caught after stealing €100,000 worth of 17th century furniture in Spain’s Castellon

TWO women have been arrested on suspicion of stealing several pieces of 17th century furniture valued at €100,000 in Castellon Province. An investigation was launched

26 Jul, 2021 @ 15:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Bank Robbers Who Stalked Customers Who Made Large Cash Withdrawals Are Arrested On The Costa Blanca In Spain

Robbers who stalked bank customers with large cash withdrawals are caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain

THREE people who stalked and robbed people who withdrew cash from Costa Blanca banks have been arrested in Calpe. They also carried out distraction burglaries

26 Jul, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair pulls out of two airports and scraps a million seats in row over taxes in Spain

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled ‘unfair’ by the Supreme Court in Spain

SPAIN’S highest court has voided Ryanair rules permitting baggage to be sent on a flight other than that of the passenger. The Supreme Court backed

23 Jul, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Tommy Robinson, from zealot to zero: bankrupt ex-Marbella ‘resident’ told to pay £100k to teen libel victim and £500k costs

STEPHEN YAXLEY-LENNON, aka Tommy Robinson, has been told to pay £100,000 damages to a schoolboy that he libelled in 2018, with an estimated £500,000 is

23 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

New drug from the University of Barcelona offers hope for Alzheimer's sufferers

Jewels stolen from nursing home resident are pawned off by caregiver in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A Villajoyosa nursing home worker has been arrested for stealing jewellery and money from a 94-year-old resident. The Guardia Civil also arrested the owner of

22 Jul, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Poisoned vodka and fake honey: 15,000 tonnes of illegal food & drink seized as 42 smuggling gangs busted in Spain and across Europe

EUROPOL and Interpol have just concluded an 18-month long operation which targeted the trafficking of fake and substandard food and drink. The tenth operation of

22 Jul, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·National News

Angry Couple Set Woman On Fire And Try To Suffocate Her With A Plastic Bag Over A Traffic Dispute In Murcia Area Of Spain

Woman is set alight and almost suffocated by a plastic bag over a traffic dispute in Murcia area of Spain

A Murcia couple have been arrested for trying to kill a woman by burning and suffocating her The Los Ramos district residents sprayed a flammable

21 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man threatened fire-fighting helicopter pilot with shotgun for ‘stealing’ water from his lake in central Spain as wildfire raged nearby

A 63-year-old Spaniard is under investigation for threatening a pilot of a forest fire-fighting helicopter with a shotgun. The man threatened the pilot, who worked

21 Jul, 2021 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Hugging robbers go to the Costa Blanca to target elderly victims after committing multiple crimes across Spain

Devastated father of young man attacked in north of Spain: ‘If he does not recover this week they will disconnect him’

Toddler saved and bodies of man and woman found near burning car in Barcelona

Sniffer dog tries to find poisoned food aimed at killing pets on a Costa Blanca canine beach in Spain

Criminal gang caught red-handed smuggling 15 tonnes of drugs into Spain on boat named ‘SEEFUCHS’

Benidorm man records sex video on Spain’s Costa Blanca and posts it on WhatsApp without woman knowing

Dozens of cute-looking puppies discovered at illegal breeding farm on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Counterfeit notes totalling €4 million are discovered in an abandoned Mercedes on the Costa Blanca in Spain

The number of arrests for the brutal beating of young man in Spain rises to eight

Policeman gets bitten as he tried to handcuff drug dealer in Alicante area of Spain

EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain

Shakira faces trial and could be jailed if found guilty of €14 million tax fraud in Spain

Gang of 12 teens filmed violent attack on terrified schoolboy in Spain

Lottery store manager stole a customer’s winning ticket worth over €55,000 in Murcia area of Spain

Nervous truck driver exposes his hidden 103 kilo marijuana stash to police in Murcia area of Spain

Dumb attacker slashes man’s neck and gets arrested after reporting a finger injury to the police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Westley Capper implicated in disappearance of Latvian model Agnese Klavina in Spain’s Marbella dies ‘from COVID’

Furniture thieves caught after stealing €100,000 worth of 17th century furniture in Spain’s Castellon

Robbers who stalked bank customers with large cash withdrawals are caught on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Ryanair luggage rules over flight switches are ruled ‘unfair’ by the Supreme Court in Spain

Tommy Robinson, from zealot to zero: bankrupt ex-Marbella ‘resident’ told to pay £100k to teen libel victim and £500k costs

Jewels stolen from nursing home resident are pawned off by caregiver in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Poisoned vodka and fake honey: 15,000 tonnes of illegal food & drink seized as 42 smuggling gangs busted in Spain and across Europe

Woman is set alight and almost suffocated by a plastic bag over a traffic dispute in Murcia area of Spain

Man threatened fire-fighting helicopter pilot with shotgun for ‘stealing’ water from his lake in central Spain as wildfire raged nearby

EXCLUSIVE: Life insurance row leaves British expat in fight with Spain’s biggest bank following wife’s death

Three weekend hikes that start at the source of Spain’s mightiest rivers

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A tour of some of the Costa de la Luz’s under-the-radar spots – as the largely unheralded coastal gem girds itself for discovery by British tourists

The quiet corner of Andalucia where the last of Spain’s nomad shepherds still roam

EXCLUSIVE: ‘A rude train driver left us stranded in 35C heat and ruined our holiday – is this how Spain treats its tourists?’

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