Boy, 16, stabbed in the back with scissors during horror road rage incident in Malaga A man has been arrested in connection with the attack, which unfolded during a traffic row between the boy's father and a van driver outside 15 Oct, 2026 @ 09:04 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spanish police files could be crucial in trial of Irish ‘cartel boss’ Daniel Kinahan as he seeks bail in Dublin The defence is seeking full disclosure of files from two separate investigations in Spain and Dubai in which he said Kinahan was 'acquitted'. 14 Oct, 2026 @ 16:00 Crime & Law·Lead
Spain jails Qatari sheikh’s son over collapse of Malaga CF – but father and two brothers remain on the run Rakan Al-Thani is accused of using club money for the family’s personal benefit, disguising the spending as legitimate business expenses. 14 Oct, 2026 @ 13:04 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sport
Brit arrested as police boat fatally crashes into speedboat carrying 3.7 tonnes of cocaine near Portugal’s Algarve The speedboat’s pilot, a man from Algeciras, died after the boat collided with a pursuing vessel about 80 nautical miles off Faro 14 Oct, 2026 @ 11:55 Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead
Nazi graffiti smeared on new Valencia memorial honouring victims of Franco’s fascist regime Quart de Poblet City Council is analysing security camera footage to discover the identity of the perpetrator or perpetrators. 14 Oct, 2026 @ 10:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community
Former Liverpool goalkeeper held at gunpoint as masked robbers storm luxury Valencia home with wife and child inside Peter Gulacsi was forced to miss a Champions League clash after four intruders burst into his property around 1am on Tuesday. 14 Oct, 2026 @ 08:59 Crime & Law·Lead·Sport·Valencia
Thieves ‘ask to borrow man’s mobile phone for urgent call’ before snatching his gold necklace on the Costa del Sol One suspect was later arrested by police, who also managed to recover the stolen jewellery. 13 Oct, 2026 @ 08:48 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Audacious Hollywood-style helicopter escape bid for French drug lord is foiled at Costa del Sol prison home to Scottish mafia boss Stephen Lyons A HOLLYWOOD-style plot to break a French drug cartel boss out of a Costa del Sol prison using a helicopter has been foiled by heavily 12 Oct, 2026 @ 12:34 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Brazen gang raids Sotogrande luxury watch shop and holds workers at gunpoint in five-minute ordeal The thieves copped 30 high-end watches from brands including Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet, plus four designer handbags. 11 Oct, 2026 @ 20:40 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead
Police probe whether family of Colombian woman who died after procedure ordered Marbella cosmetic surgeon ‘assassination’ Detectives are reportedly examining the family of a Colombian patient who died after undergoing cosmetic surgery at Dr Aslani’s clinic. 11 Oct, 2026 @ 15:46 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Tourist barricades himself in Costa del Sol hotel room with knife and child after ‘launching wild attack on partner’ The incident reportedly took place on the family’s final day in Manliva, shortly before they were due to return to their home country. 11 Oct, 2026 @ 13:41 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead
Police probe whether Marbella cosmetic surgeon shooting was ‘ordered by unhappy female patient with mafia connections’ Some of Aslani’s patients and their relatives are reported to have links to organised crime, with many clients living in the Campo de Gibraltar. 9 Oct, 2026 @ 18:28 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Swede, 18, held over murder of Marbella plastic surgeon is latest horrifying case of gangs recruiting teenage hitmen in Spain The killing fits a pattern of criminal gangs using social media apps to recruit boys and sending them to the Costa del Sol to kill 9 Oct, 2026 @ 18:17 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Malaga·Marbella
Spain’s ‘Walter White’ arrested after cops seize 16 kilos of cocaine in a Granada drug laboratory The chemist allegedly supplied criminal gangs with chemicals used to bulk out cocaine, allowing dealers to potentially triple their profits. 9 Oct, 2026 @ 14:28 Crime & Law·Granada·Lead
Spanish police continue to unwind huge 42-tonne cocaine cartel that corrupted high-ranking Madrid cops and Algeciras port workers The latest move involved 21 arrests in Ecuador on October 8 in 23 simultaneous raids carried out with Europol. 9 Oct, 2026 @ 10:32 Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News
Swede, 18, arrested over murder of leading plastic surgeon gunned down at his Marbella clinic AN 18-year-old male has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a leading cosmetic surgeon inside his own clinic. 8 Oct, 2026 @ 18:42 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Madcap narco heist uses disguises and stolen jetski to recover €1.5m worth of cocaine stored on ship in Algeciras port Three people were arrested after the failed attemp to extract €1.5 million worth of cocaine from an Algeciras container ship. 8 Oct, 2026 @ 16:20 Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead
Off-duty cop catches ‘distraction robbers’ targeting shoppers in supermarket car parks across Valencia and Murcia Two men have been arrested for robbing mainly women and elderly people in supermarket car parks in the Murcia and Valencia regions. 8 Oct, 2026 @ 13:38 Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia
Marbella’s leading Brazilian butt lift doctor is murdered in his own clinic: What we know so far about his grisly death Dr Alexander Aslani , 57, had been practising on the Costa del Sol for almost 20 years, with a client list that was ‘70% from 8 Oct, 2026 @ 12:10 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Drug trafficker caught with 1.5 tonnes of cocaine shipped from Ibiza to mainland Spain A Romanian man has been arrested at the port of Valencia after arriving there from Ibiza by ferry with almost 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in 8 Oct, 2026 @ 09:34 Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community
PICTURED: Marbella plastic surgeon executed after ‘masked gunmen storm clinic and shoot him multiple times in head’ Dr Alexander Aslani, the founder of the specialist Cirumed Clinic in Marbella, has been named locally as the victim of Wednesday evening’s shooting. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 21:35 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Police hunt killer after man, 57, is shot multiple times in the head at Marbella cosmetic surgery clinic Officers were called to a cosmetic surgery clinic in the Finca Panorama urbanisation after reports of gunfire inside the building. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 19:31 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella
Another shooting rocks Malaga as rival families exchange gunfire during broad daylight street brawl Officers from the Policia Nacional arrested two people and seized three firearms after shots were fired in La Palmilla in Malaga on Wednesday afternoon. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 18:20 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Marbella doctor found with dead nurse in hotel room ‘confessed to injecting propofol into her jugular’ The pair allegedly used the drug routinely to help each other fall asleep - but the last time they did, the nurse never woke up. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 14:38 Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella
Masked burglars sneak into Marbella villa and tie up terrified occupants in second violent raid in days Intruders entered the property via the garden while the owner was with two young people, fleeing with an unconfirmed haul of valuable items. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 11:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella
Andalucia’s narco gangs are militarising and hiring fighters with ‘war zone experience’, new report claims According to the report, Andalucia – including the Costa del Sol – has become a key territory in the European drug trafficking network. 7 Oct, 2026 @ 08:45 Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead