Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia
IT sounded like the ultimate wellness hack for the high-flying elite – a smoothie that could fuel a finance bro’s 3am club cameo AND his
Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers
SPAIN’S war on Class-A drug smuggling has taken a high-tech leap. Traffickers, never short of cunning, have embraced drones, narco-submarines, and hidden tunnels, pushing law
Hitman who ‘murdered pimp rival’ in Peru is arrested in Madrid as feared South American gangs move into Spain
SPANISH police have arrested another hitman linked to the notoriously deadly Latin American gang Tren de Aragua. The suspect, a Venezuelan national, was picked up
Horses on ‘verge of dying’ recovering well after horrific neglect by owner in Valencia
AN ANIMAL abuse probe has been opened after seven horses on the verge of death were discovered at a stud farm in Oliva(Valencia) The Oliva
EXCLUSIVE: CWM founder breaks silence to deny €35m fraud which devastated hundreds of expat retirees in Spain – and points the finger at bigger boys
THE Continental Wealth Management (CWM) scandal has been one of the most sordid to dog Spain’s expat community in recent years. It was a tale
How crooks are stealing Spanish villas with forged powers of attorney and sinister late-night threats
The Olive Press has revealed the astonishing cases of two foreigners, a Swede and an American, who have had their Costa del Sol properties stolen
US husband batters bodybuilder wife to death with a hammer in horrifying Costa del Sol murder-suicide
A FEMALE bodybuilder dubbed the ‘Colombian She-Hulk’ was bludgeoned to death with a hammer by her husband in a brutal murder-suicide in Fuengirola, Malaga Hoy
Gun-toting Brit gang who ‘busted UK kingpin out of police van in Ibiza’ are finally nabbed
FIVE members of a British mafia outfit have been tracked down and arrested for their role in a broad daylight assault on a police van
Cigarette machine thief seriously injured after getaway car ends up in Costa Blanca canal
A THIEF was seriously injured after his getaway car went into a canal at San Miguel de Salinas in Alicante province. The man was taken
Funfair attraction owner in Spain arrested for homicide after girl, 2, is electrocuted
TWO people have been arrested over the death of a girl who was electrocuted on metal fencing at a Murcia fairground attraction. Amira, 2, died
Palma cracks down on buying from illegal street sellers
PALMA Police have enacted the city´s new ordinance which places fines of up to 750 euros on people who buy products from illegal street sellers.
Police make mass arrests and raid drugs lab producing up to 30 kilos of cocaine per day in Spain
A VALENCIA cocaine gang that made and sold the drug has been brought down by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. 25 people have
Lawyer rubbishes DNA link to sole suspect in brutal murder of Audrey Fang in Spain
EXPERTS have found DNA belonging to the suspect arrested for the murder of Singaporean Audrey Fang on her body. L’Opinion de Murcia reports that the
Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia
THREE people have been arrested in Valencia province for busting sanctions by exporting machinery to Russia. Two of the detainees have been jailed after a
Shootings, kidnappings and mafia: Police reveal details on a dozen Costa del Sol crime wave operations
MALAGA’s Policia Nacional have pulled back the curtain on a series of investigations targeting crime on the Costa del Sol over the past 18 months.Â
Plumber turned squatter steals taps and pipes from Costa Blanca holiday homes
A SQUATTER robbed 21 neighbouring properties in Denia in less than a month. The 31-year-old man was a trained plumber and stole taps and pipes
Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain
A JOINT Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation has dismantled a gang that trafficked and sexually exploited South American woman in Eastern Spain. Flats and
Liverpool man killed in shoot-out after playing football on the Costa del Sol is named
A BRIT gunned down in a Costa del Sol shoot-out has been named as 32-year-old Steven Gray, according to the Liverpool Echo. Gray was killed
Gang robs dozens of foreign tourist cars at motorway service areas in Spain
A GANG who stole from cars belonging to foreign tourists at Valencia motorway service areas has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Six people have
Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign
A HIGH-SPEED car chase in Benidorm’s streets ended in a vehicle carrying 7,240 ecstasy pills crashing into a road sign. Two men- both aged 35
Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars
A TYRE slasher operating in Benalmadena has been caught after an off-duty Policia Nacional officer saw him in action. The 54-year-old man was spotted in
Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw at hands of British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’
A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper,
Irish man stabbed but won’t reveal attacker’s name to police on Costa Blanca
A 29-year-old Irish man was stabbed by a knife on Sunday morning in the La Zenia area of the Orihuela Costa. The victim- according to
Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca
A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000
Suspect arrested in Liverpool over shooting of two Scottish gangsters on the Costa del Sol
A MAN from Merseyside has been arrested and could face extradition to Spain in connection with the double murder of two Scottish gangsters outside an
Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned
A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also