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John George killing: Two people summoned to answer questions about the murder from judge in Spain

John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

THE Guardia Civil is investigating whether the alleged killer of 37-year-old Belfast man John George, whose body was found last Tuesday on a Costa Blanca

9 Jan, 2025 @ 11:59

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police chief faces corruption quiz over tip-offs to drugs gang in Spain’s Valencia

A LOCAL police chief in Valencia province and a fellow officer are being investigated for allegedly supplying information to drug traffickers. The probe has been

8 Jan, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Squatters find new way to beat evictions in Spain after law change

This is the quickest way to get rid of squatters in Spain, according to a leading judge

A SUPREME Court judge says some squatters in Spain should be charged with fraud to help landlords get them evicted quickly. Vicente Magro believes people

8 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

John George suspect is arrested after ‘body of missing Belfast dad’ is found ‘hidden among trees’ in Alicante

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for homicide over the disappearance and suspected murder of John George in Alicante. The man, who is Eastern European,

7 Jan, 2025 @ 21:40

Alicante·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

SPANISH police believe they have found the body of missing father-of-two John George. Authorities in Alicante, on the Costa Blanca, are now treating the case

7 Jan, 2025 @ 21:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm and Costa Blanca property prices skyrocket in first quarter of 2026

Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment

A BENIDORM woman thought she got a bargain house share with a couple for just €300 per month but was ordered to have sex as

7 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: Why mafias on the Costa del Sol are shooting at men’s genitals

IT’S no secret that the Costa del Sol is a hotbed for mafia activity, with dozens of international gangs operating along the coastline. In the

7 Jan, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Elon Musk shares report claiming 91% of jailed rapists in Spain’s Cataluña are foreign – but is it true?

ELON Musk has expressed his shock over a report that claims 91% of imprisoned rapists in the region of Cataluña are foreign nationals. The X

6 Jan, 2025 @ 17:01

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Pictured: German man shot in the genitals outside a Marbella gym after giving away his location is an ex-Hell’s Angel and MMA fighter

A GERMAN bodybuilder and ex-MMA fighter was shot in the ‘penis and anus’ outside a Marbella padel club. The attack, which has been described as

6 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

AMY FITZPATRICK: Emotional plea for help from father of missing teen who vanished in Spain 17 years ago

THE father of missing Irish teen Amy Fitzpatrick has put out a heart-breaking plea for information 17 years after the Dubliner disappeared while she was

6 Jan, 2025 @ 12:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Watch: Marbella beach club is torched in morning ‘arson attack’: Police arrest dog walker suspect

A MARBELLA chiringuito has been completely destroyed after being set on fire this morning. Video footage shared online shows smoke billowing from Azucar Beach in

5 Jan, 2025 @ 15:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Marbella shooting victim said hitman ‘fired at his testicles’ in third gangland attack in 10 days – after cops seize weapons of war

THE victim of a shooting in Marbella was reportedly targeted in his genitals as part of a ‘warning’ from gangsters. The German national, of Arab

4 Jan, 2025 @ 08:02

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Wanted ‘highly dangerous’ predator could be hiding in Spain after skipping trial date in Britain

Do you know where Brian Green is? Contact tips@theolivepress.es A MAN wanted for the rape of a young girl remains at large after failing to

4 Jan, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Vicious robbers attacked elderly victims who were ‘dragged’ by car along streets of Costa Blanca tourist spot

A SPANISH couple drove 200 kilometres to Torrevieja to rob elderly people in the street by snatching items as they passed by in their car.

3 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New shooting in Marbella: Man is gunned down at padel club just days after Christmas Eve attack

A MAN has been shot several times during a brazen attack at a padel club in Marbella. The victim, a German man of Arab origin,

2 Jan, 2025 @ 18:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Bogus gas inspectors scam €6,000 out of elderly woman after three visits for ‘repairs’ in Valencia home

THREE bogus gas inspectors conned €6,000 out of an elderly woman in the Valencia region. The trio, who pretended to work for a Valencia gas

2 Jan, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

A MAN has been arrested in Almeria after confessing to strangling a woman with a dog leash before setting fire to her body. The 28-year-old

2 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves steal total cache of guns from Costa Blanca police station that had NO security cameras or alarm system

BURGLARS broke into a Costa Blanca police station on New Year’s night and stole eight guns plus ammunition, helped by the building having no alarm

2 Jan, 2025 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

FOUR alleged jihadist teenagers have been arrested on the Costa Blanca over fears they were planning to launch an attack over Christmas. The four Moroccan

31 Dec, 2024 @ 13:26

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Smugglers kill migrants en route to Spain ‘to instil fear and respect’

SEVEN people in charge of a migrant boat that sailed from Africa to the Canary Islands have been arrested over the murder of four people.

31 Dec, 2024 @ 12:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante

A SPANISH couple face animal abuse charges after dead horses were discovered on their Alicante province farm. Authorities were tipped off about a farm in

30 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spain's biggest-ever narco-boat drugs seizure with seven tonnes of cocaine hidden in underground farm cellars

WATCH: Spain’s biggest-ever narco-boat shipment seizure with seven tonnes of cocaine stored in underground farm cellars

SEVEN tonnes of cocaine has been seized from a Sevilla province farm- the largest intercepted shipment of cocaine brought in by narco-boats into Spain. The

30 Dec, 2024 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Spanish police say weapons of war from Ukraine are being increasingly used by narcos ‘without fear’

AUTHORITIES in Spain have warned narcos are using war weapons from Ukraine ‘without fear’ in a growing trend.

30 Dec, 2024 @ 12:31

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Nine Brits arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine from Spain by hiding it in frozen broccoli

THIS is the moment a cocaine shipment was found hidden among blocks of frozen brocolli. Footage shared by Policia Nacional in Spain shows the bricks

29 Dec, 2024 @ 18:17

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has dismantled a luxury car importing scam that conned the country’s Tax Agency out of over €17 million. 30 people have been

27 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law

Benalmadena shooting latest: Two victims are located after escaping down a ravine

THE victims of a shooting in Benalmadena have been located after escaping down a ravine. It comes after a dramatic response was launched last night

27 Dec, 2024 @ 13:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

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John George: Main suspect may have fled to Thailand after Belfast father’s murder in Alicante

Police chief faces corruption quiz over tip-offs to drugs gang in Spain’s Valencia

This is the quickest way to get rid of squatters in Spain, according to a leading judge

John George suspect is arrested after ‘body of missing Belfast dad’ is found ‘hidden among trees’ in Alicante

John George: Body is found in search for missing Belfast dad in Spain as police launch murder probe

Benidorm rental nightmare after live in landlord attacks female tenant and demands sexual favours as payment

Revealed: Why mafias on the Costa del Sol are shooting at men’s genitals

Elon Musk shares report claiming 91% of jailed rapists in Spain’s Cataluña are foreign – but is it true?

Pictured: German man shot in the genitals outside a Marbella gym after giving away his location is an ex-Hell’s Angel and MMA fighter

AMY FITZPATRICK: Emotional plea for help from father of missing teen who vanished in Spain 17 years ago

Watch: Marbella beach club is torched in morning ‘arson attack’: Police arrest dog walker suspect

Marbella shooting victim said hitman ‘fired at his testicles’ in third gangland attack in 10 days – after cops seize weapons of war

Wanted ‘highly dangerous’ predator could be hiding in Spain after skipping trial date in Britain

Vicious robbers attacked elderly victims who were ‘dragged’ by car along streets of Costa Blanca tourist spot

New shooting in Marbella: Man is gunned down at padel club just days after Christmas Eve attack

Bogus gas inspectors scam €6,000 out of elderly woman after three visits for ‘repairs’ in Valencia home

‘Tinder date’ horror in Spain: Woman is strangled to death with a dog leash and set on fire

Thieves steal total cache of guns from Costa Blanca police station that had NO security cameras or alarm system

Christmas ‘terror plot’ foiled in Spain: Four ‘jihadist teens’ are arrested over fears of attack in Alicante

Smugglers kill migrants en route to Spain ‘to instil fear and respect’

Spanish couple are arrested for animal abuse after ‘farm of horrors’ is discovered in Alicante

WATCH: Spain’s biggest-ever narco-boat shipment seizure with seven tonnes of cocaine stored in underground farm cellars

Spanish police say weapons of war from Ukraine are being increasingly used by narcos ‘without fear’

Watch: Nine Brits arrested for trying to smuggle cocaine from Spain by hiding it in frozen broccoli

Police bust luxury car import scam which cheated Spain’s Tax Agency out of €17m in VAT

Benalmadena shooting latest: Two victims are located after escaping down a ravine

WATCH: Spanish police manhandle football fan during clashes with ultras ahead of heated Malaga and Almeria derby

Sabine Marbella: The Ibiza-style restaurant everyone will be booking this summer

Brussels will require all phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027 – and use USB-C chargers

Latest Costa Blanca street shooting sees man gunned down in Torrevieja beach area

Air traffic controllers in Spain begin indefinite strike action – here’s how travellers can avoid the chaos