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Fentanyl is discovered in Spain: Madrid officials call for calm over possible vial of the ‘zombie drug’ that has decimated neighbourhoods in the US

AFTER Madrid police discovered a possible vial of fentanyl — the deadly opioid wreaking havoc on the streets of US cities — during a drug

15 Mar, 2024 @ 15:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Carles Puigdemont ‘is ready to return to Spain and be arrested’: Exiled former Catalan leader will run for parliament, his lawyer says

THE lawyer of exiled ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont says he will return to Spain once the new Amnesty Law hits the statute books- even at

15 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

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

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

Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Knife-wielding British schizophrenic jailed for attempted murder of young schoolboy in Spain’s Madrid

A mentally-ill British dual-national has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing a six-year-old boy outside the British International Hastings School in Madrid. The assault

14 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

WARNING: Man survives being stabbed in the head while walking his dog on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Teenager said nothing as he plunged the knife in

A MAN was stabbed in the head in an unprovoked attack while out walking his dog in a popular resort on the Costa del Sol.

14 Mar, 2024 @ 10:40

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia

A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various

13 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

Thugs in southern Spain set 90-year-old woman’s house ablaze with her inside ‘after she complained about noise coming from their pub’

A 90-year-old woman narrowly escaped death after her home was deliberately set on fire by thugs while she was still inside. It is believed that

13 Mar, 2024 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

New move to stop dangerous farmland pollution that's been devastating Spain's Mar Menor lagoon

Companies which dumped brine into Spain’s Mar Menor lagoon are fined €2.3million

SIX companies and farmers have been stung with €2.3 million of fines for polluting the Mar Menor lagoon in the Murcia region. The Ministry of

12 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:22

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

British expat, 23, ‘kills baby and seriously injures others’ after ‘driving onto the pavement while high on drugs and booze’ at popular resort in Spain

A BRITISH expat is under investigation after allegedly mowing down a baby and five other people while driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Irish ‘crime lord’ Daniel Kinahan recommended to be charged with murder of brother of Gerry ‘the Monk’ Hutch in gang war that started on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE Irish police have recommended that notorious Irish mafia boss Daniel Kinahan be charged with the 2016 gangland murder of the brother of rival crime

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:06

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

‘Biological remains’ were found in Madrid flat of missing US expat Ana Maria Knezevich, as sixth week of disappearance approaches

SOURCES close to the investigation into the disappearance on February 2 of US expat Ana Maria Knezevich say that they found ‘biological remains’ in her

12 Mar, 2024 @ 09:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Angry patient throws computer at female doctor who would not sign him off work in latest medical assault in Spain's Murcia

Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring

DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:01

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Gay killer gets 25 years in jail with four murder trials still pending in Spain

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be

11 Mar, 2024 @ 15:25

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

Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their

9 Mar, 2024 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Home viewers of pirated La Liga soccer matches can now be fined individually in Spain

A LANDMARK ruling by a Barcelona judge means that home viewers of pirated feeds of La Liga football matches could be fined. The order of

8 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

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

Rags To Riches As Costa Blanca Street Beggar Scoops €1.2 Million Lottery Jackpot In Spain

Police in Spain’s Caceres find body in hunt for missing 79-year-old lottery winner

THE Guardia Civil located a body on Friday during the ongoing hunt for Vicente Sanchez, a 79-year-old man from a municipality in Caceres province who

8 Mar, 2024 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Photo Man Stabbed In Marbella In The Neck

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest five men in Marbella on suspicion of group sexual assault of 26-year-old woman

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested five men on suspicion of the group sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman in Marbella. The detentions came after she

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Guns, 23 cellphones, cryptocurrency, and €500 notes: What police found in the house of Koldo Garcia, the man at the centre of the Covid mask corruption scandal that has rocked Spain’s Socialist government

POLICE investigators made some startling discoveries when they searched the home of Koldo Garcia, the former right-hand man of ex-Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos and

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street in Spain

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last September.

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Other News

Madrid airport workers busted for stealing jewellery, bags, phones, cameras, and even a violin from passenger suitcases in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a group of Madrid airport employees for stealing valuables from luggage with a value of over €120,000. 16 employees of

7 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Travel warning for ‘unruly’ British tourists in Spain: Mayor of popular resort vows to crackdown on ‘yobbish’ behaviour

TOUGHER penalties have been promised against drunken tourists and criminal behaviour in the Playa de Palma area of Mallorca. Palma mayor, Jaime Martinez, made the

7 Mar, 2024 @ 13:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain

SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography. Four other suspects are still being investigated. Details

6 Mar, 2024 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Carlo Ancelotti agrees to contract extension at Real Madrid

Spain’s public prosecutor wants nearly five-year jail term for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti over tax fraud accusations

THE Madrid public prosecutor is calling for Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to be given nearly five years in jail over tax fraud claims. Sources

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:37

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