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‘Another day, another break in’: British pub is latest victim of robbery gang on Spain’s Costa del Sol – just hours after suspects released on bail

A BRITISH pub on the Costa del Sol has been broken into and robbed of all its charity tins. The Rose and Thistle reported the

22 Mar, 2025 @ 13:18

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Boy, 15, takes father’s car and drives three times over speed limit in busy Costa Blanca town

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy took his father’s car and travelled up to 120 km/h down a street in San Vicente del Raspeig on the Costa Blanca.

21 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site

A BENIDORM construction site manager allegedly exploited illegal immigrants by threatening to report them to the police if they complained about working for nothing. The

21 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Woman in the shed’ finally identified in Spain- igniting fresh hope for cold case investigators

THE ‘woman in the shed’ was identified almost seven years after her death. Her identity was revealed yesterday as 33-year-old Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima following

21 Mar, 2025 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Three arrested over spate of burglaries and breaks in on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Popular Duquesa Port among the targets

TWO men and a woman have been arrested over a spate of robberies in Sabinillas and Duquesa port. The investigation began after local businesses reported

20 Mar, 2025 @ 17:39

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Outrage in Spain after 39 teens film themselves ‘using a chicken as a football’

A GROUP of teens have caused outrage in Spain after filming themselves ‘playing football with a chicken.’ The Guardia Civil has now identified 39 of

20 Mar, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Club shut down in Madrid after police discover drug den and exotic shark

A MADRID smoker’s club has been shut down for selling drugs and keeping an exotic shark in a fish tank. Some three people have been

20 Mar, 2025 @ 14:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain

A SAFE-CRACKING gang that broke into 42 Valencia and Murcia region businesses has been brought down by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. A hydraulic

20 Mar, 2025 @ 13:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Businessmen cleared of fraud after charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

TWO businessmen have been acquitted of defrauding Madrid City Council by charging €6 million in commission for securing a PPE contract in the early days

19 Mar, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Ex-employees of Costa Blanca luxury real estate agency accused of ‘stealing’ confidential data and customers

TWO former Javea real estate company workers who set up their own firm have been accused of stealing confidential information to drum up their own

18 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Burglar who scaled walls to rob dozens of homes in expat area of Costa Blanca is caught after year-long search

A 15-MONTH search for a burglar who robbed at least 33 homes in Javea on the Costa Blanca has ended with the arrest of a

18 Mar, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s notorious child killer Jose Breton finally admits murder 14 years on

IT was the most sensational Spanish case of its era. A man killed his own children, as a way of ‘getting at’ his ex-wife. After

18 Mar, 2025 @ 13:33

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Ponzi scheme with thousand of victims smashed with raids in Malaga, Murcia and Madrid

A CRIMINAL fraud scheme worth 37 million euros has been broken up by the Spanish National Police. Perhaps as many as four thousand people could

18 Mar, 2025 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Madrid·Murcia

Drug smuggling returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Seven narcos arrested unloading cocaine onto a Manilva beach

A BAND of drug traffickers were surprised by police as they unloaded their wares on a beach in the heart of one of the Costa

17 Mar, 2025 @ 19:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Illegal streamers in Spain beware: Police bust family of ‘Malaga entrepreneurs’ who sold dodgy TV boxes

AN illegal streaming service that offered premium TV content to customers across Spain has been dismantled. Raids were carried out on homes in Malaga and

17 Mar, 2025 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Blow for squatters in Barcelona: Court rules cutting power and water to occupied homes is NOT a crime

PROPERTY owners in Barcelona who stop paying utility bills for squatted homes will no longer be committing a criminal offense. Barcelona’s Provincial Court made the

17 Mar, 2025 @ 14:59

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel

AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian

17 Mar, 2025 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana for export including the UK

International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana to countries including the UK

RESIDENTS of a tiny Alicante province town were shocked to discover an international drugs gang operating from an isolated finca. A joint operation by the

13 Mar, 2025 @ 16:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist wanted in Spain for ‘slashing Mallorca bouncer’s face with a bottle’ is arrested

A BRITISH tourist wanted for slashing a bouncer’s face with a bottle in Mallorca has been caught. Interpol Agents have arrested a young Brit accused

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:06

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Brit drivers in Spain warned against making ‘rookie mistake’ after robbers target cars on the Costa del Sol

BRITS in Spain have been warned to ‘be on alert’ when parking their cars on the Costa del Sol. It comes after an expat had

13 Mar, 2025 @ 10:57

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain

FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla.

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Off-duty policeman stops drunk British man, 74, beating up his wife inside their Costa Blanca holiday home

Holiday hell in Estepona: Armed thugs posing as police rob tourists of Rolex and clothes after storming Airbnb-style flat

POLICIA Nacional are investigating the violent robbery of three ‘foreign’ tourists in Estepona. In the early morning of Sunday, March 9, police responded to an

12 Mar, 2025 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain

A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.

11 Mar, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge orders sacked emergency chiefs to explain why Valencia flood warning was sent too late to save many lives

Judge orders sacked emergency chiefs to explain why Valencia flood warning was sent so late

TWO former bosses of Valencia’s emergencies team will have to explain why the October 29 flood alert was sent so late. Ex-emergencies minister, Salome Pradas

10 Mar, 2025 @ 16:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

10,000 key buildings including schools, nursing homes and hospitals are in danger from severe floods in Spain

Scammer duped Valencia flood victims out of €32k in deposits for house repairs

A SCAMMER pocketed over €32,000 from Valencia flood victims for non-existent home repairs. The 41-year-old Spaniard went round a flood-hit estate next to a ravine

10 Mar, 2025 @ 11:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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‘Another day, another break in’: British pub is latest victim of robbery gang on Spain’s Costa del Sol – just hours after suspects released on bail

Boy, 15, takes father’s car and drives three times over speed limit in busy Costa Blanca town

Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site

‘Woman in the shed’ finally identified in Spain- igniting fresh hope for cold case investigators

Three arrested over spate of burglaries and breaks in on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Popular Duquesa Port among the targets

Outrage in Spain after 39 teens film themselves ‘using a chicken as a football’

Club shut down in Madrid after police discover drug den and exotic shark

Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain

Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain

Ex-employees of Costa Blanca luxury real estate agency accused of ‘stealing’ confidential data and customers

Burglar who scaled walls to rob dozens of homes in expat area of Costa Blanca is caught after year-long search

Spain’s notorious child killer Jose Breton finally admits murder 14 years on

Ponzi scheme with thousand of victims smashed with raids in Malaga, Murcia and Madrid

Drug smuggling returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Seven narcos arrested unloading cocaine onto a Manilva beach

Illegal streamers in Spain beware: Police bust family of ‘Malaga entrepreneurs’ who sold dodgy TV boxes

Blow for squatters in Barcelona: Court rules cutting power and water to occupied homes is NOT a crime

Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel

International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana to countries including the UK

British tourist wanted in Spain for ‘slashing Mallorca bouncer’s face with a bottle’ is arrested

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

Brit drivers in Spain warned against making ‘rookie mistake’ after robbers target cars on the Costa del Sol

Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain

Holiday hell in Estepona: Armed thugs posing as police rob tourists of Rolex and clothes after storming Airbnb-style flat

Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain

Judge orders sacked emergency chiefs to explain why Valencia flood warning was sent so late

Scammer duped Valencia flood victims out of €32k in deposits for house repairs

Suspect in murder of Hungarian woman in Benahavis attempts to slit his own throat as Guardia Civil make arrest

Barcelona 24-hour supermarkets open ’round the clock’ are fronts for human trafficking, police say

The lure of Ceuta: The contested land young men die to reach and Spain sends its army to Africa to stop

Inside the secrets of Alicante’s remarkable ‘Venus’ head – which may just be the city’s greatest Roman treasure

Gibraltar airport eyes four million people catchment zone and battles Malaga for Costa del Sol passengers and routes

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