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Police chase down two suspected smugglers in Gibraltar with £17,000 of tobacco in their car

POLICE have arrested two men suspected of trying to smuggle tobacco after chasing them down Gibraltar roads on motorcycles. Officers were patrolling Queensway when they

13 Dec, 2023 @ 16:16

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Restaurant boss who ‘grabbed female employee’s buttocks’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COSTA BLANCA restaurant owner has been arrested for sexual assault after a female employee accused him of grabbing her buttocks. Police were called to

13 Dec, 2023 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Irish tourist, 28, who flashed his genitals to three minors after a booze-fuelled night out in Spain avoids jail

Irish tourist, 28, who flashed his genitals to three minors after a booze-fuelled day out in Spain avoids jail

A DRUNK Irish tourist who exposed himself to three girls in a Mallorca street has escaped being jailed. A Palma court on Tuesday gave the

13 Dec, 2023 @ 11:11

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Benidorm-based British paedophile gets 133-year prison term in Spain

A BRITISH man living in Benidorm has been given a 133-year prison sentence for making and distributing child pornography and sexually abusing minors. The 27-year-old

12 Dec, 2023 @ 18:47

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

Two alleged Dutch-Moroccan hitmen acquitted over gangland murder of Marbella nightclub impresario and Kinahan associate in 2019

TWO Dutchmen have been dramatically acquitted of the 2021 murder of a Kinahan cartel bagman who was killed in a hail of bullets while driving

12 Dec, 2023 @ 16:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Man arrested for sexually assaulting Camino de Santiago pilgrim

Spain’s Civil Guard arrests man who sexually assaulted a German woman on the Camino de Santiago

THE CIVIL Guard has arrested a man after he allegedly held a 24-year-old German national against her will and sexually assaulted her. The victim was

12 Dec, 2023 @ 14:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca

A MALLORCA protestor who shouted slogans against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been fined €100 for his outburst. Jesus Revuelta believes the penalty is a

12 Dec, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

Police rescue trafficked women who were sexually exploited in brothels across Eastern Spain

Women beaten up and humiliated by prostitution gang in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE in Spain and Romania have freed 14 women who were sexually exploited, beaten and humiliated. A joint probe between the Policia Nacional and their

12 Dec, 2023 @ 11:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cosmetic surgeon being investigated over death of British patient in Spain dies suddenly

A SURGEON who performed a cosmetic surgery procedure on a British woman who died following ‘complications’ at a Palma clinic in September, has himself died.

11 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Hacker from infamous cyber-attack group Kelvin Security is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘targeting town halls and businesses’

A CYBER-HACKER has been arrested in Alicante for being involved with the notorious Kelvin Security hacking group. The Venezuelan national was jailed after appearing in

11 Dec, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sevilla·Valencian Community

Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain' Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy 'MOT' racket is arrested

Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy ‘MOT’ racket is arrested

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted what it described as a ‘sophisticated’ gang that issued an estimated 5,000 bogus ITV car test certificates in two years.

11 Dec, 2023 @ 17:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Madeleine Mccann Suspect Christian Brueckner To Be Charged With Rape

EXCLUSIVE: Army of witnesses to testify against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner: All you know need to know just weeks ahead of sex crimes trial

AN army of witnesses are queueing up to put Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner behind bars for life. The German sex offender is facing a

11 Dec, 2023 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead·Must Read

Residents launch citizen patrols to stop burglaries in popular expat area of Spain's Costa Blanca

Residents launch vigilante patrols on Spain’s Costa Blanca following surge in burglaries

A SHARP spike in home robberies has forced worried residents of Pinar de Campoverde on the southern Costa Blanca to demand action to catch the

11 Dec, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man arrested for hidden toilet videos in Spain's Valencia

Man hides in bathroom to make videos of women and children in Spain’s Valencia

A 27-YEAR-OLD Romanian man has been arrested after spending 44 minutes making hidden videos in the women’s bathroom at a Valencia shopping centre. Security cameras

9 Dec, 2023 @ 09:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

UK government confirms compensation for victims of terror attack in Spain’s Murcia

THE victims of a terror attack where an islamist smashed his car onto a busy expat bar’s terrace, killing one and injuring several, are in

8 Dec, 2023 @ 16:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

LISTEN: Podcast by ‘Britain’s FBI’ takes you behind the scenes of their operations in Spain – where fugitives ‘want to hide among expats and drink British beer’

THE UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched a podcast series which takes you behind the scenes of their operations both at home and abroad.

7 Dec, 2023 @ 16:46

Crime & Law·Lead

Exposed: How a gang paid Spanish women to marry foreign expats in bid to gain them residency

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 32 people in Andalucia for their involvement in a ‘marriage of convenience’ scam that enabled foreigners to get Spanish residency.

7 Dec, 2023 @ 14:30

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Malaga

Car salesman cons customers out of €100,000 in Spain's Murcia

Car salesman cons customers out of €100,000 in southern Spain

A SECOND-HAND car salesman from Cartagena has been arrested for scamming seven victims out of €100,000. The 36-year-old Spaniard worked at an undisclosed dealership and

7 Dec, 2023 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Murcia

Imam and Arabic teacher who ‘tried to turn children into jihadists’ is arrested in Spain

AN IMAM who worked as an Arabic language teacher at a Madrid mosque has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for trying to radicalise minors.

7 Dec, 2023 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Drug cartel members who used cocaine profits to buy hundreds of El Gordo lottery tickets are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FAMILY gang selling cocaine laundered their proceeds by buying Christmas Lottery tickets with the hopes of scooping a bigger return from their criminal activities.

6 Dec, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Why is there a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks in the EU this Christmas? Warning from Brussels follows a series of Jihadist arrests in Spain

OFFICIALS in Brussels have warned there is a ‘high risk’ of terror attacks across Europe this Christmas. European Commissioner Ylva Johansson issued the warning this

6 Dec, 2023 @ 11:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Enormous cocaine bust in Galicia: Police warehouse raid finds 7.2 TONNES stashed among frozen fish

A FRESH mega cocaine bust has seen authorities confiscate a staggering 7.2 tonnes of the white stuff from a warehouse in Galicia. The seizure was

6 Dec, 2023 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Music event ticket seller cons dozens of people across Spain who end up out of pocket

A FRAUDSTER conned at least 58 people by selling bogus music concert tickets online with customers getting nothing or at best- just a fake ticket.

5 Dec, 2023 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Olive oil mafia which ‘sold fake extra virgin shipments abroad’ is exposed following raids in Spain and Italy

THE Guardia Civil has arrested 11 people in Spain and Italy for belonging to a gang trading tampered olive oil. Authorities have seized 16 containers

4 Dec, 2023 @ 16:24

Andalucia·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Mother warns girls in Spain are being targeted by pimps on TikTok and Instagram after her daughter was roped into prostitution and killed by a sadomasochist

THE MOTHER of a 20-year-old woman who was murdered just over a year ago in Madrid has warned that girls in Spain are being targeted

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Fraudsters posing as Denzel Washington and Hugh Jackman scam victims out of €75,000 on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE COSTA del Scam strikes again with victims losing €75,000 to fraudsters posing as famous Hollywood actors. Policia Nacional have reported numerous cases in which

4 Dec, 2023 @ 12:28

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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