Spain’s most wanted safe cracker and ‘posh’ son of Italian politician is finally arrested
POLICE have arrested Alex di Francesco in Rome- the man branded as Spain’s top safe cracker- and nicknamed ‘posh boy’ for being the son of
Watch: Terrifying shootout in ‘no-go’ narco zone in southern Spain ‘involving shotguns and AK-47s’
THIS is the terrifying moment a late-night shoot out rocked a neighbourhood of Sevilla in southern Spain at the weekend. Footage shared online shows how
Body of unidentified man with a cut throat is dumped near major holiday resort on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The victim, who has not been identified, has no relation the property in which he was found
Neighbours fume over noisy illegal rave on farm in Spain with multiple arrests and drivers failing drug tests
AN ILLEGAL rave on a Murcia region farm has resulted in five arrests during a busy weekend for the police. The event attracted around a
Italian mafia boss is arrested in Spain’s Benidorm: Kingpin faces 24 years behind bars
AN ITALIAN man accused of running a drug trafficking gang in his native country, has been arrested in Benidorm. The 38-year-old had a European Arrest
Brit rapist who attacked a 13-year-old girl on a beach in Spain is jailed for two years
A BRITISH man who suffers with Jacob’s Syndrome- a genetic condition which causes mental issues- has been given a two-year prison term for raping a
New mega narco bust underlines how Spain has become ‘the number one producer of cannabis in Europe’
SPANISH police oversaw another huge drugs bust this week, but one that harbingers a new and worrying trend in the country’s struggle against narco trafficking.
A ‘serial child sex offender’ who abused children in Gibraltar for over a quarter of a century is found guilty after harrowing trial
A SERIAL child sex offender has been found guilty of 19 offences against children in the Gibraltar Supreme Court over a period spanning a quarter
Smuggler is caught with €100,000 worth of fake British, French and other nations’ stamps in Spain
A WOMAN who arrived at Valencia Airport from Morocco tried to smuggle in nearly €100,000 of freshly-minted fake postage stamps. The Spanish national- of Nigerian
Burnt body is found dumped in Spain’s Tenerife: Murder probe is launched after victim was ‘tied up’
THE burnt body of a man has been discovered on the island of Tenerife. The corpse was found on the south of the island on
British woman is hospitalised in Spain after being ‘stabbed by a masked robber’ at a major holiday resort
A BRITISH tourist was stabbed during a street robbery in Lloret de Mar on Monday. The female victim was with a group from France and
WATCH: How narco traffickers from Spain’s Andalucia flooded Europe with hashish, including hidden switches, secret lairs and fake cops – as police seize nine TONNES of drugs
SPANISH police have smashed a huge criminal gang that had turned the Gulf of Cadiz into one of Europe’s epicentres for drug trafficking. The group
Father, 74, and son, 18, arrested for dealing cocaine to Estepona community from their villa on the Costa del Sol
A 74-year-old father was leading his 18-year-old son in running a cocaine operation from their villa on the Costa del Sol. The pair, 74 and
Police in Spain investigate bizarre case of ‘paranormal abuse’ after a woman claimed her ex-boyfriend hired a medium to scare her
A VALENCIA woman has accused her former partner of hiring a medium to move objects and furniture to intimidate her. In a domestic violence investigation,
Costa del Horror: Builder ‘decapitated his ex’ in a Marbella sand dune before ‘dumping mother-of-two’s body, head and hands into the sea’
A MAN accused of decapitating his ex-girlfriend just moments after having sex with her in a Marbella sand dune will finally appear in court. The
Outrage over ‘appalling’ Christian Brueckner verdict: Public leave court room ‘in disgust’ after Madeleine McCann suspect’s full acquittal – as prosecutors launch appeal
PROSECUTORS in Germany have branded the full acquittal of paedophile Christian Brueckner ‘appalling’. The 47-year-old was cleared of all charges by a judge in Braunschweig
Chaos outside Marbella nightclub after reveller is stabbed in the back during violent brawl
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been stabbed in the back following a brawl outside a Marbella nightclub. The chaotic scenes occurred on Calle Ribera in Puerto
How locals in Spain can block Airbnb-style flats according to new Supreme Court ruling
SPAIN’S Supreme Court has ruled that a community of home owners can prohibit tourist flats so long as at least three-fifths of them back such
Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is cleared of all charges at unrelated multiple sex crimes trial in Germany
CHRISTIAN Brueckner has been cleared of all charges at his multiple sex crimes trial in Germany. The German paedophile, 47, had been accused of three
Spain’s ‘number one safe cracker’ and ‘posh boy’ has ‘fled to Italy’ amid police manhunt
SPAIN’S top safe-cracker is said to have fled to Italy, after a manhunt was launched in connection with two burglaries in Cadiz and Malaga. Alex
Bad hair day! French thief drops his wig during police chase after ‘stealing bank cards from elderly tourists’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCHMAN has been arrested in Alicante for allegedly targeting elderly foreign tourists at ATM machines. The convicted fraudster is accused of watching his marks
Wanted Brit ‘could be anywhere in Spain’: More pics emerge of Thomas Dures as ‘the UK’s FBI’ appeals to expats with a €24,000 reward
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Watch: Brit is robbed of his €80,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca – police make two arrests
TWO Italians who stole a Rolex watch from a British tourist visiting Magaluf in April, have been arrested after returning to Mallorca to carry out
Drug mule, 76, is among three passengers arrested for ‘trying to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into Madrid airport’
AN ELDERLY drug mule, 76, was among three people arrested at Madrid airport on Sunday for trying to 200 kilos of cocaine into Spain. The
Fake El Greco painting is seized in Spain just before selling for €1.3m: Owner claimed he bought ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market
THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage division has acquired a fake painting being marketed as an El Greco masterpiece with a sale price of €1.3 million.
‘We all suspected there were drugs in the containers’: Dark turn in mystery of the German couple who vanished in Barcelona’s most dangerous neighbourhood Â
A GERMAN couple who disappeared in a crime-ridden neighbourhood of Barcelona may have been fleeing from debts they had built up with international cocaine traffickers.