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Belgian fugitive wanted in connection with brutal stabbing in homeland arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BELGIAN fugitive wanted in his homeland for a brutal attack has been tracked down and arrested on the Costa del Sol. The 21-year-old had

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial

POP STAR Shakira has cut a deal with prosecutors at the start of day one of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona on Monday. The

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:19

Barcelona·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

WATCH: Youths are caught burning hedgehogs alive with a blowtorch on Spain’s Costa del Sol – before claiming they had planned to eat them

THREE MEN aged between 20 and 28 have been reported by Malaga Policia Local for committing animal abuse after being caught burning live hedgehogs with a blowtorch. Police

19 Nov, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Animals·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DEATH RIDER: Footpath-riding motorcyclist drags dog to death from head injuries to owners’ horror

A JUVENILE who killed a dog while riding a motorbike along a footpath at speed in Gibraltar lost his driving licence at court recently. The

18 Nov, 2023 @ 09:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’

A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have

17 Nov, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man imprisoned for a year after taking £4,000 from four Gibraltar burglaries

A MAN who broke in and stole about £4,000 from three Gibraltar businesses during the last few months was sentenced to a year in prison.

17 Nov, 2023 @ 08:52

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Body of expat woman which was hidden behind a wall for NINE years on Spain’s Costa del Sol is returned home after being discovered in killer’s home

THE body of an Italian woman who was murdered by her ex partner and hidden in an attic for nearly a decade has finally been

16 Nov, 2023 @ 19:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist Visiting Spain's Barcelona Has €800,000 Gold Watch Ripped Off Him

British couple are robbed of €60k watch during terrifying attack in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

A PAIR of British tourists were mugged of a luxury watch worth €60,000 while walking down a street in San Pedro Alcántara. The couple were

16 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A YOUNG motorist was pulled over in the early hours of Thursday morning after driving for 28 kilometres of the wrong carriageway of the A-7

16 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca

A FORMER Mallorca judge and prosecutor who broke the law during a probe into corruption within the Palma Policia Local have both been jailed for

16 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Customs catch up with men as they try to load 20,000 cigarettes from Gibraltar

CUSTOMS arrested two Spaniards and seized 20,000 cigarettes just as they were about to load them onto a waiting boat at Catalan Bay car-park. The

16 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000

A 25-YEAR-OLD Frenchman has been arrested in the Valencia area on 104 counts of fraud and money laundering after tricking online buyers to purchase goods

15 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Grand Theft Auto Torremolinos: Botched robbery, a high speed car chase, and a Ukrainian’s €10,000 in cash

A BOTCHED car park robbery for €10,000 gave rise to a high speed police car chase in which the getaway driver smashed up passing cars

15 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Boy, 12, is filmed being knocked out by a grown man for ‘making noise’ while playing on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but attacker somehow avoids arrest

A BOY of 12 has been knocked out by his 38-year-old neighbour for ‘making noise’ while playing football with friends. Iker was playing with three

15 Nov, 2023 @ 11:35

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Eastern European gang members are arrested for ‘stealing high-end cars across Spain’s Costa Blanca’ in a bid resell them abroad

POLICE have arrested two members of a criminal gang that stole medium to high range cars across the Costa Blanca and then tried to sell

15 Nov, 2023 @ 11:32

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

Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges

THE FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves will face trial on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December,

14 Nov, 2023 @ 18:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourists conned by Benidorm street market traders selling thousands of fake-branded clothes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists conned by Benidorm market traders selling thousands of fake-branded clothes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EIGHT street market stall holders in Benidorm have been arrested for selling counterfeit clothing claiming to be well-known prestigious brands. The Policia Nacional sprung into

14 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

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

Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35

14 Nov, 2023 @ 11:28

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

Terrorism probe is launched into failed assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

THE NATIONAL COURT in Madrid has taken over the investigation of the assassination attempt on the co-founder of the far right Vox party, Alejo Vidal-Quadras.

13 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Police arrest 121 users of same online platform distributing and uploading child pornography in Spain

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history

A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested – all of whom used the same digital platform

13 Nov, 2023 @ 11:46

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

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

Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids

TWO violent home robbery gangs operating in Valencia province have been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Croatian and

11 Nov, 2023 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Almost 40,000 ecstasy tablets are found stashed in car en route to Spain’s Murcia

TWO MEN transporting 37,950 ecstasy pills with a €433,000 retail value from France to the Murcia region have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in

10 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain’s Supreme Court to decide whether ‘stealthing’ is a crime: Woman in Andalucia was given a sexual infection after a man pretended to wear a condom

SPAIN’S Supreme Court is set to debate whether ‘stealthing’ – the illicit practice of removing a condom without telling one’s sexual partner – is a

9 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Sevilla

Chiringuito owner ‘secretly drugged workers as young as 17’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘so they would perform better’: At least one was hospitalised

A COSTA BLANCA beach bar employee suffered a perforated stomach after being tricked into taking performance enhancing vitamins which were actually anabolic steroids. The owner

9 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Charity in Gibraltar helps mother and child recover from domestic abuse using UK NSPCC programme

A CHARITY in Gibraltar is launching a ‘groundbreaking’ new ten-week group work programme that aims to empower children that faced the horrors of abuse at

8 Nov, 2023 @ 15:37

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Notorious Bandidos biker gang members are arrested for ‘trafficking large amounts of drugs from Spain’s Costa del Sol to Denmark’

A MEMBER of the notorious ‘Bandidos’ biker gang has been arrested on suspicion of trafficking drugs from the Costa del Sol to Denmark. The ringleader’s

8 Nov, 2023 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

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Belgian fugitive wanted in connection with brutal stabbing in homeland arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial

DEATH RIDER: Footpath-riding motorcyclist drags dog to death from head injuries to owners’ horror

Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’

Man imprisoned for a year after taking £4,000 from four Gibraltar burglaries

Body of expat woman which was hidden behind a wall for NINE years on Spain’s Costa del Sol is returned home after being discovered in killer’s home

British couple are robbed of €60k watch during terrifying attack in Marbella’s San Pedro de Alcantara

Drug driver travels 28km on the wrong side of the motorway with three young friends in the car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ex-judge and prosecutor given jail time for breaking the law during high profile investigations in Spain’s Mallorca

Customs catch up with men as they try to load 20,000 cigarettes from Gibraltar

French expat, 25, is arrested after ‘setting up a fake shopping website and defrauding British and other customers out of €200,000

Grand Theft Auto Torremolinos: Botched robbery, a high speed car chase, and a Ukrainian’s €10,000 in cash

Boy, 12, is filmed being knocked out by a grown man for ‘making noise’ while playing on Spain’s Costa del Sol – but attacker somehow avoids arrest

Eastern European gang members are arrested for ‘stealing high-end cars across Spain’s Costa Blanca’ in a bid resell them abroad

Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges

Tourists conned by Benidorm market traders selling thousands of fake-branded clothes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia

Terrorism probe is launched into failed assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history

Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids

Almost 40,000 ecstasy tablets are found stashed in car en route to Spain’s Murcia

Spain’s Supreme Court to decide whether ‘stealthing’ is a crime: Woman in Andalucia was given a sexual infection after a man pretended to wear a condom

Chiringuito owner ‘secretly drugged workers as young as 17’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘so they would perform better’: At least one was hospitalised

Charity in Gibraltar helps mother and child recover from domestic abuse using UK NSPCC programme

Notorious Bandidos biker gang members are arrested for ‘trafficking large amounts of drugs from Spain’s Costa del Sol to Denmark’

Two police officers commended for successfully resuscitating nine-month-old baby in Marbella

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

Spain’s immigration amnesty descends into chaos as people queue for days and fights break out across the country

Backlash in Catalunya over plan to send police officers into primary schools to ‘crack down on violence’