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Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to extradite

12 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Teenager threatens police officer with fake semi-automatic pistol on Spain’s Mallorca

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after pointing a fake gun at a Guardia Civil officer in Alcudia. The incident happened on Monday when an

12 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Drunk Franciscan monk runs over small boy in Spain’s Valencia area

A Franciscan monk has been charged with a crime against road safety after running over a young boy in Torrent. A breathalyser test showed the

12 Jan, 2023 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

Two members of alleged Islamic State terror cell detained in Spain’s Andalucia

SPANISH and Moroccan police have dismantled an alleged Islamic State cell consisting of three people ready to commit terrorist acts. The Policia Nacional arrested two

11 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Online journalist convicted in Spain’s Murcia for violating rights of Wolf Pack rape victim

A journalist on a far-right Murcia region website- La Tribuna de Cartagena– has been given a three-year jail term for publishing photos of a woman

11 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April

11 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

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

Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain

POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations. 15 people have been arrested in a

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

‘Dig it up’: Fresh calls to search Costa del Sol site where missing Amy Fitzpatrick allegedy buried

The aunt of missing Amy Fitzpatrick is demanding police dig up a derelict stable block where the teenager’s remains are allegedly buried. She told the

11 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News

British shamens supplied clients with dangerous potions at Murcia healing retreat in Spain

A British couple have been arrested in Yecla for running an illegal spiritual healing business out of a finca. The Brits- aged 47 and 52

11 Jan, 2023 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Man in Spain’s Tenerife arrested after killing ex-wife and injuring child who was defending her

A 44-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested on the Canary Island of Tenerife after allegedly stabbing to death his ex-wife, who was 44. One of the

9 Jan, 2023 @ 19:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Heartbroken Fitzpatrick family plead for clues 15 years after Amy vanished on Costa del Sol

The heartbroken family of Amy Fitzpatrick is still desperately hoping for answers 15 years after the Irishwoman vanished from Andalucia. Her auntie Christine Kenny said

9 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Headless and handless corpse washes up on Marbella beach in front of horrified diners

A group of Sunday afternoon diners made a macabre discovery after the headless and handless corpse of a woman washed up along the beach where

9 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Online sexual groomer of children faces 285-year jail sentence in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE prosecutors want an online sexual groomer of children to be jailed for 285 years if convicted of 42 charges. The 37-year-old man used social

9 Jan, 2023 @ 11:24

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

Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang

8 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Swan S Corner Tax Aspects Of Remote Working In Spain S Valencian Community

Spanish employee who fell at home while teleworking wins appeal to deem it as ‘workplace accident’

A Spanish employee has won their appeal to have a fall they suffered in their kitchen while teleworking at home deemed as a workplace incident.

6 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Police arrest 43 people who allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE arrested 43 people as they busted a group of criminals that allegedly exploited illegal migrants for cheap labour in the Malaga province. The criminals

6 Jan, 2023 @ 09:00

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

Man Shot In Leg After After Cars Collide On Costa Blanca Roundabout In Spain

Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province.

5 Jan, 2023 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man in Spain’s Valencia threatens to blow up flat with female house-mate inside

A man threatened to blow up his flat after police were called about a domestic assault in the Barrio de la Torre area of Valencia.

4 Jan, 2023 @ 14:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Golf Buggy Thief Stopped From Leaving It On Second Floor Car Park Of Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport. Security guards

4 Jan, 2023 @ 13:24

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

Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area

POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was

4 Jan, 2023 @ 12:27

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

TOXIC EXPORT: Gang that sent electrical goods from Spain’s Gran Canaria to be illegally disposed of in Africa busted

SPANISH police have arrested 43 people who were smuggling toxic electrical waste from the Canary Islands to Africa. Amongst the 5 tonnes of waste were

3 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Other News

Police in Spain's Benidorm find €11,000 in fake notes stuffed in luminous vest pocket

Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check

THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car. The motorist was pulled over

3 Jan, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Man rapes and robs escort in Spain’s Valencia before fleeing to Belgium

THE Policia Nacional have tracked down a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing an escort in Valencia. Painstaking investigations identified the 20-year-old man as

3 Jan, 2023 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Barcelona’s famous Las Ramblas named top European tourist spot for pick-pocketing

Barcelona’s Las Ramblas has beaten iconic tourist sites such as the Eiffel Tower and Italy’s Trevi Fountain to be named the worst spot for pickpockets

3 Jan, 2023 @ 11:00

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