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British villa looted with hundreds of pounds taken during burglary spree in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-owned villa was among a string of properties burgled by four men in Calpe on the northern Costa Blanca. The 25-year-old ringleader was remanded

23 Jan, 2025 @ 16:17

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man commits three violent robberies within minutes- threatening victims with fake gun in Spain’s Mar Menor area

A MAN has been arrested over three violent robberies in the Mar Menor area where victims were threatened by a fake gun. The Guardia Civil

23 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor

Abandoned narco-sub breaks into two when fishing boat tries to tow it to port in Spain

Abandoned narco-sub breaks into two as fishing boat tries to tow it to port in Spain

THE Guardia Civil says a suspected narco-submarine capable of smuggling drugs broke in two as a fishing boat was towing it to a port in

23 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead

Non-stop ‘drug market staffed by two teenage girls who accepted stolen TVs as payment’ shut down on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A 24 hour ‘drug market’ has been taken down by Fuengirola police, with four traffickers arrested. The ‘takeaway’ drug operation was found in two ‘narcoflats’

22 Jan, 2025 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

John George: International arrest warrant issued for prime suspect in his murder on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family ask for second autopsy

AN INTERNATIONAL arrest warrant has been issued by a Torrevieja judge for the suspected killer of Belfast man John George. Meanwhile his family have requested

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

American tourist, 80, ‘murdered in Malaga tourist apartment’ after neighbours hear ‘screams of agony’

AN American tourist has been found dead with signs of violence in a holiday apartment in Malaga’s historic centre. He had reportedly just arrived in

22 Jan, 2025 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Horror in Ronda: Man nearly has femoral artery severed in daylight knife attack while out walking his dog with his girlfriend in Spain

A MAN has been arrested in Ronda after allegedly stabbing a rival in the leg during a broad daylight attack, missing his femoral artery by

21 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers

21 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in Benidorm robbed of mobile phone and gleeful thieves make £16k of transactions on it

THERE was double trouble for a British tourist in Benidorm after his mobile phone was stolen and the thieves then racked up £16,000 of transactions

21 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Hundreds of bank accounts hit by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain

Hundreds of bank accounts hijacked by €1.9 million cyber scam with 1,000 phone text messages sent per minute to fool victims in Spain

A CYBERSCAM that netted €1.9 million has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 760 victims conned via bogus bank text messages. A dozen arrests

20 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Italian fugitive arrested in Spain’s Fuengirola while trying to file police report

AN ITALIAN fugitive has been arrested in Fuengirola after going to the police station to report a crime. The 28-year-old was detained by the Policia

20 Jan, 2025 @ 16:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Passenger caught smuggling 20,000 Viagra pills in a suitcase at Costa Blanca airport

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport’s security team uncovered a bizarre smuggling incident when 20,000 Viagra pills were found crammed into a suitcase. A 63-year old woman has been

20 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Military-trained narcos arrested in three tonne cocaine bust in south of Spain: Kalashnikov assault rifles among weapons seized

NEARLY three tonnes of cocaine and four military-grade weapons have been seized in a major drug bust along the Guadalquivir River in Sevilla. Spanish police

17 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Social media 'influencer' accused of dodging taxes and laundering money is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

Social media ‘influencer’ accused of tax dodging and money laundering is extradited after hiding on the Costa Blanca

A SWEDISH social media ‘influencer’ who ran off to Spain after facing money laundering and tax dodging charges was arrested in Torrevieja last month. The

17 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Mallorca on high alert as 30 squatters continue in hotel takeover

MALLORCA police are on high alert after 30 squatters took over a hotel in Cala Bona, destroying the reception, breaking windows and vandalising the walls.

16 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Torremolinos party organiser arrested for advert featuring homophobic ban on f----ts

Party organiser responsible for ‘no f—-ts’ advert in the Costa del Sol’s gay capital is arrested

THE organiser of a party at a Torremolinos club who advertised an event that said ‘no’ to fights, drugs, caps, flip-flops as well as a

16 Jan, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Italian bar owner who raped drunk customer in Spain’s Mallorca dodges jail in exchange for paying €8k and undergoing ‘re-education program’

AN Italian bar owner in Palma’s popular Paseo Marítimo has been handed a two-year suspended prison sentence after admitting to raping an drunk customer in

16 Jan, 2025 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British woman arrested for helping run drug den operating out of Costa Blanca city

British woman arrested for running a drug den in a Costa Blanca city

A BRITISH woman was among a group of seven people arrested for her involvement in running a drug den in Javea. The 37-year-old along with

16 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Robber preyed on single women who were violently and sexually assaulted as they walked through Costa Blanca park

A MAN who terrorised women walking on their own in Torrevieja has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 57-year-old has been charged with four

15 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Hapless ‘Whatsapp group’ narco gang busted in the Strait of Gibraltar: Chat messages reveal group’s inner workings

A STRAIT of Gibraltar narco gang met their downfall thanks to the Whatsapp group they used to organise their drug trafficking. The group, named ‘123’

15 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Domestic violence has skyrocketed in Mallorca, growing 25% in the last year

GENDER based violence in Mallorca has grown 25% in 2024, according to a new report. Cases have shot up from 3,400 in 2023 to 4,284

15 Jan, 2025 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

La Liga star arrested by police in Spain over ‘yellow card’ betting scam

SEVILLA defender Kike Salas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional over an alleged betting scam. The 22-year old was investigated after a series of

14 Jan, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Public prosecution office opens investigation into homophobic Torremolinos club

MALAGA’S public prosecution office has opened an investigation into a Torremolinos club accused of an anti-gay hate crime. It comes after Casa Fatima promoted it’s

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:37

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Italian mob boss from feared Camorra mafia arrested in Spain’s Marbella ‘while walking with his wife’

A HIGH-RANKING capo from Italy’s feared Camorra has been arrested on the Costa del Sol along with his son and son-in-law. Officers from Spain’s elite

13 Jan, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Cyber scammer arrested over €1.3m con which cheated 12 people in Spain

A UKRAINIAN woman has been arrested in Orihuela(Alicante province) over a €1.3 million cyber scam involving a bogus investment company. International arrest warrants have been

13 Jan, 2025 @ 13:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish mayor who imitated the pope is investigated for ‘offending religion’

A SPANISH mayor is under investigation for ‘offending religion’ after he imitated the famous popemobile. Carlos Martinez, the mayor of Soria, has been summoned to

11 Jan, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead