Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust factories in Spain
A MASSIVE counterfeit cigarette racket has been busted in Alicante province. The gang had a network of factories and warehouses making and distributing the fake
Pet detective: Missing tortoise’s mysterious return baffles Brit expat owner in Spain’s Costa del Sol
THE mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of a tortoise in San Roque has left locals scratching their heads. Tom the tortoise, a much-loved
The ultimate inside job: Bank cleaner in Spain’s Marbella steals thousands when staff ‘not looking’
IN a case that’s left colleagues stunned, a cleaner working at a bank branch in Marbella has been arrested after allegedly stealing €16,000 in cash
American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain
THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had
Teenager, 14, who stabbed his father to death during argument in Spain’s Murcia avoids jail
A 14-YEAR-OLD boy who was convicted of stabbing his father to death to protect his mother during an argument, will not be imprisoned. Murcia’s Juvenile
WATCH: Daylight robbery thwarted in Spain’s Costa del Sol: Cops make dramatic take down
THIS is the moment when police officers caught armed robbers red handed. Yesterday morning, two assailants tried to rob a currency exchange office on Avenida
John George murder suspect is extradited to Spain: 26-year-old was arrested in Portugal
A MAN suspected of murdering Belfast father-of-two John George on the Costa Blanca last December has been extradited to Spain from Portugal. Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Alan
‘Nervous’ British duo busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with car break-in kit and weed
TWO British men have been arrested in El Campello near Alicante after police discovered equipment used to break into vehicles as well several doses of
Robbery warning to Brits in Spain’s Benidorm: Police recommend avoiding ‘pickpocket alley’
TOURISTS in Benidorm have been warned by the Policia Nacional not to keep their mobile phones in back or easily accessible pockets following yet another
British woman arrested for getting ex-husband to kidnap her former partner in Benidorm
A BRITISH woman has been arrested and jailed for allegedly getting two men- including her former husband- to rob and kidnap her ex-partner at their
Kinky burglar with penchant for women’s underwear is arrested in Alicante
A MAN broke into a neighbouring home twice to steal underwear belonging to the three young female occupants. The thief has been arrested by police
‘Narcosubs’: The new silent menace smuggling hundreds of tonnes of drugs into Spain along the now-infamous ‘cocaine superhighway’
SPAIN is facing a growing maritime threat as drug cartels embrace a new tool in the smuggling trade: the narcosub. These low-profile, semi-submersible vessels –
Crypto-fraudsters scam €19m using AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CRYPTOCURRENCY scam banked over €19 million for an Alicante Province gang posing as financial advisers. They produced AI-generated bogus videos featuring celebrities endorsing their
Shoplifters foiled in audacious bid to steal hundreds of cans of tuna fish from Costa Blanca supermarket
THREE shoplifters failed in an attempt to steal over 300 cans of tuna fish from a Javea supermarket. Staff at Lidl last Monday spotted the
Mastermind of Swedish fraud ring arrested: Gang ripped off investors in Scandinavia from Spain’s Marbella
A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The
Police intercept cache of stolen American cars and vans during checks at port in Spain
21 HIGH-END cars and vans stolen in the United States have been intercepted at the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil and Spain’s Tax Agency,
Pickpocket arrested in Malaga: What is the notorious ‘Ronaldinho’ technique that has ensnared thousands of tourists in Spain over the years?
CRUISE ship passengers were the target of an old school pickpocket technique in Malaga that has caught out an untold number of tourists to Spain
Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough up €8k inside Alicante gaming saloon
A MAN has been caught rigging an electronic roulette gaming machine with a piece of wire to earn him pay-outs totalling €8,000. The 41-year-old Moroccan
‘Ten seconds later it would’ve been our turn’: Witnesses recount horror of shooting in Spain’s Malaga ‘as children were leaving school’
GUNSHOTS broke the quiet in the Malaga district of Carretera de Cadiz at around 6pm on Wednesday. The suspect is still on the run.Four people
Two brothers jailed in Spain’s Malaga ‘for beating a homeless Irishman to death with a rock’
TWO BROTHERS have received a nine-year jail sentence for beating a homeless Irishman to death. They were also ordered to pay €150,000 to the victim’s
Shooting in Spain’s Malaga leaves four wounded: 73-year-old hit in the chest while gunman remains at large
FOUR men have been wounded in a shooting that took place this afternoon in Malaga city. A lone gunman opened fire on a group of
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti testifies in tax fraud trial that could see him jailed for nearly five years
REAL Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti testified in court on Wednesday in his tax fraud trial where he’s accused of illegally pocketing €1 million over a
PICTURED: The mind boggling sums of cash seized from the home of Spanish police’s Breaking-Bad narco cop
THESE are the incredible sums of hard cash and luxury goods that were found in the home of one of Spain’s most senior police officers.
Spanish far-right group is investigated over calls to ‘rise up against the foreign immigrant invasion’
A FAR-RIGHT group calling itself the National Nucleus Association is being investigated by the Guardia Civil for posting a social media video calling on foreign
Landlord in Spain’s Sevilla shoots father-of-two in the head because he ‘owed him two months rent’
A MAN survived being shot in the head by his landlord because he was two months behind on his rent.The bullet became stuck in the
Devious landlady ‘hired fake plumber to violently evict elderly couple at gunpoint’ in Spain’s Valencia
A DEVIOUS landlady is being investigated for hiring a man to violently evict an elderly couple from her flat in Gandia (Valencia province). The Policia