Serial stealer racks up 142 robbery charges but gets bailed again in Spain’s Valencia City
A serial robber has been charged with 142 crimes in Valencia City so far this year. The Policia Nacional say the man has around 70
Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca
SIX people have been arrested by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional during a crime sweep targeting bars and clubs called ‘Operation Summer’. The detainees, aged between 20
Drone flying into protected airspace causes emergency alert at busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A drone owner faces a fine of up to €225,000 after causing an emergency alert at Alicante-Elche airport. An airline pilot sighted the drone flying
Irish man raped by two assailants during holiday in Spain’s Valencia City
THE Policia Nacional are searching for two men who raped a 28-year-old Irish tourist in the El Carmen area of Valencia City. The assault happened
US fugitive wanted in fraud case arrested in Spain’s Malaga
A US fugitive with an international arrest warrant (IAW) has been arrested by Policia Nacional. The National Police have arrested a 50-year-old woman in Monda
Sleeping homeless couple get flammable liquid thrown over faces in street in Spain’s Barcelona
A homeless Barcelona couple have been treated for minor facial burns after flammable liquid was thrown at them while they were sleeping in the street.
Gang that sold guns on black market arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol
EIGHT people have been arrested in Malaga for illegally selling guns. The Guardia Civil arrested eight people involved in a network that sold 21 rifles,
Call for security guards as health centre staff on Spain’s Costa Blanca suffer rising abuse from angry patients
RISING cases of verbal and physical assaults on Torrevieja area health centre staff has led to calls for better security. Unions are demanding security guards
Drug trafficking Polish fugitive facing many years in prison is caught living on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Polish fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante and could face up to 33 years behind bars for drug trafficking and
‘Brazilian Escobar’ who faked Covid death in Marbella busted in Budapest
ONE of Brazil’s biggest drug traffickers who faked his own death in Marbella has been arrested in Budapest. Known as the ‘Brazilian Escobar’, Sergio Roberto
Men stabbed Valencia Metro passengers in Spain to steal mobile phones
TWO men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for stealing mobile phones from passengers using Valencia’s Metro trains. The duo, aged 27 and 31,
EXCLUSIVE MADELEINE MCCANN SUSPECT UPDATE: Extradition request begins in Italy for Christian Brueckner over five new cases
EXTRADITION proceedings are being launched to bring five new charges against Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner. A German prosecutor confirmed this week that he is
Brutally violent Costa Blanca home robbery gang arrested in Spain
A violent home robbery gang who did not hesitate to threaten property owners with guns has been brought down in Dolores. Six men, aged 29
Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain
A British ex-professional boxer, Stephen Kinnersley, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for assaulting his partner at a Mallorca hotel. Kinnersley, 43, was detained
Italian mafia boss mistakenly released in 2020 is arrested in Spain’s Catalunya region
AN Italian mafia boss mistakenly released from a Barcelona jail in October 2020, has been arrested by police at a routine checkpoint in Catalunya. Vittorio
Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the
EXPLAINED: The laws you need to know about squatters in Spain and how to evict ‘okupas’
CONTRARY to popular belief there are no laws in Spain that grant squatters the right to illegally occupy a house. But that doesn’t mean Spain
Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.
Elderly Benidorm couple conned by ‘stain’ trick on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A con-trick known as ‘The Stain’ helped a man and woman wrestle away a €1,800 gold chain from an elderly couple in Benidorm. A Policia
Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being
Two arrested in Spain’s Malaga airport for trying to board London flight with fake ID
A 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been arrested for trying to board a London bound plane at the Malaga-Costa del Sol airport. As
Ex-Barcelona star Eto’o gets massive fine and suspended jail term over unpaid tax in Spain
FORMER Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o was given a 22-month suspended prison sentence on Monday after admitting tax fraud of €3.8 million while he was playing
Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain
A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide
Three people shot dead in upmarket Salamanca district of Madrid in Spain
THREE people died from gunshot wounds in in a Madrid city centre home on Monday. Armed Policia Nacional officers arrived at the property on Calle
Supreme Court orders retrial of handyman convicted of murdering British expat in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE Supreme Court(TSJ) has ordered the retrial of a Dutch man convicted of murdering a British expat in order to steal €550 from her purse.