Man stuffs blanket down girlfriend’s mouth and points gun at her in Spain’s Valencia
A Spaniard, 24, has been jailed after threatening his girlfriend with a gun and trying to suffocate her in front of their nine-month-old son in
Man threatens to shoot police officer in nightclub toilet on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 47-year-old Spaniard assaulted a Policia Nacional officer in an Elche nightclub and threatened to shoot him dead. He’s been charged with attempted murder, assault,
Twelve-year Operation Shovel fizzles out with ‘Dapper Don’ Christy Kinahan Sr facing just four years in jail over passport fraud
Christy Kinahan Sr, the alleged head of a drug trafficking empire, is facing a return to Spain to stand trial and a potential four-year jail
Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain
A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a
Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain
A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not fit
Victim allegedly shot 12 times with steel BB gun in horrific attack in San Pedro de Alcantara
Police have arrested two people for allegedly punching a person in the face and then shooting them 12 times with a BB gun on a
Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain
AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed
Valencia’s largest ever bust nets entire roomful of 5.5 tonnes of cocaine
Valencia has set a new – if unwelcome – record for its largest ever seizure of cocaine. A staggering 5.5 tonnes of Colombia’s finest –
New letter bombs discovered in Spain at arms factory in Zaragoza and Madrid area air force base
A third suspected letter bomb has been found in less than 24 hours in Spain. The latest incident involves a device mailed to a European
Cursach case: Sobbing prosecutor begs forgives and drops all lurid corruption charges against Mallorca’s king of the night
In the latest sensational twist to the long-running Cursach saga, a sobbing prosecutor begged forgiveness and dropped all the lurid corruption charges against the nightclub
Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain
TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil.
Letter bomb explodes at Ukraine Embassy in Spain’s Madrid
AN employee at the Ukraine Embassy in Madrid suffered minor injuries after a letter bomb detonated on Wednesday lunchtime. The letter had been addressed to
Teenage children threaten young victims with gun during street thefts in Spain’s Valencia
TWO children aged 15 and 17 have been charged with a series of violent robberies after threatening victims with a gun in Valencia. The thefts
Spain’s government unveils new plan to fight human trafficking
SPAIN’S Justice Minister, Pilar Llop, has unveiled plans for a bill to fight human trafficking and to help victims of it. A draft bill was
Man jailed for 54 years for trying to kill stepdaughter and five others in Valencia house fire in Spain
A man has been jailed for 54 years on six counts of attempted murder after setting fire to an apartment in the Cabanyal district of
Police fail to find dead body of escort in Madrid apartment where her client committed suicideÂ
SPAIN’S National Police were called on Saturday to an apartment in the centre of Madrid, where they discovered a man had hung himself in his
Motorists brake to avoid drunk mum with two children illegally crossing roads in Spain’s Valencia
A drunken mother with two children in a stroller caused problems in Valencia on Saturday after crossing roads with red traffic lights- forcing motorists to
Nearly 40 animals—used for illegal dog and cockfighting—removed from deplorable conditions in Spain’s Coin
OFFICERS from Seprona, the Guardia Civil’s nature and wildlife protection branch, together with Policia Local from Coin have rescued 37 animals used for cruel animal
Costa del Sol financial ‘nerve centre’ raided as part of operation to smash Europe-wide ‘super cartel’
Spanish police have played a key part in an enormous operation to smash a continent-spanning ‘super cartel’ thought to be responsible for the import of
Thieving bank manager loses unfair dismissal legal challenge in Spain’s Murcia
A sacked Murcia region bank manager has lost a bid to get his job back after stealing €8,335. He came up with a novel argument
Graffiti artists smeared train carriages on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO graffiti artists- described by police as ‘well-known’- have been arrested in Alicante for using train carriages as canvasses. The two men, aged 25 and
Marbella mayor’s stepson facing new accusation of attempting to profit from insider information over land deal
THE stepson of the Marbella mayor, already in facing jail over drug trafficking and money laundering charges, faces further accusations of attempting to profit from
Man arrested for attempted murder after setting fire to sleeping wife at their Catalunya flat in Spain
A man poured flammable liquid over his sleeping wife at their Catalunya region flat on Monday and fled the scene. He was arrested three hours
Mass fakery at Benidorm ‘English Zone’ market on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THOUSANDS of fake-branded items have been seized in a police raid on a popular Benidorm street market. Policia Nacional officers inspected six stalls targeting tourists
Murder inquiry opened into British father and son who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol in 2019 after ‘botched’ drug deal
SUSSEX police have launched a double murder investigation surrounding a British father and son who disappeared from Estepona in April 2019. Their family have always
€140,000 cash found in spare wheel of stolen car in Spain’s Mijas
THE Guardia Civil have arrested, at a petrol station in Mijas, the driver of a high-end vehicle, apparently stolen in France last year. The incident