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Lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a secret compartment in truck

A GANG of lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a hidden compartment in a trucks’ floors. The men – part of a major drug trafficking gang

19 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Malaga

Policeman suffers head and face injuries after ‘brutal attack’ in cells by detainee in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA police had to summon an Advanced Life Support unit to their own Zapadores station, after an officer was attacked last week. Sources say the attack happened on Wednesday, April 14, when

19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police arrest fishy pair in Mijas for catching over 100kg of sea urchin

TWO people are in custody after police seized 105 kilogrammes of illegally caught urchins in a raid on a beach hut in Mijas. As well as the sea urchins, officers also recovered fishing

19 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law

Off-duty policeman needed surgery after being glassed in face trying to break up fight outside Torremolinos nightclub

AN off-duty police officer who glassed in the face after he tried to break up a fight outside a Torremolinos nightclub has been awarded over €16,000 in damages. Thugs smashed a glass

19 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law

Torremolinos shooting: Manhunt launched after man shot dead in early morning killing

A MURDER investigation is underway in Spain after a man was gunned down in the early hours of this morning on the Costa del Sol. The man was fatally shot three times

19 Apr, 2021 @ 12:43

Crime & Law·Malaga

Neo-Nazi firearm gang busted in Spain’s first illegal 3D printed weapons workshop

POLICE on the island of Tenerife have dismantled a Neo-Nazi criminal gang using 3D printing technology to create home made firearms, a first in Spain. The Policia Nacional released details of the

19 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Mother arrested as part of Spanish paedophile gang distributing sexual images of her own young daughter

A WOMAN who sent sexual images of her own young daughter to other paedophiles has been arrested as part of a gang of a dozen perverts. Spain’s National Police detained the twelve

18 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pyromaniac Turned Firefighter Lit Up A Forest Blaze In Spain's Cantabria Region

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019. Luis Trueba was also fined €158,000 for igniting the blaze which he

17 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·National News

Sabadell gang-rapist gets 31 years in jail for attacking teenage woman in Spain’s Catalunya region

A man who took part in a group rape of an 18-year-old woman in Sabadell in February 2019 has been jailed for 31 years. Two others who also raped her never stood

16 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Huge marijuana plantation uncovered during eviction in Spain’s Mallorca

Upon inspection of the property, officers uncovered hundreds of marijuana plants growing in one of the rooms as well as various equipment used for the cultivation of the narcotic

16 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pervert sexually assaults boy,3, and videos abuse in Spain's Valencia

Child sex abuse video swappers in Spain are arrested after tip-off from US Embassy in Madrid

12 people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional across Spain for possessing and distributing obscene child sex abuse materials via the internet. One of those detained was an Almeria women who

15 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Nearly 30 years on and missing expat woman Bernadette Cooper’s family have no answers

THE heartbroken nephew of a missing expat has appealed for her not to miss another birthday. Bernadette Cooper, who’s real name was Susan, mysteriously vanished without a trace in 1993. Nearly

15 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Other News

Mother caught drunk behind wheel with child in car in Spain’s Mallorca

A relative was called to collect the child and the woman was taken to the police station where she has been charged with a crime against road safety

15 Apr, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Bitcoin investors claim they lost over €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain's National Court

‘CRYPTO-CON’ as investors sue for €250 million in first-ever crypto-currency fraud case before Spain’s National Court

SPAIN’S first-ever class action involving crypto-currency fraud has been presented to the National Court in Madrid. The lawsuit claims that over 300 small crypto investors were ripped off to the tune of

15 Apr, 2021 @ 12:09

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·National News

Thug runs over elderly woman with car in brutal robbery in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional say the 80-year-old woman had caught the 40-year-old detainee trying to open up her car boot in Palma's Son Ferriol district

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Second sex worker goes missing on main road in Spain’s Valencia three months after murder of 19-year-old prostitute

The Guardia Civil have launched an immediate investigation and have made the case a top priority, given the similarities with the killing of young Florina Gogos in January.

14 Apr, 2021 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

With racial and homophobic attacks on the rise, new study reveals those most likely to commit hate crimes

A STUDY carried out by the National Institution of Prisons has for the first time pieced together a detailed profile of those most likely to hate crimes. The survey, conducted throughout prisons

14 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Gibraltar smuggling network with links to latest Canary Island migrant deaths dismantled

A CRIMINAL gang spread across the Gibraltar region has been dismantled by police and charged for the death of four migrants off the Canary Islands on Sunday. The gang, with safehouses in

13 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Government of Spain’s Balearic Islands block anti-corruption investigation into vaccination of senior officials

An investigation had been opened over the controversial claim that six officials in Mallorca were among the first be vaccinated in the region

12 Apr, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Woman hands herself into police following hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

The victim remains in serious condition in hospital after having their foot amputated

12 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish man arrested after fleeing French checkpoint with a mummified corpse in the passenger seat

A SPANISH man has been arrested in Catalonia after fleeing a French police checkpoint with the mummified corpse of his partner hidden in the passenger seat. The man, revealed as a 66-year-old

9 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Four tonnes of marijuana set alight by Spanish police after three arrested in drug factory raid

OVER four tonnes of marijuana was seized and burned by Guardia Civil as three people were arrested in Aragon’s city of Teruel. Including the three being detained, more than a dozen others

9 Apr, 2021 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

A JOB FOR DEL BOY: Police in Spain’s Valencia seize three fake paintings by El Greco, Goya and Modigliani valued at €12.5 million

VALENCIA regional police force has seized three forged Goya, El Greco and Modigliani paintings worth €12.5 million on the black market. The Historic Heritage department of the Generalitat’s Autonomous Police confiscated the

8 Apr, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Valencia·Valencian Community

Major Costa del Sol drugs operation sees dozens arrested

A MAJOR drugs bust was launched in Andalusia yesterday as more than 200 cops descended on five locations across the province. The pre-planned operation by the Guardia Civil targetted Marbella, Mijas and Benalmádena on

8 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Crime & Law

ONCE ticket seller, two soldiers and a fishmonger at centre of €4 million cocaine network in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in the Cadiz region of Andalucia have dismantled an intricate and diverse network of criminals behind a multi million euro cocaine ring. At the head of the organisation, a 29-year-old couple

7 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Motorcyclist has foot amputated after being mowed down in hit-and-run in Spain’s Mallorca

Police are appealing for information on the driver that mowed down a man on Carretera Militar in s'Arenal on Tuesday afternoon

7 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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