Boy, 15, takes father’s car and drives three times over speed limit in busy Costa Blanca town
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy took his father’s car and travelled up to 120 km/h down a street in San Vicente del Raspeig on the Costa Blanca.
Vulnerable illegal migrants blackmailed into working for zero pay at unlicensed Benidorm building site
A BENIDORM construction site manager allegedly exploited illegal immigrants by threatening to report them to the police if they complained about working for nothing. The
‘Woman in the shed’ finally identified in Spain- igniting fresh hope for cold case investigators
THE ‘woman in the shed’ was identified almost seven years after her death. Her identity was revealed yesterday as 33-year-old Ainoha Izaga Ibieta Lima following
Three arrested over spate of burglaries and breaks in on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Popular Duquesa Port among the targets
TWO men and a woman have been arrested over a spate of robberies in Sabinillas and Duquesa port. The investigation began after local businesses reported
Outrage in Spain after 39 teens film themselves ‘using a chicken as a football’
A GROUP of teens have caused outrage in Spain after filming themselves ‘playing football with a chicken.’ The Guardia Civil has now identified 39 of
Club shut down in Madrid after police discover drug den and exotic shark
A MADRID smoker’s club has been shut down for selling drugs and keeping an exotic shark in a fish tank. Some three people have been
Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain
A SAFE-CRACKING gang that broke into 42 Valencia and Murcia region businesses has been brought down by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. A hydraulic
Businessmen did nothing wrong in charging €6m commission for Covid-19 PPE deal in Spain
TWO businessmen have been acquitted of defrauding Madrid City Council by charging €6 million in commission for securing a PPE contract in the early days
Ex-employees of Costa Blanca luxury real estate agency accused of ‘stealing’ confidential data and customers
TWO former Javea real estate company workers who set up their own firm have been accused of stealing confidential information to drum up their own
Burglar who scaled walls to rob dozens of homes in expat area of Costa Blanca is caught after year-long search
A 15-MONTH search for a burglar who robbed at least 33 homes in Javea on the Costa Blanca has ended with the arrest of a
Spain’s notorious child killer Jose Breton finally admits murder 14 years on
IT was the most sensational Spanish case of its era. A man killed his own children, as a way of ‘getting at’ his ex-wife. After
Ponzi scheme with thousand of victims smashed with raids in Malaga, Murcia and Madrid
A CRIMINAL fraud scheme worth 37 million euros has been broken up by the Spanish National Police. Perhaps as many as four thousand people could
Drug smuggling returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Seven narcos arrested unloading cocaine onto a Manilva beach
A BAND of drug traffickers were surprised by police as they unloaded their wares on a beach in the heart of one of the Costa
Illegal streamers in Spain beware: Police bust family of ‘Malaga entrepreneurs’ who sold dodgy TV boxes
AN illegal streaming service that offered premium TV content to customers across Spain has been dismantled. Raids were carried out on homes in Malaga and
Blow for squatters in Barcelona: Court rules cutting power and water to occupied homes is NOT a crime
PROPERTY owners in Barcelona who stop paying utility bills for squatted homes will no longer be committing a criminal offense. Barcelona’s Provincial Court made the
Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel
AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian
International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana to countries including the UK
RESIDENTS of a tiny Alicante province town were shocked to discover an international drugs gang operating from an isolated finca. A joint operation by the
British tourist wanted in Spain for ‘slashing Mallorca bouncer’s face with a bottle’ is arrested
A BRITISH tourist wanted for slashing a bouncer’s face with a bottle in Mallorca has been caught. Interpol Agents have arrested a young Brit accused
Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex
A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm
Brit drivers in Spain warned against making ‘rookie mistake’ after robbers target cars on the Costa del Sol
BRITS in Spain have been warned to ‘be on alert’ when parking their cars on the Costa del Sol. It comes after an expat had
Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain
FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla.
Holiday hell in Estepona: Armed thugs posing as police rob tourists of Rolex and clothes after storming Airbnb-style flat
POLICIA Nacional are investigating the violent robbery of three ‘foreign’ tourists in Estepona. In the early morning of Sunday, March 9, police responded to an
Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain
A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.
Judge orders sacked emergency chiefs to explain why Valencia flood warning was sent so late
TWO former bosses of Valencia’s emergencies team will have to explain why the October 29 flood alert was sent so late. Ex-emergencies minister, Salome Pradas
Scammer duped Valencia flood victims out of €32k in deposits for house repairs
A SCAMMER pocketed over €32,000 from Valencia flood victims for non-existent home repairs. The 41-year-old Spaniard went round a flood-hit estate next to a ravine
Illegal laboratory capable of making three million doses of anabolic steroids is raided in Spain
AN ILLEGAL laboratory with enough material to produce three million doses of anabolic steroids has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The clandestine facility was