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Two arrested in Spain accused of being part of international arms smuggling gang that shipped tanks from Ukraine to the Middle East

POLICE have arrested two men alleged to be part of a gang that smuggled arms including tanks to war-torn countries in the Middle East and

27 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register ‘anti-vaxxers’ in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a hospital worker for masterminding a Covid-19 vaccination certificate fraud. The Prensa Iberica newspaper group has discovered that the man

27 Apr, 2022 @ 14:22

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events

SPANISH police have seized 40 vehicles as they cracked down on an illegal road racing ring that used motorways for highly dangerous races. Officers from

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:45

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Far-right 'ultras' face hate crime prosecution for tearing down gay 'rainbow' flag from public square in Spain's Mar Menor area

Far-right ‘ultras’ charged with hate crimes after tearing down gay ‘rainbow’ flag from public square in Spain’s Mar Menor area

TWO far-right extremists have been charged with hate crimes after tearing down and trampling on a gay ‘rainbow’ flag hoisted in a Los Alcazares public

27 Apr, 2022 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Lorry Drivers Fled Accident Scene As Motorcyclist Was Killed In Spain's Valencia Region

Lorry drivers charged after leaving motorcyclist to die on highway in Spain’s Valencia region

TWO lorry drivers who fled the scene of a fatal Valencia area accident in mid-February have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the

27 Apr, 2022 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Fraud Had Fake Companies Using Brothel Address To Defraud Spanish Social Security

Costa Blanca fraudsters created 30 bogus companies to make €10 million by conning Spanish authorities

125 people have been arrested during an 18-month Policia Nacional investigation into a gang who created 30 fake companies to defraud social security and offer

26 Apr, 2022 @ 19:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Teen hackers steal €53,000 from Madrid and Granada city halls in Spain

A GANG of teenage hackers have been arrested for stealing thousands of euros from the Madrid and Granada local authorities. The crime involved manipulating the

26 Apr, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid

Sex attacker arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after witness tricks him over his mobile phone number

A man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Carcaixent, Valencia Province, was fooled into giving his mobile phone number to a witness, who passed

26 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

X-rays foil plan to illegally access Spain’s health system for emergency dentistry in Valencia area

A Valencia Province man has been arrested for illegally using a friend’s health card to get emergency dental treatment. The man, 30, went to hospital

26 Apr, 2022 @ 11:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Walkers Horrified To See Decomposing Bodies Of Sheep In Costa Blanca Ravine In Spain

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche farm could be closed down after police found dead lambs dumped in a nearby ravine. Laws prohibit the abandonment of dead or dying

25 Apr, 2022 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mallorca rapist who assaulted store owner three times gets 37-year jail term in Spain

Real estate promoters hauled to court for illegally-built homes sold to British buyers in Spain’s Murcia

THREE real estate promoters are going on trial this week for defrauding British nationals over new home sales at El Valle del Sol in the

25 Apr, 2022 @ 17:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A kiosk selling sweets in Alicante’s Pla district sold more than confectionary as the owner traded cocaine to earn ‘extra money’. A man, 30, has

25 Apr, 2022 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

INTERVIEW: Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley shares insights into manhunt for Kevin Parle, the UK’s most wanted fugitive believed to be hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

FORMER Scotland Yard detective Peter Bleksley is hot on the heels of Kevin Parle, the NCA’s most wanted criminal, who is thought to be hiding

25 Apr, 2022 @ 13:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Malagueta Beach In Malaga. Andalusia, Costa Del Sol, Spain

Irishman brutally kicked to death on Malaga beach on the Costa del Sol

A HOMELESS Irishman who was allegedly punched and kicked to death on a Costa del Sol beach was trying to protect his belongings from a

25 Apr, 2022 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead

PODCAST: Olive Press joins TV investigator to blow open the Madeleine McCann case

TV INVESTIGATOR Donal MacIntyre has teamed up with the Olive Press for a hard-hitting probe into the case of missing Madeleine McCann. The Irish investigative

24 Apr, 2022 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the ‘Kings of Hashish’ are on trial. Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Spain arrests 79 people over newborn baby scam to illegally gain nationality and residency status

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

THE Policia Nacional have busted a scam using newborn babies of pregnant immigrants as a way to get Spanish residency. Moroccan women paid up to

22 Apr, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain sending forensic and autopsy specialists to Ukraine in Russian war crime probe

SPAIN is sending police medical experts to Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes committed by Russian invaders. The Ministry of Justice has made available 29

22 Apr, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Twin Girls Locked Up In Separate Rooms And Cared For By Brother, 9, While Father Went To Work In Valencia Area Orchard In Spain

Twin girls abandoned and looked after by brother, 9, while father worked in Valencia area orchard in Spain

A Gandia man, 66, abandoned his twin girls, aged 2, and his nine-year-old son, on a daily basis as he went to work. The Policia

22 Apr, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca swindlers charge thousands of euros for home renovation in Spain but do virtually nothing

TWO home renovators have been arrested in Elche for pocketing over €52,000 and hardly doing any work. The Policia Nacional believe there may be other

22 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Personal Details Hijacked Via Internet Fraud To Open Bank Accounts And Buy Online Goods In Spain's Valencia Area

Personal identities stolen via internet site to open bank accounts and buy online goods in Spain’s Valencia area

AN internet fraud netted a Valencia area gang over €200,000 by pinching people’s personal details to open bank accounts and make online orders. Two men

22 Apr, 2022 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travelling Home Robbery Gang Using 'slip Method' Is Brought Down With Operations Hub On 'luxury' Valencia Area Urbanisation In Spain

Nationwide home robbery gang using ‘slip method’ had operations hub on ‘luxury’ Valencia area urbanisation in Spain

FIVE members of a travelling home robbery gang, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Malaga and Valencia areas of

21 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Valencia·Valencian Community

Judge cites bouncy castle owner and two others over deaths of two girls in Spain’s Valencia area

THE owner of a bouncy castle, a supervisor, and an engineer have been summoned to appear before a judge over the deaths of two girls

21 Apr, 2022 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Clean Sweep As Serial Stealer Goes On Laundromat Robbery Spree In Costa Blanca Town In Spain

Clean sweep with serial stealer going on laundromat robbery spree in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A serial stealer went on a two-month spree of robbing self-service laundries and car wash businesses in Callosa de Segura. The Spaniard, 30, had an

21 Apr, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police dismantle trafficking networks smuggling drugs into Spain’s Murcia with 35 arrests

SPANISH police have arrested 35 people from two criminal organisations involved in drug trafficking in Murcia. The Guardia Civil dismantled a criminal network that operated

21 Apr, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

THE head of the Desert de les Palmes Natural Park, Toni Garcia, is being investigated by the Guardia Civil over the death of a dozen

20 Apr, 2022 @ 15:59

Castellon·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Nature·Valencian Community

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Two arrested in Spain accused of being part of international arms smuggling gang that shipped tanks from Ukraine to the Middle East

Madrid hospital worker masterminded database fraud to register ‘anti-vaxxers’ in Spain for Covid-19 certificates

WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events

Lorry drivers charged after leaving motorcyclist to die on highway in Spain’s Valencia region

Teen hackers steal €53,000 from Madrid and Granada city halls in Spain

Sex attacker arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after witness tricks him over his mobile phone number

X-rays foil plan to illegally access Spain’s health system for emergency dentistry in Valencia area

Walkers horrified to see decomposing bodies of lambs dumped in ravine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Real estate promoters hauled to court for illegally-built homes sold to British buyers in Spain’s Murcia

Sweet surprise as candy kiosk sells cocaine to make ‘extra money’ for business owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INTERVIEW: Ex-Met detective Peter Bleksley shares insights into manhunt for Kevin Parle, the UK’s most wanted fugitive believed to be hiding out on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Irishman brutally kicked to death on Malaga beach on the Costa del Sol

PODCAST: Olive Press joins TV investigator to blow open the Madeleine McCann case

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

Dozens of arrests across Spain over newborn baby nationality scam aimed at getting residency for Moroccan women

Spain sending forensic and autopsy specialists to Ukraine in Russian war crime probe

Costa Blanca swindlers charge thousands of euros for home renovation in Spain but do virtually nothing

Personal identities stolen via internet site to open bank accounts and buy online goods in Spain’s Valencia area

Nationwide home robbery gang using ‘slip method’ had operations hub on ‘luxury’ Valencia area urbanisation in Spain

Judge cites bouncy castle owner and two others over deaths of two girls in Spain’s Valencia area

Clean sweep with serial stealer going on laundromat robbery spree in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police dismantle trafficking networks smuggling drugs into Spain’s Murcia with 35 arrests

Castellon Province natural park boss investigated over 12 donkey deaths in Spain’s Valencia region

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez vows to release all top-secret files related to failed coup d’état attempt made 45 years ago today

WATCH: Father and daughter rescued in dramatic operation after being swept to sea from same Tenerife rock pool where four tourists died late last year

A mysterious joker calling himself the ‘Son of Cervantes’ is leaving bizarre anti-foreigner poems on statues around Malaga’s Ronda

Massive €15m shopping and leisure complex set to open this summer on the Gibraltar border bringing Aldi, Fitness Park and 400 new jobs

Man convicted of animal cruelty after cameras caught him spraying acid at neighbour’s barking dog in Spain