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Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel

POLICE in Madrid have arrested two men in connection with the mysterious death of an American businessman at one of the capital’s most exclusive hotels.

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Costa Blanca mobile phone dealer in Spain cons insurance company out of €500,000

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been

29 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Man Claims Four Bouncers Beat Him Up Outside Costa Blanca Night Club In Spain

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a

29 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sneaky Surgeon Convicted Of Illegally Accessing Medical Records Of His Costa Blanca Housekeeper In Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The

29 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Stole High Value Electrical Goods And 35 Cars From Over 80 Addresses In Alicante Area Of Spain

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two

29 Dec, 2021 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Jewellery Thieves Who Struck Across Eastern Spain Are Caught By Police Dragnet In Torrevieja Area Of Costa Blanca

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

TWO jewellery thieves who took watches, rings, and bracelets worth over €116,000 from four homes in the Murcia and Valencia areas have been arrested in

29 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

Joakim Broberg, stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz, extradited to Spain over drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime

THE stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz has been extradited to Spain to face accusations of drug trafficking, money laundering and being involved in organised

29 Dec, 2021 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain fails in latest bid to extradite rapper from Belgium who insulted monarchy

Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court

A convicted rapper, known as Valtonyc, has thwarted Spain’s latest bid to get him extradited from Belgian. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran, 28, skipped a three-and-a-half

28 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Costa Blanca Based Phishing Con Fleeces €600,000 Out Of Unsuspecting Bank Customers In Spain

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation

28 Dec, 2021 @ 13:11

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Tourists robbed by young mob in popular Alicante visitor area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and

28 Dec, 2021 @ 11:46

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

Olive Press Assists Uk Tv Probe Into Kirsty Maxwell S Death In Benidorm On Spain S Costa Blanca

Family of Kirsty Maxwell who mysteriously plunged from Benidorm balcony ’set place for her at the table’ over Christmas

THE family of a British woman who died after falling from a Benidorm hotel said they ‘set a place at the table’ for her as

27 Dec, 2021 @ 16:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

‘Armed robber’ storms Malaga bank with fake gun and flees with €600 in terrifying raid

AN alleged armed robber made off with €600 following a raid of a cash machine inside a bank in Malaga. A 55-year-old man armed with

27 Dec, 2021 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Operation Cleaner: Drug gang that used ‘cocaine factory’ double-bottomed vehicles smashed by police

NATIONAL police based in the province of Malaga, Andalucia, have broken up a criminal gang that used double-bottomed vehicles equipped with drug-preparation facilities to distribute

27 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges

New German TV doc will coincide with the new charges being levelled in February, including brutal rape of Irish girl Hazel Behan

24 Dec, 2021 @ 16:53

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban

LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, could be barred from holding his area’s highest office for 12 years if convicted of COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping. Cano

23 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police Swoop On Big Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Enterprise In Alicante And Valencia Areas Of Spain

Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain

TWO drug and money-laundering gangs that did business with each other have been brought down in the Valencian Community. A seven month joint-probe between the

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court

BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain’s Supreme Court. Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Beauty salon owner in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol charged with sexually assaulting employees

A FUENGIROLA beauty salon owner allegedly sexually assaulted five employees, according to a report. The man, who has not been named, was charged Wednesday at

23 Dec, 2021 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Irishman arrested in southern Spain after 'ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot'

Woman bludgeons man to death with a hammer in Valencia area of Spain

A woman has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after using a hammer to bludgeon a man to death at her Betera home in Valencia

22 Dec, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Travelling Torrevieja Based Robbery Gang Plundered Costa Blanca Region Homes In Spain

Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain

A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused

21 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Copper Cable Thieves Cause Train Service Chaos In Valencia Area Of Spain

Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain

THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic management

21 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Seasonal Raffle For Christmas 'narco' Hamper Full Of Drugs, Booze, And Tobacco Is Halted In Murcia Area Of Spain

Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain

TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco.

21 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Attempted murder probe sees stepdad arrested in Malaga as man suffers 15cm wound after being knifed

A STEPFATHER has been arrested as part of an attempted murder investigation in Malaga. The 59-year-old has been detained in connection with stabbing his stepson

21 Dec, 2021 @ 10:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Thugs sentenced to two years in prison each after high speed car chase shooting in Spain’s Manilva

A PAIR of thugs armed with guns who fired bullets at a victim after a 100mph car chase through Manilva’s streets faced justice in a

20 Dec, 2021 @ 20:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Costa Blanca conmen stole rental cars to sell off at dealership in Murcia region of Spain

Costa Blanca conmen resold stolen top range Mini rental cars at Murcia dealership in Spain

TWO Alicante businessmen have been arrested for stealing high-end Mini rental cars which ended up at a Murcia area car dealership. One of the detainees

20 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier

NEW revelations of child sex abuse cases involving Spain’s Catholic Church will be investigated after a newspaper dossier was handed over to Pope Francis. The

20 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel

Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain

Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain

Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain

Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia

Joakim Broberg, stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz, extradited to Spain over drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime

Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court

Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain

Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain

Family of Kirsty Maxwell who mysteriously plunged from Benidorm balcony ’set place for her at the table’ over Christmas

‘Armed robber’ storms Malaga bank with fake gun and flees with €600 in terrifying raid

Operation Cleaner: Drug gang that used ‘cocaine factory’ double-bottomed vehicles smashed by police

EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges

Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban

Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain

Beauty salon owner in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol charged with sexually assaulting employees

Woman bludgeons man to death with a hammer in Valencia area of Spain

Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain

Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain

Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain

Attempted murder probe sees stepdad arrested in Malaga as man suffers 15cm wound after being knifed

Thugs sentenced to two years in prison each after high speed car chase shooting in Spain’s Manilva

Costa Blanca conmen resold stolen top range Mini rental cars at Murcia dealership in Spain

Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier

Successful separation of Siamese twins in Barcelona hospital chalks up another impressive medical operation after historic face transplant

Do price controls actually work? Madrid housing costs outstrip Barcelona’s since new regulations began, according to new report

La Viñuela: Malaga’s biggest reservoir makes remarkable recovery after nearly vanishing two years ago

WATCH: Horrified hiker gets trapped in mud up to the waist for EIGHT hours before rescue teams in Malaga finally pull him out

Five teenagers dead after fire rips through apartment building near Barcelona