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Polisario Front threatens Spanish airline with legal action over flights to the Sahara

THE NATIONALIST group Polisario Front has threatened to take legal action against Spanish airline company Binter Canarias after they resumed flights between Laâyoune and Gran

10 Aug, 2021 @ 17:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Lifeguard is attacked by swimmer who ignored red flag warning on a popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Lifeguard gets attacked by swimmer who ignored red flag warning on a popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

A swimmer assaulted a lifeguard who told him to get out of the sea at Javea on the northern Costa Blanca. Red flags were posted

10 Aug, 2021 @ 13:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Mum arrested after two kids, 2 and 4, found walking naked alone at dawn on streets of Madrid

TWO young children were found walking naked along a busy road alone in Madrid on Friday morning. A frantic search was launched to find the

9 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Teenagers stopped from lynching another for sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia

A GROUP of teenagers had to be stopped by the police as they chased an alleged sex offender through an urbanisation on the outskirts of

9 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Maria Licciardi photo issued by Carabinieri

Notorious Italian mafia boss known as ‘The Godmother’ arrested on way to Malaga

ONE of Italy’s most wanted female fugitives was arrested attempting to leave Rome’s Ciampino airport on a flight to visit family in Spain. Maria Licciardi,

9 Aug, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Robbers Stole From Tourists Picking Up Rental Cars At Costa Blanca's Alicante Elche Airport In Spain

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Wakes Up To See Smiling Burglar By Her Bed On Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly woman wakes up to see smiling burglar at her bedside on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A noisy Torrevieja burglar woke up a woman in her bedroom and gave her a smile before running away. A 20-year-man has been arrested by

9 Aug, 2021 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Thieves In Bendorm Ruin Mint Condition General Franco Stamps On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three

6 Aug, 2021 @ 17:16

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marijuana Gang Rented Six Costa Blanca Homes In Spain To Grow The Drug And Export It To The Uk And Other Countries

Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK

THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation. The crew invested over €100,000

6 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Notorious Italian mafia boss arrested by police in Spain after two years on the run

An Italian man identified as the fugitive crime boss of the ‘Ndrangheta gang, thought to be one of the world’s wealthiest criminal organizations in the

6 Aug, 2021 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A bank customer was conned over ‘dropped’ money in an Elche street before two crooks stole €13,000 from him. A 52-year old woman with a

5 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bad Luck For Thief Who Gets Stuck For Two Days In A Ventilation Shaft After Robbing A Madrid Office In Spain

Bad luck for thief who gets stuck for two days in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid office in Spain

POLICE rescued an unlucky thief who spent two days stuck in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid area Metro station. The 23-year-old man had robbed

5 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Jose Luis Moreno has had a colourful career on and off stage and planned a UK or USA move

Showbiz entrepreneur arrested for fraud in Spain planned to leave country with up to €900 million

A ventriloquist turned entertainment producer and promoter could have saved up as much as €900 million with plans to flee Spain to either the UK

5 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain looking for ‘Cinderella’ crook who fled shoeless from crime scene in Cadiz

POLICE in the south of Spain have issued an appeal for a “Cinderella” crook who left his trainer at the scene of a crime. A

5 Aug, 2021 @ 08:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Jail for pensioner, 77, accused of killing home intruder in Spain

A PENSIONER arrested on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of an intruder during a suspected robbery has been jailed after a court denied

5 Aug, 2021 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Beaches Will Close At Night In Costa Blanca Town As Young People From Alicante Come For Illegal Outdoor Parties

Beaches will be closed overnight in town on Spain’s Costa Blanca due to young Alicante visitors holding illegal parties

EL Campello is to shut its beaches at night because youngsters are coming in from Alicante to stage illegal parties. The council will impose a

4 Aug, 2021 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man Accused Of Seaside Sex Assault On Three Girls In Valencia Province Area Of Spain

Man arrested for seaside sex assault on three girls in Valencia Province area of Spain

A man has been arrested for the alleged sexual assault of three children bathing at a Sagunto beach. He even tried to swim away from

4 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police Arrest Marijuana Exporters On Spain's Costa Blanca Linked To Polish Football Hooliganism

Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism

LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported

4 Aug, 2021 @ 16:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves Stage A Hasty Retreat And End Up In A Ditch In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Farm robbers end up in a ditch after being spotted in Costa Blanca area of Spain

FOUR robbers who targeted farms in Alicante Province were caught after their getaway van ended up in a ditch in Rojales. They were spotted by

4 Aug, 2021 @ 12:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Little Old Lady,79, Turns Out To Be A Mass Importer Of Cocaine Into Portugal And Spain

Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain

A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese colleagues

3 Aug, 2021 @ 18:44

Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain

A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised

3 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News