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CHILD BEATERS ARRESTED: Couple from Spain’s Castellon detained for severely injuring newborn baby

A COUPLE from Torreblanca (Castellon) have been arrested on suspicion of inflicting severe brain injuries on their two-month-old baby after the child was admitted to

15 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police seize almost 15,000 marijuana from Costa Blanca rental homes used as giant drugs farms in Spain

Police raid Costa Blanca rental homes converted into giant marijuana farms in Spain

A major marijuana-growing operation has been smashed by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional in Alicante Province. 25 people have been arrested and nearly 15,000

15 Jun, 2021 @ 13:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mother of daughters killed by father and dumped at sea off Spain’s Tenerife calls for tougher laws

THE mother of two girls feared murdered by their father who is accused of dumping their bodies at sea off Tenerife has spoken out and

14 Jun, 2021 @ 21:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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JUST THE START: El Melillero acid attack suspect on trial this week for gun crimes

THE man currently accused of the sickening acid attack on two females in Malaga is to sit trial this week for gun crimes relating to

14 Jun, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man Dies After Being Shot In The Chest At A Seaside Cafeteria Terrace In The Mazarron Area Of Spain's Murcia Region

Man dies in seaside cafeteria execution in the Mazarron area of Spain’s Murcia region

A 35-year-old man died in a Murcia City hospital after he was shot three times in the chest while sitting at a seaside cafeteria terrace.

14 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two females linked to spate of property break-ins across Costa del Sol caught ‘redhanded’ in Spain

A DUO who specialised in stealing empty properties along the Costa del Sol were caught ‘red handed’ by the police. Officers said the pair were

14 Jun, 2021 @ 10:40

Crime & Law·Other News

Dutch drug kingpin who botched assassination attempt on Kinahan clan rival arrested by police in Spain

A DUTCH crime boss who Spanish police say fumbled an assassination attempt against a member of the Kinahan cartel has been arrested on the Costa

14 Jun, 2021 @ 09:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police officer hit by car after school parking row in Marbella

POLICE have arrested a man after he hit a cop outside a school in Marbella. The 36-year-old was dropping his daughter off at Mario Vargas

13 Jun, 2021 @ 15:18

Crime & Law·Other News

Secret silos of dangerous diesel and the 30 gas stations in Spain’s Valencia defrauding €50m from both drivers and the taxman

A MULTINATIONAL gang that imported dangerous diesel to Spain from Eastern Europe has been busted, resulting in 22 arrests. The alleged fraudsters, from Spain, Poland,

13 Jun, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

German man caught driving with €300,000 stuffed in plastic bags in Malaga

A GERMAN man was caught with over €300,000 stuffed in plastic bags after accidentally asking policemen for help. The 57-year-old was driving La Palmilla district

12 Jun, 2021 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Stuffed: Gang of four arrested in Spain for smuggling drugs in cushions

FOUR Spaniards have been arrested on suspicion of organising a criminal network after police intercepted 181kg of hashish which was being sent from Malaga to

11 Jun, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police in Spain confirm second jumping incident in Marbella after girl on laughing gas leaps from building DAYS after Brit plunged from balcony

TWO people have been left seriously injured in Marbella after freak jumping incidents that police fear were related to drugs. Cops in Spain issued a

11 Jun, 2021 @ 08:01

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Largest OCG cash seizure in Spanish history as €16 million confiscated with 1.6 tonnes of cocaine

AN ORGANISED Crime Gang has had cash amounts totalling €16.5 million seized as Spain’s Guardia Civil delivered Operation Jumita. The largest cash seizure in Spain’s

10 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·National News

Pervert on the Costa Blanca in Spain installed bathroom camera to spy on his ex-girlfriend and her young daughter

AN Alicante man has been accused of installing a spy camera into the bathroom of his ex-girlfriend’s home. Tape was used to stick the tiny

10 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Crack down: 450kg of cocaine intercepted in Spain en route from Canaries to Valencia

THREE people have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 450kg of cocaine into Spain from Brazil. A container, which is believed to have been en

10 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

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

K9 unit in Spain’s Marbella cracks down on drugs

THE K9 unit of the Marbella Policia Local has issued 222 fines for the consumption or possession of narcotic drugs on public roads so far

10 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drunk and drugged up driver causes carnage after crashing into lamppost and THREE houses in Spain’s Mallorca

Despite the enormous damage caused, the woman was left without any injuries in the crash

9 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Thief Buys Himself A New House After Stealing A Bag With A Winning Lottery Ticket On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief buys a house after stealing a bag with a winning Christmas lottery ticket on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A thief claimed a €125,000 lottery prize from a ticket in a stolen handbag and bought a house with his surprise windfall. The 52-year-old man

9 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

NO CHOKE: Criminal chokes out Policia Local officer after car-jacking arrest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DARING thief has turned himself into the police after choking unconscious a police officer during his arrest. The Policia Local of Malaga revealed that

9 Jun, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering girlfriend and keeping dismembered body in freezer for more than a year

A MAN is accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death before chopping her up and storing her body parts in a freezer in his bedroom

8 Jun, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Operation Overdose uncovers 8 tonnes of drugs as 6 arrested at narcotics factory in Spain’s Murcia

ONE of Spain’s first dedicated hashish factories has been dismantled in Murcia, with six arrests. The results of Operation Overdose were presented by the general

8 Jun, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

EXCLUSIVE: Over 1,000 new tips on Madeleine McCann case which could be solved ‘by end of the year’

By Jon Clarke in Braunschweig THE prosecutor leading the investigation into Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner said the case ‘could be solved’ this year. “We

7 Jun, 2021 @ 18:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Rental Villa On The Costa Blanca In Spain Is Used For An Illegal Party That Bust Covid 19 Safety Rules

Rental villa hosted illegal all-night party that broke COVID-19 rules on the Costa Blanca in Spain

AROUND a hundred people have been fined for attending an illegal all-night party at a rental villa in Alicante Province. 30 Guardia Civil and Alicante

7 Jun, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Russian fugitive swindler arrested in Benidorm hotel two years after flying to Spain's Costa Blanca

Street robbery victim in Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets arrested for lying about what happened

A thief and his victim have both been arrested over a Benidorm street robbery on the northern Costa Blanca. The male victim went to to

7 Jun, 2021 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

British woman found dead beside Spanish pilot ex-husband in suspected murder-suicide in Madrid suburb

POLICE are investigating the death of a British woman and her Spanish husband after the couple were found dead lying next to each other at

7 Jun, 2021 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

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

Partygoers in Sevilla face fines after police evict 60 people attending music show

AT LEAST 60 partygoers in Sevilla are facing fines for breaching COVID-19 rules. Police were alerted to the get-together on Sunday morning (June 6) at

7 Jun, 2021 @ 08:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

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