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Expat ringleader of the horse meat scandal arrested on the Costa Blanca

GUARDIA Civil have arrested an expat for his responsibility in the biggest food scam in Europe – a.k.a. Horsegate, the horse meat scandal . Jan Fasen, 68, was arrested in Calpe after

31 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

You can now be fined €3,000 for not using bins properly on the Costa del Sol

Over 13 fines have already been doled out in the target areas of Mijas Pueblo, La Cala de Mijas and Mijas Costa

31 Jul, 2019 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man wearing ‘loincloth’ and carrying weapon arrested for showing genitals to kids at Costa del Sol water park

A number of mothers at the park complained that the man had ‘partially lowered’ his swimsuit in order to expose himself

31 Jul, 2019 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bank in Spain placed under investigation amid allegations of spying and corruption

These charges date back to 2004 and relate to BBVA’s dealings with former police chief Jose Manuel Villarejo

30 Jul, 2019 @ 10:58

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm thieves targeting British tourists caught with FOUR suitcases of stolen smartphones

A GANG of thieves have been arrested in Benidorm after they were caught leaving their apartment with four suitcases of stolen smartphones. The arrested, of Spanish and Moroccan nationalities, reportedly targeted British

29 Jul, 2019 @ 20:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Intoxicated’ British couple arrested and their three young kids taken into care before flight from Gibraltar

Cops removed the kids from their tanked-up mum and dad, transferring them to social services

29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Inside luxury Spanish bolthole where Stephen Lawrence suspect lived while on the run

THIS is the luxury Spanish hideaway where Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt hid from British drugs cops for two years. Acourt – one of five men arrested for the racially-motivated stabbing

29 Jul, 2019 @ 12:01

Crime & Law·Lead

SPEEDY GONZALEZ: Valencia’s 2018 marathon champ caught running off with stolen clothes and a robot vacuum

VALENCIA’S 2018 regional marathon champion has been implicated in a string of thefts for which he uses his prodigious legs to run from the law. Jaouad Tougane, born in Morocco but raised

26 Jul, 2019 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thermal drones and dozens of extra police sworn in to Marbella for summer madness as population to TRIPLE

Forces will intensify their surveillance in Puerto Banus and Marbella port, the most popular spots for rowdy tourists

26 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead

British expats arrested for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol

TWO Brits have been arrested for alleged drug trafficking. The two men, aged 27 and 20, were busted with 12.36 kilogrammes of marijuana in the boot. According to Policia Nacional, the pair

26 Jul, 2019 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British teen raped in bathroom in Marbella, suspect released

The rapist took advantage of the victim who was in a 'heavily intoxicated' state

25 Jul, 2019 @ 10:56

Crime & Law·Lead

Manhunt underway after young woman ‘held down and raped in the street’ by ex-boyfriend and pals in Spain’s Sevilla

A YOUNG woman has been pinned down and raped by her ex-boyfriend and his friends in Sevilla. The sickening attack reportedly took place on Friday when the 20-year-old was approached by three

23 Jul, 2019 @ 16:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Brit arrested after pretending he was robbed in Benidorm

A BRITISH man has been arrested after pretending to police he was robbed in Benidorm. The man, 45, made a falsified denuncia claiming two thugs had assaulted him from behind and knocked

23 Jul, 2019 @ 13:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Expat, 61, murders his wife, 57, and tries to commit suicide in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN expat has murdered his wife, age 57, and then turned the blade on himself in a suicide attempt on Spain’s Costa Blanca. The horrific attack happened in Calpe just before 1.30am

22 Jul, 2019 @ 16:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

IN PICS: Luxury lifestyle of Marbella expat couple accused of cocaine trafficking and money laundering as court orders €4 million seizure of assets

Niko Ranta-aho was arrested in Helsinki last week alongside his bikini-bodybuilding girlfriend Sofia Belorfia

22 Jul, 2019 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

YOU TOO?: Brit scammed by bogus Sky TV box distributor fears ‘many more’ could be affected on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH expat claims he has been scammed by a Costa Blanca company offering bogus Sky TV boxes. Ray Gardner, who runs Moraira Plumbing, paid €99 for the set from Xpat TV

22 Jul, 2019 @ 13:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge

Niko Ranta-aho, who runs a restaurant in Marbella, and his bikini-model girlfriend Sofia Belorfia, will both remain in custody in Helsinki, Finland

19 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers

The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles

19 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

IN THE NICK OF TIME: Irish man arrested at Malaga airport check-in desk donning €28,000 Rolex he reported as robbed in Marbella a day earlier

The holidaymaker had made the claims in a local police station in Puerto Banus, but agents weren't buying it

19 Jul, 2019 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Conservative deputy mayor arrested after police find HUNDREDS of marijuana plants growing in his home in Spain’s Andalucia

A new deputy mayor will be selected from the PP list

18 Jul, 2019 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Ex-soldier shoots wife dead with rifle from terrace before killing himself outside ex-wife’s home in Spain’s Andalucia

One neighbour said: ‘I do not understand how a human being can do such a thing’

18 Jul, 2019 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat Marbella restaurant owner and bikini-model girlfriend arrested on money laundering and drug charges as Costa del Sol home raided

The pair, who reportedly met in London before 'falling in love in Ibiza', are being held in prison in Helsinki

18 Jul, 2019 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Blood-soaked man arrested after allegedly stabbing dad to death before taking bus to hotel on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Uniformed and plainclothes officers arrested the man, before transferring him to a health centre, where he remained under police supervision

17 Jul, 2019 @ 19:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Woman held on suspicion of bludgeoning her sleeping dad to death and knifing mum in back on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The woman fled the scene and was found on a Malaga industrial estate in a state of shock by a relative shortly after

17 Jul, 2019 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drug smuggler held in Spain after hiding half a kilo of cocaine under toupee

Arriving at Barcelona airport from Bogota, the Colombian man attracted suspicion with a disproportionately large hairpiece under his hat

16 Jul, 2019 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Young woman arrested after ‘stabbing man in face with fork’ in Gibraltar’s Ocean Village

She was charged with wounding, and spent the night in a cell, before her appearance in Magistrates’ Court this morning

16 Jul, 2019 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

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