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Massive police bust leads to more than 100 arrests for mafia money laundering in Spain

A GROUP of 106 people have been arrested in a joint operation between Spanish and Italian police for allegedly laundering millions for mafia gangs. Spanish

21 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Police arrest ‘most-wanted’ Italian mafia fugitive who has been hiding out in Barcelona for three years

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

20 Sep, 2021 @ 17:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Pregnant woman loses unborn child and four others injured after gunman opens fire on ‘botellon’ in Sabadell in Spain’s Catalunya

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

20 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

New email scam claims to be Apple and Amazon offering free gifts – what to do if you get it in Spain

EMAIL users in Spain are being warned to look out for potential scam emails. The National Institute of Cybersecurity in Spain (Incibe) has said email

20 Sep, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News·Technology

Dark side to the Costa del Sol: Why Marbella has become the perfect hideout for Swedish criminals

JUST yards from the hotels and high-end bars in the glamorous tourist resorts, Swedish gangs run riot in the south of Spain. All summer long

19 Sep, 2021 @ 20:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain

A SICK dad who was grilled by police over child abuse charges will now be interviewed by Spanish detectives in connection with the disappearance of

19 Sep, 2021 @ 14:23

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport

By Rob Kiteley in Barcelona

17 Sep, 2021 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca

POLICE in Mallorca have arrested 17 people involved in an underage prostitution ring that ‘recruited’ troubled girls, many of whom were in care at centres

17 Sep, 2021 @ 14:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia

Under a new proposal to tackle the scourge of street harassment, Valencia City Council hopes to put a stop to conduct that 'threatens a person's freedom'

17 Sep, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Have you seen Michal? Family search for Polish engineer missing on Costa del Sol

IN a desperate search to find her missing brother Michal, Maria Jagier has sent out appeals to police forces, social media groups and even national

17 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community

Diving specialists were called in to search the body of water and here they located all of the missing weapons

15 Sep, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang of 15 youths violently attack man in Mallorca street to steal just €10 and a mobile phone

A man was beaten and robbed in Palma by fifteen youths for €10 and a mobile phone Police are investigating the attack in Palma after

15 Sep, 2021 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spread the message on the dangers of laughing gas in Spain

POLICE seized more than 1.5 million marijuana plants, almost 38 tons of cocaine and nearly 350 tons of hashish from Spanish dealers, as drug arrest

14 Sep, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany

EXCLUSIVE: German is being probed over abuse of a 10-year-old just 4 weeks before Maddie went missing - and 12kms away!

13 Sep, 2021 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

AT least three British expats are under investigation into the €50 million fraud case following police raids across Mallorca. The British landlord of a crew

13 Sep, 2021 @ 12:41

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

UK fugitive hunted over death of woman, 36, faces extradition from Spain

A BRITISH fugitive wanted in connection with manslaughter is facing extradition from Spain after ten years on the run. Officers captured Alison Gracey in Bizkaia

13 Sep, 2021 @ 09:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: British sailor reveals how she was confronted with Spain’s armed police during fraud raids in Mallorca

A BRITISH yachtie has told the Olive Press how her front door was kicked down by police with assault rifles and pistols during a series

12 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

New book explores 14 years of investigating Madeleine McCann case by the Olive Press in Spain and Portugal

In new book My Search for Maddie, Olive Press editor Jon Clarke explains how he probed the Maddie mystery from the beginning

11 Sep, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Burglar Steals Over 40 Historical Workday Items From An Exhibition In Spain's Murcia

Burglar steals over 40 antique workday items from an exhibition in Spain’s Murcia

A burglar stole over 40 antique items dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries from a Murcia City workshop-exhibition. The 40-year-old man even took

10 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card

A Costa Blanca care home worker almost cleared out a savings account belonging to a 90-year-old resident. A 45-year-old woman at a Calpe home stole

10 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man ‘subjected to homophobic assault’ in Madrid could be charged with filing a false report

POLICE in Spain say a man who claimed he had been attacked by a masked gang at knifepoint and carved the word “faggot” into one of his

10 Sep, 2021 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

‘I’m sure he did it’: Best pal of prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case reveals all in new book

In a soul-searching new book, Olive Press editor Jon Clarke takes a deep dive into the seedy world of ‘van lifer’ Christian Brueckner, the prime

10 Sep, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Thief rents Benidorm holiday apartment and keeps keys to steal bank cards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A thief rented a Benidorm holiday apartment and kept the keys to steal credit cards belonging to the property owners. A 36-year-old man has been

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam

A SURPRISE 50th birthday party in Mallorca has been ruined by holiday rental scammers. At least two other victims have also lost money to the

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Ex Venezuelan Spy Chief Accused Of Massive Cocaine Trafficking Is Arrested Hiding In A Madrid Flat In Spain

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief accused of massive cocaine trafficking is arrested after hiding in a Madrid flat in Spain

A former Venezuelan spy chief has been arrested in a Madrid flat after disappearing in defiance of a Spanish extradition order. General Hugo Carvajal is

10 Sep, 2021 @ 12:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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'

Knife-wielding man threatened boys to steal phones and cash in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante man used an abandoned factory as a base to collect money from children that he violently threatened. The Guardia Civil have arrested the

9 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Massive police bust leads to more than 100 arrests for mafia money laundering in Spain

Police arrest ‘most-wanted’ Italian mafia fugitive who has been hiding out in Barcelona for three years

Pregnant woman loses unborn child and four others injured after gunman opens fire on ‘botellon’ in Sabadell in Spain’s Catalunya

New email scam claims to be Apple and Amazon offering free gifts – what to do if you get it in Spain

Dark side to the Costa del Sol: Why Marbella has become the perfect hideout for Swedish criminals

Father’s arrest offers hope in finding answers for missing Yeremi Vargas 14 years after schoolboy vanished in Spain

Decomposed body of father who murdered toddler son in Barcelona hotel found in woods near airport

Police arrest 17 involved in underage prostitution ring targeting children in care in Spain’s Mallorca

Anyone found making racist, sexist or homophobic comments in public could face €3,000 fine in Spain’s Valencia

Have you seen Michal? Family search for Polish engineer missing on Costa del Sol

Nine firearms dumped in reservoir by criminal gang in Spain’s Valencian Community

Gang of 15 youths violently attack man in Mallorca street to steal just €10 and a mobile phone

Spread the message on the dangers of laughing gas in Spain

The six sex crimes Madeleine suspect Christian Brueckner is facing in Portugal, Belgium and Germany

Three British expats investigated in €50 million international fraud ring based in Spain’s Mallorca

UK fugitive hunted over death of woman, 36, faces extradition from Spain

EXCLUSIVE: British sailor reveals how she was confronted with Spain’s armed police during fraud raids in Mallorca

New book explores 14 years of investigating Madeleine McCann case by the Olive Press in Spain and Portugal

Burglar steals over 40 antique workday items from an exhibition in Spain’s Murcia

Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card

Man ‘subjected to homophobic assault’ in Madrid could be charged with filing a false report

‘I’m sure he did it’: Best pal of prime suspect in Madeleine McCann case reveals all in new book

Thief rents Benidorm holiday apartment and keeps keys to steal bank cards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: Holiday fraudsters in Spain’s Mallorca rip off British victims in – yet another – rental scam

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief accused of massive cocaine trafficking is arrested after hiding in a Madrid flat in Spain

Knife-wielding man threatened boys to steal phones and cash in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Andalusia’s three metro systems set new passenger record with over 60 million users

EXCLUSIVE: Author’s eight-hour ‘nightmare’ after failed electric lock traps her during a storm in Granada holiday rental

Disappointment for controversial Spanish ‘Minions’ ice-skater at the Winter Olympics after copyright clash with Pharell Williams

Time for revenge? Spain and England drawn to play each other in UEFA Nations League for first time since Euro 2024 final

You mustn’t let rain be an excuse not to exercise over the age of 45, writes the doctor who cares for Spain’s superstar footballers