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Police In Spain Smash Nationwide Fake Euro Note Gang That Laundering Bogus Cash Via Bank Accounts

Police in Spain smash nationwide fake Euro note gang that laundered bogus money via banks

AN 18-month operation to bring down a Spanish counterfeit currency gang that laundered fake cash via banks has produced 37 arrests. The Policia Nacional, the

23 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish man stabbed but won't reveal attacker's name to police on Costa Blanca

Group posing as Red Cross workers robbing from elderly are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GANG of four thieves that stole from the elderly in their own homes has been arrested by Alicante Guardia Civil. The group, three women

22 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

VIDEO: Human trafficking gang that forced victims into prostitution is busted during dawn raids in south-east Spain and Romania

A CRIMINAL GANG that profited from human trafficking forced their victims into prostitution on the streets of Girona have been arrested. The suspects belonged to

20 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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Porn actor found guilty of murdering photographer in ritualistic ‘toad venom’ ceremony in Spain’s Valencia

A COURT in Valencia has found the veteran porn actor and film maker Nacho Vidal guilty of the murder of a professional photographer during a

18 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia

First prison sentence in Spain for the killing of a scooter user

JAILED: Drink driver gets three years for killing 20-year-old scooter user in Spain’s Valencia

The test gave a reading of 0.64 mg of alcohol, when the permitted maximum is 0.25.

18 Mar, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Former American Soldier Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Over Historic Child Sex Abuse In The United States

Former American soldier arrested in Spain’s Andalucia over sexually abusing foster child in Florida

A retired American soldier has been arrested in El Puerto de Santa Maria in Cadiz Province on historic child sex abuse charges lodged in the

18 Mar, 2021 @ 14:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Bank director arrested in Spain’s Mallorca after handing over clients’ personal information to criminal gang

The employee is accused of supplying the gang with data from over 40 clients which was used to apply for loans

17 Mar, 2021 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Physiotherapist turned jewel thief arrested in Spain’s Malaga for nicking gold rings from a patient’s house

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a physiotherapist for looting jewellery from a patient’s house in Malaga last month. According to the police, the suspect, a

17 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Bird poachers in Spain’s Malaga province caught red-handed with over 300 protected specimens

THE Guardia Civil has seized 303 protected specimens which have been released back into the wild and is investigating 18 people for wildlife trafficking. Among

17 Mar, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Malaga

KIDNAPPED: €3,000 demand for Swedish man lured from street in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE have freed a young Swedish man who had been kidnapped from the street, beaten up and had a ransom demanded from relatives. Malaga cops

16 Mar, 2021 @ 11:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

WATCH: Police bust violent drug gang with arsenal of weapons in Spain’s capital Madrid

Police in Spain seized almost three-quarters of a million euros in cash, a red Ferrari and an arsenal of weapons including automatic weapons and a

15 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

‘Man in white van’ wanted over attempted child abduction in Spain’s Mallorca

The suspect has been described as a middle aged man driving a white van

15 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Mallorca

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British driver found hiding in hedge from police after delivery driver killed in horror crash in Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH woman has been arrested after she hid in the bushes to avoid police hunting for a roadside killer on the Costa del Sol.

15 Mar, 2021 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Human remains of woman found inside flat in Spain’s Mallorca

The deceased woman's dog was also found inside the flat alive, reportedly being able to survive by eating their owner's remains

15 Mar, 2021 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

700 strong illegal party busted in Spain’s Linares

MORE than 700 revellers have been evicted from an illegal party which took place in Linares (Jaen) this Saturday. The Policia Nacional together with the

15 Mar, 2021 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Shocking Blue As Europe's First 'narco Sub' Discovered At Warehouse In Costa Del Sol Area Area Of Spain

SHOCKING BLUE as Europe’s first ‘narco-sub’ is discovered at San Roque warehouse in Spain’s Andalucia region

EUROPE’S first ‘home-built’ narco-submarine has been seized by the Policia Nacional from a San Roque warehouse in southern Andalucia. Officers stumbled on the nine-metre-long craft

12 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Disabled man asked for ‘new look’ with levels of tests and punishments before being tortured in Spain’s Mallorca

Investigators say the victim, who has an intellectual disability, had asked on his social media account for a new look to which he would pay

12 Mar, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco

A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man known

12 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

Almeria·Barcelona·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Jailbirds Arrested After Using Prison In Spain's Murcia Region To Get Terrorist Recruits

JIHADIST RECRUITERS in Spain’s Murcia cajoled fellow prisoners to join extremist terror groups

THREE prisoners who tried to get fellow inmates in a Murcia jail to join the Daesh/Islamic State terror group have been arrested by the Guardia

11 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Disturbing new details in Malaga’s ‘El Melillero’ case revealed

POLICE have revealed fresh evidence in the ‘El Melillero’ acid attack case that point to deep psychological issues towards women. José Arcadio D. N, known

11 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Illegal TV app showing Premier League football with 100 million users taken down after raids in Spain and France

AN ILLEGAL TV app that was streaming European football, other TV channels and videos has been taken down in Spain. Policia Nacional and Europol dismantled

11 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Sport