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Secret hash plantation seized hidden under rural tennis court in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Sevilla have uncovered a secret marijuana plantation disguised under the foundations of two tennis courts. The police were tipped off after they learned

4 Nov, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Sevilla

Man jailed for two years after repeatedly raping horses in Spain’s Mallorca

The defendant admitted to having sexual relations with the mares and penetrating them with sharp objects

3 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish police detain 19 members of a migrant smuggling network

NATIONAL police have busted a gang that forged documents for African citizens desperate to reach the EU. They launched the investigation at the end of

27 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Man spits on bus driver after being asked to wear mask in Spain’s Mallorca

According to investigators, he was wearing a face mask but that it was lowered on his face without covering his mouth or nose

26 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police shut down illegal party of 56 people in Spain’s Mallorca

The Guardia Civil had received multiple complaints from neighbours about the large gathering at a farm in Petra on Friday night

26 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Andalucia remains Spain’s gateway for marijuana smugglers as 2019 figures reveal record numbers

FIGURES revealed by the Intelligence Center against Terrorism and Organized Crime (CITCO) have shown that Andalucia continues to be a hotspot for marijuana and hashish

26 Oct, 2020 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Rich Brit expat ‘stabbed Spanish wife 11 times in jealous rage at their Estepona home’

A BRITISH expat had sex with his wife before killing her in a frenzied knife attack at their £450,000 Costa del Sol mansion, Spanish prosecutors

26 Oct, 2020 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Man attempts kidnap of two children in broad daylight in Spain’s Mallorca

According to the Guardia Civil, a middle-aged man approached the youngsters as they walking home from school in Montuiri

22 Oct, 2020 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

President of Spain’s Balearic Islands accused of breaking COVID-19 rules after found at bar at 2am

THE President of the Government of the Balearic Islands has been accused of flouting the coronavirus restrictions. It is alleged that Francina Armengol was found

22 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Wanted Brit arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol in UK arms trafficking probe

A WANTED Brit has been arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol on suspicion of assault weapon charges as part of a nationwide crackdown on criminal

22 Oct, 2020 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Malaga

Fruit shop busted for selling cocaine behind the till in Spain’s Mallorca

As part of a crackdown on narcotics in the capital, four men were arrested in the anti-drugs operation

21 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Dodgy pet sitter wanted for turning elderly man’s home into marijuana den in Spain’s Andalucia

A SPANISH man is facing serious drug charges after turning the home of an elderly man into a sophisticated marijuana den. Reports show that the

21 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Further witnesses to Marbella tourist shooting tell their story to Olive Press as alleged video of the incident emerges online

MARBELLA streets have been left blood stained after a man was shot in the face outside a bar on Avenida del Prado this weekend. The

21 Oct, 2020 @ 13:22

Crime & Law·Lead

Manhunt launched after arsonist sets fire to seven rubbish dumps in Spain’s Mallorca

Police are actively searching for the pyromaniac after multiple fires raged across the town of Manacor last night

21 Oct, 2020 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Police find secret drugs farm under trafficker’s kitchen floor after seizing stash hidden in car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NATIONAL POLICE in Murcia found over eight kilograms of marijuana hidden in a double-bottomed ‘caleta’ in the trunk of a car, and then a whole

21 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Man jailed for raping 11-year-old niece more than ten times in Spain’s Mallorca

The defendant, 30, admitted in court to raping the girl, 11, more than ten times

20 Oct, 2020 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal aftermath of Marbella shooting that left British man in critical condition after bullet to the face

EYEWITNESSES have described the horrifying moment a British man was shot at while enjoying a night out in Marbella. The 50-year-old tourist, believed to be

20 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Man intentionally runs ex-wife over with car in Spain’s Mallorca

The detainee, 40, was taken into custody after mowing down the two women with his Peugeot 207 in Palma

19 Oct, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Brit was shot in the face in Spain’s Marbella after 15 person brawl, says eyewitness

A BRITISH man, 50, has been shot in the face and rushed to emergency surgery following a fight in a Marbella bar last night. An

18 Oct, 2020 @ 19:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Police on hunt for driver after man killed in hit and run in Spain’s Mallorca

The fatal hit and run took place at approximately 4am this morning on the Manacor highway

16 Oct, 2020 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish couple caught trying to smuggle drugs through Malta

CUSTOMS officials at Malta International Airport have detained two Spanish passengers carrying 14kg of cannabis between them. The pair arrived in Malta from Seville yesterday

16 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Couple found shot to death inside car in Spain’s Mallorca

The victims, a 37-year-old Spanish man and his 36-year-old Bulgarian girlfriend, were discovered next to a petrol station in Peguera yesterday

16 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain extradites corrupt Iranian banker in ‘first of its kind’ case in Europe

THE former CEO of the Iranian Sarmayeh Bank has been extradited back to Iran following his arrest in Spain on corruption charges. Alireza Heydar Abadipour

15 Oct, 2020 @ 20:00

Crime & Law