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‘Bloodied’ knife sent to government minister as death threats continue ahead of regional elections in Spain’s Madrid

SPAIN’S Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, received a package containing what appeared to be a bloodied knife today, April 26. The terrifying

26 Apr, 2021 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

DEAD BODY FOUND: Third murdered woman this year found in countryside in Spain’s Valencia region

The Guardia Civil is calling on residents not to jump to any conclusions until the case is solved.

26 Apr, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Woman stages elaborate car crash to cover up murder of boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

Policia Nacional had initiated an investigation into the man's death after growing suspicious that the woman was not being truthful as to how her boyfriend

26 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Million euros of meth seized as human trafficking gang snared in raid on Spain’s Costa Calida

A GANG of 24 people traffickers operating in Costa Calida have been arrested for smuggling people from Algeria. As well as the 23 men and

26 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Marbella: How the Costa del Sol’s glitziest resort became a global HQ of organised crime where gang culture has spiralled out of control

MARBELLA has become the ‘global capital of organised crime’ where at least 113 gangs of 59 different nationalities have sent the crime rate soaring out

26 Apr, 2021 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spain's top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

SPANISH police have revealed details of the arrest of a known British child sex offender who changed his name and falsified documents to gain employment

23 Apr, 2021 @ 19:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Must Read·Other News

Brit DJ accused of raping holidaymaker in Ibiza has Spanish trial halted after 30 minutes due to ‘translation problems’

A Scots DJ accused of raping a British holidaymaker in Ibiza had his trial temporarily scraped just 30 minutes after landing in the dock due

23 Apr, 2021 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Other News

KNIFEPOINT MUGGING: Robber arrested in Spain’s Castellon for assaulting passer-by and threatening to kill police officers

A MAN has been arrested in Castellon city for mugging a passer-by at knifepoint in broad daylight and then threatening to kill the police officers

23 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

photo of arrest of Alberto Sánchez Gómez issued by police in Madrid

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering mother, chopping her into pieces and eating her

THE self-confessed cannibal also admitted feeding pieces of her to his pet dog. Alberto Sánchez Gómez is on trial in Madrid over the death of

22 Apr, 2021 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Madrid·Other News

Tourist arrested in Spain’s Malaga for fake jewellery theft claim to pay for Costa del Sol holiday

AIRPORT POLICE have arrested a Swedish tourist at Malaga airport border control as she was about to catch a flight home. The 32-year-old woman has

22 Apr, 2021 @ 14:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Policia Local accused of holding illegal party at headquarters in Spain’s Mallorca for retiring officer

It is alleged that 15 on-duty officers attended the hour-long gathering which was organised to celebrate the departure of a retiring colleague

22 Apr, 2021 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

10 arrested and further details revealed in death of DJ at house party on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have arrested a total of 10 people for their involvement in the shooting of a DJ at a house party on a luxury urbanisation

22 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Trial begins for British bouncer accused of murdering Irish tourist who was ‘kicked in the head’ in Spain’s Mallorca

The 38-year-old Briton will stand trial alongside a 40-year-old Spaniard who is accused of covering up the tourist's death

21 Apr, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police Chase Six People After 290 Kilometre Taxi Journey To Beat Alicante Curfew On Spain S Costa Blanca

Serial fraudster in Spain’s Madrid arrested for selling paralysing lip enhancement treatment

A SPANISH man has been arrested in the Alcoron region of Madrid for selling online facial enhancement medication that has caused serious injuries on a

20 Apr, 2021 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Combined police operation sees gang of 65 Chinese drug smugglers arrested across Spain

ONE OF the largest Chinese drug trafficking gangs has been taken down by a combined police operation over three countries. A total of 65 people

20 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Criminal gang arrested after stolen car smashes into truck following high speed police chase on Costa del Sol

THREE men thought to be part of a criminal drug gang have been arrested after a stolen car ploughed into a lorry on the AP-7

20 Apr, 2021 @ 13:48

Crime & Law

Human remains found in wooded area next to roundabout in Spain’s Mallorca

Investigators say the individual likely died many months ago due to the corpse being in an advanced state of decomposition

20 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain’s Mallorca calls Guardia Civil over 50 times in a row to insult them

Every time the call was answered by an operator, the man threw a barrage of insults and profanities

19 Apr, 2021 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a secret compartment in truck

A GANG of lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a hidden compartment in a trucks’ floors. The men –

19 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Malaga

Policeman suffers head and face injuries after ‘brutal attack’ in cells by detainee in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA police had to summon an Advanced Life Support unit to their own Zapadores station, after an officer was attacked last week. Sources say the

19 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police arrest fishy pair in Mijas for catching over 100kg of sea urchin

TWO people are in custody after police seized 105 kilogrammes of illegally caught urchins in a raid on a beach hut in Mijas. As well

19 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law

Off-duty policeman needed surgery after being glassed in face trying to break up fight outside Torremolinos nightclub

AN off-duty police officer who glassed in the face after he tried to break up a fight outside a Torremolinos nightclub has been awarded over

19 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Crime & Law

Torremolinos shooting: Manhunt launched after man shot dead in early morning killing

A MURDER investigation is underway in Spain after a man was gunned down in the early hours of this morning on the Costa del Sol.

19 Apr, 2021 @ 12:43

Crime & Law·Malaga

Neo-Nazi firearm gang busted in Spain’s first illegal 3D printed weapons workshop

POLICE on the island of Tenerife have dismantled a Neo-Nazi criminal gang using 3D printing technology to create home made firearms, a first in Spain.

19 Apr, 2021 @ 11:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Mother arrested as part of Spanish paedophile gang distributing sexual images of her own young daughter

A WOMAN who sent sexual images of her own young daughter to other paedophiles has been arrested as part of a gang of a dozen

18 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pyromaniac Turned Firefighter Lit Up A Forest Blaze In Spain's Cantabria Region

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

A volunteer firefighter has been jailed for three and half years for starting a forest fire in Cantabria in 2019. Luis Trueba was also fined

17 Apr, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·National News

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‘Bloodied’ knife sent to government minister as death threats continue ahead of regional elections in Spain’s Madrid

DEAD BODY FOUND: Third murdered woman this year found in countryside in Spain’s Valencia region

Woman stages elaborate car crash to cover up murder of boyfriend in Spain’s Mallorca

Million euros of meth seized as human trafficking gang snared in raid on Spain’s Costa Calida

Marbella: How the Costa del Sol’s glitziest resort became a global HQ of organised crime where gang culture has spiralled out of control

LATEST: Police in Spain reveal details of arrest of British paedophile working in Madrid school

Brit DJ accused of raping holidaymaker in Ibiza has Spanish trial halted after 30 minutes due to ‘translation problems’

KNIFEPOINT MUGGING: Robber arrested in Spain’s Castellon for assaulting passer-by and threatening to kill police officers

Madrid man on trial in Spain for murdering mother, chopping her into pieces and eating her

Tourist arrested in Spain’s Malaga for fake jewellery theft claim to pay for Costa del Sol holiday

Policia Local accused of holding illegal party at headquarters in Spain’s Mallorca for retiring officer

10 arrested and further details revealed in death of DJ at house party on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Trial begins for British bouncer accused of murdering Irish tourist who was ‘kicked in the head’ in Spain’s Mallorca

Serial fraudster in Spain’s Madrid arrested for selling paralysing lip enhancement treatment

Combined police operation sees gang of 65 Chinese drug smugglers arrested across Spain

Criminal gang arrested after stolen car smashes into truck following high speed police chase on Costa del Sol

Human remains found in wooded area next to roundabout in Spain’s Mallorca

Man in Spain’s Mallorca calls Guardia Civil over 50 times in a row to insult them

Lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a secret compartment in truck

Policeman suffers head and face injuries after ‘brutal attack’ in cells by detainee in Spain’s Valencia

Police arrest fishy pair in Mijas for catching over 100kg of sea urchin

Off-duty policeman needed surgery after being glassed in face trying to break up fight outside Torremolinos nightclub

Torremolinos shooting: Manhunt launched after man shot dead in early morning killing

Neo-Nazi firearm gang busted in Spain’s first illegal 3D printed weapons workshop

Mother arrested as part of Spanish paedophile gang distributing sexual images of her own young daughter

Pyromaniac firefighter used petrol to start a forest blaze in Spain’s Cantabria region

Long-term forecasting models predict continued storms, torrential rain and flooding for Spain all the way into March

Andalucia has been riddled with small earthquakes – but are they being caused by the record rains filling up the earth?

Relief as homes in Malaga province ‘not at risk of landslides or collapse’ after subterranean booming noises spooked residents

Second Malaga town evacuated as rapidly-filling Montejaque dam approaches critical state – overflow could happen this week

Mystery as four rare whales wash up dead on Andalusian coastline in one day