Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal
A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer
Girlfriend killer takes hostages and fires shots at police in Costa Blanca stand-off in Spain
AN early morning siege in Elche ended in the arrest of a man accused of killing his girlfriend on Christmas Day. The Policia Nacional swooped
Drugged, robbed and murdered after threesome invitation: Two men arrested over mystery death at Madrid’s Palace Hotel
POLICE in Madrid have arrested two men in connection with the mysterious death of an American businessman at one of the capital’s most exclusive hotels.
Mobile phone dealer in €500,000 insurance fraud on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A mobile phone dealer made dozens of bogus claims to con an insurance company out of €500,000-worth of new ‘high-end’ phones. The fraudster has been
Man claims bouncers beat him up outside Costa Blanca night club in Spain
A Denia man has accused four night club security workers of attacking and injuring him for no good reason. The 43-year-old victim has filed a
Sneaky surgeon illegally accessed medical records of his Costa Blanca housekeeper in Spain
A Costa Blanca hospital surgeon has been given a one-year jail term and fined €2,160 for illegally accessing medical files belonging to his housekeeper. The
Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain
A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two
Jewellery thieves arrested in road chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca after robbing homes in Murcia and Valencia
TWO jewellery thieves who took watches, rings, and bracelets worth over €116,000 from four homes in the Murcia and Valencia areas have been arrested in
Joakim Broberg, stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz, extradited to Spain over drug trafficking, money laundering and organised crime
THE stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz has been extradited to Spain to face accusations of drug trafficking, money laundering and being involved in organised
Fugitive Spanish rapper Valtonyc wins another extradition battle in Belgian court
A convicted rapper, known as Valtonyc, has thwarted Spain’s latest bid to get him extradited from Belgian. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran, 28, skipped a three-and-a-half
Costa Blanca-based ‘smishing’ con fleeces €600,000 out of unsuspecting bank customers in Spain
A nationwide con saw 106 bank customers robbed of €600,000 from their accounts after they unknowingly provided access to their ‘log-in’ and personal details. Operation
Tourists robbed by violent young mob in popular Costa Blanca visitor area in Spain
NINE Spaniards have been arrested for robbing people in the Levante Pier area of Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the thieves, aged between 19 and
Family of Kirsty Maxwell who mysteriously plunged from Benidorm balcony ’set place for her at the table’ over Christmas
THE family of a British woman who died after falling from a Benidorm hotel said they ‘set a place at the table’ for her as
‘Armed robber’ storms Malaga bank with fake gun and flees with €600 in terrifying raid
AN alleged armed robber made off with €600 following a raid of a cash machine inside a bank in Malaga. A 55-year-old man armed with
Operation Cleaner: Drug gang that used ‘cocaine factory’ double-bottomed vehicles smashed by police
NATIONAL police based in the province of Malaga, Andalucia, have broken up a criminal gang that used double-bottomed vehicles equipped with drug-preparation facilities to distribute
EXCLUSIVE: Explosive fingerprint clue as Madeleine McCann suspect faces three new charges
New German TV doc will coincide with the new charges being levelled in February, including brutal rape of Irish girl Hazel Behan
Costa Blanca mayor who got early COVID-19 vaccine jab in Spain may get 12-year top job ban
LA NUCIA’S mayor, Bernabe Cano, could be barred from holding his area’s highest office for 12 years if convicted of COVID-19 vaccine queue jumping. Cano
Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain
TWO drug and money-laundering gangs that did business with each other have been brought down in the Valencian Community. A seven month joint-probe between the
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court
BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain’s Supreme Court. Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a
Beauty salon owner in Fuengirola on Spain’s Costa del Sol charged with sexually assaulting employees
A FUENGIROLA beauty salon owner allegedly sexually assaulted five employees, according to a report. The man, who has not been named, was charged Wednesday at
Woman bludgeons man to death with a hammer in Valencia area of Spain
A woman has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after using a hammer to bludgeon a man to death at her Betera home in Valencia
Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain
A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused
Copper wire thieves cause train service chaos in Valencia area of Spain
THIEVES stole copper wire from a sub-station to bring mayhem to Valencia area trains on Tuesday after causing a fire that incinerated a traffic management
Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain
TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco.
Attempted murder probe sees stepdad arrested in Malaga as man suffers 15cm wound after being knifed
A STEPFATHER has been arrested as part of an attempted murder investigation in Malaga. The 59-year-old has been detained in connection with stabbing his stepson
Thugs sentenced to two years in prison each after high speed car chase shooting in Spain’s Manilva
A PAIR of thugs armed with guns who fired bullets at a victim after a 100mph car chase through Manilva’s streets faced justice in a
