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Mystery as Chinese trio – including pensioner – caught smuggling €1 MILLION in CASH into Spain’s Valencia

A TRIO of travellers have been arrested at a Valencia airport after trying to smuggle almost €1 million into the country. The three passengers, from

20 Nov, 2019 @ 08:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-Junta de Andalucia president among 19 people jailed for total of 86 years in Spain’s ERE corruption scandal

Ex-Junta president Jose Antonio Grinan has been sentenced to six years jail and banned from office for 15 years

19 Nov, 2019 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

José Antonio Griñán Top corrupt politicians

GUILTY: Ex-president of Junta de Andalucia gets six years in prison for role in historic ERE corruption case in Spain

EX-Junta de Andalucia president Jose Antonio Grinan has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the ERE scandal. He has also

19 Nov, 2019 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

A Prision Un Varon Acusado De Disparar A Los Peatones Desde Su Casa

Man who shot at passers-by with shotgun from his house is arrested in Spain’s Andalucia

The shooter’s victims were hit in the shoulder, arm and back during the attacks

19 Nov, 2019 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead

Northern Irish man denies raping teenage girl on Spain’s Costa del Sol in ‘first case of its kind’

A NORTHERN Irish man has gone on trial for the alleged rape of a teenage girl on Spain’s Costa del Sol. Micheal Joseph Cregan pleaded

19 Nov, 2019 @ 13:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ex-Malaga FC footballer arrested in Estepona accused of being ringleader of drug trafficking operation on Spain’s Costa del Sol as one TONNE of hashish and guns seized and 19 others cuffed

AN ex-Malaga FC player has been arrested on suspicion of leading a drug trafficking operation on the Costa del Sol. Sergio Contreras Pardo, aka Koke,

19 Nov, 2019 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dozy Burglar In Denia Mayor Vicent Grimalt

Dozy burglar caught watching TV and sipping soft drink at mayor’s house in Denia

A DOZY burglar in Denia has been nabbed by police after he was caught watching television and drinking a soft drink at the mayor’s summer

19 Nov, 2019 @ 11:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencian con artist lied his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win trust of unwary victims

A VALENCIAN con artist has been arrested after lying his ‘brother was a policeman’ to win the trust of unwary victims. Ricardo M. G., 43,

19 Nov, 2019 @ 08:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thugs arrested after woman is sexually assaulted at gun point in Spain’s Malaga

She was set upon as as she put her three month old son in a car seat

18 Nov, 2019 @ 21:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Shoplifter hid leg of jamón in ‘baggy clothing’ before caught by undercover police in Calpe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SHOPLIFTER has been charged with theft after undercover police caught her stealing a leg of jamón from a supermarket in Calpe. The suspected criminal

18 Nov, 2019 @ 18:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Arrest made after two British holidaymakers were conned for thousands in timeshare scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The 38-year-old Colombia national is accused of offering a number of properties for holidays which then never materialised.

18 Nov, 2019 @ 16:34

Crime & Law·Lead

andalucia junta president grinan announces plan for illegal properties

Verdict for architects of infamous ERE scandal which saw almost €1 BILLION stolen from Andalucia taxpayers due TOMORROW after almost decade-long legal battle

There will not be a public reading of the ruling, which consists of around 1,700 pages

18 Nov, 2019 @ 15:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Cruel couple who dumped dog before it ran after their car as they drove away charged with animal abuse in Spain’s Andalucia thanks to local who got everything on film

A HEARTLESS couple in Andalucia have been charged with animal abuse after abandoning their dog. The 50-year-old man and 43-year-old woman were rumbled when a

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Granada

Robber in Spain’s Marbella who hit expat shop owner on head with motorbike helmet then stole €500 is arrested

He fled on a motorbike after stealing the money

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Family man brutally murdered in industrial unit in Spain’s Sevilla

A MAN has been shot and killed in an industrial unit in Sevilla. According to Efe, the man was shot several times while at the

18 Nov, 2019 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Dog killer warning after sausages filled with screws and needles found in park in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

DOG walkers on the Costa del Sol are being urged to be extra vigilant after ‘repeated’ findings of sausages filled with screws and needles. The

16 Nov, 2019 @ 09:39

Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: Man who SURVIVED suspected drug-related shooting in Marbella tonight fighting for life in Hospital Costa del Sol as more info revealed

Investigators are working with the theory that the killing was a 'settlement of accounts' between drug traffickers

16 Nov, 2019 @ 00:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: One man killed and another injured in suspected mafia shooting in upmarket Marbella urbanisation

A MAN has been killed and another injured in a new shooting on the Costa del Sol. The fatal shots were fired at around 7.25pm

15 Nov, 2019 @ 23:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Policía Local accidentally shoots daughter in the neck while removing his pistol after work on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A POLICIA Local agent accidentally shot his own daughter in the neck while removing his pistol at home near Valencia city last Tuesday night. The

14 Nov, 2019 @ 16:46

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Arrested For Punching And Pulling His Wifes Hair In Front Of Children

Man detained after allegedly punching and pulling hair of partner in front of their eight-year-old son

The older son, who was in his room, came out after hearing the screams and blows and managed to convince his father to leave.

14 Nov, 2019 @ 13:20

Crime & Law·Lead

Killer arranged to meet pal in Marbella cafe before shooting him in neck with submachine gun

When the victim arrived, he saw the two-wheeled vehicle heading towards him and sensed something was wrong

13 Nov, 2019 @ 21:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gibraltar biker wielding replica submachine gun arrested as police issue terrorism warning

A police statement added that the Rock’s terrorism threat is currently ‘substantial’, meaning that ‘an attack is a strong possibility’

13 Nov, 2019 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

‘TIL DRUGS DO US PART: Married couple in Spain caged for cocaine home delivery service using electric scooters in Campo de Gibraltar

A MARRIED couple have been arrested after allegedly using electric scooters to deliver cocaine around the Campo de Gibraltar. Policia Nacional arrested the pair after

13 Nov, 2019 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

IN PICS: Hunting dog miraculously survives after being shot in the head by ‘hunters who no longer needed her’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Yaiza is recovering well and will soon be looking for a new home

13 Nov, 2019 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Retired expat and martial arts expert found murdered in bed in Spain’s Malaga just after becoming grandmother

A RETIRED expat has been found murdered in her bed in Malaga. Known only as Ana, the 58-year-old woman, from Belgium, was found by her

13 Nov, 2019 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WANTED international drug trafficker arrested outside bar while with pals in Marbella’s Puerto Banus

A WANTED international drug trafficker has been cuffed outside a bar in Marbella. Known only as R.M, the 42-year-old was arrested while with two friends

12 Nov, 2019 @ 13:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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