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British fugitive, wanted by UK authorities for TORTURE and drug trafficking, arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The defendant, along with another individual, is believed to have kidnapped and tortured a person, before stealing 27 kilos of cocaine.

1 Nov, 2019 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police in Spain arrest five over plot to ship 101 kilos of cocaine through Marbella shopping centre

Police also seized €11,000, 10 mobile phones and six cars

1 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Gang accused of raping ‘unconscious’ 14-year-old in Spain’s Barcelona CLEARED of most serious charge because victim was drunk

The men were convicted of the lesser crime of sexual abuse of a minor and sentenced to between 10 and 12 years in prison.

1 Nov, 2019 @ 12:35

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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Six charged with fraud and falsification of documents after expat received three traffic violations for car unknowingly purchased and insured in her name

A BAND of criminals that fraudulently purchased cars in the name of unknowing expats has fallen after a police sting led to the arrests of

31 Oct, 2019 @ 18:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Expat arrested in Spain’s Malaga for forcing daughter to beg on streets was stopped for same offence in 2018

The 38-year-old was stopped by police in Torremolinos.

31 Oct, 2019 @ 09:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

PARTY’S OVER: Arms trafficker on Europe’s Most Wanted list arrested at his own birthday party on Spain’s Costa del Sol after six YEARS on the run

A VIOLENT arms trafficker on Europe’s Most Wanted list has been captured on the Costa del Sol. The Luxembourg native had been on the run

29 Oct, 2019 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mystery man found dead in ditch on Costa del Sol ‘had no roots’ in Spain and was killed ‘just a few hours before’ being dumped

THE mystery surrounding the dead body found dumped in a ditch in Marbella continues. Police have established that he was a Bulgarian citizen, but have

28 Oct, 2019 @ 20:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British drug lord arrested on yacht off Spain’s coast as 3,100kg of hash seized

Three polish men were also arrested.

28 Oct, 2019 @ 16:20

Crime & Law·Lead

Pensioner, 85, stabs nursing home roommate, 80, during row in Spain’s Mallorca

AN 85-year-old man has been arrested after stabbing his roommate, 80, at an old people’s home in Mallorca. According to Policia Nacional, the pensioner became

28 Oct, 2019 @ 13:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

550kg of hash seized as police bust one of Spain’s BIGGEST and most sophisticated drug gangs

3,000 litres of petrol, twelve cars and two motorcycles have also been seized during the sting.

28 Oct, 2019 @ 13:25

Crime & Law·Lead

Triple A animal shelter ‘killed animals for profit for at least five years’ while many died in AGONY as drug was not administered correctly, Costa del Sol judge rules

A MARBELLA investigating judge has concluded that animal charity Triple A slaughtered animals ‘in a massive and unjustified manner’. The judge has ordered that the

28 Oct, 2019 @ 13:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man shot to death before being dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BODY of a man has been found dumped in a ditch on the Costa del Sol. The corpse was found yesterday on the A-716

28 Oct, 2019 @ 12:51

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat fashion designer Jody Smart accused of taking €1million from Continental Wealth Management (CWM) before its collapse left pensioners facing ruin, depression and alcohol abuse

A WELL-KNOWN expat designer has been accused of receiving up to €1million to fund her fashion business and property portfolio from a financial advisory company

27 Oct, 2019 @ 18:43

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Abusive British expat arrested after trying to board same flight as wife on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN abusive British husband has been arrested at Malaga airport after trying to board the same flight as his wife. The 46-year-old was cuffed on

25 Oct, 2019 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

HUGE marijuana crop found in basement of luxury villa in British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

POLICE have seized a huge marijuana plantation hidden in the basement of a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol. The impressive greenhouse was constructed

25 Oct, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Northamptonshire men arrested in Elche following brawl with Spaniards have ‘lost their jobs’ after court order bans them leaving Spain

A GROUP of Northamptonshire men have ‘lost their jobs’ and ‘face sleeping rough’ after they were arrested following a bar fight on August 30 in

22 Oct, 2019 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Russian man under restraining order beheads ex-partner after scaling her apartment with a ladder in Denia

A RUSSIAN man under restraining order has beheaded his ex-partner after scaling her apartment with a ladder in Denia. The 54-year-old entered the apartment on

22 Oct, 2019 @ 11:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police arrest Spanish ‘gang’ after British CEOs hacked in €10 million email scam

The scam affected firms from 12 countries, including Germany, Luxembourg, Portugal, Chile, Belgium, Venezuela, Bulgaria, Norway and the US

22 Oct, 2019 @ 10:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

British father and son who vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol likely ‘killed in botched drug deal’ as ransom call from Morocco revealed

A BRITISH father and son who disappeared from the Costa del Sol earlier this year were likely shot and killed during a drug deal gone

21 Oct, 2019 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Highly organised crime gang steals over €500,000 from car parked in garage in southern Spain… but owner tells police the money isn’t his

A ROBBERY victim has denied owning suspiciously large volumes of cash after more than €500,000 was snatched from his car. It comes as prosecutors are

21 Oct, 2019 @ 10:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Daughter discovers bodies of mum and dad on floor after horrific murder-suicide in Spain’s Andalucia

A MAN is believed to have shot his wife to death before taking his own life in Andalucia. The suspected murder-suicide took place in a

21 Oct, 2019 @ 09:16

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Olive Press TV report from Barcelona on sixth night of violent protests

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21 Oct, 2019 @ 01:51

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Ultra violent Catalan separatists were ‘high on MDMA and ecstasy’ and like ‘enraged hyenas’ as they threw acid and shot police with lead balls in ‘unprecedented’ violence in Spain’s Barcelona

According to police sources, the Class A drugs were found in the backpacks, pockets and fanny packs of a significant portion of the 400 separatists

20 Oct, 2019 @ 12:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Policeman stabbed ‘potentially fatally’ in leg while another breaks collarbone in violent protests over Catalunya issue in Spain’s Madrid

A POLICEMAN has been seriously injured in Madrid during protests over the Catalunya issue. The officer has received a potentially ‘life threatening’ wound to his

20 Oct, 2019 @ 00:33

Crime & Law·Lead

IT’S ‘WAR’: Barcelona erupts with violence as 400 ‘organised’ radical separatists injure 207 cops, one seriously

Un @policia herido de gravedad en la calle de Junqueres. Sus compañeros le sacan de la primera línea. No dejan de tirarles de todo https://t.co/jCjQEGxIPA

18 Oct, 2019 @ 22:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

British fugitive David Grundy given 9 years jail time for jealously stabbing girlfriend after she asked for ‘time to think’ in Alicante

THE British man who plunged a knife into his girlfriend’s back before stealing the neighbour’s car and fleeing to Benidorm has accepted nine years jail

18 Oct, 2019 @ 17:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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