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Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of terrified tourists on the Costa del Sol as they watched Champions League final

MASKED assassins executed two notorious crime bosses outside a packed Fuengirola pub as terrified holidaymakers tried to flee. The two high-ranking Scottish gangsters were professionally

2 Jun, 2025 @ 10:03

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’

TWO women have been arrested in the Madrid area for allegedly running an online ‘jihad academy’ aimed at recruiting females. The Policia Nacional detained the

30 May, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed by pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

AN ALTERCATION outside a Playa de Palma bar in Mallorca resulted in a tourist being stabbed in the back with a small pair of scissors.

29 May, 2025 @ 15:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain

A GANG calling itself the ‘Copper Mafia’ has been busted by the Guardia Civil with 21 arrests and 13 imprisonments. Based in the Madrid area,

29 May, 2025 @ 13:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Pervert, 82, convicted of illegally entering home to sniff underwear belonging to female tenants in Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

AN 82-year-old man illegally and frequently went into a Formentera property to smell underwear belonging to the female tenants. A Palma court agreed to a

29 May, 2025 @ 12:23

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

A JUDGE has rejected a bid to deport a man to his native Singapore, who has been accused of killing tourist Audrey Fang, and could

29 May, 2025 @ 11:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol

ECUADOR and Spain are set to engage in a legal contest over the extradition of Dritan Gjika, the alleged leader of an Albanian drug trafficking

28 May, 2025 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected

28 May, 2025 @ 15:39

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

50 million scam phone calls and texts blocked since March under new laws in Spain

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. The Policia Nacional have arrested two

28 May, 2025 @ 12:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain’s Valencia

CUSTOMS officers at the port of Valencia have intercepted cocaine weighing 170 kilos inside catalytic converters imported from Brazil. Authorities said the narcotics had a

27 May, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Man ‘douses girlfriend in alcohol and tries to set her alight’ in Spain

A HORRIFIC attempt to burn a woman alive has rocked the Spanish holiday hotspot of Fuengirola, Malaga, after a man allegedly drenched his partner in

27 May, 2025 @ 15:35

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Irish man is shot in the head outside Costa Blanca shopping centre- suspect jailed

AN IRISH man, 21, was shot in the head inside a property close to the Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre on the Orihuela Costa. The injured

27 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British man, 40, launched frenzied assault on much-younger victim in Mallorca

British man, 40, launches frenzied assault on younger victim in Mallorca

A BRITISH man, 40, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for a violent assault on a German national in the Cala Millor area of

27 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police rescue – and arrest – tourist in Mallorca who swam out to sea ‘while drunk and high on drugs’

A DRUNK tourist visiting party hotspot Magaluf was arrested last week after acting in an aggressive manner towards police officers who had pulled the man

26 May, 2025 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

A NETWORK of unlicensed slaughterhouses has been busted by the Guardia Civil in the Avila, Madrid, and Toledo areas. Meat from mistreated animals was supplied

26 May, 2025 @ 12:50

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga man arrested for shaking baby daughter and throwing her to the floor

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly shaking and throwing his 14-month-old daughter to the floor during a violent altercation with his partner. Emergency services

26 May, 2025 @ 11:34

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

British ‘tourists’ jailed after trying to smuggle 33 kilos of marijuana into Spain

A BRITISH couple have been jailed after flying into Valencia airport with over 33 kilos of marijuana stashed into two large suitcases. Asked about their

26 May, 2025 @ 11:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Rapper who fled Spain in notorious free-speech case is investigated for punching two men in Mallorca nightclub

A MALLORCAN rapper who became famous due to a notorious free speech court case is being investigated for punching two young men in a Cala

23 May, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Italian tourist stabbed by vagrant and rushed to Valencia hospital with ‘prolific’ bleeding

AN ITALIAN tourist was stabbed in the neck by a man while visiting Valencia City with her boyfriend. The Valencia Policia Local arrested the attacker

23 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Search is underway after 25-year-old Brit mysteriously disappeared near Girona

A SEARCH is underway for a 25-year-old British man who has seemingly disappeared after no one heard from him again for over a month. On

23 May, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears

A POLICIA Nacional inspector has accused the stepson and late husband of Marbella’s mayor of laundering more than €7 million of suspected drug money, as

23 May, 2025 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Couple steal bank cards from elderly people after memorising PIN numbers inside Costa Blanca shops

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. The Policia Nacional said

22 May, 2025 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

POLICE in Spain have praised the success of an enormous security operation after only eight arrests were made during the Europa League final in Bilbao,

22 May, 2025 @ 11:51

Bilbao·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Costa Blanca Killer Who Claimed He Was 'possessed' Gets Life For Stabbing Mother 69 Times At Their Home In Spain

Spanish man stabs traveller in the neck at Mallorca airport

A HOMELESS Spaniard has been arrested after stabbing another Spaniard in the neck at Mallorca airport. The brutal incident unfolded at Son Sant Joan Airport

22 May, 2025 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Danish man wanted for sexual assault in Middle East nabbed in Spain as he boards ferry to Morocco

OFFICERS of the Policia Nacional have arrested a Danish man in the port of Tarifa when he tried to enter Spain after taking a ferry

22 May, 2025 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into 'their' home in Malaga town

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol

A FATHER and son have been arrested in Malaga for allegedly belonging to an Italian mafia gang. A 47-year-old man born in the Milan area

21 May, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of terrified tourists on the Costa del Sol as they watched Champions League final

Two women arrested in Madrid for running a ‘jihad academy that trained females in the ways of the Islamic State’

Young tourist suffers punctured lung after being stabbed with a pair of scissors outside Mallorca bar

WATCH: ‘Copper Mafia’ gang busted after stealing cable worth €2.5m in 102 robberies across Spain

Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain

Judge refuses to deport Audrey Fang murder suspect from Spain to Singapore

Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain’s Valencia

Man ‘douses girlfriend in alcohol and tries to set her alight’ in Spain

Irish man is shot in the head outside Costa Blanca shopping centre- suspect jailed

British man, 40, launches frenzied assault on younger victim in Mallorca

Police rescue – and arrest – tourist in Mallorca who swam out to sea ‘while drunk and high on drugs’

Slaughterhouse horror as mistreated animals are killed to supply Asian restaurants in Spain

Malaga man arrested for shaking baby daughter and throwing her to the floor

British ‘tourists’ jailed after trying to smuggle 33 kilos of marijuana into Spain

Rapper who fled Spain in notorious free-speech case is investigated for punching two men in Mallorca nightclub

Italian tourist stabbed by vagrant and rushed to Valencia hospital with ‘prolific’ bleeding

Search is underway after 25-year-old Brit mysteriously disappeared near Girona

Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears

Pickpocket couple memorised PIN numbers of elderly people in Costa Blanca shops

Police celebrate ‘few incidents’ and just eight arrests after 60,000 British football fans arrived in Spain

Spanish man stabs traveller in the neck at Mallorca airport

Danish man wanted for sexual assault in Middle East nabbed in Spain as he boards ferry to Morocco

Father-son duo arrested in crackdown on Italian mafia on the Costa del Sol

WATCH: Junta president heckled at Three Kings parade in Sevilla as crowd jeer and chant for better public healthcare

Red weather alert for central Spain as Storm Francis triggers ‘danger to life’ warnings – with temperatures plunging to -14C and snow and wind alerts in force

Andalucia commuters spared fare hikes as Junta extends transport subsidies into new year

‘A very serious racist act’: Outrage after Junta president appears in blackface for Sevilla’s Three Kings parade

REYES: The connections to Spain’s top composer and a now extinct rare mountain goat