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Police probe alleged expat property fraudster
Victims are hunting Rebecca Wells, who has vanished from the Costa del Sol after allegedly 'taking deposits for homes she didn't own', by Imogen Calderwood
Disgraced Mirador property developers begin prison sentences in Spain
Enrique and Leopoldo Faura were found guilty of keeping €400,000 in deposits from prospective buyers last October
Singer Isabel Pantoja told to report to prison to begin sentence
She was found guilty of money laundering in connection to former mayor of Marbella Julian Munoz
Prisoners in Spain are refusing to leave jail
Dozens want to stay in the cells for fear of the outside world
Spanish government stocks up on riot gear for autumn
Amnesty calls the purchase a 'worrying development'
EXCLUSIVE PICTURE SPECIAL: Irish gangster Gerard ‘the Hatchet’ Kavanagh slain in broad daylight in Marbella murder
More than a hundred punters looked on as bullets flew round the busy square. Photographs copyright the Olive Press
Drug detecting nail polish invented to help fight date-rape
A nail polish that detects date-rape drugs has been invented by students in North Carolina State University
Family drug business disbanded in Velez-Malaga
Three family members were arrested for drug-dealing after receiving a tip-off
Stamping out the ‘Class A drugs post’ peril
Injected into silicone breasts and surgically implanted into defenceless puppies – the Class A Drugs ‘delivery service’ is becoming increasingly deadly as traffickers seek horrific new ways to smuggle contraband into Europe, using Spain as their back door. But it’s a ‘smug’s game’, reports Tom Powell
Dutch ‘Scarface’ executed in Benahavis
One of Amsterdam's most prominent crime lords was gunned down in Benahavis last Thursday
Guardia Civil seize 2.8 tonnes of hashish in Marbella thanks to tip-off
Police seize 2.8 tonnes of hashish and arrest five people following an emergency call by a concerned citizen
Canary Islands cartoonists fined thousands for poking fun at ex-prosecutor’s illegal home
The illegally-placed and illegally-sized home is in Lanzarote
Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs
Spanish authorities pledge to prevent a criminal biker gang culture from developing
Gibraltar FA warns of fake football kits
Supporters are being urged to check Gibraltar football shirts before buying
Three arsonists arrested in Las Rozas
A farmers' squabble allegedly incensed the fire-starters
Five arrested for raping a young woman at Malaga Feria
Two of the five perpetrators are minors
Gibraltar Government hits out at ‘sensationalist’ reporting of EU tobacco smuggling report
A Spanish television channel apparently faked tobacco smuggling scenes and portrayed them as real
Police investigating brutal murder of Nerja museum director
Around 400 people gathered to mourn the fatal stabbing of Ana Maria Marquez
Gibraltar cracks down on speeding drivers
The Rock has begun installing speed cameras in hazardous locations
Car dealers trip up over turning back odometers
27 auto dealers have been detained for 'rollback fraud'
Towns across Spain rethink streets named after the Infanta Cristina
The royal embezzlement scandal has disillusioned many Spaniards
Colombian drug lord arrested in Alicante
Nicknamed the Rat, Hernan Alonso Villa faces extradition back to Colombia
Arrests in Almeria follow ‘accidental’ murder
Three have been detained for alleged involvement in shooting
Catalan town is Spain’s first to ban burqas
Reus has defied a Supreme Court ruling and banned full face veils in public areas
The dark side to nights out in Puerto Banus and Magaluf
The Olive Press goes undercover in Puerto Banus and Magaluf to investigate drink spiking in Spanish resorts, and discovers how easily obtainable date-rape drugs are
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