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Two men arrested after convincing 5 underage girls the END OF THE WORLD was nigh and sexual contact would grant them salvation

GUARDIA Civil have arrested two men aged 25 and 26 in Madrid on crimes of sexual abuse after they convinced five minors the end of

28 Nov, 2019 @ 17:57

Crime & Law·Lead

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“Kill my husband” – The Black Widow of Valencia who convinced extra-marital lover to murder her partner while she cheated on both faces 22 years in prison

SHE did not plunge the knife into his back, but the ‘black widow of Valencia’ is now facing 22 years in prison over the murder

28 Nov, 2019 @ 15:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TERROR ALERT: Hundreds of Spaniards at risk of ‘credible and imminent’ ISIS terrorist attack by north African cell

HUNDREDS of Spaniards are at risk of an ‘imminent’ terrorist attack, government sources have warned. Spain’s Foreign Ministry warned against travel to the Saharawi refugee

28 Nov, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Two arrested and one man on the run after police in Spain discover world’s first transatlantic drugs submarine

The boat was stopped on Sunday night in Galicia following its 4,778 mile journey from Columbia

27 Nov, 2019 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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90 km/h speed cameras branded ‘illegal’ after motoring association reveals law allowing cars to break speed limit when overtaking

SPAIN’S traffic regulator has come under fire after a motoring organisation claimed the country’s 90 km/h speed cameras are issuing ‘illegal’ fines. Automovilistas Europeos Asociados

27 Nov, 2019 @ 15:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia

THE crimped skirts, green smoothies and exercise tips look like the pages of any glossy women’s magazine. But read closer, and all is not what

27 Nov, 2019 @ 14:11

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Thug breaks gay man’s nose, ‘corners him in club toilets’ and labels him a ‘fag’ at popular LGBT hotspot in Spain’s Andalucia

A local LGBT organisation has condemned the vile incident and called for the alleged attacker to be identified

27 Nov, 2019 @ 12:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Sniffer dog leads police to secret false floor in boot of car as two Brits arrested on drug charges in Benidorm

IT WAS like a Q Branch gadget from a James Bond film. But far from fighting evil villains, the false floor in a Benidorm vehicle

26 Nov, 2019 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED in Spain

THE LEADER of a human trafficking gang that brought more than 100 migrants into the UK inside refrigerated lorries has been jailed for four years

26 Nov, 2019 @ 10:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

NOT SO SLICK: Eight months prison for government mechanic who filched €1,800 using unauthorised fuel card on weekends in Alicante

A GOVERNMENT mechanic has been sentenced to eight months prison for filling up his car using an unauthorised fuel card in Alicante. The man took

26 Nov, 2019 @ 09:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain arrested after stabbing wife to death on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

It comes on November 25 — the day chosen by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness of the violence women around the world are

25 Nov, 2019 @ 16:13

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Hostel thief’ arrested in Marbella after allegedly robbing laptops and cash from backpackers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Investigators claim the suspect ‘broke wardrobe and locker doors to seize the valuables he found inside’

25 Nov, 2019 @ 12:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Drug smuggling SUBMARINE busted arriving from COLOMBIA to Spain’s coast with more than TWO TONNES of cocaine on board

A NARCO submarine has been busted trying to smuggle more than two tonnes of cocaine into Spain today. The underwater device, which was located on

24 Nov, 2019 @ 17:26

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Why mafia violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol is ‘worse than 10 years ago’ while Brexit ‘threatens fight against organised crime’, warn Spanish politician and true crime author

It comes a decade after the pair's controversial book, Costa Nostra: The mafias on the Costa del Sol, sent shockwaves through the costa community

24 Nov, 2019 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

PICTURED: ‘Young barber’ who died after neck slashed on club strip popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The pair had been partying in popular nightlife spot, Mykonos Music Club

24 Nov, 2019 @ 14:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: Young man dies after neck slashed outside bar in popular British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A YOUNG man has died after having his neck slashed outside a cocktail bar on the Costa del Sol. The victim, 22, had reportedly got

24 Nov, 2019 @ 14:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: Cowboy builder vanishes to UK with thousands expat paid him for work to her home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The Casares resident has called in police to probe the case, after the former Duquesa resident suddenly upped sticks

24 Nov, 2019 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead

PICTURED: British man shot dead in Audi outside home in ‘drug trade hit’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

One neighbour also told the Olive Press that Williamson may have been ‘involved in the drug trade’

23 Nov, 2019 @ 18:54

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Neighbours of British man shot dead outside luxury house on Spain’s Costa del Sol say they remain in the dark

The British man was shot in broad daylight at around 3:15pm yesterday afternoon

22 Nov, 2019 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

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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

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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

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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

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Two men arrested after convincing 5 underage girls the END OF THE WORLD was nigh and sexual contact would grant them salvation

“Kill my husband” – The Black Widow of Valencia who convinced extra-marital lover to murder her partner while she cheated on both faces 22 years in prison

TERROR ALERT: Hundreds of Spaniards at risk of ‘credible and imminent’ ISIS terrorist attack by north African cell

Two arrested and one man on the run after police in Spain discover world’s first transatlantic drugs submarine

90 km/h speed cameras branded ‘illegal’ after motoring association reveals law allowing cars to break speed limit when overtaking

Fake women’s magazine containing domestic violence advice so ‘abusive partners won’t find out’ saves 24 women in Denia

Thug breaks gay man’s nose, ‘corners him in club toilets’ and labels him a ‘fag’ at popular LGBT hotspot in Spain’s Andalucia

Sniffer dog leads police to secret false floor in boot of car as two Brits arrested on drug charges in Benidorm

Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED in Spain

NOT SO SLICK: Eight months prison for government mechanic who filched €1,800 using unauthorised fuel card on weekends in Alicante

Man in Spain arrested after stabbing wife to death on International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

‘Hostel thief’ arrested in Marbella after allegedly robbing laptops and cash from backpackers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BREAKING: Drug smuggling SUBMARINE busted arriving from COLOMBIA to Spain’s coast with more than TWO TONNES of cocaine on board

REVEALED: Why mafia violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol is ‘worse than 10 years ago’ while Brexit ‘threatens fight against organised crime’, warn Spanish politician and true crime author

PICTURED: ‘Young barber’ who died after neck slashed on club strip popular with British expats on Spain’s Costa del Sol

BREAKING: Young man dies after neck slashed outside bar in popular British expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol

EXCLUSIVE: Cowboy builder vanishes to UK with thousands expat paid him for work to her home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

PICTURED: British man shot dead in Audi outside home in ‘drug trade hit’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Neighbours of British man shot dead outside luxury house on Spain’s Costa del Sol say they remain in the dark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Andalucia storm warning: More fears for Grazalema and Montejaque dam as up to 180mm of rainfall expected – yellow alerts for Ronda and Costa del Sol

Spain tops 10 million foreign-born residents for the first time as demographic landscape continues to shift

Horror on the Costa del Sol as woman’s legs are crushed beneath reversing bus bound for Marbella

‘We’re all really worried’: Every centimetre added to full Montejaque dam could cause 20 million litres of water to overflow

Bargain boom in Spain: Low-cost supermarkets grab record market share with more shoppers hunting for cut-price deals