Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

British TV benefits couple claim kids’ unauthorised holiday to Spain was ‘educational’ as they ‘flew over volcanoes’ and ‘learnt a bit of Spanish’

A BRITISH TV benefits couple tried to defend taking their kids out of school for a holiday to Spain but saying it was educational because

20 Mar, 2018 @ 11:56

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Malaga drug mule allowed to leave UK for operation in Spain

A DRUG mule has been allowed to return to Spain for a vital operation. Alfredo Farina, who lived in Malaga, was caught with more than

19 Mar, 2018 @ 15:53

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86-year-old man arrested in Andalucia for sexually harassing sick wife’s carer

The social carer has needed medical help since the elderly man made sexual advances towards her

19 Mar, 2018 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Motorists in Spain warned of scam and robberies at toll roads

MOTORISTS in Spain have been warned about a rise in a scam that is affecting toll roads across the country. According to motoring group N332,

19 Mar, 2018 @ 12:31

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EXCLUSIVE PICS: Madrid a ‘WARZONE’ as migrants and locals battle with Spanish police after death of Senegalese street vendor

The inner city district of Lavapiés went up in violent flames as protesters took to the streets to rebel against the police

16 Mar, 2018 @ 18:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish expat fights for life after being stabbed in his own home on Costa del Sol

The Dublin man is "seriously ill" after being attacked in his basement in the Costa del Sol resort

15 Mar, 2018 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Policeman suspended WITHOUT PAY in Catalunya for completing reports in Spanish

A POLICEMAN in Catalunya has been suspended without pay after filling out reports in Spanish. Mossos d’Esquadra, the region’s police force, is preparing its case

15 Mar, 2018 @ 13:30

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WATCH: Moment sick Andalucia waitress drowns cat in washing machine in Spain (WARNING: Distressing footage)

She subjected the cat to two washing cycles whilst filming it on social media

15 Mar, 2018 @ 12:37

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Children eat marijuana at Andalucia school after finding it hidden inside kinder surprise egg

THREE children have ingested marijuana after finding a bag of the drug inside a Kinder Surprise egg. Police are investigating how the drug got onto

15 Mar, 2018 @ 11:54

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International drug traffickers busted in Malaga

Police seized 2,760 kilos of hashish and €17,000 in cash

14 Mar, 2018 @ 19:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Ana Julia Quezada says she killed Gabriel Cruz, 8, with axe ‘in self defence’

THE stepmother of Gabriel Cruz claimed she killed the boy with an axe in self defence. Ana Julia Quezada, the only prime suspect in the

14 Mar, 2018 @ 16:21

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BREAKING: Expat Ana Julia Quezada confesses to killing Gabriel Cruz

ANA Julia Quezada has confessed to murdering Gabriel Cruz. It comes after she was arrested on Sunday when police found the body of the young

13 Mar, 2018 @ 15:33

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Prime suspect in Gabriel Ruiz case is ‘cold and uncooperative’ as more details of case emerge

THE prime suspect in the murder of Gabriel Ruiz is ‘cold and uncooperative’ and has refused to hand over her mobile phone, which police believe

13 Mar, 2018 @ 12:23

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Autopsy shows Gabriel Ruiz was strangled to death before his body was dumped in a well

THE autopsy carried out on Gabriel Ruiz has revealed he was strangled to death. The eight-year-old boy died on February 27, the same day he

12 Mar, 2018 @ 19:42

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WATCH: Prime suspect in Gabriel Ruiz case talked to news reporter during 700-strong search before his body was found in her car

THIS is the moment Ana Julia Quezada spoke to a news reporter while some 700 volunteers searched for her missing stepson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8IeHycSloY The clip shows

12 Mar, 2018 @ 15:21

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Prime suspect in murder of Gabriel Ruiz, 8, linked to previous death of 4-year-old girl in Spain

THE prime suspect in the murder of Gabriel Ruiz has been linked to a previous death of a four-year-old girl in Spain. Ana Julia Quezada

12 Mar, 2018 @ 11:04

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WATCH: Moment girlfriend of father of Gabriel Ruiz arrested after being found with boy’s dead body in car boot

THIS is the moment Ana Julia Quezada was arrested today after police discovered the dead body of missing Gabriel Ruiz in her car boot. The

11 Mar, 2018 @ 17:08

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BREAKING: Body of missing Gabriel Ruiz, 8, found in boot of car

THE body of a missing eight-year-old boy has been found in the boot of a car. Gabriel Ruiz, who vanished more than a week ago,

11 Mar, 2018 @ 14:40

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Three men arrested for home delivery of cocaine on Costa del Sol

One of the men had previously been arrested for similar crimes

9 Mar, 2018 @ 13:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Three men convicted over death of British man found dead with testicles shoved in tuna can and ham on buttocks at Malaga airport

THREE men have been jailed after admitting to the manslaughter of a British man found dead on a Malaga airport bench. James O’Byrne, 59, from

9 Mar, 2018 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

POSITIVELY FALSE: School bus driver tests positive for heavy drugs, insists tests are faulty

A SCHOOL bus driver has denied he has taken cocaine and heroin. He insisted he had never taken drugs, after testing positive for the two

9 Mar, 2018 @ 09:16

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Police in Spain seize over €300,000 worth of fake Harry Potter merchandise in toy shop raid

POLICE in Spain have seized more than €300,000 worth of Harry Potter merchandise in a toy shop raid. Almost 10,000 items worth €305,000, purporting to

8 Mar, 2018 @ 14:56

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