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Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

The new Toyota Prius + cars have been specially equipped with three state-of-the-art cameras, capable of checking 400 license plates against the stolen database per

5 Jun, 2019 @ 15:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·Sevilla

WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain

They will then use the victim's bank details to transfer money or purchase items or even request loans worth tens of thousands of euros

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:51

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

Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas

The group had a clear modus operandi with all their robberies occurring in public and in a short period of time, never more than three

5 Jun, 2019 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Huge boa constrictor confiscated from beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat offered pics with killer serpent for €5

The Slovakian said he owned the snake for seven years and that he bought it in the UK

5 Jun, 2019 @ 13:07

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga

Just 11 Brits arrested out of 100,000 Champions League fans in Madrid after Spain’s Largest police operation

THE largest police operation in Spanish sporting history has ended successfully in Madrid. A combination of lenient, restrained policing and good-natured fans turned a potential

4 Jun, 2019 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

TROUBLED WATER: First ever ‘Casa de Agua’ on the Costa de Sol targeted in smash and grab

Designed to provide low cost clean water, the kiosk has been put out of action once again after the control panel was smashed in

3 Jun, 2019 @ 18:49

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Brit trying to break into Champions League final gets batoned by police on horseback in Madrid

THIS is the moment a British fan attempted to break into the Champions League final and was beaten by police in Madrid. The fan tries

3 Jun, 2019 @ 12:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

WATCH: FBI and Spanish police cuff American torturer in dramatic roadside arrest in Spain

The victim claims they were tied by their hands and feet in a room with 'dozens of weapons' on show

3 Jun, 2019 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Brit Liverpool fan in Madrid strips and masturbates to crowd during Champions League Final build up

Videos show the naked English fan sat on railings in Puerta del Sol being cheered on by hundreds of fellow fans

3 Jun, 2019 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

‘Missing’ Liverpool fan among those ‘arrested’ in Madrid, according to Spanish press after family launch fresh appeal

The young Reds fan had gone to Madrid to soak up the party atmosphere, before vanishing from the area near Liverpool’s fan zone

3 Jun, 2019 @ 11:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

British tourist, 15, raped in Mallorca hotel sauna while on holiday with family

A 15-year-old British tourist was raped in a hotel sauna in Mallorca while on holiday with her family. The teenager was alone when the sex

31 May, 2019 @ 09:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat cuffed for allegedly dealing cocaine to fellow Brits on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The four month investigation revealed that the Brit, from England and with long hair and a beard, dealt the drugs to mostly British and Finnish

30 May, 2019 @ 15:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man arrested after exposing genitals to children in Costa del Sol park

A MAN has been arrested after exposing himself at a children’s playground on the Costa del Sol. The 63-year-old Spaniard was held on charges of

30 May, 2019 @ 14:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Trio of Italian touts arrested in Spain for selling FAKE Champions League final tickets

Once all three men were cuffed, police confirmed the tickets were fakes by testing their QR codes

30 May, 2019 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia

30 May, 2019 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Hugger’ muggers arrested on the Costa Blanca after thieving expat’s €100,000 watch

TWO Romanians have been arrested in Benissa after they robbed a Dutch pensioner of his €100,000 watch. The pair, a 19-year-old girl and a 27-year-old

29 May, 2019 @ 18:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Woman arrested for letting dog starve to death on her balcony in Alicante

A WOMAN has been arrested after her dog starved to death trapped in a balcony on the Costa Blanca. The Spanish woman, 45, said the

29 May, 2019 @ 18:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat shocked by ‘homophobic attack’ in gay hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘taxi drivers watched on’

Lee Roberts, from Manchester, was walking home from work in Torremolinos when he claims a Moroccan man began accosting him

29 May, 2019 @ 15:27

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour

BENIDORM is set to ban boozy Brits as authorities begin a crackdown on drunken behaviour. A blacklist will reportedly be handed out to bars, restaurants

28 May, 2019 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Travel News

Police arrest 15-year-old after school boy knifed in back by love rival on the Costa del Sol

A four-centimetre knife was found in a yard near the bathroom in which the incident took place

28 May, 2019 @ 13:18

Crime & Law·Lead

Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine

The passengers were apparently walking in the aisles when the seat belt signs were on, and refused to obey the orders of staff

28 May, 2019 @ 12:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Leeds striker investigated as police in Spain swoop on La Liga match fixing ring

POLICE in Spain have arrested a number of La liga players and executives as part of an investigation into match-fixing. Current and former players from

28 May, 2019 @ 11:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Young man shot on Spain’s Costa del Sol in suspected gang warning

It comes after just a fortnight after the Office of the Public Prosecutor in Malaga expressed ‘serious concern’ about the rise in murders on the

27 May, 2019 @ 12:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Serial British conman who preyed on elderly and vulnerable arrested on Costa del Sol after 15 years on run

The judge in the case labelled him a ‘amoral fraudster’ as he was found guilty of swindling a dozen clients

27 May, 2019 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree

Officers alleged the relatives had obtained €400 by swapping fake pound notes in currency exchanges, and seized £850 in ‘high-value counterfeit £50 notes

27 May, 2019 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

OPINION: The shock verdict that sees Westley Capper and Craig Porter ‘walk free’ is an insult to Agnese Klavina’s family

The crux of the case rested on the lack of evidence and the prosecution’s inability to provide a clear narrative of what happened to Agnese

25 May, 2019 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Opinion

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Inside Spain’s new high-tech cop cars being rolled out across Malaga, Valencia and Mallorca

WARNING: SIM-swap fraud which sees victims lose tens of thousands of euros on the rise in Spain

Police smash violent luxury carjacking ring behind string of violent robberies on Spain’s costas

WATCH: Huge boa constrictor confiscated from beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat offered pics with killer serpent for €5

Just 11 Brits arrested out of 100,000 Champions League fans in Madrid after Spain’s Largest police operation

TROUBLED WATER: First ever ‘Casa de Agua’ on the Costa de Sol targeted in smash and grab

WATCH: Brit trying to break into Champions League final gets batoned by police on horseback in Madrid

WATCH: FBI and Spanish police cuff American torturer in dramatic roadside arrest in Spain

Brit Liverpool fan in Madrid strips and masturbates to crowd during Champions League Final build up

‘Missing’ Liverpool fan among those ‘arrested’ in Madrid, according to Spanish press after family launch fresh appeal

British tourist, 15, raped in Mallorca hotel sauna while on holiday with family

British expat cuffed for allegedly dealing cocaine to fellow Brits on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Man arrested after exposing genitals to children in Costa del Sol park

Trio of Italian touts arrested in Spain for selling FAKE Champions League final tickets

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

‘Hugger’ muggers arrested on the Costa Blanca after thieving expat’s €100,000 watch

Woman arrested for letting dog starve to death on her balcony in Alicante

British expat shocked by ‘homophobic attack’ in gay hotspot on Spain’s Costa del Sol as ‘taxi drivers watched on’

Benidorm set to BAN boozy Brits in crackdown on drunken behaviour

Police arrest 15-year-old after school boy knifed in back by love rival on the Costa del Sol

Group of 14 ‘drunken’ Brits dragged off Jet2 flight by police in Spain and now face €500,000 fine

Leeds striker investigated as police in Spain swoop on La Liga match fixing ring

Young man shot on Spain’s Costa del Sol in suspected gang warning

Serial British conman who preyed on elderly and vulnerable arrested on Costa del Sol after 15 years on run

Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree

OPINION: The shock verdict that sees Westley Capper and Craig Porter ‘walk free’ is an insult to Agnese Klavina’s family

Spain approves €7 billion plan to boost public housing and help young renters and home buyers

How a brutal Latin American gang war has broken out in the streets of Madrid after top bosses were jailed

Prosecutors request 24-year jail term for wife of Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez over corruption charges

WATCH: Spain’s most famous bullfighter in ‘very serious’ condition after suffering 10cm gore wound to bottom at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril

US airline JetBlue launches daily flights between Barcelona and Boston during summer season