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Former Marbella mayor given two more years in jail for using town hall building materials to fix up own home

FORMER mayor of Marbella Marisol Yague has been sentenced to another two years behind bars. It comes after the 67-year-old, who is already serving a

12 Oct, 2017 @ 08:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

OUT OF LINE: Huge £200 million haul of cocaine seized by the Spanish after UK tip off

ONE of the world’s biggest hauls of cocaine has been intercepted and landed in Cadiz. The £200 million seizure was found on a tug-boat sailing

11 Oct, 2017 @ 16:46

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

TOP DRAWER RAID: Cocaine and hash worth €4 million found in second-hand furniture heading from Marbella to London

SPANISH cops have busted a second-hand furniture drug smuggling ring between the Costa del Sol and London. It comes after 59 packets of cocaine and

11 Oct, 2017 @ 14:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Pet killer’ poison in ANOTHER area of Marbella as British expat’s dog killed in just 20 minutes

POLICE are probing at least two parks linked to the deaths of over a dozen dogs on the Costa del Sol by poisoning. According to

11 Oct, 2017 @ 13:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

MISSING: Fears growing for British mum on Costa del Sol not seen for two days after she was robbed and ‘left with nothing’

FEARS are growing for a British mother who missed her flight home from the Costa del Sol last week. Linda Campbell, 56, has not been

9 Oct, 2017 @ 09:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

SICKENING: Suspected serial paedophile arrested on Costa del Sol lured children away while volunteering at schools for SIX YEARS

A SUSPECTED serial paedophile has been arrested in Marbella. The 22-year-old is accused of sexually abusing at least four children while working as a volunteer

6 Oct, 2017 @ 16:52

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BREAKING: ‘Pet killers’ operating on Costa del Sol as 15 dogs killed by HIGHLY TOXIC substance

‘PET killers’ are believed to be operating on the Costa del Sol. It comes after 15 pet dogs have been killed by a ‘toxic substance’

6 Oct, 2017 @ 13:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Five TONNES of hash seized and dozens arrested in €10 million Costa del Sol drug bust

MORE than five tonnes of marijuana have been seized by the Guardia Civil in a huge Costa del Sol drug bust. Operation CARISMA saw 28

5 Oct, 2017 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

EU urged to intervene as Spaniard held without charge for TWO YEARS in Spain

THE EU has been urged to intervene in the case of a Spanish national and his son who have been held without charge for TWO

3 Oct, 2017 @ 16:42

Crime & Law

‘ISIS imam’ and father-of-eight CAN be extradited to Spain as family can receive benefits ‘or get a job’, UK judge rules

AN imam accused of making recruitment videos for the sick terrorist group ISIS can be extradited to Spain, a UK court has ruled. Birmingham-based Tarik

3 Oct, 2017 @ 13:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

CAMP CANNIBAL: Brit ‘bites chunk out of friend’s face’ during row at campsite in southern Spain

A BRIT has been arrested on suspicion of biting a chunk of flesh out of a friend’s face during an argument at a campsite in

2 Oct, 2017 @ 16:51

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Almost 1,000 people injured in Catalunya referendum crackdown

ALMOST 1,000 people were injured while trying to vote in the Catalunya referendum yesterday. According to the Catalan health service, 893 people received medical attention

2 Oct, 2017 @ 15:17

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

‘BETRAYAL’: Spanish public prosecutor vows to act against the Catalan police for inaction

The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Catalunya (TSJC) have vowed that due to the inactivity of the Catalonian Police – the Mossos d’Esquadra – during the

1 Oct, 2017 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca

WATCH: Spanish police violently suppress voters in Catalunya referendum

VIDEO footage has emerged of Spanish cops violently suppressing the Catalunya referendum. Another horrifying video I've been sent of the Spanish police suppressing the #CatalanReferendum

1 Oct, 2017 @ 12:15

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

IN PHOTOS: Blood spilled as Catalunya referendum kicks off

PHOTOS circulating on social media are allegedly showing the bloody outcome of Catalunya’s independence referendum. The photos show bloodied locals being walked away by police

1 Oct, 2017 @ 11:31

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Reports of police brutality at Catalunya referendum as photos of bloodied locals emerge

WITNESSES in Catalunya have reported excessive use of force by police. According to Sky News, police used their batons to attack residents who were sitting

1 Oct, 2017 @ 11:08

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

HOUSE OF DEATH: Four kids lived with rotting corpses of mum and partner for DAYS in Andalucia after thinking they were just ‘asleep and cold’

FOUR children lived with their mother and her partner’s rotting corpses for days in Andalucia. The kids, aged between five and 13, thought the couple

29 Sep, 2017 @ 13:46

Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·National News

HARD ON DRUGS: Cops find HUGE illegal viagra haul as 4.5 MILLION counterfeit drugs seized across Spain in international operation

GUARDIA Civil have busted more than FOUR AND A HALF MILLION counterfeit pills including viagra, slimming aids and muscle enhancers. The huge operation against drug

29 Sep, 2017 @ 11:39

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

EXCLUSIVE: Rental ‘scammer’ fled to Gibraltar from Spain after leaving pregnant Irish expat ‘facing homelessness’

A SELF-confessed scammer has fled to Gibraltar from Spain with a pregnant woman’s rental deposit, leaving her facing homelessness. Londoner Abdelkarim [Karim] Moumene, 27, allegedly

28 Sep, 2017 @ 12:44

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·National News

One of the Dark Web’s biggest arms dealers arrested in Spain in huge multi-national operation

A COMBINED operation of police forces around Europe have shut down a Dark Web weapons business run out of Spain. Using dark Web ALPHABAY MARKET,

28 Sep, 2017 @ 10:05

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Alleged-strangler snared in commune raid

The French expat who allegedly killed his girlfriend had been ‘hiding’ in a famous hippy commune in Granada.

26 Sep, 2017 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·National News

BREAKING: Marbella football club raided as owner probed for money laundering and Russian mafia links

THE owner of Marbella Football Club has been arrested in an anti-mafia raid. Alexander Grinberg, was cuffed alongside six others in a high-level dawn raid

26 Sep, 2017 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Gang shooting near school in Spain leaves three injured

Five people have been arrested following the shooting between two gipsy gangs outside a school left three people seriously injured.

22 Sep, 2017 @ 16:36

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

SICKENING: €10 Spanish ‘Back to School’ brothel party axed amid claims it promotes underage sex

THE venue had been dressed up, the outfits purchased and the performances meticulously rehearsed. It was sure to be a party the punters at the

20 Sep, 2017 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Politics

Expert claims Francisco Correa rigged contracts in latest development of Gürtel case

Correa, a businessman accused of bribing PP officials, supposedly reached out to 37 companies, all of which have affiliations with the PP, giving them a competitive

20 Sep, 2017 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Malaga·National News·Politics

WATCH: ‘Michael Douglas’ pulled over and grilled by Spanish cops in new Porsche

IS this is the moment superstar Michael Douglas was pulled over and grilled by police in Spain over a ‘dodgy’ number plate? The clip apparently shows

18 Sep, 2017 @ 13:16

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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