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Costa del Sol Kinahan clan to face money laundering charges in coming months, Spanish prosecutors say

However, chief prosecutor Julio Martinez has admitted that the probe into the Irish cartel has proven ‘less incriminating than anticipated’

7 Mar, 2016 @ 17:47

Crime & Law·Lead

Bartolome Esteban Murillo’s masterpiece coming back to Spain 200 years after it was stolen

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo’s San Pedro Penitente De Los Venerables is returning to Sevilla years after French troops swiped it in 1810

4 Mar, 2016 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Sevilla

Smuggler’s confessions: Francis Morland sheds light on his old drug smuggling empire in Spain and Gibraltar

He went from house parties and skiing trips with Princess Margaret to smuggling cannabis, and rubbing shoulders with seasoned criminals

3 Mar, 2016 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·La Cultura

AWOL Dutch estate agent investigated for faking her own death before setting up company in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: AWOL agent wanted for hit-and-run, stealing a million euros and faking her own death

3 Mar, 2016 @ 09:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Lisa Brown: Campaign launched to get British police involved in search

The 33-year-old has now been missing for almost four months

1 Mar, 2016 @ 17:04

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Friends and family fund TV for Cornishman imprisoned in Algeciras

Cornish man behind bars in Algeciras after drug bust

26 Feb, 2016 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Two Spanish police officers save unconscious baby in Cordoba

The officers sprung into action after being approached by a desperate mother in Villarrubia, Cordoba

24 Feb, 2016 @ 14:27

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug gang linked to Costa del Sol Mr Big Robert Dawes are sentenced

Spanish police label Brit 'Europe's biggest drug dealer'

23 Feb, 2016 @ 12:43

Crime & Law·Lead

YouTuber arrested in Spain for video showing how to get weapons through airport security

Several explosives, weapons and a homemade grenade were also seized during a raid at his Jaen apartment

22 Feb, 2016 @ 12:12

Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead

Expat couple found dead in Estepona apartment allegedly a murder-suicide

Spanish media is now reporting that the woman was found 'practically beheaded' while the man had a stab wound to the heart

22 Feb, 2016 @ 10:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British and Irish hit squad avenging ‘Mr Big’ Paul Massey’s death arrested in Spain

It is believed that the man behind Massey’s assassination is hiding out on the Costa del Sol

19 Feb, 2016 @ 12:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dutch estate agent disappears with thousands of euros of expats’ money in Spain

EXCLUSIVE: Search on for rogue estate agent who has vanished with up to a million euros in deposits

18 Feb, 2016 @ 10:02

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Infanta Cristina’s husband had fake workers on Noos Institute’s books, court hears

Fake names on payroll in Princess trial

17 Feb, 2016 @ 17:55

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: Marbella restaurant probed for alleged money laundering

Police are carrying out a rigorous inspection of the premises and offices

17 Feb, 2016 @ 14:33

Crime & Law·Lead

ANIMAL RIGHTS FOCUS: Is the tide finally turning on Spain’s attitude towards animals?

Animal welfare in Spain is often dubbed appalling, but charities, shelters and changing traditions suggest the campaign for change is gathering momentum. Tom Powell asks,

17 Feb, 2016 @ 13:10

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·National News

Police in La Linea strike over wages

The Police union SPPL are at loggerheads with mayor Juan Franco for not paying officers what ‘they were promised’

12 Feb, 2016 @ 13:37

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Two bodies with stab wounds found in Estepona

The deceased - one man, one woman - were reportedly supposed to be flying out of Malaga airport later in the day

11 Feb, 2016 @ 17:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dutchman released from Spanish prison after being wrongly convicted for Fuengirola rapes 12 years ago

In July last year, convicted UK killer Mark Dixie confessed to one of the rapes

11 Feb, 2016 @ 15:11

Crime & Law·Featured·Malaga

Irish police hunt two Kinahan gang members after failed break-in

The two gang associates are believed to have attempted to break-in to a house in Dublin

10 Feb, 2016 @ 17:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Spanish man dressed as FBI agent arrested for attempted kidnap of child

Partygoers saw him allegedly grab the boy and leave the scene

9 Feb, 2016 @ 16:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Kinahan crime boss ‘Fat Freddie’ Thompson arrested in Ireland following high-speed chase

It comes after two gang-related murders in the space of five days

9 Feb, 2016 @ 12:26

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Revenge killing in Ireland for murder at MGM Marbella weigh-in

The brother of notorious gangland figure Gerry 'the Monk' Hutch has been shot dead

9 Feb, 2016 @ 10:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Continuity IRA wages war with Irish druglords after claiming responsibility for MGM Marbella boxing event killing

The group has waged war on Irish drug dealers after taking out a member of the Marbella-based Kinahan clan

8 Feb, 2016 @ 15:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Sport

International arrest warrant issued for convicted Malaya businessman

Andres Lietor was condemned to four and a half years in prison for paying bribes to Marbella planning svengali Juan Antonio Roca

7 Feb, 2016 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Malaga

Operation ‘Davy Jones’ captures Dutch fraudster ‘the Pirate’ on Costa del Sol

The aptly-named ‘Davy Jones’ police operation culminated in the arrest of the alleged tax evader, who amassed a €25 million fortune

6 Feb, 2016 @ 09:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Marbella MGM boxers at horror shooting in Dublin

A man has been shot dead and two others injured at a weigh-in

5 Feb, 2016 @ 18:02

Crime & Law·Featured

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