Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Sicilian mafia with links to Gibraltar picked up in police raids in Marbella – with over 20 properties seized and a €200 million fortune being probed

A €200 MILLION mafia fortune has been traced to Marbella, where two well known locals have been arrested as part of an international investigation. Local

28 May, 2026 @ 17:36

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on dodgy 24 hour supermarkets as central shops are shut down over illegal electricity hookups, expired food on sale and illegal workers

BARCELONA has cracked down on round-the-clock supermarkets as inspectors uncovered dangerous fire risks, stolen electricity and expired food in dozens of city centre shops. More

28 May, 2026 @ 17:08

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Riot police raid Barcelona apartment block in upmarket Eixample after squatters break into flat with residents inside

A VIOLENT attempted squatting in the heart of Barcelona ended in a bizarre twist after riot police discovered that one of the victims was a

28 May, 2026 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Singing legend Julio Iglesias sues Spanish news outlet for not retracting sexual assault allegations

SPANISH singing star Julio Iglesias has filed a lawsuit against the news portal elDiario.es for not retracting sexual assault allegations made against him in January.

28 May, 2026 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish footballer goes on trial for sexually assaulting two women who went home with him from Valencia nightclub

Spanish football star goes on trial for sexually assaulting woman who he met at Valencia nightclub

LA LIGA footballer Rafa Mir has gone on trial in Valencia- accused of sexually assaulting a woman in September 2024. The 29-year-old Sevilla striker is

28 May, 2026 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

WATCH: War zone in Sevilla as knife fight breaks out in broad daylight

SHOCKING videos circulating on social media captured the moment a violent street fight erupted in Sevilla’s El Cerezo neighbourhood on Tuesday, with men seen throwing

27 May, 2026 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla·Video

Malaga ‘rape drug’ priest kept ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of assault videos organised by victim name, court hears

A MALAGA priest facing allegations of sexual assault kept ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of assault videos of his victims, a court has heard. The case only

27 May, 2026 @ 15:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Corruption woes rise for Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez as police search Socialist Party HQ for details about arrested former official- nicknamed ‘The Plumber’

GUARDIA Civil officers went into Spain’s ruling PSOE Socialist Party HQ in Madrid on Wednesday morning to look for evidence over an illegal payments scheme.

27 May, 2026 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Belgian teen hitman who shot dead innocent man 18 times outside Fuengirola cannabis club walks free from jail – and promptly vanishes

A BELGIAN teenager accused of killing a man outside a Costa del Sol cannabis club has disappeared shortly after being released from jail without restrictions

27 May, 2026 @ 10:43

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Six out of 10 missing persons reports in Spain last year were for children – with nearly 8,000 minors vanishing from their homes

NEW data has revealed a drop in the number of missing persons across Spain, but the amount is still more than 25,000 with over 60%

26 May, 2026 @ 17:27

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Tenerife

Mango founder Isak Andic fell at a Barcelona office three months before his death, son’s defence reveals

MURDER suspect Jonathan Andic brought forward video evidence to claim innocence in his father’s death before temporarily stepping down from his position. Jonathan Andic’s defence

26 May, 2026 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXLUSIVE: Expat garage owner ‘scams’ up to 50 car buyers out of approximately €1 million

AN incredible 45 victims have joined an action group against an expat car dealer in southern Spain. They all claim to have been scammed by

26 May, 2026 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Police find viagra, poppers and a young man in priest’s car after pulling him over for driving ‘erratically’ in Madrid

A PARISH priest aged 52, was reportedly traveling with a 25-year-old Peruvian man when officers pulled the car over near the Basilica of San Francisco

26 May, 2026 @ 12:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain’s Guardia Civil has one functioning boat to police 200km of Costa del Sol coastline – as narco gangs wave cheekily at cameras in marinas

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has just one operational patrol boat to police more than 200 kilometres of the Costa del Sol coastline, as increasingly brazen narco

26 May, 2026 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Arrest warrant issued for notorious British Costa del Sol figure ‘dirty Harry’ who killed Mijas doorman in a bar brawl after he skips bail

A MALAGA judge has issued an arrest warrant for a British gangland figure who killed a popular beach club doorman in a Mijas brawl. Feared

26 May, 2026 @ 10:09

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Narcos steal three Spanish navy fast boats left unguarded on a beach during military exercises off Cadiz coast in embarrassment for Spain

NARCO-TRAFFICKERS have stolen three Spanish navy boats left unguarded during a military exercise off the coast of Cadiz. When the theft occurred on 18 May,

25 May, 2026 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Well-dressed’ serial ‘upskirt’ voyeur is jailed for filming 94 women in Sevilla shopping centre changing rooms – after German tourist reports him

A SERIAL ‘upskirt’ voyeur has been jailed in Sevilla after filming 94 women in changing rooms at a Sevilla shopping centre. Police discovered more than

25 May, 2026 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of accident wrecks

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars

25 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police open fire in petrol station as gang of highway robbers use stolen BMW to ram patrol car in chaotic late-night Barcelona shootout

OFFICERS opened fired at a petrol station in Barcelona after being confronted by a gang of lorry thieves. The dangerous incident unfolded at the EsclatOil

25 May, 2026 @ 14:41

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Venezuelan hairstylist deported to El Salvadoran mega-jail by Donald Trump seeks asylum in Spain

A VENEZUELAN expat has found refuge in Spain after his American dream was stifled by the Trump administration who deported over 250 migrants to a

25 May, 2026 @ 14:02

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead·Other News

Inside the astonishing maze of underground tunnels a Marbella drug clan built to escape police raids

A PASSAGE beneath the surface of a Costa del Sol apartment complex was the headquarters of a strategic drug trafficking scheme. Policia Nacional took out

25 May, 2026 @ 12:08

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

How Marbella became a playground, business hub and ‘killing ground’ for Europe’s most feared drug lord ‘Bolle Jos’

EUROPE’S most wanted drug trafficker ‘Bolle Jos’ has once again come under the spotlight after investigators linked his Dutch criminal network to Spain’s biggest ever

24 May, 2026 @ 18:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Gibraltar seizes half a tonne of cocaine hidden in ships docking for fuel in latest drug trafficking blow

AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar have seized nearly half a tonne of cocaine with an estimated street value of €29 million after discovering bales of the Class-A

24 May, 2026 @ 09:50

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Stolen van crammed with live lambs intercepted by police during a dramatic midnight highway bust in Catalunya as sheep rustling continues

A SUSPECTED sheep thief has been caught after officers from Catalunya’s Mossos d’Esquadra police force stopped a stolen van packed with live lambs on a

23 May, 2026 @ 14:00

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Vandals caught graffitiing trains in Catalunya to face mega fines of up to €900,000 under tough new crackdown

VANDALS caught spraying graffiti on trains will face massive financial penalties under a strict new law in Catalunya. Offenders now face fines of up to

22 May, 2026 @ 16:20

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Expat whose car was stolen and used in a ram-raid at Malaga Airport is calling in lawyers after insurers refuse to pay out

A BRITISH pensioner whose car was stolen and wrecked in an audacious ram-raid attack is threatening to sue his insurance company after it refused to

22 May, 2026 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Sicilian mafia with links to Gibraltar picked up in police raids in Marbella – with over 20 properties seized and a €200 million fortune being probed

Barcelona launches massive crackdown on dodgy 24 hour supermarkets as central shops are shut down over illegal electricity hookups, expired food on sale and illegal workers

Riot police raid Barcelona apartment block in upmarket Eixample after squatters break into flat with residents inside

Singing legend Julio Iglesias sues Spanish news outlet for not retracting sexual assault allegations

Spanish football star goes on trial for sexually assaulting woman who he met at Valencia nightclub

WATCH: War zone in Sevilla as knife fight breaks out in broad daylight

Malaga ‘rape drug’ priest kept ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of assault videos organised by victim name, court hears

Corruption woes rise for Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez as police search Socialist Party HQ for details about arrested former official- nicknamed ‘The Plumber’

Belgian teen hitman who shot dead innocent man 18 times outside Fuengirola cannabis club walks free from jail – and promptly vanishes

Six out of 10 missing persons reports in Spain last year were for children – with nearly 8,000 minors vanishing from their homes

Mango founder Isak Andic fell at a Barcelona office three months before his death, son’s defence reveals

EXLUSIVE: Expat garage owner ‘scams’ up to 50 car buyers out of approximately €1 million

Police find viagra, poppers and a young man in priest’s car after pulling him over for driving ‘erratically’ in Madrid

Spain’s Guardia Civil has one functioning boat to police 200km of Costa del Sol coastline – as narco gangs wave cheekily at cameras in marinas

Arrest warrant issued for notorious British Costa del Sol figure ‘dirty Harry’ who killed Mijas doorman in a bar brawl after he skips bail

Narcos steal three Spanish navy fast boats left unguarded on a beach during military exercises off Cadiz coast in embarrassment for Spain

‘Well-dressed’ serial ‘upskirt’ voyeur is jailed for filming 94 women in Sevilla shopping centre changing rooms – after German tourist reports him

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

WATCH: Police open fire in petrol station as gang of highway robbers use stolen BMW to ram patrol car in chaotic late-night Barcelona shootout

Venezuelan hairstylist deported to El Salvadoran mega-jail by Donald Trump seeks asylum in Spain

Inside the astonishing maze of underground tunnels a Marbella drug clan built to escape police raids

How Marbella became a playground, business hub and ‘killing ground’ for Europe’s most feared drug lord ‘Bolle Jos’

Gibraltar seizes half a tonne of cocaine hidden in ships docking for fuel in latest drug trafficking blow

Stolen van crammed with live lambs intercepted by police during a dramatic midnight highway bust in Catalunya as sheep rustling continues

Vandals caught graffitiing trains in Catalunya to face mega fines of up to €900,000 under tough new crackdown

EXCLUSIVE: Expat whose car was stolen and used in a ram-raid at Malaga Airport is calling in lawyers after insurers refuse to pay out

Warning for beachgoers as Andalucia records worst start to June for drownings in years

Red flags at popular Torrevieja swimming spot over fears sewage contamination has leaked into the sea

Foreign-born surge to drive Malaga province to hit two million residents and overtake Sevilla as Andalucia’s biggest – but not for another 11 years

British man, 63, dies in paragliding accident in Catalan Pyrenees

Hotel guest left paraplegic after balcony with ‘a series of defects not visible to the naked eye’ collapses onto La Manga pool in Murcia

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