Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season
LOVERS of Iberian ham have been warned by the Guardia Civil to ensure they are getting the real deal. Its unmistakable flavour and its history
Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA
THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has revealed that it found a drugs laboratory that had been flooded out during the October 29 DANA. The discovery
Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses ‘arranged’ marriage aimed to secure residency for cousin in Spain
THE parents of a teenage girl have been arrested in Alicante after she refused to be part of an arranged marriage. The 17-year-old was ordered
Woman tries to murder her husband by starting fire in Valencia apartment block and hiding extinguishers
A WOMAN has been arrested for arson and attempted murder after starting a blaze in a Valencia area apartment aimed at killing her husband. The
Burglars used ‘slip method’ to open front doors and steal from luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca
TWO men suspected of robbing luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The two Algerians- aged 55 and
Shooting in Marbella sparks panic as German man is gunned down beside shopping centre in brazen Christmas Eve attack
A GERMAN man is in hospital after been shot outside a shopping centre in Marbella on Christmas Eve. The victim, of Arab origin, received at
Missing waiter is found buried down a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 10-day search
THE body of a missing Moroccan waiter, 25, has been spotted inside a deep well on a Costa Blanca farm. The man- named as Amine
WATCH: Police in Spain bust importers of 2,000 tons of counterfeit sports shirts, watches, and phones shipped from China
THE Policia Nacional has busted a network of companies importing nearly 2,000 tons of counterfeit goods into the EU from China since 2023. Since the
‘Drunk’ police officer in Spain ‘fatally runs over pedestrian’ just days before Christmas
A DRUNK policeman drove at high speed and killed a pedestrian in the Murcia region last Saturday. The 61-year-old off-duty Policia Local officer from Puerto
Watch: CCTV shows ‘Grinch’ in slippers stealing Christmas tree from Costa del Sol apartment block – as fuming locals give hooded thief an ultimatum
THIS is the moment a ‘real-life Grinch’ was filmed stealing a Christmas tree on the Costa del Sol. Video shared online shows an individual entering
Tragedy in Barcelona: Body of baby is found dumped in a bin just days before Christmas
THE body of a baby has been found in Barcelona dumped in a rubbish bin just days before Christmas festivities. Last night a baby’s body
Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain
A ROMANIAN man, 52, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante for defrauding 19 people out of €133,000 via a ‘phishing’ scam. He
Spain’s former Economy Minister and ex-IMF chief gets five years in prison and €2m fine for tax dodging and corruption
THE former head of the International Monetary Fund and ex-Economy Minister, Rodrigo Rato, has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for corruption offences.
Spanish ex-footballer who trafficked €32m worth of cocaine into Spain is arrested
AN ex-footballer has been arrested for smuggling cocaine into Spain through Algeciras and Valencia after ten years on the run. Jesus Emilio Diez de Mier,
Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca
A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property
‘Murderer’ in Spain is caught on Google Street View stuffing body into car boot: Police make two arrests
GOOGLE Street View images proved to be crucial in identifying two murder suspects in Spain’s Castilla y Leon region. A woman and her current partner
‘Traumatised’ dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend
A DOG walker was left traumatised after her pet discovered a male body in a remote part of Mallorca. A man named as Sebastian, 31,
Warning for British homeowners in Spain after thieves ransack empty Benahavis villa and steal €500k worth of watches and jewellery
Have you been a victim of robbers on the Costa del Sol? Contact tips@theolivepress.es ROBBERS are once again targeting empty homes on the Costa del
Dutch fugitive wanted for €230m cocaine empire is found hiding among Alicante’s expat community
A DUTCH fugitive accused of shipping four tons of cocaine with a street value of €230 million has been arrested in Moraira. The 43-year-old man
‘Brushing’ scam warning in Spain: Packages with dangerous QR codes are being delivered to homes in the run up to Christmas
POLICE in Spain have warned of a so-called ‘brushing’ scam that is being increasingly used by fraudsters across the country. The Guardia Civil has released
Gangland killers of seven-year-old boy in Marbella will NEVER be punished due to this Spanish law
THE horrific killing of a seven-year-old boy in Marbella will go unpunished, a court has ruled. Little Jose Manuel was brutally shot to death in
Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain
THE Guardia Civil launches its annual pre-Christmas campaign from Monday to stop motorists from getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
WATCH: Brazen drug traffickers film themselves ‘chilling’ in the Strait of Gibraltar as a giant US warship cruises past
DRUG traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar have become so brazen that they have filmed themselves relaxing at sea as an enormous US warship sails
Young Costa Blanca cyclist ‘attacks police officers after refusing to take a breathalyser test’
A YOUNG cyclist in Elche refused to take a breath test after an accident and ended up being arrested for assaulting several police officers. The
Body of ‘foreign woman’ is found torched in a car in Mijas: Police open investigation
FIREFIGHTERS have found the torched body of a ‘foreign woman’ in a car in Mijas. A torched body has been found by firefighters on a
Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca
AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked