Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain
A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as
Spanish police make huge haul of contraband tobacco ‘smuggled in from Gibraltar’
MORE than 22,000 packs of unmarked tobacco have been seized by the Guardia Civil during a major anti-smuggling operation in the municipality of Los Barrios,
Pilot arrested after flying drone over protected nuclear power plant in Spain
A DRONE pilot has landed himself in trouble after flying his unit over a nuclear power plant in Valencia province. The incident happened last Tuesday.
British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested
Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca
A FORMER Santa Pola mayor has been sentenced to prison for corruption over a private health clinic that didn’t have to pay any bills and
WATCH: TikToker faces €200k fine for hurling rock into ravine in Spanish national parkÂ
A YOUNG man is facing a €200k fine after he threw a large rock down a ravine in Picos de Europa national park, in the
Spain’s first-known illegal opium farm is closed down by police in Murcia
POLICE have dismantled the first-known illegal opium farm in Spain and arrested two men. It was being operated by two brothers in the Cartagena area
WATCH: Car ploughs through crowd of football fans in Barcelona – at least 15 injured
AT least 15 football supporters have been injured after a car drove through a crowd prior to last night’s crunch Catalan derby between Espanyol and
Bogus email demands ‘immediate’ €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA region parents have been warned about an email scam demanding tuition fee payments. The Valencian Education Ministry says the bogus message requests an ‘immediate
Fruit warehouse could be fined €3m over massive banana scam in Spain
AN Alicante fruit and vegetable distributor could be fined up to €3 million for a scam involving bananas. The company has been accused of passing
Real Madrid star, 22, ‘will face criminal proceedings’ over alleged distribution of child pornography
REAL Madrid star Raul Asencio is set to be hauled before court for allegedly sharing a sex tape involving a minor, a judge declared on
Emergency services considered sending DANA alert an hour and a half before it was sent- court revealsÂ
THE Valencian government considered sending the emergency DANA alert an hour and a half before it was actually sent, an emergency services employee has confirmed.
The rising murder and kidnapping rate in Spain’s Malaga blamed on ‘more and better weapons’Â
IN the first quarter of 2025, the Province of Malaga has seen six intentional homicides, according to an announcement of the Ministry of the Interior.
Girl, 3, suffers genital mutilation causing irreversible injuries with parents arrested in Spain
THE parents of a three-year-old girl have been arrested in Elche after she was genitally mutilated in a procedure done outside Spain. The man, 38,
Female German tourists strip naked and perform sex acts on motorway – then flee from police in Spain
TWO naked female German tourists performed lewd sex acts on a Murcia City highway before leading police on a motorway chase for several kilometres. The
Spain sees drop in crime – but sex attacks spike and attempted murders rocket 20%
REPORTED crimes in Spain fell by 2.8% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period last year. Figures released on Wednesday by
Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct
Body of man, 30, discovered with ‘multiple stab wounds’ near Costa del Sol village
THE body of a man that has been discovered on Monday afternoon has multiple stab wounds in the chest, presumably from a knife. The body
TOWIE star James Argent arrested for ‘pushing Miss Sweden girlfriend down steps’ in Spain’s Costa del Sol
FORMER reality TV star James Argent has been handed a six-month suspended prison sentence after admitting to a case of domestic violence against his model
Body found in southern Spain may be fugitive husband who murdered wifeÂ
LOCAL police in Spain have found the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition hanging from a tree on Monday. Police suspect
Spain probes cyber weaknesses of small generators amid investigation into nationwide blackout
SENIOR officials in the Spanish government have expressed ‘concerns’ about the cyber defence capabilities of small electricity generators as investigators continue to search for the
Gun-toting muggers steal luxury watches before fleeing on motorbike in Spain
A GANG who stole luxury watches from people in the Alicante and Valencia areas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Five people- of undisclosed
Bars closed in Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after police purge against drug trafficking
FOUR bars have been closed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after police discovered drugs inside them. Seven people of British, Pakistani, and Moroccan nationalities have been
Squatters find new way to beat evictions in Spain after law change
SQUATTERS in Spain are finding ways of getting round a tougher new law to evict them despite the promise of speedy trials. A change to
Drugged and drunk British expat leads police on ‘kamikaze’ car chase in Benidorm
A BRITISH motorist fled from a Guardia Civil checkpoint in Benidorm and drove at 150 km/h on the wrong side of the N-332. The 45-year-old
Love-hug thieves jailed after wave of tourist robberies in Spain
A MAN and a woman- both aged 38- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over a wave of ‘hugging’ robberies on Costa Blanca streets.