Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain

AN ALICANTE woman has been accused of attempted murder after pouring bleach and ammonia into bottles of alcohol and energy drinks consumed by her housemate.

22 Nov, 2024 @ 11:06

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

A 27-year-old British man who was shot by a hooded man outside his Murcia region home may never walk again. The La Verdad newspaper has

22 Nov, 2024 @ 09:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Crypto-fraudsters stole €19m from over 200 victims lured by AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

CYBER criminals banked over €5 million by cloning websites selling high-end electrical products that customers never received. Three people have been arrested in the Orihuela

21 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieving factory worker ordered to pay back €529,000 for stolen Iberian ham in Spain's Andalucia

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

POLICE are hunting for thieves who made off with a staggering €200,000 worth of prized Christmas ham. Some 400 legs of the nation’s finest Iberian

21 Nov, 2024 @ 15:38

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

A warning has been issued in Marbella after a pregnant woman has her ‘entire life possessions’ stolen on her first day here. An anonymous whistleblower

21 Nov, 2024 @ 11:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

THIS is the moment Spanish police dramatically intercept a Swedish youth who had flown to the Costa del Sol to kill a member of a

20 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

A CRIMINAL gang looking to steal drugs from a rival crew stormed the wrong Costa Blanca property and beat up a British man and his

20 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

A GUARDIA Civil officer who helped narcos steal hash worth €1.5 million from police storage is just the tip of the iceberg. The Andalucia High

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Crooked carer steals €30k from dead client by using her bank account and cash cards in Valencia

Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested

A BENIDORM carer who lied about her professional experience has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after illegally giving diazepam to an elderly client who

19 Nov, 2024 @ 18:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

This is the ‘pizza technique’ being used by squatters in Spain to target YOUR empty homes

SQUATTERS have been a scourge on Spain’s property market for years, with countless horror stories having been reported by the Olive Press. Unfortunately, under current

19 Nov, 2024 @ 15:02

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Property

Police find killers of two British tourists struck by loose 'narco boat' on a Mar Menor road

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

A BRITISH tourist, 51, remains in a critical condition in Murcia’s La Arrixaca Hospital ICU after the car he was travelling in was struck by

19 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Woman sets fire to boyfriend in Spain after dousing him in fuel while he was sleeping

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

A 27-year-old British man was seriously injured on Monday evening after being shot twice by a hooded man in the doorway of his Murcia region

19 Nov, 2024 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British police offer reward for information on father and son who mysteriously vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol five years ago

UK police have launched a fresh appeal into the disappearance of a British father and son who vanished from the Costa del Sol more than

18 Nov, 2024 @ 19:09

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga

Bogus football agent charged young players €3k each to fly to Spain with promises about signing up for top La Liga clubs

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

AN ELCHE soccer school scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional with victims duped by promises of professional club contracts and residency visas. 12

18 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia man accused of poisoning ex-wife with ammonia after she asked for water

Bitter worker in Spain spiked her own water bottle with bleach to ‘teach colleague a lesson’ after he kept swigging her drink

A BASQUE Country court says a worker was rightly sacked for putting bleach in her water bottle to teach colleagues ‘a lesson’ as they kept

16 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Basque Country·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain busts the country’s most popular illegal football streaming service

A MAJOR online pirate TV supplier of La Liga football matches has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. ‘Crystal Azul’ had around 78,000 international

16 Nov, 2024 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN IRISH drug trafficker wanted by Czech authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after some strange behaviour gave him away. The 57-year-old man

15 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure

THREE Dutch people have been arrested in the Marbella area over a €16 million cryptocurrency scam that mainly fleeced criminals. The Policia Nacional cooperated with

15 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Horror in Barcelona: Father is shot twice in the head while sipping coffee at a cafe in terrifying daylight assassination

A FORMER Barcelona dock worker has been killed execution-style while having a coffee after he had dropped off his son at school. David Caballero Riera,

15 Nov, 2024 @ 14:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Narco is killed in Spain’s new ‘drug smuggling superhighway’: Incident exposes the ‘violent escalation’ police face daily

TENSIONS are heating up in Spain’s ‘maritime drug superhighway’ after a narco was killed in a collision with a Guardia Civil patrol boat yesterday. The

15 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

A FLORIDA man has been charged with kidnapping and murdering his wife in Spain after she disappeared in February. Ana Knezevich went missing from her

15 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘Sophisticated’ fake cigarette factory with €4m monthly turnover is raided by police in Spain’s Malaga

A COUNTERFEIT cigarette factory operating around the clock in Malaga province with a monthly turnover of €4 million has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil.

14 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Fake police officers wearing balaclavas and brandishing guns storm a Costa Blanca property

Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested

SIX bogus Policia Nacional ‘officers’ have been arrested in La Nucia after staging a violent robbery on the Costa Blanca. The men- said to be

14 Nov, 2024 @ 13:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug dealers in Valencia are posing as DANA flood-relief volunteers to sell narcotics to grief-stricken victims, claim police

THREE drug dealers posing as flood-relief volunteers have been arrested in Valencia province. Authorities have so far arrested 399 people for looting and robbery in

13 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm and Costa Blanca property prices skyrocket in first quarter of 2026

Benidorm becomes a new narco hotspot in Spain after drug-related crime surges in holiday resort loved by the Brits

BENIDORM had the highest percentage of drug trafficking arrests of any large Alicante province municipality during the first half of 2024. The city was followed

11 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police arrest violent French fugitive who inflicted life-changing injuries on victim

Property rental scam is exposed in Spain’s Benidorm: Police make multiple arrests

AN ONLINE Benidorm-based property scam has been busted by the Policia Nacional. The plot ringleader and three ‘mules’ who laundered the proceeds for him have

11 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

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Woman spiked drinks with bleach and ammonia that could have killed her housemate in Spain

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

Cyber scammers pocket over €5 million by defrauding users of cloned electronic product websites in Spain

Ham heist heartbreak: €200,000 worth of Jamon Iberico stolen in Spain’s Huelva

Pregnant Finnish expat issues warning about Marbella after her ‘entire life possessions’ were stolen on the day she arrived

WATCH: Police tackle Swedish teenage hitman on the streets of Spain’s Costa del Sol: Alicante family recruited Scandinavian youths to carry out murders

British expat family is attacked by armed gangsters in Spain after thugs targeted the wrong house

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

Fake carer in Benidorm who ‘drugged an Alzheimer’s patient with diazepam’ is arrested

This is the ‘pizza technique’ being used by squatters in Spain to target YOUR empty homes

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

British police offer reward for information on father and son who mysteriously vanished from Spain’s Costa del Sol five years ago

Soccer school scam fleeced young players for at least €100k with lies about professional contracts and residency in Spain

Bitter worker in Spain spiked her own water bottle with bleach to ‘teach colleague a lesson’ after he kept swigging her drink

Spain busts the country’s most popular illegal football streaming service

Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure

Horror in Barcelona: Father is shot twice in the head while sipping coffee at a cafe in terrifying daylight assassination

Narco is killed in Spain’s new ‘drug smuggling superhighway’: Incident exposes the ‘violent escalation’ police face daily

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

‘Sophisticated’ fake cigarette factory with €4m monthly turnover is raided by police in Spain’s Malaga

Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested

Drug dealers in Valencia are posing as DANA flood-relief volunteers to sell narcotics to grief-stricken victims, claim police

Benidorm becomes a new narco hotspot in Spain after drug-related crime surges in holiday resort loved by the Brits

Property rental scam is exposed in Spain’s Benidorm: Police make multiple arrests

Marbella hospital patients sent home from operating table as 175,000 doctors go on strike across Spain

Netflix is about to hike prices in Spain once again – the cheapest plan will now be almost €9

Spanish minister urges people planning a trip to Spain this summer to ‘buy your flights now’ ahead of possible price rises

Warning for drivers as dirty cars can land a fine of €200 – with more Saharan ‘blood rain’ forecast to hit Andalucia

Bank card thieves who robbed elderly people across Spain are caught ‘red-handed’ in Costa Blanca supermarket