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Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign

A HIGH-SPEED car chase in Benidorm’s streets ended in a vehicle carrying 7,240 ecstasy pills crashing into a road sign. Two men- both aged 35

17 Jun, 2025 @ 14:31

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Serial tyre slasher, 54, seized in the Costa del Sol after hitting 20 cars

A TYRE slasher operating in Benalmadena has been caught after an off-duty Policia Nacional officer saw him in action. The 54-year-old man was spotted in

17 Jun, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw after punch from British tourist says his life 'has been ruined'

Mallorca hotel worker who suffered broken jaw at hands of British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’

A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Speaking to Mallorca’s Ultima Hora newspaper,

16 Jun, 2025 @ 18:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Irish man stabbed but won’t reveal attacker’s name to police on Costa Blanca

A 29-year-old Irish man was stabbed by a knife on Sunday morning in the La Zenia area of the Orihuela Costa. The victim- according to

16 Jun, 2025 @ 14:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Illegal street sellers suffer setback as fake goods suppliers are raided on Costa Blanca

A MAJOR supplier of fake goods to illegal street sellers in Costa Blanca tourist areas has been taken down in Elche. Two warehouses containing 36,000

16 Jun, 2025 @ 13:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Suspect arrested in Liverpool over shooting of two Scottish gangsters on the Costa del Sol

A MAN from Merseyside has been arrested and could face extradition to Spain in connection with the double murder of two Scottish gangsters outside an

16 Jun, 2025 @ 11:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested for not helping friend that fell into Valencia river and drowned

Man arrested for not helping friend who fell into Valencia river and drowned

A CHINESE man, 19, has been arrested for not helping his friend who drowned in a Valencia river. The 20-year-old male Wen Tao Chi- also

12 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Major ally of Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe reveals €620k of contract bribes in Spain

Major ally of Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez resigns as corruption probe uncovers €620k of bribes

A SENIOR figure in the PSOE Socialist party has resigned over a corruption probe that could threaten the minority PSOE-led Pedro Sanchez government. Santos Cerdan,

12 Jun, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

WATCH: Gang arrested for supplying ‘weapons of war’ to drug traffickers in Spain

A GANG selling weapons of war to drug crews around Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The military-style guns were supplied to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Shocking new details reveal what ‘really happened’ the night Jay Slater died in Tenerife

HARROWING new revelations have emerged about the final hours of British teenager Jay Slater, who died in Tenerife last June. Witnesses told the podcast Jay

12 Jun, 2025 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

Man driving in UK-plated vehicle on Costa Blanca is caught with cocaine in his car boot

A MAN has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for drug trafficking and possessing 400 grams of cocaine. A car with a UK license plate

11 Jun, 2025 @ 18:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman stabbed to death following street brawl involving Bulgarians in Alicante area

Woman stabbed to death during mass street fight involving Bulgarian rivals in Alicante area

A MASS brawl in a Villena street resulted in a woman being fatally stabbed with a knife. Three men aged 23, 40 and 43, and

11 Jun, 2025 @ 17:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Mobile phone scam defrauded Spain’s Tax Agency out of €20m in VAT

A SCAM defrauded authorities out of €20 million in VAT on mobile phone sales across Spain. Proceeds were laundered mainly through real estate purchases. 146

11 Jun, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Brit, 25, arrested for ‘attacking girlfriend, 16, and a woman who tried to intervene’ in Mallorca

A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his 16-year-old girlfriend in a Magaluf street during the early hours of Monday morning. He is

10 Jun, 2025 @ 18:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Doctors guilty of reckless homicide after boy, 8, died following five ER visits over four days in Spain

TWO doctors have been convicted of reckless homicide after an eight-year-old boy from Petrer in Alicante province died from peritonitis in 2020. The youngster named

10 Jun, 2025 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Relief for Costa Blanca expat homeowners as police arrest two men behind 35 robberies

TWO men who robbed 35 homes in April and May have been jailed by an Alicante court. The burglars aged 36 and 37 plundered items

10 Jun, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella mayor’s son denies knowing ‘money was laundered through his San Pedro pad’ as Spain’s Swedish mafia trial continues

Alexander John Broberg Muñoz claims ignorance of property deals involving €230,000 mortgage as half-brother faces 18 years behind bars THE son of Marbella’s mayor has

10 Jun, 2025 @ 08:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Two Brits behind botched ‘prison-break’ lose appeals against eight-year jail terms for drug trafficking in Ibiza

TWO British men behind a botched ‘prison-break’ to rescue a drug trafficker, have lost their Suprme Court appeal against drug convictions in Ibiza. The unnamed

9 Jun, 2025 @ 18:55

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Bouncer arrested for stabbing man to death outside nightclub in Spainn

Hooded teenage gang brutally beat up boy in horrific attack outside school in Spain

A TEENAGE gang has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for seriously injuring a boy outside a Valencia school. Six minors aged between 14 and

9 Jun, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police switch off key fuel pipeline for illegal migrant boats travelling to and from Spain

Police shut off fuel supplies for illegal migrant boats travelling to and from Spain

A MURCIA-BASED gang supplying fuel and assistance to migrant boats travelling between North Africa and Eastern Spain has been detained by the Guardia Civil. Seven

9 Jun, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Angry mother slaps daughter’s teacher in the face during school lesson in Spain

A MOTHER who slapped her daughter’s teacher in the face in front of several children during a lesson has been arrested in Torrent(Valencia). The 26-year-old,

9 Jun, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm police seize knives to stop Latino gang showdown on city streets

BENIDORM police prevented a street clash between two Latino groups by seizing their knives including a large machete. Benidorm Policia Local officers spotted around 20

9 Jun, 2025 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead