Rolex watch snatching gang caught in Spain’s Valencia area
A Rolex watch snatching gang that stole from people walking around Oliva in Valencia Province has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. A man and woman- both in their twenties- have
Benidorm shops in Spain caught selling fake-branded clothes with €200,000 retail value
FOUR Benidorm shop owners have been arrested for selling fake-branded clothes and accessories. 1,913 items with a retail value of €200,000 were removed by the Guardia Civil in simultaneous raids on premises
Home invasion gang posing as Guardia Civil officers threaten to cut off baby’s ear in Spain’s Valencia
A brutal gang is still at large after torturing a well-known Valencian businessman and threatening to cut off an ear belonging to his baby son. The assault happened in Betera last month
Businessman in Spain’s Valencia tortured with electric dog collar by organised gang of thieves
A BUSINESSMAN in Valencia was held captive by a gang of four hooded individuals, who tortured him using an electric dog collar in a bid to gain access to the contents of
Vending machine thief armed with drill caught in special police operation in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia area vending machine thief struck so frequently that the Guardia Civil had to launch a special probe to catch him. Operation Baldy started after reports of a string of vandalised
Home robbers caught in the act in Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR members of a Torrevieja home robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men- aged between 30 and 45- were caught red-handed leaving a house that they had plundered.
Trial begins of man accused of abusing his partner’s daughter and running away to hide in a shack when confronted
A man who literally ran away from his partner when she confronted him during a driving lesson about sexual abuse of her daughter is facing a long stint in jail. The 32-year-old
Birthday tears flow for Lisa Brown feared murdered in Spain, prime suspect still at large
Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, would have celebrated her 40th birthday on Friday. Instead, tears flowed for the mother-of-one at the grave site of her mother in Alexandria, northwest of Glasgow,
Spanish doctor extradited to Uruguay amid shocking allegations of torture
A Spanish doctor will be extradited over accusations he helped the military torture prisoners during a right-wing dictatorship movement in the 1970s. The country’s High Court approved that the doctor, Carlos Americo
THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Cocaine gang based in Marbella and Paris busted
AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and the drugs were distributed in the Spanish
Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area
A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence. One of them was taken to hospital with several police patrols drafted in following the
Elderly bank customers hit by distraction robbery gang in Spain’s Valencia and Murcia areas
A distraction robbery gang that stole from elderly people who made bank withdrawals in the Valencia and Murcia regions has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Operation Mugger was launched after a
Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia
A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in a battery drill in a shoulder bag
Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by the Policia Nacional. 13 people of Albanian
Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy. The boy had bruises all over his body and told his father that he
Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia
TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province. The mother of one of the victims pretended to be a child to meet
Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain
A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online. His ruse was rumbled after a woman complained to his employers that she had
Watch: The mysterious case of the headless and handless corpse that washed up next to a Marbella restaurant
Around this time last Sunday, a woman was being murdered, decapitated, and her body dumped in the sea. Investigators do not even know yet if the horrific crime was committed in that
Man accused of killing wife and burning body on barbecue set to be bailed in Spain’s Canary Islands
A man who has been behind bars for four years awaiting trial for the murder of his wife in Lanzarote will be freed on bail soon. Raul Diaz is accused of killing
SLIPPERY CUSTOMERS: How eel smugglers in Spain make a fortune sending elvers to Asia
THE recent arrest of two men trying to smuggle 190 kilos of elvers through the port of Algeciras has once more thrown the spotlight of this unusual but highly lucrative international contraband
Land owner accused of starting big forest fire in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO people are being investigating for starting a forest fire in Valencia Province that incinerated a 2,000 m2 area. A land owner in Cerda is accused of breaking the law by deciding
Family of missing X-Factor star fear he was kidnapped by British gangs in Barcelona
The family of missing Levi Davis fear the former X-Factor star was kidnapped off the streets of Barcelona by British gang members. Levi’s mother Julie said a private investigator probing the three-month
Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Guardia Civil have shut down three indoor marijuana farms in rented properties on what they described as ‘upmarket’ urbanisations in Calpe. Over a thousand plants were seized along with cash and
A thief and a gentleman: Notorious cat burglar finally arrested at grand old age of 74
A LEGENDARY cat burglar responsible for a string of jewellery thefts across Mallorca has finally been arrested at the age of 74. He is thought to be the architect of at least
Man from Mallorca sentenced to 14 years for blackmail scheme to extort naked pictures from teenage girls in Spain
A Mallorcan man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for blackmailing six teenage girls into sending him naked pictures. The 22-year-old approached a series of girls aged between 12 and
Case solved: Ex-boyfriend confesses to murdering his ex-partner whose headless and handless corpse washed up on a Marbella beach
The case of the woman whose headless and handless body washed up next to a group of Sunday diners in Marbella has been solved after her ex-boyfriend confessed to the gruesome crime.