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Mafia crackdown in Marbella: Police call in more men, dogs and drones to tackle the scourge of organised crime on the Costa del Sol this summer – following a wave of daylight shootings

POLICE in Marbella are ramping up reinforcements to tackle the scourge of organised crime this summer, it has been announced. The Policia Nacional force this

12 Apr, 2024 @ 09:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

EXCLUSIVE: Father of Christian Brueckner’s ex-girlfriend fears Madeleine McCann could be buried at his daughter’s former home in Portugal – as he pleads with police to dig up the garden

THE father of the ex-girlfriend of Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner has pleaded with police to search her former home in Portugal. Dieter F, a

11 Apr, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

Man ‘attempts to kill partner just after she gave birth’ in Elche because ‘she said she wanted to leave him’

A MAN slit his partner’s throat, minutes after she gave birth in an Elche hospital and then told him that their relationship was over. The

11 Apr, 2024 @ 10:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Thieves make big blunder by robbing policeman’s home in Spain’s Valencia

TWO women picked the wrong Valencia province wrong house to rob, as it belonged to a police officer who had just popped out for a

10 Apr, 2024 @ 15:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Belgian man arrested in Spain’s Marbella for boarding a bus with MULTIPLE guns and ammunition.

A BELGIAN man has been arrested in Marbella after he boarded a bus with multiple guns and ammunition in his luggage. Police detained the man

10 Apr, 2024 @ 14:25

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Guardia Civil investigating new case of AI pornography involving minors in Spain’s Mallorca

THE Guardia Civil is investigating a fresh case of the use of artificial intelligence to create pornographic images involving minors. That’s according to sources close

10 Apr, 2024 @ 10:49

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca·Other News

Husband kills his wife and two children before taking his own life in Barcelona

A MAN killed his two eight-year-old children and his 43-year-old wife at their Barcelona area home on Tuesday before taking his own life. Police discovered

10 Apr, 2024 @ 09:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife in Spain is jailed and ordered to pay huge compensation costs

JAIL and huge compensation costs have been ordered for a woman who sliced off her boyfriend’s penis with a kitchen knife. The woman was accused

10 Apr, 2024 @ 08:37

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Police force launches rapid response unit to deal with violent incidents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA’S Policia Local has created a specialist unit called ERIS (Esquadra Rapida d’Intervencio i Suport) to deal with violent incidents that need an immediate response.

10 Apr, 2024 @ 05:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Frenchman, 35, who ‘stole €450,000 worth of windsurfing equipment’ from the Mar Menor in Spain is arrested

A THIEF took €450,000 of windsurfing gear from a European championship event on the Mar Menor and drove his haul to an Alicante province warehouse,

9 Apr, 2024 @ 14:43

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

WATCH: Youths laugh and joke as they launch rocks at cars on a busy road in Spain

A GROUP of young Spaniards have filmed themselves throwing rocks at passing vehicles on a motorway, later posting the footage of their incredibly dangerous and

9 Apr, 2024 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

US tourist death latest: Husband will be investigated for ‘gender violence’ after wife died ‘during or after sex’ in a tourist flat in Spain’s Malaga

POLICE in Malaga will be investigating the death of a US tourist last week as a gender violence crime, despite original reports that the 43-year-old

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:48

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

'Love Hug' robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain's Costa Blanca Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a 9 APR, 2024 @ 11:30 ALICANTE·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·MURCIA·OTHER NEWS Expat Brits in Benidorm sold drugs to bar and hotel customers with express deliveries via an electric scooter British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing 27 NOV, 2023 @ 16:30 BENIDORM·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·LEAD·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY ‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca Callous ‘love hug’ robber targeting old people- and even offering sex- gets fifth arrest in recent months on Spain’s Costa Blanca A PROFESSIONAL ‘love hug’ street robber has been arrested in Alicante for the fifth time in recent months. The 26-year-old woman travelled all round Spain 15 AUG, 2023 @ 17:15 ALICANTE·COSTA BLANCA·CRIME & LAW·VALENCIAN COMMUNITY One of Spain's most-notorious 'Love Hug' robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca

Warning over ‘love hugging’ scam in Murcia after string of elderly people are targeted by gang

TWO members of a ‘love-hug’ gang that travelled around Spain robbing elderly people have been jailed. Four Romanians- aged between 28 and 31- rented a

9 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Islamic terrorists threaten to attack the Champions League quarter finals in Spain

SPAIN’S Champions League quarter finals are under threat after Islamic terrorists hint at an attack. READ MORE: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain –

9 Apr, 2024 @ 10:12

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sport

Blood-drenched axeman chops off his father’s head before throwing it at horrified drivers on a busy road in Spain

DRIVERS were shocked as a blood-drenched axeman threw his fathers decapitated head onto a busy Spanish road. The Guardia Civil have arrested a 46-year-old man

9 Apr, 2024 @ 09:29

Crime & Law·Other News

British man wanted in the US for providing pirate TV services is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport for illegally providing subscription TV services in three US states. The 31-year-old Brit had flown in

8 Apr, 2024 @ 09:07

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

COURT SENSATION: ‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner told me how he tied up a teenager for four days – and burgled homes on the Algarve while naked!’

MADELEINE Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner bragged to a friend how he tied up and sexually assaulted a young teenager over a ‘four day’ horror ordeal.

6 Apr, 2024 @ 20:03

Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain's Costa Blanca

Retired Brits fall prey to €1.8million timeshare scam on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Police make multiple arrests

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have busted a gang based in Malaga province that was scamming retired Brits on a massive scale, and is thought to have

5 Apr, 2024 @ 11:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

‘I’m going to kill you f****t!’: Expat, 36, is victim of a shocking homophobic attack in Spain’s liberal Madrid

A YOUNG expat has been left emotionally scarred following a savage homophobic attack in Madrid. Pablo Neira, 36, was leaving a bar on the famous

5 Apr, 2024 @ 10:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Shooting in Mijas: Assailants open fire against bar in Las Lagunas before fleeing in a car in sixth such incident since February

A SHOOTING occurred in the early hours of Wednesday morning in the town of Mijas Costa on the Costa del Sol. The incident took place

5 Apr, 2024 @ 10:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Shootings and violence ‘are becoming normalised’ in Marbella, warn local police – as they demand more support from the central government

POLICE in Marbella are demanding help from the central Spanish government in the wake of a spate of shootings which have rocked the city. In

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Hackers who made €3million by cloning SIM cards across Spain are arrested

A MALAGA-LED cyberhacking gang swindled over €3.3 million out of victims across Spain through a phone SIM card con. Seven people have been arrested by

4 Apr, 2024 @ 11:15

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Other News

PICTURED: British model, 30, who died of a heart attack following cosmetic surgery in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH woman who died during a cosmetic procedure in Mallorca has been named as model Donna Butterfield. The 30-year-old, from Wrexham, Clwyd, travelled to

4 Apr, 2024 @ 10:31

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Other News

One of world’s leading football agents is accused of €12million fraud in Spain: Fali Ramadani cannot account for money used to buy Mallorca villa, court claims

A TOP football agent, Fali Ramadani, has been accused of defrauding Spain’s Tax Agency of €12 million by not declaring money that allowed him to

4 Apr, 2024 @ 09:54

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Sport

EXCLUSIVE: Lawyer of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner is accused of ‘dirty tactics’ in court – as witness claims they saw paedophile’s ‘home-made rape videos’

THE lawyer of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been accused of dirty tactics during the sex offender’s trial in Germany. A key witness in

4 Apr, 2024 @ 09:52