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British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Two girls given refuge after suffering domestic abuse and threat of arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia

FIVE people have been arrested by the Guardia Civil after two girls told their school counsellor they were scared to return to their Valencia area

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Valencia

Who is Mitchell Ong? The gym fanatic and self-described ‘Power Asian’, 43, who is accused of stabbing tourist Audrey Fang to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

MITCHELL Ong remains behind bars in Spain accused of the brutal murder of his Singaporean compatriot Audrey Fang. On April 9, prosecutors claim Audrey was

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Audrey Fang latest: Exclusive €935 Nike trainers could prove crucial to murder investigation in Spain – as more evidence against prime suspect Mitchell Ong is revealed

A PAIR of €935 trainers could prove crucial in putting away Audrey Fang’s alleged killer. Mitchell Ong, 43, is accused of stabbing the fellow Singaporean

23 Apr, 2024 @ 16:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Netherlands are fuming after powerful mafia boss whose gang has threatened the Dutch princess manages to escape authorities in Spain‘s Andalucia

ONE of the most wanted crime bosses in Europe has gone on the run after a Spanish court released him on bail. The feared Karim

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:49

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British police officers enjoying a stag do in Barcelona chase down thief who tried to rob a restaurant

AN opportunistic thief intent on robbing a Barcelona restaurant was apprehended by an unlikely obstacle – a stag do of British police officers. Sergeant Eren

23 Apr, 2024 @ 12:40

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Pictured: Audrey Fang’s alleged 6ft1 killer who she knew ‘for many years’ before he ‘stabbed her 30 times during knife rampage in Spain’ – as police probe potential ‘financial motive’

THE alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang has been named as Mitchell Ong. The 43-year-old, also from the East Asian country, is accused of

22 Apr, 2024 @ 17:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

Woman steals identity of a dead baby before embarking on 10-year criminal career as head of a mafia gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN from the Dominican Republic used the identity of a deceased two-month-old baby to gain Spanish nationality before setting up a Costa Blanca-based criminal

22 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain

A HEADLESS body has been discovered by police in a British holiday hotspot in Spain. The corpse, belonging to a man, was found by the

22 Apr, 2024 @ 15:56

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment British drug lord dubbed the ‘Wikipedia Narco’ was arrested in Spain: Police brought down ‘€10m empire’ after seizing a tonne of cocaine – plus 44 cars, 40 Rolexes and 60 works of art

THIS is the moment a notorious British drug lord infamous for editing his own Wikipedia page was arrested in a huge multinational police operation. Middlesbrough

22 Apr, 2024 @ 13:10

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

A FORMER friend of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has revealed how he abused her child while out walking his dogs. Anja K told a

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:49

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Moment Audrey Fang’s ‘killer’ is arrested during raid at his hotel after his car was caught on CCTV: Suspect, 43, will remain in prison in Spain while the investigation continues

POLICE in Spain have released footage showing the last recorded movements of the alleged killer of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang. In a clip shared online,

19 Apr, 2024 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil operation to bust a trafficking ring

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How Audrey Fang’s alleged killer was caught by police as more details emerge of brutal murder that saw her stabbed more than 30 times on the last day of her holiday in southern Spain

DETAILS are emerging of the brutal murder of Singaporean tourist Audrey Fang, whose body was found dumped in a lorry park in Murcia with more

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Narco boat’ manufacturers who ‘helped drug traffickers ferry eight tonnes of cocaine and hashish’ along the Gibraltar Strait are arrested in Spain as crackdown continues

A GANG that specialised in manufacturing the notorious ‘narco launches’ that have become ubiquitous in the Strait of Gibraltar has been raided. The Galicia-based criminal

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead

The arson attack on a warehouse in El Ejido

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested nine farmers in Spain’s Almeria province, after they allegedly set fire to an agriculture warehouse despite knowing that there were

19 Apr, 2024 @ 13:36

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 32 members of a notorious Barcelona street gang as part of ‘Operation Kamaleones’ as authorities look to crack down on

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:37

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, ‘stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage’ – as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

A FUENGIROLA man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing on Wednesday night and he’s also been accused of bludgeoning a man to death last

18 Apr, 2024 @ 13:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Malaga chief accuses Marbella mayor of a ‘lack of respect’ after she demanded the Policia Nacional share more information following a wave of shootings

THE Mayor of Marbella has come under attack from Madrid’s man in Malaga over her demands that the police share more information about recent mafia

18 Apr, 2024 @ 11:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

Dangerous ‘devil hitman’ from Colombia ‘who excelled in kidnap, torture and making people disappear’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COLOMBIAN hitman- nicknamed Juan Diablo- has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The fugitive is a key figure in the Los Lobos criminal gang

17 Apr, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

The moment the Pakistani man was arrested

Pakistani national attacked McDonald’s in Spain’s Catalunya with an axe after ‘seeing a video where they were killing Palestinian children’. The suspected Jihadist said he hoped he would be killed by police

A PAKISTANI national who attacked a McDonald’s restaurant in Catalunya with an axe on March 27 said that he did so after having seen a

17 Apr, 2024 @ 13:35

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season

Great ham swindle nets €17 million for a Madrid area gang who used fake labels to fool customers

POLICE have busted a giant swindle involving ham exports with bogus health seals that netted a company over €17 million in five years. Six people

16 Apr, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Police dismantle BIGGEST network of narcos in the Gibraltar Strait, seizing 627 kilos of cocaine and four TONNES of hashish

The Gibraltar Strait’s largest network of ‘narco transporters’, behind the last 4000 kilos of hashish and 627 kilos of cocaine seized in the area, has

16 Apr, 2024 @ 17:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella mayor calls for national and local police to work together more following surge in gangland shootings

MARBELLA’S mayor, Angeles Muñoz, wants more information sharing between the Policia Nacional and the city’s Policia Local to counter a wave of increased shooting in

16 Apr, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Climate change experts warn that up to 71 beaches will disappear across Spain's Balearic Islands by the end of the century - unless drastic action is taken

Italian expat, 20, is arrested ‘after raping a British tourist on a beach’ in Spain’s Mallorca

A WAITER has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for raping a British tourist in Palmanova on Mallorca. The 20-year-old Italian national met the woman

16 Apr, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Kidnappers are arrested in Spain's Malaga

WATCH: Kidnappers are arrested after ‘abucting a Swedish tourist from Malaga airport and holding him captive for 23 DAYS as part of a €500k ransom plot’

A SWEDISH tourist has been rescued by the police after a terrifying kidnap and abduction that lasted for 23 days. His captors were demanding a

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Double stabbing in Torremolinos: Two young men receive knife wounds to the buttocks and ribs in unprovoked attack in the street

POLICE in Torremolinos have launched an investigation after two young men were attacked and stabbed by a group of youngsters for no apparent reason. The

16 Apr, 2024 @ 13:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Two girls given refuge after suffering domestic abuse and threat of arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia

Who is Mitchell Ong? The gym fanatic and self-described ‘Power Asian’, 43, who is accused of stabbing tourist Audrey Fang to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Audrey Fang latest: Exclusive €935 Nike trainers could prove crucial to murder investigation in Spain – as more evidence against prime suspect Mitchell Ong is revealed

Netherlands are fuming after powerful mafia boss whose gang has threatened the Dutch princess manages to escape authorities in Spain‘s Andalucia

British police officers enjoying a stag do in Barcelona chase down thief who tried to rob a restaurant

Pictured: Audrey Fang’s alleged 6ft1 killer who she knew ‘for many years’ before he ‘stabbed her 30 times during knife rampage in Spain’ – as police probe potential ‘financial motive’

Horror in Almeria: Headless body is found next to a huge pool of blood in British holiday hotspot in southern Spain

WATCH: Moment British drug lord dubbed the ‘Wikipedia Narco’ was arrested in Spain: Police brought down ‘€10m empire’ after seizing a tonne of cocaine – plus 44 cars, 40 Rolexes and 60 works of art

‘Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner abused my four-year-old daughter during dog walks in the park – while taking sick pictures of her’

WATCH: Moment Audrey Fang’s ‘killer’ is arrested during raid at his hotel after his car was caught on CCTV: Suspect, 43, will remain in prison in Spain while the investigation continues

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

Revealed: How Audrey Fang’s alleged killer was caught by police as more details emerge of brutal murder that saw her stabbed more than 30 times on the last day of her holiday in southern Spain

‘Narco boat’ manufacturers who ‘helped drug traffickers ferry eight tonnes of cocaine and hashish’ along the Gibraltar Strait are arrested in Spain as crackdown continues

Nine farmers arrested in Spain’s Almeria after they set fire to a warehouse with 25 workers inside in protest at their fruit imports from Morocco

Who are the Latin Kings? The international narco gang that has terrorised Barcelona for years – as major crackdown THIS WEEK sees 30-plus members arrested and 13 properties raided

Horror in Fuengirola: Man, 34, ‘stabs his landlord to death before slashing girlfriend, 19, during knife rampage’ – as his partner claims he murdered ANOTHER man last weekend

Malaga chief accuses Marbella mayor of a ‘lack of respect’ after she demanded the Policia Nacional share more information following a wave of shootings

Dangerous ‘devil hitman’ from Colombia ‘who excelled in kidnap, torture and making people disappear’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Pakistani national attacked McDonald’s in Spain’s Catalunya with an axe after ‘seeing a video where they were killing Palestinian children’. The suspected Jihadist said he hoped he would be killed by police

Great ham swindle nets €17 million for a Madrid area gang who used fake labels to fool customers

Police dismantle BIGGEST network of narcos in the Gibraltar Strait, seizing 627 kilos of cocaine and four TONNES of hashish

Marbella mayor calls for national and local police to work together more following surge in gangland shootings

Italian expat, 20, is arrested ‘after raping a British tourist on a beach’ in Spain’s Mallorca

WATCH: Kidnappers are arrested after ‘abucting a Swedish tourist from Malaga airport and holding him captive for 23 DAYS as part of a €500k ransom plot’

Double stabbing in Torremolinos: Two young men receive knife wounds to the buttocks and ribs in unprovoked attack in the street

Warning for drivers as Spain launches massive May Day bank holiday crackdown on Costa del Sol roads and across Andalucia

Two police officers commended for successfully resuscitating nine-month-old baby in Marbella

Ryanair urges Spain to scrap EES rollout to avoid summer of border queue chaos

Relief for travellers as direct Malaga-Madrid high-speed trains finally return after three months

Spain’s immigration amnesty descends into chaos as people queue for days and fights break out across the country