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WATCH: Mass brawl erupts in Catalunya’s Sitges after rival family clans beat each other with chairs in Spain

SIN Street in Sitges was the surprisingly apt location for a massive brawl that broke out between boozy blokes that saw bottles and chairs thrown

26 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Two men found dead due to suspected overdose in Mallorca

Two bodies were discovered on July 24 in a town in Mallorca The cause of death was most likely an overdose however the Policia Nacional

26 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man On Hate Crime Charges After An Anti Islamic Tirade During A Wedding In A Costa Blanca Mosque In Spain

Fugitive wanted in France and Germany found living in Sevilla

A DANGEROUS criminal was arrested by police in the Andalusian town of Cantillana. The man, who has two European arrest warrants against him, is accused

26 Jul, 2023 @ 12:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Member of religious association arrested for sexually assaulting three young girls in Valencia

On July 17 police arrested a senior member of a religious association for sexually assaulting three minors in Valencia. The accused is from Paraguayan origin

25 Jul, 2023 @ 21:00

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

Five men imprisoned for an illegal marihuana plantation in a luxury chalet in Alicante

An illegal marihuana crop was discovered by the Guardia Civil on July 24 in a luxury urbanization in Alicante. The men are all between the

25 Jul, 2023 @ 20:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Pay up: ‘Sextortion’ gang targeted victim’s families with hitmen if they did not hand over thousands in Spain’s Alicante

A TERRIFYING ‘sextortion’ ring that threatened to send hitmen to the families of punters looking to pay for sex if they did not continually cough

25 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British woman adrift for four days at sea is rescued in Spain's Balearic Islands British woman adrift for four days at sea is rescued in Spain’s Balearic Islands

Man searched for running over his partner with a stolen car in Antequera

A YOUNG man is being searched for running over his partner with a stolen car in Antequera, Malaga. The accused, 26, allegedly hit the victim,

25 Jul, 2023 @ 18:40

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Three men accused of kidnapping in France arrested in Murcia

Three men who were being searched for a drug-related kidnapping in France have been arrested in Murcia. The suspects, aged 24, 26 and 22 are

25 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Yet another international human trafficking ring bringing people to Spain brought down

HUGE raids carried out across Spain saw a transnational criminal organisation suspected of illegally trafficking Cuban citizens into the country via Serbia dismantled. The enormous

24 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Two supermarket employees who stole thousands of rum and whiskey bottles arrested in Cadiz

TWO employees who stole thousands of rum and whiskey bottles from the supermarket they worked at have been arrested in Los Barrios (Cadiz). The workers

24 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante

POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 17:12

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

BUSTED: Massive marijuana stash found in Cadiz

A stash of over 3,000 plants of marijuana has been seized in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz). The massive plantation was found inside an industrial

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

‘The night in Marbella smells like cocaine’: Police target drug dealers in Puerto Banus raid after broad daylight uzi shootout

A POLICE dragnet hit several known Marbella nightspots and rounded up a number of drug dealers just two days after a broad daylight shootout in

21 Jul, 2023 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man arrested in Spain’s Malaga after allegedly killing his ex-partner

A MAN has been arrested in Malaga province after the violent death of a 54-year-old woman. The suspect is thought to have been in, or

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:48

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drug traffickers use 'squatted' homes as cryptocurrency and marijuana farms on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police bust gang of violent robbers that smashed their way into 50 upmarket rural homes in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Spain’s Andalucia arrested eight gang members from a gang that carried out violent robberies and burglaries at around 50 properties in Malaga province.

21 Jul, 2023 @ 09:05

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police swoop on far-right extremists for mass bar assault against rival group in Spain's Navarre area

Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona

20 Jul, 2023 @ 15:46

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Valencia

Shakira faces new court-ordered tax investigation in Spain

POP SINGER Shakira is facing a new tax probe in Spain after a court announced on Thursday that it had agreed to open an investigation

20 Jul, 2023 @ 12:16

Catalunya·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Mother arrested after baby tests positive for cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 41-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Elche for child neglect after her baby tested positive for ingesting cocaine. The child- aged 14 months- is

20 Jul, 2023 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Hour Long Car Chase In Spain's Alicante Area After Young Motorist Tries To Avoid Police Checkpoint

Special police unit fires at car that rams its way through checkpoint in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE fired shots at a driver of a car who rammed his way through a checkpoint in the city of Malaga in Spain’s Andalucia. The

20 Jul, 2023 @ 09:08

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Robbers looking to rob shoppers are arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the

19 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old

19 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two people arrested in Spain's Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges

Two arrests on Spain’s Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for using fake US dollar bills at money exchanges around Spain. The detainees

19 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Paedophile British expat from Spain's Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK

Elderly British paedophile living on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets jailed for 15 years in UK

A BRITISH resident of Algorfa has been jailed for 15 years and given a 20-year Sexual Harm Prevention Order after sexually abusing a girl in

19 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Former Venezuelan spy chief looses extradition battle in Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States

Former Venezuelan spy chief extradited from Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States

A FORMER Venezuelan military intelligence chief was extradited on Wednesday from Spain to the United States, where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges. His

19 Jul, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News