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British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of an Aspe property belonging to a British national who died in 2022.

28 Nov, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l’Alfas del Pi ‘social club’ that acted

28 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

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

Ay, caramba! Moment a huge €130m haul of ‘Bart Simpson cocaine’ sent from South America is seized in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized 600 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container on a Quart de Poblet industrial estate in Valencia province. Some of

27 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

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

Migrants in Ceuta wearing Civil Guard clothing

‘We found them in the trash’: Authorities open probe after African migrants pictured in Spain wearing police uniforms

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has opened an investigation after a photo spread via social media of a group of African migrants wearing its regulation clothing. The

27 Nov, 2023 @ 16:19

Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested in Madrid after allegedly murdering 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter

POLICE in Madrid have arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed to death both his 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter. The shocking crime

27 Nov, 2023 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Have-a-go' shop worker dragged by robbers getaway car for 100 metres on Spain's Costa Blanca

‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO robbers ran over an Alicante shop worker who clung onto the hood of their getaway car for around 100 metres. The Policia Nacional went

27 Nov, 2023 @ 11:21

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

Thieves steal 700 joints of jamon in Spain’s Andalucia worth more than a whopping €200,000

A PAIR of pork product plunderers have been pinched after pulling off a heist that saw them escape with a haul of Iberian jamon worth

27 Nov, 2023 @ 10:25

Cordoba·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Man who kidnapped, attacked and bound a woman in Burgos has been arrested after she escaped with a CHAIN around her neck

A KIDNAP suspect has been jailed in Spain after being released on bail despite his victim turning up at a local hospital with chains still

25 Nov, 2023 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Robbers travel on 'days out' to rob shop safes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing

25 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Catholic Church in Spain's government strikes deal with Catholic church to compensate sex abuse victims

Catholic Church in Spain to pay reparations to sex abuse victims without needing a court ruling

THE Roman Catholic Church in Spain is to set up a ‘comprehensive’ reparation plan for victims of sexual abuse. The secretary general of the Episcopal

24 Nov, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

REVEALED: The ‘vibrant and fashionable’ young British woman arrested in Spain as part of terror probe into Vox assassination attempt

THIS is the young British expat arrested as part of an anti-terrorism investigation in Spain. Sasha Brooks, in her 20s, was picked up by Policia

24 Nov, 2023 @ 16:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

SCAM ALERT: Police warn of card scam that has cost Gibraltar businesses £100,000 in last three years

POLICE officers visited dozens of businesses on Gibraltar’s Main Street to raise awareness about credit card scam that has led to local companies losing over

24 Nov, 2023 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Kidnap victim turns up at hospital in Spain with a chain and padlock around her NECK – as convicted paedophile suspect is RELEASED on bail

A KIDNAP suspect has been released on bail in Spain after a woman fled to a local hospital with chains still around her neck. Authorities

23 Nov, 2023 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar police chief inspects British Virgin Islands force to bring it up to UK standards

GIBRALTAR’S police chief has spent two weeks inspecting the British Virgin Island’s law enforcement agencies to make sure they are up to UK standards. Commissioner

23 Nov, 2023 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

Five teenage boys accused of raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante

FIVE teenage boys have been interned in juvenile centres after being arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in Dolores. The Guardia Civil arrested the

23 Nov, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested the leader of a Murcia region cult who is accused of administering mercury to his followers. The Spaniard named as

23 Nov, 2023 @ 11:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is brought down in Alicante

Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is busted in Alicante

FIVE members of a human and drug trafficking gang that operated between Spain and Algeria have been arrested in Alicante. Several homes and a warehouse

22 Nov, 2023 @ 14:15

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

BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

A BRITISH woman is one of three people detained by the Policia Nacional over the attempted killing of the former head of the Partido Popular

21 Nov, 2023 @ 11:42

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·National News

Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FOUR-STRONG Valencia gang ran a phone card fraud that syphoned off over €110,000 from 15 victims. The criminals hired 31 ‘mules’ across Alicante and

20 Nov, 2023 @ 19:00

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

Cancer doctor gives verdict on ‘olive oil fasting’ trend pushed by Gwyneth Paltrow and the Kardashians

Supermarkets in Spain are locking up OLIVE OIL amid a surge prices and shoplifting

OLIVE oil is nicknamed ‘liquid gold’ in Spain- perhaps a very apt description these days with prices tripling in the last two years as supermarkets

20 Nov, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat, 62, is arrested in Spain for ‘selling IPTV subscriptions which illegally streamed UK channels and sporting events to bars, restaurants and residents for over a decade’

A BRITISH expat has been arrested for allegedly selling IPTV subscriptions which gave his customers illegal access to UK channels and sporting events. The 62-year-old

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

Belgian fugitive wanted in connection with brutal stabbing in homeland arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BELGIAN fugitive wanted in his homeland for a brutal attack has been tracked down and arrested on the Costa del Sol. The 21-year-old had

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial

POP STAR Shakira has cut a deal with prosecutors at the start of day one of her tax fraud trial in Barcelona on Monday. The

20 Nov, 2023 @ 11:19

Barcelona·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead

WATCH: Youths are caught burning hedgehogs alive with a blowtorch on Spain’s Costa del Sol – before claiming they had planned to eat them

THREE MEN aged between 20 and 28 have been reported by Malaga Policia Local for committing animal abuse after being caught burning live hedgehogs with a blowtorch. Police

19 Nov, 2023 @ 12:00

Andalucia·Animals·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

DEATH RIDER: Footpath-riding motorcyclist drags dog to death from head injuries to owners’ horror

A JUVENILE who killed a dog while riding a motorbike along a footpath at speed in Gibraltar lost his driving licence at court recently. The

18 Nov, 2023 @ 09:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

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British expat’s home is taken over by squatters who turn it into mammoth marijuana farm on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Ay, caramba! Moment a huge €130m haul of ‘Bart Simpson cocaine’ sent from South America is seized in Spain

‘We found them in the trash’: Authorities open probe after African migrants pictured in Spain wearing police uniforms

Man arrested in Madrid after allegedly murdering 25-year-old ex-wife and their five-year-old daughter

‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thieves steal 700 joints of jamon in Spain’s Andalucia worth more than a whopping €200,000

Man who kidnapped, attacked and bound a woman in Burgos has been arrested after she escaped with a CHAIN around her neck

Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down

Catholic Church in Spain to pay reparations to sex abuse victims without needing a court ruling

REVEALED: The ‘vibrant and fashionable’ young British woman arrested in Spain as part of terror probe into Vox assassination attempt

SCAM ALERT: Police warn of card scam that has cost Gibraltar businesses £100,000 in last three years

Kidnap victim turns up at hospital in Spain with a chain and padlock around her NECK – as convicted paedophile suspect is RELEASED on bail

Gibraltar police chief inspects British Virgin Islands force to bring it up to UK standards

Five teenage boys accused of raping girl, 15, in Spain’s Alicante

Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain

Human and drug trafficking gang which brought illegal immigrants to Spain by boats is busted in Alicante

BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain

Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Supermarkets in Spain are locking up OLIVE OIL amid a surge prices and shoplifting

British expat, 62, is arrested in Spain for ‘selling IPTV subscriptions which illegally streamed UK channels and sporting events to bars, restaurants and residents for over a decade’

Belgian fugitive wanted in connection with brutal stabbing in homeland arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Shakira reaches a deal with prosecutors in Spain on the first day of her €14.5million tax fraud trial

DEATH RIDER: Footpath-riding motorcyclist drags dog to death from head injuries to owners’ horror

FROM THE ARCHIVES: When the Olive Press caught up with the UK’s only ‘dwarf drag queen’ while on the Costa del Sol

Raising the bar: Nine of Spain’s must-visit rooftop establishments – and where to find them

TWITCHER’S CHALLENGE: Can you spot the red-knobbed coot in January? Here’s where you might find it in Malaga, Cadiz, and Sevilla

Armed thugs target taxis in Malaga – drivers plead for help after two attacks in just a week

Estepona expat’s knee hell as Spanish private hospital and insurer’s ‘greed and rudeness’ leave her thousands out of pocket – and still in chronic pain