CCTV clears young expat of rape in Spain – almost two YEARS after the allegation was made
A YOUNG man has been cleared of rape some two years after the original allegations were made, thanks to new CCTV evidence. On June 4,
‘State of emergency’ in Ecuador: Nationwide cartel violence directly fuelled by the mountains of cocaine passing through Spain’s ports each year
ECUADOR has declared a state of emergency after brutal violence erupted between drug cartels vying for control of lucrative cocaine trafficking routes into Spain and
Woman in Spain’s Sevilla arrested after her newborn baby was found abandoned in a rubbish bin
A WOMAN has been arrested in Seville after her newborn baby girl was discovered abandoned on December 19 in a rubbish bin with her umbilical
Police in Spain’s Barcelona suspect man found dead with children killed them with gas before committing suicide
THE REGIONAL police in Catalonia believe that a man who was found dead along with his two children in his Barcelona apartment on Monday may
Corrupt ex-mayor is convicted yet again and jailed for stealing public money on Spain’s Costa Blanca
ONE of the most corrupt ex-mayors in Alicante province has been in court again to pick up a a four-and-a-half year jail term and an
Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’
A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local
Bizarre twist in ‘kidnap’ case in Spain’s Jaen, as victim is arrested by police after they found a marijuana plantation in her house
THE APPARENT kidnapping of a woman and her seven-year-old daughter in Jaen, Andalusia took a bizarre twist after she ended up being arrested by the
EXCLUSIVE: British expat’s warning after a ‘rock is launched at her windshield’ while driving on the A-7 motorway from Malaga to Marbella
A BRITISH expat is sounding the alarm after her car windshield was ‘hit by a rock’ while driving under a bridge on the A-7 motorway.
Price of cocaine falls by almost a HALF in Spain: Why the drug is cheaper despite ‘record’ seizures by police
THE tidal wave of cocaine engulfing Europe has seen its price nearly halve in Spain due to overproduction in Latin American countries. An enormous surge
Teenagers arrested over Estepona petrol station stick-up: Pair ‘wanted to spend the stolen money on a new electric scooter’
TWO teenagers have been arrested for a broad daylight armed robbery on a petrol station in Estepona last week. The pair had made off with
Police free 16 women who were forced into prostitution in Spain’s Andalucia region
SPAIN’S National Police on Friday arrested 10 members of a suspected pimping gang that forced 16 women into prostitution in Sevilla and Cadiz provinces. The
Woman freed after being forced into prostitution for six years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 28-YEAR-OLD woman has been rescued by the Guardia Civil in Villajoyosa after being forced into prostitution during her six year stay in Spain The
French couple who ‘plotted to kill their 5-year-old son in the Sahara desert’ because they believed he was ‘possessed’ are arrested in southern Spain
SPANISH police have arrested a French couple in Algeciras for allegedly plotting to murder their five-year-old son in Morocco. According to authorities, the couple, originally
WATCH: Moment masked gunman robs petrol station in Spain’s Estepona before escaping on an e-scooter
VIDEO has been released showing the moment a masked gunman robs a petrol station in Estepona. The clip shows a man in a black hoodie
British couple are left with a €200k bill after their sailboat is struck by a flare during New Year celebrations on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THREE reckless Ukrainian merchant seamen threw around emergency flares to celebrate the New Year at the port of Alicante and set fire to a British-owned
Paedophile athletics coach who ‘abused girls as young as 12 and put spy cameras in changing rooms’ is jailed
A 49-YEAR-OLD Valencia area athletics coach has been arrested and jailed for sexually assaulting children and recording indecent images on spy cameras placed in bathrooms.
Young man, 26, ‘is raped by a group of eight men’ in a park in Spain’s Madrid in the early hours of New Year’s Day
A 26-YEAR-OLD man from Honduras has filed a police report in Madrid after he was allegedly gang-raped by eight men in a Madrid park in
Petrol station in Estepona is robbed at gunpoint: Masked attacker makes getaway on an e-scooter and remains on the run
STAFF at a petrol station in Estepona were held up at gunpoint on January 2. The robbery took place at a branch of Galp in
Man shot dead by bullets to the head and stomach in Spain’s Andalucia believed to be related to drug trafficking
POLICE believe the death of a 30-year-old man shot in the head and stomach in Spain’s Andalucia, not far from the Costa del Sol, is
Barcelona landlord who was caught advertising 14 unlicensed holiday flats is fined €420,000
A BARCELONA property owner has been given a record fine for renting out unlicensed tourist apartments ‘for years’ in the Old City area. The man
Jenni Hermoso testifies against Luis Rubiales: Ousted football boss is accused of ‘non-consensual kiss’ while celebrating Spain’s World Cup victory
FOOTBALLER Jenni Hermoso gave evidence to the National Court in Madrid on Tuesday which is investigating the so-called ‘Rubiales’ case. Hermoso- part of Spain’s 2023
Italian mafia boss, 53, is arrested at a luxury hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca – where he had hoped to enjoy a New Year’s Eve party
A LEADING Italian Mafia figure has been arrested at a luxury hotel in the Alicante area. Policia Nacional officers swooped to detain Nicola Rullo on
Far-right activist jailed for ‘offensive’ language while claiming gay people caused monkey pox virus in Spain
A VALENCIA court has sentenced a man to 32 months in prison for a hate crime after he published an article on a far-right website
Expat stabs himself to get wife arrested for attempted murder in Spain’s Mallorca
A 58-YEAR-OLD Dutchman has been arrested for trying to frame his wife on an attempted homicide charge at their Mallorca home. The man stabbed himself
Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa
The year ends with a bang for Spain’s overworked customs police as TWO TONNES of cocaine are seized in Tenerife
IN a year of humongous cocaine busts in Spanish ports, 2023 signs off with a hefty – but by no means record-breaking – haul of