Bogus holiday rental scam captures victims in Spain and the UK
THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Valencia has brought down a group of scammers offering holiday home rentals in Spain to domestic and United Kingdom customers. Two
Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole from football players while they were training
SPAIN’S Civil Guard has arrested four people on suspicion of stealing at least 123 cellphones for a value of €60,000 from an unusual target: football
Pickpocket gang pinch wallets and phones in busy areas of Spain’s Valencia
FOUR members of an organised pickpocket gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for stealing valuables from public transport passengers and pedestrians in Valencia.
Priceless illegally-kept archaeological relics dating back to Roman times discovered in Spain’s Andalucia
A COUPLE from Baena, Cordoba province have been arrested for illegally hoarding 119 pieces of great archaeological value in a store room. The man and
British fugitive wanted for conspiracy to murder arrested in Spain’s Marbella
A BRITISH fugitive wanted on suspicion of conspiring to murder a fellow Brit has been arrested in Marbella. The 32-year-old man, who had an international
Murderer of two women in Torremolinos could be linked to more killings
ITALIAN and Spanish authorities are investigating if the man who murdered two women in Torremolinos is responsible for other killings. Marco Gaio Romeo, of Nettuno
British hacker arrested in Spain for taking control of Obama’s Twitter account given five years by a New York court
A BRITISH hacker who was arrested in Spain’s Estepona in July 2021 after he managed to take control of high-profile Twitter accounts, including that of
Police in Spain’s Murcia open probe after inspector stops Gay Pride concert at the moment singer showed her breasts
THE LOCAL police in Murcia have opened an internal investigation after an inspector forced a Gay Pride show to be stopped because singer Rocio Saiz
Air traffic controllers claim 30 drunk Brits fought on board Ryanair flight to Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have detained two disruptive and drunk passengers flying with Ryanair from Bristol to Alicante-Elche airport on Saturday. The air traffic controllers association
Cocaine cowboys: Three day search of animal cargo ship fails to find drugs
A THREE-DAY search by the Spanish authorities of a ship carrying 16,000 cows was called off after officers failed to find the five tonnes of
Moroccan bricklayer wrongly convicted for rape in Spain may finally see justice
A MOROCCAN bricklayer wrongly convicted for rape more than 30 years ago may finally be about to see justice in Spain, after the Supreme Court
Man killed in Madrid while on way to work after stolen car crashes into his vehicle
A 63-YEAR-OLD man died in Madrid in the early hours of Friday morning after his vehicle was hit by a car that was fleeing the
WATCH: The new distraction technique by Barcelona’s thieves: SPITTING IN YOUR HAIR
BARCELONA is earning its infamous reputation as the ‘city of thieves’ after a spate of new pickpocket attacks that employ a particularly disgusting modus operandi.
Far-right fascist Kris ‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ Kearney gets nearly five years in British jail after being extradited from Spain
FAR-right fascist Kris Kearney, who was extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK, has been sentenced to four years and eight months
Robber commits 83 home burglaries in same Valencia area town in Spain
A SERIAL burglar has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after committing 83 home robberies in Sagunto, Valencia province. Stolen items and damage caused totalled
Police seize thousands of kilos of drugs unloaded on Costa Blanca beach in Spain
A NARCO-BOAT escaped the clutches of the Guardia Civil after transporting 1.5 tons of hashish to an Alicante province beach. The craft was spotted approaching
Dangerous and violent drugs gang brought down in Mar Menor area of Spain
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 19 people in Los Alcazares who belonged to a ‘dangerous criminal group’ selling drugs and who used knives and guns
Police bust fake goods racket selling items at Costa Blanca market stalls in Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted a criminal operation that distributed fake goods to be sold at Calpe market in Alicante province. Seven stall holders have
Gibraltar man who left passenger scarred for life while speeding in Gibraltar gets four week prison sentence
A COURT sentenced a young man who left a female passenger scarred for life after speeding on his moped in Gibraltar to four weeks in
DNA test confirms identity of body found in the walls of her old flat in Spain’s Torremolinos
A DNA test has confirmed that human remains found behind a wall in a house in the Malaga municipality of Torremolinos in early June belong
Police chase van crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A VAN crammed with 600 kilos of stolen oranges refused to stop for the police in the Orihuela area of Alicante province and led officers
Bolt driver stabbed to death by a passenger in Fuengirola
A BOLT driver has been stabbed to death by a customer in Fuengirola (Malaga). The victim, who worked for a private hire vehicle company similar
Daylight gunpoint bank robbery in Spain’s Fuengirola
DAYLIGHT bank robbery in the tourist hot spot of Fuengirola has shocked local residents. The incident took place at around 8am yesterday morning, June 21,
Fugitive Irish gangster set for July return to face drugs trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca
IRISH gangster, Darren Gilligan- son of notorious drug trafficker John Gilligan, has told a Dublin court that he has consented to his surrender to Spain
Shameful behaviour of drunk causing chaotic scenes at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A DRUNK woman has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after assaulting several police officers and health workers. The 32-year-old female of undisclosed nationality was told
Pet owner faces charges after American Staffordshire dog hangs itself in Spain’s Murcia region
A MAN is being investigated for alleged animal abandonment and abuse crimes after his dog was found hanged outside a Fuente Alamo house in the