Passenger tries to smuggle suitcase crammed with live giant African snails into Spain
A TRAVELLER who flew into Bilbao airport has been arrested for having 38 live giant African snails in his luggage. The man had arrived in
Brits arrested in Malaga drug bust
The National Police and Civil Guard have arrested four Brits on the coast of Malaga for their alleged involvement in organised crime that shipped drugs
Young teenage girl raped by two men in Costa Blanca supermarket toilets in Spain
TWO 22-year-old men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the rape of a 14-year-old girl in the toilets of an Alicante supermarket on
Liquidators probing whether crypto exchange Globix was ‘a fraud or Ponzi scheme’ as the CEO flees to Barcelona
Have you had dealings with Globix? Contact us walter@theolivepress.es THE Gibraltar courts have stepped in to probe a suspect crypto trading platform amid allegations it
Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain
POLICE in Alicante have bagged a 30-year-old man responsible for a wave of e-scooter thefts around the city. The Policia Nacional collared him for 13
Sex slaves liberated as chain of brothels busted across east of Spain
The National Police have dismantled nine brothels and freed 16 Chinese citizens who were being forced into sex work. Police arrested seven people accused of
Police arrest 19 people allegedly linked to ‘well-known’ drug trafficking clan
Police have arrested 19 people in Malaga who are allegedly a part of a ‘well-known drug-trafficking clan’. The group can also allegedly be linked to
Police recover religious artefacts worth over €200,000 stolen from priest’s house in Spain’s Valencia
THE Guardia Civil have recovered over 60 religious statues and artefacts stolen from a house in Cullera. Some of the items had already been posted
Woman empties out elderly man’s bank account and sets fire to his house to destroy evidence in Spain’s Valencia
A 46-year-old woman cleared out a bank account belonging to an elderly man living on his own in Picassent and then set fire to his
Police chief arrested for helping illegal cigarette manufacturing gang in Spain’s Valencia area
A Guardia Civil lieutenant in charge of the Oliva barracks is one of 21 people arrested in the Valencian coastal town for making and distributing
Pervert filmed videos of women inside changing rooms and toilets at Costa Blanca shopping centre in Spain
A 34-year-old man has been arrested for recording videos of women in changing rooms and toilets at an Alicante shopping centre. A victim complained to
British arsonist who caused Benidorm natural park blaze gets ten-year ban on entering Spain
A British man will be expelled from Spain for ten years after deliberately starting fires that devastated over two hectares of the Sierra Helada natural
Authorities in Portugal, Spain bust gang that was illegally trafficking in protected eels
SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a gang that was trafficking in protected species of eels. The joint operation, which also involved the Portuguese and
Nearly 300 tonnes of drugs seized in 2022: Latest stats paint picture of drug trafficking running wild on Spain’s southern coast
A staggering 273 tonnes of drugs were seized last year and almost 6,000 arrested or investigated for drug trafficking and smuggling across 4,698 police operations
Courts in Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic violence in 2022 compared to 2,000 men
COURTS in the province of Spain’s Malaga tried only 11 women for domestic and gender violence during 2022 compared to more than 2,000 men, latest
Spanish Congress approves new Animal Welfare Law
The Spanish Congress has approved a controversial animal welfare bill that excludes hunting dogs and increases penalties for mistreatment of pets by owners and those
People tricked into giving credit card details to fraudster who used brothel and hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in Elche for using fraudulently obtained credit card numbers to rack up €7,000 in charges at a local brothel
British man arrested after two cannabis clubs are shut down in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 24-year-old British man was among four people arrested in Torrevieja for selling drugs at two cannabis clubs in the city. The consumption of marijuana
Family dog is beaten to death in front of horrified 12 year-old girl in Spain’s Jerez
A 12-year-old girl has suffered the tragic loss of her dog as a result of a brutal and intentional beating. The cruel incident took place
Woman arrested in Spain’s Palma for posing as Guardia Civil officer to Tinder lover
A woman has been arrested in Palma after she posed as an officer from the Guardia Civil to a lover she met on Tinder. The
Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The group committed similar
Riddle of dismembered corpse found at waste treatment plant in Spain’s Valencia
WORKERS at a Valencia waste treatment plant were shocked to discover a dismembered body amongst the rubbish during their shift on Tuesday. The gruesome find
Six arrests made for child pornography distribution in Spain
The National Police have made six arrests in the provinces of Madrid, Malaga, Baleares, Guadalajara, Pontevedra and Valencia during an investigation carried out in collaboration
Girl, 16, raped in broad daylight at supermarket car park in Spain’s Valencia
A 16-year-old girl was taken to Valencia’s Clinical Hospital after she was raped in broad daylight at a supermarket car park. The Policia Nacional are
445 victims gave evidence during first year of Spain’s Catholic church sex abuse probe
SPAIN’S ombudsman, Angel Gabilondo, says an independent commission set up a year ago to investigate historic sex abuse by the Catholic church has collected statements
Crooked car dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca caught spinning mileage clocks back by 100,000 kilometres
POLICE have busted a scam in Crevillente where customers at a car dealership were sold high-end vehicles with tampered odometers. A man and a woman-