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Russian hackers target Spanish government websites to disrupt Granada immigration summit

Benidorm cybercrooks steal €50,0000 in bank ‘phishing’ con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO MEN have been arrested in Benidorm for illegally obtaining bank account and credit card details via phone text messages, which netted them around €50,000.

5 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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

EXCLUSIVE: British man badly beaten by squatters at his holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man claims he has been brutally assaulted by squatters at his holiday home near Marbella. The family man, from Liverpool, was attacked after

5 Jun, 2023 @ 16:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Kinahan Gang Fugitive Wanted By Uk Police Is Arrested On Spain's Mallorca

Key member of Kinahan Gang wanted by UK police is arrested on Spain’s Mallorca

A KEY member of the Kinahan Organised Crime Gang wanted by UK police on gun-running charges has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Mallorca.

5 Jun, 2023 @ 14:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Photo Man Stabbed In Marbella In The Neck

19-year-old arrested for allegedly stabbing a shop manager in the neck in Marbella

A 19-YEAR-OLD who allegedly stabbed a food shop manager in the neck in Marbella has been arrested. The young man is accused of assaulting the

5 Jun, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 30-YEAR-OLD Romanian woman who has arrest warrants dating back to 2015 for committing ‘love hug’ robberies has been arrested in the Alicante area. A

5 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Almeria·Andalucia·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

A BRITISH drug trafficking gang operating out of southern Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Two properties in San Miguel de Salinas

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two men who allegedly stole a €70,000 watch by chewing off the strap arrested in Barcelona

TWO thieves who allegedly stole a luxury watch by biting its strap have been arrested in El Born (Barcelona). One of the accused reportedly restrained

5 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil in custody after having 8 kg of hash allegedly seized from her storage room in Albacete

A GUARDIA Civil officer has been remanded in custody after she was allegedly found in possession of 8 kg of hash in Albacete last week.

3 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole €1m thanks to identity theft

THE CIVIL GUARD has busted a gang who was using stolen ID cards to fraudulently apply for credit, racking up €1 million of ill-gotten gains

3 Jun, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Ground Zero – the ‘druidic’ circle hideaway of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

IT was his secret camp that he called his ‘little paradise’. A copse of trees overlooking the expansive Barragem do Arade reservoir, it conveniently had

2 Jun, 2023 @ 19:15

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Police Smash Drug Smuggling Gang Hiding Narcotics In Potato Lorries Travelling From Spain To Poland

Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland

POLICE in Spain and Poland have brought down an international drug trafficking gang that shipped in large amounts of drugs hidden in lorries transporting potatoes.

1 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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

Man meets woman via dating app and allegedly sexually assaults her outside cemetery in Spain’s Mallorca

A MAN who contacted a woman via a dating app has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sexually assaulting her in a car parked

1 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Domestic violence cases in Spain rise for eighth year, to a total of 32,644

THE NUMBER of domestic violence victims has risen in Spain for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest data from the National

1 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

A 33-YEAR-OLD Valencia man has been jailed after being accused of murdering his ex-partner who was pregnant with twins. The man named as Jaime R.N.

31 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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EXCLUSIVE: Costa del Sol-based expat allegedly scammed many Brits with insurance policies

AN expat who the Olive Press exposed as a holiday rental fraudster also took money for fake insurance policies. Juliette de Courcy Withey allegedly scammed

31 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

UPDATE: Mother arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her two children with rat poison in Mallorca

A WOMAN allegedly tried to murder her two children, aged 4 and 14, by pouring rat poison in their food in Manacor on Sunday (May

31 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Italian Man Arrested For Beating Up Taxi Driver

Tourist arrested for beating up a taxi driver in Formentera (Baleares)

AN Italian tourist has been arrested for allegedly beating up a taxi driver in Es Pujols (Formentera). The accused is said to have assaulted the

31 May, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled a cocaine trafficking gang in the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province. Investigators believe around a kilo of the substance

30 May, 2023 @ 15:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to transport narcotics in Spain’s Andalucia

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a fugitive in Jerez de la Frontera who led a criminal organisation that trafficked drugs via helicopters. The unnamed man

30 May, 2023 @ 13:51

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Malaga

Shooting in Mijas: Barricaded gunman opens fire on Guardia Civil in Spain’s La Cala de Mijas

A MEMBER of the Guardia Civil has received gunshot wounds after a gunman barricaded himself inside a property in La Cala de Mijas and opened

30 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Extortion racket blackmailed men making online prostitute bookings via bogus adverts in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA extortion racket pocketed over €180,000 from men looking to book a prostitute via a bogus website. Customers were blackmailed for not going through

29 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dozens of Coldplay fans scammed with fake tickets in Barcelona

Dozens of Brits attending the Coldplay concerts in Barcelona this week have been scammed with fake tickets. Police are dismantling a complex network that has

28 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Other News

Local police officer who assaulted a man in Malaga sentenced to a two-year suspension

A LOCAL police officer who assaulted a man in Torrox (Malaga) during lockdown has been sentenced to a two-year suspension. The agent has been found

28 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Six tonnes of coffee seized in drugs smuggling operation is donated to needy people in Spain’s Murcia

THE Policia Nacional have donated six tonnes of Columbian coffee seized during a drugs bust to a Murcia City food bank. 137 kilos of marijuana

27 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOTORIST had a day to forget when police pulled him over in El Altet- close to Alicante-Elche airport. The 41-year-old man was spotted by

27 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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Leader of a Castellon-based cult accused of sexually assaulting a follower arrested in Valencia

THE leader of a cult in Castellon province accused of sexually assaulting one of his followers has been arrested in Valencia. The accused, a Spanish

27 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia

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Benidorm cybercrooks steal €50,0000 in bank ‘phishing’ con on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE: British man badly beaten by squatters at his holiday home on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Key member of Kinahan Gang wanted by UK police is arrested on Spain’s Mallorca

19-year-old arrested for allegedly stabbing a shop manager in the neck in Marbella

‘Love Hug’ robber with eight year trail of crime is arrested yet again on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British drugs gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for exporting marijuana to Ireland

Two men who allegedly stole a €70,000 watch by chewing off the strap arrested in Barcelona

Guardia Civil in custody after having 8 kg of hash allegedly seized from her storage room in Albacete

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang who stole €1m thanks to identity theft

EXCLUSIVE: Ground Zero – the ‘druidic’ circle hideaway of Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner

Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland

Man meets woman via dating app and allegedly sexually assaults her outside cemetery in Spain’s Mallorca

Domestic violence cases in Spain rise for eighth year, to a total of 32,644

Woman pregnant with twins allegedly killed by ex-boyfriend from Spain’s Valencia area

EXCLUSIVE: Costa del Sol-based expat allegedly scammed many Brits with insurance policies

UPDATE: Mother arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her two children with rat poison in Mallorca

Tourist arrested for beating up a taxi driver in Formentera (Baleares)

Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to transport narcotics in Spain’s Andalucia

Shooting in Mijas: Barricaded gunman opens fire on Guardia Civil in Spain’s La Cala de Mijas

Extortion racket blackmailed men making online prostitute bookings via bogus adverts in Spain’s Valencia

Dozens of Coldplay fans scammed with fake tickets in Barcelona

Local police officer who assaulted a man in Malaga sentenced to a two-year suspension

Six tonnes of coffee seized in drugs smuggling operation is donated to needy people in Spain’s Murcia

Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Leader of a Castellon-based cult accused of sexually assaulting a follower arrested in Valencia

Spain paves the way for 310 square-km offshore wind farm as close as 25km from the Costa del Sol shore

Spain’s TENTH named storm arrives: Pedro will bring winds of up to 110km/h – and more insurance claims

Foreigners bought up nearly half of all properties sold in this Costa Blanca province in late 2025 – but Brits are falling

Spain’s La Liga is offering a €50 reward to anyone who reports bars streaming football without a licence

Leaked police report claims Spanish government is ‘massively underestimating’ scale of new migrant amnesty plan with up to 1.35 million applying