Wave of sweet carob bean robberies from farms on Spain’s northern Costa Blanca
A spate of carob bean thefts has hit Alicante Province farms with 23 tons destined for the black market stored in two warehouses in Altea
Spanish judge rules parents can’t name child with Basque word for ‘semen’
A FAMILY in Spain’s Basque Country has vowed to take legal action after a judge refused to allow their newborn daughter to be named Hazia,
Playa Flamenca: a charming seafront oasis in Spain’s Orihuela Costa
BASED around two small and beautiful beach coves, Playa Flamenca is a popular urbanization in Alicante region’s Orihuela Costa – part of the sunny Valencian
Caught Red Handed: 14-year-old boy in Spain’s Valencia detained for distributing another minor’s intimate videos
THE Policia Nacional in Valencia has detained a 14-year-old boy for allegedly sending over 100 people in a group chat a video of another minor.
Police swoop on giant indoor marijuana farm inside Valencia area house in Spain
A man, 52, has been arrested for running an indoor marijuana farm out of a house in the rural district of Marxuquera in Gandia. He
Police act on frivolous false complaint that pensioner is breeding geckos at home in Spain’s Alicante area
POLICE resources in Elda, Alicante Province, were diverted to an apartment visit to see if a pensioner was breeding geckos. Tiny geckos are a familiar
Police bring down international organised crime marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia area
VALENCIAN Guardia Civil officers have arrested five people from an organised criminal group who were responsible for setting up a giant marijuana plantation and selling
DNA reveals vicious Costa Blanca double-murder suspect to be Russian who fled Spain
DNA evidence has revealed a Russian man- formerly based in Torrevieja- as the main suspect in two Costa Blanca killings in 2020. He also tried
Halloween Terror: 24 arrested and 600 identified in huge Valencia crime crackdown
Valencia police have arrested 24 people and identified 596 others as part of a sweeping citywide crackdown on crime this Halloween. In a statement, police
Test runs start before reopening of rail link between Benidorm and Denia on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TESTS to restore the rail link between Denia and Gata de Gorgos are taking place this week with a view to resuming services early in
Sex fiend gets 32 years in jail for raping his three children at Valencia home in Spain
A Valencia man has been jailed for 32 year for raping his three daughters at their Camp del Turia home. The mother has been fined
Fresh influx of refugee boat landings following dangerous sea crossings on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have pìcked up four Algerian teenagers walking around Cabo Roig’s Aguamarina urbanisation after landing by boat 40 minutes earlier on the Orihuela Costa. 33
Kamikaze motorist drives 29 kilometres down wrong side of busy Costa Blanca motorway in Spain
A 24-year-old La Nucia man has been charged with reckless driving after a 29 kilometre journey on the wrong side of the AP-7 motorway between
Fake policemen steal marijuana haul from Costa Blanca drugs gang in Spain
A gang posing as Policia Nacional officers to rob drug dealers on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the genuine police. Three men- aged
Costa Blanca suitcase thief pays high price for escape bid in Spain
A thief who stole two suitcases from a car parked at a Guardamar hotel has been landed with a €12,000 bill for injuring two by-standers,
Serbian drugs gang exported €2 million of marijuana annually from Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
A Serbian drugs gang operating out of the Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain has been brought down in an international police operation. Europol said
Two stabbings during mass brawl in centre of Spain’s Valencia
A mass brawl in the centre of Valencia saw two people stabbed close to the bullring. The fight on Sunday evening involved around 30 people
Spain’s Valencian government cleared of negligence over low PPE supplies to medics during Covid pandemic early stages
THE Valencian government has been cleared of negligence over the lack of PPE gear for medics during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The
Spain’s Valencia celebrates being named as European Green Capital 2024
VALENCIA will be the European Green Capital 2024, after beating rivals including Murcia City and three Italian contenders. It’s an award with which the European
Popular ‘Gladiator’ exhibition extended till late November on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN international exhibition celebrating the days of gladiators doing battle in Rome’s Colosseum has been extended in Alicante due to public demand. ‘Gladiators: Heroes of
British marijuana grower on Spain’s Costa Blanca used young son to make drug deliveries on electric scooter
A drugs gang that cultivated and exported marijuana across Europe from plantations in Alicante Province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of the
Drugged up girl escapes from car after sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia City
A girl was doped on drugs and then forced to perform a sex act on a man in Valencia. She escaped from his car after
Ryanair unveils new winter routes as it celebrates 15 years of its Costa Blanca airport base in Spain
RYANAIR has launched four new routes for the winter season out of Alicante-Elche airport as it celebrated 15 years of having a base at the
Evicted empty homes get locks changed for rental scam on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A scammer has been arrested in Elche for finding empty homes and changing the locks to rent the properties out to unsuspecting tenants. The 39-year-old
Man charged with raping mother-in-law attacks police officer with pepper spray in Spain’s Valencia
A Valencia man accused of raping his mother-in-law has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after he was caught red-handed stealing from a van. The
Real estate fraudster arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after three-year search
A Costa Blanca real estate fraudster has been arrested in Calpe after a three-year search to locate him. The Guardia Civil said the 49-year-old Slovakian
