Narco-boats ferried drugs and illegal migrants between Costa Blanca and Algeria
A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by
Smuggler steals a boat from tourist hotspot in Alicante to ferry migrants between Africa and Spain
THE Guardia Civil have impounded a boat stolen in Alicante province that ferried migrants from Algeria to the Balearic Islands. Officers intercepted the craft with
Families of missing migrants ‘were asked to pay HUNDREDS of euros for information on their loved ones’: 14 people arrested in Spain for ‘profiteering off grieving relatives’ as NGO ‘categorically denies’ any involvement
FAMILIES of migrants who disappeared on the perilous journey from Africa to Spain have claimed they were asked to pay hundreds of euros for information
Search for two young men who vanished whilst fishing off Spain’s Marbella is called off
THE desperate search for two young men who disappeared whilst fishing off the coast of the Costa del Sol has been called off after rescue
Illegal taxi boat service shipping migrants and drugs worth €3 million is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has busted a ‘taxi-boat’ gang that shipped over a total 68 kilos of drugs worth over €3 million to Algeria and returned
Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot
AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen
Arrival of 400 migrants on Spain’s southern coasts raises alarms for authorities
BOATS carrying around 400 migrants have arrived on the coasts of Spain’s Almeria, Granda and Murcia in just a few days. In many cases, holidaymakers
Gun-running, drug-trafficking, people smuggling ring bringing people into Spain via Libya and Algeria busted
A HUGE people trafficking gang that smuggled Syrian and Algerian migrants into Spain on speed boats via Libya has been dismantled in a major international
Costa Blanca serial house burglar arrested shortly before leaving Spain
A NINE-MONTH probe to catch a burglar who plundered properties in the Benissa and Teulada-Moraira areas ended in his arrest as he planned to leave
Costa Blanca people smuggling gang charged €5,000 for dangerous boat journey to Spain
THE Policia Nacional has arrested a Costa Blanca gang that ran dangerous boat journeys for illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. At least 88 people
Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs
A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional
Father jailed for alleged Costa Blanca bar terrace sex assault in Spain on son, aged 9
AN Algerian man has been jailed in Alicante after being accused of sexually abusing his son, 9, on a bar terrace. The 50-year-old denies the
Police save life of choking semi-conscious girl on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GUARDIA Civil officers saved the life of a girl, 3, who was choking to death after swallowing some small pieces of plastic at the port
Spain vows to ‘defend national interests’ as Algeria suspends cooperation treaty in diplomatic row over Western Sahara
SPAIN’S government vowed to ‘defend’ its national interests just hours after Algeria announced the decision to suspend a 20-year-old treaty of friendship and cooperation. Foreign
French fugitive on the run for 13 years arrested in Spain’s Alicante for drug trafficking
OFFICERS from Spain’s Policia Nacional in Alicante have arrested a 38-year-old Frenchman wanted for drug trafficking since 2009. The fugitive was allegedly part of a
Network of overcrowded unhygienic flats housed trafficked migrants on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional have raided six flats crammed with trafficked migrants in the north of Alicante City. The living conditions were described as ‘very poor’.
People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers
FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia Nacional.
Seizure of fake luxury branded jewellery with €1 million price tag on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BOGUS branded luxury jewellery items with a retail value close to €1 million have been discovered in shipping containers at the port of Alicante. The
Underage trafficker charged over 12 deaths after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Algerian minor has been charged with 12 counts of reckless homicide after a dinghy transporting migrants sank off the Alicante Province coast. Only five
Marbled Duck quacks back in Spain with much-needed population rise
SPAIN’S Marbled Duck population is bouncing back after serious concerns about its decline. Falling numbers in the 2010s led to the official declaration of the
Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria
AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation. The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also
Energy costs soar in Spain for the sixth day in a row amid warning to expect leap of €475 per household during 2022
ENERGY costs in Spain will increase by €475 this year, due to the high cost of natural gas and an increase of CO2 emission charges
People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain
POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.
Almeria to Algeria ferry resumes service after 20 months suspension
THE city of Almeria in Spain’s Andalucia welcomed the resumption of ferry services to Algeria on Saturday, November 13. All services had been suspended 20
DNA tests solve mystery of a body that floated 300 kilometres to Spain’s Costa Blanca
DNA tests have identified a female windsurfer found floating in Costa Blanca waters by a Javea fishing boat in early June. Strong currents from the
IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain
A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised