Altea

Spain’s largest ever ecstacy factory is raided after making more than €100m worth of the drug

THE Policia Nacional has dismantled Spain’s biggest-ever ecstasy laboratory and seized 1,900 litres of MDMA with a street value of €105 million. 12 men of Moroccan, Dutch and Spanish nationalities have been

24 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Revealed: The costliest and cheapest winter holiday rentals on Spain's Costa Blanca

Revealed: Where you will earn the most and the least renting out your holiday home on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IF you are looking for a bargain holiday home rental for the rest of winter on the Costa Blanca, then you should focus on the south of the region. A review of

23 Jan, 2024 @ 11:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Other News·Property·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

New tourist home licences suspended for a year over fears that locals are being crowded out on Spain's Costa Blanca

New holiday rental licences are suspended in a popular tourist town on Spain’s Costa Blanca amid fears of locals being ‘swamped’

ALTEA City Council has voted to suspend granting new licences for holiday lets for a year while a report is prepared to regularise the sector. The move does not affect properties that

6 Jan, 2024 @ 11:00

EXCLUSIVE: Watch as British pensioner is left heartbroken after Spanish hunting dogs burst into his Alicante home and slaughtered his ‘beautiful’ cat Gnocchi

A BRITISH pensioner has been left heartbroken after hunting dogs stormed into his house and savagely killed his ‘beautiful’ cat Gnocchi. Former Army serviceman Clive, 59, was shocked out of sleep at

15 Dec, 2023 @ 08:37

Costa Blanca·EXCLUSIVE·Lead

5 bedroom Villa for sale in Altea with pool garage – € 1,137,500

Villa Altea, Alicante 5 beds 5 baths € 1,137,500 We invite you to discover a villa with incredible sea views, on “Sierra de Altea”, in a Residential area full of

21 Nov, 2023 @ 12:04

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Russian mafia trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca will see five face charges of money laundering – including powerful ‘lobbyist’ connected to the conservative PP party

A BENIDORM judge is to prosecute five members of a Costa Blanca-based Russian money laundering gang- almost three years after they were arrested. The judge’s decision to move forward to trial can

24 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

International drugs gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain's Costa Blanca

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at [email protected] A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as marijuana farms has resulted in nine arrests.

3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Altea – € 390,000

Altea, Alicante 3 beds 3 baths € 390,000 Comfortable townhouse property with spacious garden and pool area located in Altea Hills only five minutes drive from the supermarket and the

18 Jul, 2023 @ 13:05

Altea Gets Eu Grant To Improve Longest River In Marina Baixa Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

EU money will improve state of longest river in Marina Baixa area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALTEA council has been given a €810,652 European Union grant to improve the mouth of the Algar River between the Sogai bridge and the sea. Work on the longest river in the

9 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's Costa Blanca Looks To Woo Foreign Pet Owners To Come Over For A Holiday

Spain’s Costa Blanca looks to woo foreign pet owners to come on holiday

THE Costa Blanca Tourist Board laid on a special programme for social media influencers o show what the area can offer for people bringing their pets on holiday. Board director, Jose Mancebo,

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Free money to clean up building facades in old city centre area on Spain's Costa Blanca

Free money to clean up building facades in popular tourist city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

RESIDENTS and business owners in the old centres of Altea and Altea la Vella can apply for cash grants to clean up building facades. Altea council will offer €500 for each building

6 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

EXPLAINER: Find out the summer beaches to enjoy with your dog in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

IF you are a dog owner and fancy taking your pet out for a trip to the seaside and a run along the beach, you have to be aware that you can

12 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Beaches·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Olive Press Travel·Premium·Valencia·Valencian Community

Luxury rental villas on Spain’s Costa Blanca converted into marijuana farms

AN ANONYMOUS tip-off directed the Guardia Civil to a gang who grew marijuana in two luxury villas in Altea. The email- from either a ‘concerned’ citizen or a rival drugs gang member-

11 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Key Costa Blanca road in Spain to close for over a week due to maintenance work

IMPROVEMENTS to two parallel tunnels on the N-332 in the north of Alicante province will force their closure for eight days later this month. The work has been progressing recently to upgrade

2 May, 2023 @ 12:35

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat But Owner's Friend Spots It Docked Up On Spain's Costa Blanca

Unlucky drug smugglers steal boat but owner’s friend spots it elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX drug traffickers who stole a boat from Altea were caught out when having a spot of lunch some 50 kilometres down the coast at El Campello in Alicante province. A couple

1 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Time Runs Out For Fake Watch Distribution Gang On Spain's Costa Blanca

Time runs out for fake luxury watch distribution gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A DISTRIBUTION network involving thousands of fake watches imitating high-end brands has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. The bogus timepieces were dispatched right across Alicante province to street sellers in

26 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

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

Hotels filling up for first post-pandemic Easter holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE FIRST post-Covid pandemic Easter on the Costa Blanca is expected to see hotel occupancy return to levels last seen in 2019. Benidorm and other key holiday destinations in the area are

31 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Premium·Valencian Community

3 bedroom Terraced Villa for sale in Altea with pool – € 320,000

Altea, Alicante 3 beds 2 baths € 320,000 Terraced house for sale in Altea de Vella. The house of 100 m2 is distributed in 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms. Going

28 Jan, 2023 @ 12:05

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat From Costa Blanca Marina In Spain To Use As Narco Craft

Drug traffickers steal €400,000 boat from Costa Blanca marina in Spain to use as narco-craft

DRUG traffickers stole a pleasure boat from Altea marina in Alicante Province to convert it into a narco-craft. But a day after the theft, the four men were caught in the vessel

25 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Businessmen In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Are Arrested For Helping Counterfeiter Who Printed Eight Million Fake 500 Euro Bills

Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros

POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing press was seized in September in the

15 Dec, 2022 @ 16:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus Physiotherapist Accused Of Raping Female Clients At His Murcia Home In Spain

Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain

A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a court appearance. The 33-year-old man possessed fake

2 Dec, 2022 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spate Of Sweet Carob Bean Thefts From Farms On Spain's Northern Costa Blanca

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 and Silla. 17 people- mainly from Alicante

7 Nov, 2022 @ 11:15

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

Fresh Influx Of Refugee Boat Landings On Spain's Costa Blanca

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 people have arrived in Alicante Province within

2 Nov, 2022 @ 11:49

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Kamikaze Motorist Drives 29 Kilometres Down Wrong Side Of Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain

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 Pedreguer and Altea. The motorist used the

1 Nov, 2022 @ 13:03