Tag: Altea
British drugs smuggler Brian Charrington starts ‘narco’ yacht retrial in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THE retrial of British drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, started in Alicante on Monday(October 18).
His original 2018 trial and conviction was quashed by the Supreme...
European ‘hugging’ robbery gang members are arrested north of Benidorm on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO members of a European 'hugging' robbery gang have been detained on the northern Costa Blanca.
Police said the group have notched up arrests in...
Boat owner cheats death after explosion throws him into the water at a Costa Blanca marina in Spain
A Russian man had a lucky escape after a boat explosion blew him into the water at Altea's Greenwich Marina.
The blast happened at around...
Benidorm area bees create an unwelcome buzz inside a property on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM firefighters had an unusual call-out when they had to remove a nest of bees from an Altea property.
The owner phoned the emergency services...
Altea anti-5G phone mast campaigners on Spain’s Costa Blanca criticise council silence over health concerns
AN Altea campaign group claims their written plea for a pause on new 5G mobile phone masts has been met with silence by the...
Costa Blanca scammers with €1.5 million of fake notes con businessman in €50,000 switch in Spain
AN Altea business owner was scammed out of €50,000 by a Torrevieja-based family gang who switched genuine bank notes for fakes.
The victim was reeled...
Spain’s biggest Russian mafia swoop in a decade sees Costa Blanca-based money laundering gang arrested
A major Policia Nacional operation against a Costa Blanca-based Russian mafia money laundering gang has resulted in 23 arrests.
The Policia said it was their...
Mayor of Benidorm area resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca faces legal probe over hotel spa go-ahead
ALTEA mayor, Jaime Llinares, faces an investigation over a private complaint filed over an approved extension for the Altea Hills Hotel.
A Benidorm court says...
Islamic State recruiter in Benidorm area who targeted young people is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MAN has been arrested on the Costa Blanca for recruiting young people to support the Islamic State terror group.
Guardia Civil agents detained the...
Residents in Costa Blanca urbanisation slam town hall for taking ‘millions of euros’ in IBI tax while ignoring ruined...
RESIDENTS of two Costa Blanca urbanisations have complained of paying out ‘millions of euros’ in property tax to their town hall while receiving ‘nothing...
Ukraine’s ex-finance minister seized in Spain
Ukraine's ex-finance minister was detained by police in Altea in Alicante yesterday
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Government restrictions on social interaction and travel meant that the...
