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Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid jail at home

AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol. The Policia Nacional were told that the 38-year-old

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:45

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Mother dumps children, 6 and 8, on dangerous road as a punishment on Spain's Costa Blanca

Mother dumps two children, aged 6 and 8, on a busy highway on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘as punishment’

A MOTHER faces prosecution after dumping her two children, aged six and eight, on a Costa Blanca highway as a punishment. An Elche Policia Local patrol spotted the youngsters walking alone on

8 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

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Chiringuito owner ‘secretly drugged workers as young as 17’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘so they would perform better’: At least one was hospitalised

A COSTA BLANCA beach bar employee suffered a perforated stomach after being tricked into taking performance enhancing vitamins which were actually anabolic steroids. The owner of the unnamed business at Arenales del

9 Nov, 2023 @ 12:30

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‘Love Hug’ robber who struck across Spain is finally jailed by Costa Blanca court

A ‘love hug’ robber and her getaway driver have been arrested in Elche after an elderly woman had a gold chain snatched in broad daylight. The man and woman, aged 27 and

8 Jun, 2023 @ 12:00

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Restaurant Customer Turns Stalker To Sexually Assault Waitress On Spain's Costa Blanca

Obsessed restaurant customer sexually assaults waitress on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE POLICIA LOCAL have arrested a 47-year-old man after he spent ten days harassing a waitress at an Arenales del Sol restaurant, which included sexual assaults on the woman. Officers were called

6 Jun, 2023 @ 11:29

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New Invasive Algae Detected On Beaches And In Waters Off Spain's Costa Blanca

New invasive algae strikes Costa Blanca beaches and waters in Spain

ALICANTE UNIVERSITY marine scientists have logged the first sightings of an invasive type of algae in Costa Blanca waters as well as on beaches. Known as ‘Rugulopteryx okamurae’ it has been dubbed

11 May, 2023 @ 14:12

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Police Catch Multi Tasking Thief Who Specialised In Stealing Catalytic Converters From Cars On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police catch multi-tasking robber specialising in catalytic converter thefts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF from Oliva in Valencia province who turned his hand to a variety of robberies has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. He was detained along with two associates- one of

22 Mar, 2023 @ 17:00

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Beach Pest Used Tiny Camera To Record And Stalk Women On Spain's Costa Blanca

Tourist beach pest used tiny camera to record and stalk a woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ELCHE police have arrested a man who stalked a woman around a popular tourist beach on the southern Costa Blanca. The 42-year-old used a hidden USB spy camera(pictured above) that recorded footage

1 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

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Booze And Drug Filled Volvo Driver Travels 50 Kilometres On Wrong Side Of Costa Blanca Dual Carriageway In Spain

Booze and drug-fuelled Volvo driver in high speed trip on wrong side of Costa Blanca highway in Spain

A drunk and drugged up Costa Blanca driver drove for 50 kilometres on the wrong side of a dual carriageway. The motorist, 34, hit a van close to the A-7 El Moralet

31 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

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