The perils of ‘Bargain Blitz’ are huge in Spain as the ‘ciberdelincuentes’ multiply on Black Friday
BLACK Friday is Christmas come early for fraudsters. Every online scammer around the world is looking to make a fast buck at the expense of
Does putting olive oil in the fridge reveal its quality? All you need to know amid a surge in FAKE extra virgin products in Spain and beyond
AS drought conditions in southern Europe push olive growers to the brink and cause prices to skyrocket, tainted oil has infiltrated stores everywhere. While rough
Toys that risk choking and electrocution of children seized in multinational operation led by Spanish police
FAKE and counterfeit toys worth €18million that put childrens’ lives at risk have been seized in a Europe-wide operation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Operation
Benidorm police seize hundreds of fake clothes from cheap bazaar shops in Costa Blanca resort in Spain
POLICE have seized over 2,000 fake branded items, mainly clothing, from five Benidorm bazaar-style shops. The Policia Nacional have arrested the five store owners, all
EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain
FAKE GOODS including clothing, footwear and luxury goods have been seized in an cross-country operation in Spain and Portugal. The haul, worth some €16.5 million,
Poisoned vodka and fake honey: 15,000 tonnes of illegal food & drink seized as 42 smuggling gangs busted in Spain and across Europe
EUROPOL and Interpol have just concluded an 18-month long operation which targeted the trafficking of fake and substandard food and drink. The tenth operation of
Counterfeit goods destined for coastal markets seized in lockdown town of Totana in Spain’s Costa Calida
SOME 1,500 items of counterfeit clothing and mobile phone accessories were seized in Lorca, Águilas and Totana – a town that is still in a
Alicante link to ‘one of Europe’s biggest counterfeiting gangs’
EUROPOL and Policia Nacional have arrested 11 people involved in a huge fake money scam operating across Europe. Five of the arrests were in Spain,
Police seize bumbags, football shirts and Calvin Klein underpants in huge fake clothes bust in Spain’s Andalucia
“When summer arrives sales without licenses increase and that is when we are more attentive because of the fraud that can occur”
Girona counterfeit car factory shut down by police
The gang were turning second-hand Toyotas, Fords and Peugeots into ‘top-of-the-range’ cars in a Girona sweatshop
Gibraltar FA warns of fake football kits
Supporters are being urged to check Gibraltar football shirts before buying
One of Europe’s biggest currency forgers arrested at Spanish home
Police found the 60-year-old man surrounded by fake currency at his Toledo home
Fake designer goods seized in Spanish cities
Over one million items seized in cities including Malaga, Barcelona and Sevilla
Spanish customs seize fake cigarettes
The 465,000 packs of fake cigarettes were said to be worth more than €2.2 million
Man charged after selling fake magnetic therapy machine for €1,200
The pair paid upfront for the false apparatus at their home in Granada