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Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spanish professor who heads up Russian cyber terrorism cell named in Europe’s most wanted list

A SPANISH academic once welcomed as an expert on terrorism and extremism has now been branded a cyberterrorist and placed on Europe’s “most wanted” list.

17 Sep, 2025 @ 12:19

crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Retired police chief-turned-security boss for top Spanish company ‘attacks three cops in Madrid restaurant while heavily intoxicated’

A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant.

5 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

REVEALED: The hottest crime spots on Spain's Costa Blanca during the first half of 2025

REVEALED: The top crime hot spots on Spain’s Costa Blanca in first half of 2025

ALICANTE province’s crime rate has risen by 4.7% during the first six months of 2025- compared to the same period last year. The figures from

5 Sep, 2025 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm police catch French fugitive jailed for 10 years for drug and sex offences

A FRENCH fugitive who skipped a 10-year prison sentence was caught driving around Benidorm with bogus ID documents on him. He had been jailed for

5 Sep, 2025 @ 11:44

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Man fatally shot three times at 'point blank range' amidst town centre shoppers in Valencia area

Man is shot dead at ‘point blank range’ in front of shocked town centre shoppers in Valencia

A MAN was shot dead in the centre of Xirivella- outside Valencia City- amidst multiple eye-witnesses at around 9.45am on Thursday. The brazen assassin escaped

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Tranquil Costa del Sol resort town has seen a shocking rise in crime – with sex attacks jumping 133% in a year

ESTEPONA, long considered one of the quieter corners of the Costa del Sol, has seen crime rise sharply in the first half of 2025. The

4 Sep, 2025 @ 15:12

Andalucia·crime·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Bank scammers operating from Costa Blanca conned victims across Spain out of €100k

Costa Blanca bank phone scam conned victims across Spain out of €100k

SEVEN people have been arrested on the Costa Blanca for being part of a phone scam where 42 victims across Spain were conned out of

3 Sep, 2025 @ 17:24

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police bust gang who pocketed €560k by supplying high-speed boats to migrant smugglers in Spain

A GANG made €560,000 by supplying high-speed boats to traffickers transporting illegal migrants from Algeria to Spain. Six members of the crew have been arrested

3 Sep, 2025 @ 13:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Gangster who ‘broke out of jail in Italy and fled to Spain’ arrested in sleepy Barcelona barrio

AN ITALIAN gangster on the run for nearly two months who faced 28 years in prison has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Barcelona.

3 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Tourist assaults British partner at Costa Blanca airport, injures four police officers, and damages two patrol cars

A MAN caused chaos at Alicante-Elche airport after an eye-witness saw him violently assault his British partner. The attacker was described by Elche City Council

2 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Irish crime boss John Gilligan is bailed over drug lab charges after spending eight months behind bars in Spain

IRISH mobster John Gilligan has been released from prison after being arrested in December for running a pink cocaine drug laboratory at his Orihuela Costa

2 Sep, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man chained ex-girlfriend to bed until she signed over her Mallorca home and car to him

A SPANIARD has been accused of tying his ex-girlfriend to a bed in his Mallorca home to force her to sign away her flat and

1 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Heartless gang impersonates charity workers to steal clothes for needy worth €1m in Spain

THIEVES pretended to be charity workers to steal second-hand clothing worth around €1 million from containers in the Valencian Community. The Policia Nacional have arrested

1 Sep, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia boss who fled to Costa Blanca with his family is arrested in Spain

A MAFIA boss described as a ‘dangerous fugitive’ by Italian authorities has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after fleeing to Spain with his family.

1 Sep, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Three valuable champion racing pigeons worth €170k are stolen from their home in Spain

THREE racing pigeons valued at €170,000 and owned by a syndicate have been stolen from Fortuna in the Murcia region. The birds called Sordo, Gran

1 Sep, 2025 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

French fugitive who threw Molotov cocktail-style devices at tourists is arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN who fled French justice after being given a life sentence for homicide, arson, blackmail and extortion has been arrested in Alicante. Policia Nacional

31 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Belgians caught with 20 kilos of marijuana stuffed in their suitcases at Valencia Airport

TWO Belgian men were caught trying to smuggle 20 kilos of marijuana onto a Frankfurt-bound flight at Valencia Airport. The narcotics had been stuffed into

30 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Thief causes concern by stealing 30 foreign car number plates within a week in Costa Blanca tourist town

A MAN stole 30 foreign car number plates in a week in Denia, causing concern amongst residents and tourists. The thief, 56, targetted plates from

29 Aug, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Transgender woman arrested in Madrid for allegedly groping teenage boy while ‘offering to perform a sex act on him’

A TRANSGENDER woman has been arrested in the Madrid area after an alleged sexual assault on a boy, 15, and offering to perform oral sex

29 Aug, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Manhunt for jealous ex-convict who killed man who had affair with his wife when he was jailed in Spain

A JEALOUS ex-prisoner shot dead a man in his Valencia area home after finding out he had an affair with his wife when he was

29 Aug, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no

28 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Migrant smugglers spent €1m on high-speed boats to run €7k per head journeys to Spain

14 PEOPLE have been arrested for running a migrant smuggling gang running high-speed boat transits between Algeria and Spain- charging up to €7,000 per passenger.

27 Aug, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Mother spots and helps arrest albino sex attacker who groped her daughter as he rode the train in Malaga

A MOTHER spotted a man who inappropriately touched her daughter on Malaga area train a week earlier and had him arrested by police. The underage

27 Aug, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

'Massive' ransom demanded after massive cyberattack paralyses council's computer and phone network in Costa Blanca city

‘Massive’ ransom demand after cyberattack paralyses council computers in Costa Blanca city

A CYBERATTACK has paralysed Elche City Council’s computer network and telephones since Monday. The hackers have allegedly demanded a ‘massive’ ransom for them to restore

27 Aug, 2025 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Serial sex attacker who ‘dressed up as a police officer to approach and assault six women’ arrested in Valencia

A SERIAL rapist who posed as a Guardia Civil officer has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia. The man, 33, assaulted six women

26 Aug, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia