Tag: Crime and Law
Sedition charges dropped by Spain’s Supreme Court against ex-Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont
SPAIN'S Supreme Court has dropped a sedition charge against the exiled former Catalunya president Carles Puigdemont, but a new move will be made to...
€140,000 cash found in spare wheel of stolen car in Spain’s Mijas
THE Guardia Civil have arrested, at a petrol station in Mijas, the driver of a high-end vehicle, apparently stolen in France last year.
The incident...
Man accused of stealing €1.6m worth of wine from restaurant in Spain appears in court over whisky theft
A man accused of stealing 45 bottles of wine with a value of €1.6 million made an appearance on Tuesday in a Madrid court...
Police bust gang accused of stealing up to €46,000 worth of luggage from passengers at Málaga’s main train station
Spain’s National Police force has arrested three people who are suspected of stealing up to €46,000 worth of luggage from passengers outside Málaga’s principal...
Irish man injured in shooting in Spain’s Marbella
POLICE have confirmed that a 24-year-old Irishman has been injured in gun attack on the Costa del Sol.
The incident took place just before 6pm...
Man in Spain’s Granada arrested for carrying two puppies in sealed plastic bag in midst of suffocating heatwave
A MAN has been arrested for animal cruelty in Granada after carrying two puppies in a sealed plastic bag, inside a closed backback, magnifying...
Gang that sold guns on black market arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol
EIGHT people have been arrested in Malaga for illegally selling guns.
The Guardia Civil arrested eight people involved in a network that sold 21 rifles,...
Cases of abuse against the elderly soar across Spain in wake of pandemic
CASES of abuse against the elderly have gone through the roof since the start of the pandemic in Spain.
Approximately 5000 instances of abuse were...
11 kilos of gummy bears found to be laced with hallucinogenic substance seized by police in Spain’s Malaga
ELEVEN kilograms of gummy bears impregnated with 25N-NBOMe, a hallucinogenic substance better known as "La Bomba", have been seized by police in the province...
EXPLAINED: What you need to know about rules for electric scooters in Spain’s Mallorca
NEW rules have now been imposed for scooter riders following an increase in accidents and fines.
There were 700 fines in Palma alone, up until...
Physiotherapist turned jewel thief arrested in Spain’s Malaga for nicking gold rings from a patient’s house
THE Policia Nacional have arrested a physiotherapist for looting jewellery from a patient’s house in Malaga last month.
According to the police, the suspect, a...
700 strong illegal party busted in Spain’s Linares
MORE than 700 revellers have been evicted from an illegal party which took place in Linares (Jaen) this Saturday.
The Policia Nacional together with the...
Muslim cleric found not guilty of creating jihadist terror group on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A MUSLIM cleric based on the Costa Blanca has been cleared by the National Court in Madrid of setting up a terrorist organisation and...
European court raps Spain over police attack on peaceful protestors in 2014
SPAIN has been found guilty of flouting the right to protest during a violent police intervention at an anti-austerity demonstration in Valladolid in February...