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Spain’s Civil Guard nabs British holidaymaker at Santander ferry port over unpaid hotel bill

HE NEARLY got away with it… A 64-year-old British holidaymaker was arrested by the Spanish Civil Guard as he was about to board a...

Three young criminals arrested for falsely accusing a man of sexual assault after mugging him in Mallorca 

THREE muggers have been arrested for falsely accusing a man of sexual assault after robbing him with violence in Cala Ratjada (Mallorca).  The accused, two...

Dozens of Coldplay fans scammed with fake tickets in Barcelona 

Dozens of Brits attending the Coldplay concerts in Barcelona this week have been scammed with fake tickets.  Police are dismantling a complex network that has...

Concerns arise after another assault of a woman in Batan neighbourhood (Madrid)

A WOMAN was assaulted and robbed of her purse and wallet in Batan (Madrid) on Wednesday night (May 24).  The incident took place only two...

Police seize 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags in Algeciras (Cadiz)

A TOTAL of 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags inside a container have been seized at Algeciras Port (Cadiz).  Policia Nacional were notified...

Man wanted over 10 murders arrested in Spain

A fugitive part of the internationally feared ‘Death Squad’ and wanted for 10 murders has been arrested in Spain. A former non-commissioned officer for the...

Police in Spain find masses of marijuana hidden inside bags of lettuce on lorry

Police have taken down a major criminal organisation in Spain, and one part of the operation left officers shocked. Police have seized 296 kilograms of...

Fugitive wanted over sexual crime used Malaga hostel as hideout

A man wanted over a horrific sexual crime has been arrested after police discovered his hideout in Malaga.  Spanish police have swooped on a hostel...

Europol most wanted list: Spain’s most dangerous alleged fugitives revealed

SPAIN’S most dangerous alleged criminals have evaded police who suspect them of horrific crimes, and now their profiles have been made public.  Europol on Wednesday...

A man dies fleeing police after his motorbike careened off the A-7 motorway in Spain’s Marbella

AN Italian man died and his passenger was seriously injured after the motorcycle they were riding came off the A-7 motorway with the cops...

The crime rate in Barcelona Spain falls to well below the national average

THE crime rate in Barcelona Spain has fallen below the national average, registering a 39% drop compared to figures released by the Ministry of...

Major blow inflicted to Albanian drug mafia in Spain’s Castellon

THE Spanish National Police this week dealt a deadly blow to an Albanian drug-trafficking network with 107 suspected members arrested in Castellon and Catalunya. In...

Trial in Spain’s Valencia over murder of man by teenager during daughter’s seventh birthday party

A MAN from Paterna (Valencia) is facing up to 18 years in prison for allegedly helping his 15-year-old son stab a relative to death...

Youth football team coach in Spain’s Valencia found in possession of 50,000 files of child porn

The children featured in his videos have also been identified, and include the accused’s godson and an underage cousin who were allegedly raped and filmed by the suspect while they were asleep and/or drugged.

Several people arrested for knife attacks in Spain’s Castellon

KNIFE fights are becoming an increasing source of concern in Castellon Province. Several stabbings and arrests have taken place over the last couple of months...

JUST THE START: El Melillero acid attack suspect on trial this week for gun crimes

THE man currently accused of the sickening acid attack on two females in Malaga is to sit trial this week for gun crimes relating...

Police officer hit by car after school parking row in Marbella

POLICE have arrested a man after he hit a cop outside a school in Marbella.  The 36-year-old was dropping his daughter off at Mario Vargas...

NO CHOKE: Criminal chokes out Policia Local officer after car-jacking arrest on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A DARING thief has turned himself into the police after choking unconscious a police officer during his arrest. The Policia Local of Malaga revealed...

17-year-old charged with spate of robberies across Gibraltar

A 17-year-old male has been charged with a spate of burglaries in various industrial offices in Gibraltar, according to an RGP press release. The...

KNIFEPOINT MUGGING: Robber arrested in Spain’s Castellon for assaulting passer-by and threatening to kill police officers

A MAN has been arrested in Castellon city for mugging a passer-by at knifepoint in broad daylight and then threatening to kill the police...

Brit Paedophile nabbed in Spain’s Costa Blanca resort extradited to UK to serve sentence

A WANTED paedophile has been extradited to the UK after being arrested in the Costa Blanca resort of Benidorm.  Mark Bowen, aged 25, fled to...

Pregnant €20,000 horse stabbed and dismembered in Spain’s Malaga

A PREGNANT horse has been killed and dismembered in a shocking attack in Malaga. Police are investigating the gruesome crime that took place yesterday on...

Police on the hunt for ‘baby-faced’ flasher in Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE in Cordoba are on the hunt for a serial flasher after several reports of incidents of exposure and harassment surfaced online. So far...

Tensions over coronavirus boil over in violent weekend in Andalucia prison

PRISON guards have narrowly averted a full blown riot at the Centro Penitenciario de Cordoba as tensions overflowed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Administration...

Polish mob bosses target Andalucia as Policia crack down on Granada cartels

THREE police raids alone since November 2019 have disbanded a Polish drug network operating out of Granada. Swat teams from the Policia Nacional and the...

BEWARE: New telephone scam that has claimed over 1,500 victims so far in Spain

FIGURES reveal terrifying telephone scam that has claimed over 1,500 victims in Spain. The scam, known as the ‘virtual kidnapping’ scam, has been traced to...

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