Tag: crime
Humiliation for town hall in southern Spain after losing €450,000 to ‘phishing’ scammers
GUARDIA Civil cybercrime experts are investigating whether a Murcia region council has lost over €455,000 of public money through an email scam.
The mayor of...
British tourist ‘is raped by a cruise ship entertainer’: Police make arrest in Spain’s Mallorca
A CRUISE ship entertainer has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Mallorca for allegedly raping a British tourist.
The woman, 33, complained to the...
Reality TV star among dozens of arrests as international cocaine trafficking gang is busted in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has dismantled a major international group of cocaine traffickers who created a network to send consignments to Mallorca.
Operation Checkmate has seen...
Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life
A MAN took his own life after poisoning his two girls, aged two and four at their Almeria province home.
The mother called the Guardia...
Man shoots ex-partner dead in Spain’s Malaga before turning weapon on himself
SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after a 52-year-old man in Malaga province allegedly shot his ex-partner dead before turning the weapon on...
Husband of missing US expat Ana Knezevich ‘refused to take lie detector test’, media in Spain reports
THE estranged husband of Ana Knezevich, the US expat who went missing in Madrid on February 2, has refused to take a lie detector...
Watch: Five arrests after gang steals perfumes from 10 different stores across Spain’s Malaga province
SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has arrested five people and is investigating a sixth on suspicions that they were stealing expensive perfumes from a total of...
Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca
A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada.
The...
Knife-wielding British schizophrenic jailed for attempted murder of young schoolboy in Spain’s Madrid
A mentally-ill British dual-national has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing a six-year-old boy outside the British International Hastings School in Madrid.
The assault...
British woman arrested for reckless homicide after not calling ambulance for THREE days after elderly mother fell and then...
TWO British people have been arrested for reckless homicide after an elderly woman- also British- died in Rojales.
The 76-year-old victim suffered a fall while...
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region.
17 people of various...
Landlord in Marbella is arrested for sexually assaulting his female tenant: Police fear victim was drugged
A MARBELLA landlord has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for an alleged sex assault on his tenant.
The police are trying to clarify whether...
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm's streets.
The 33-year-old man has...
Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso
PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador...
Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors...
DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC).
The worrying...
‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed
THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not...
Madrid train bombings: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its deadliest...
SPAIN has been marking the 20th anniversary this Monday of the Madrid train bombings that killed 192 people and injured 2,000 others.
The Al Qaeda...
Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops.
The trio- in their...
Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest five men in Marbella on suspicion of group sexual assault of 26-year-old woman
SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested five men on suspicion of the group sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman in Marbella.
The detentions came after she...
Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street...
A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last...
Madrid airport workers busted for stealing jewellery, bags, phones, cameras, and even a violin from passenger suitcases in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has busted a group of Madrid airport employees for stealing valuables from luggage with a value of over €120,000.
16 employees of...
Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a...
Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain
SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography.
Four other suspects are still being investigated.
Details were...
Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner's new boyfriend.
The 44-year-old man from...
Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes...
THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built.
The...
IPTV crackdown in Spain: First-ever sentence for pirate TV sees company fined €670,000 and its employees up to €7,000...
A PONTEVEDRA court has become the first in Spain to convict a company for proving pirate television services by selling decoders.
Engel Systems S.L and...