Burglar behind mini-crimewave as he robbed empty Costa Blanca holiday homes
A MOLDOVAN national has been charged with robbing 15 homes and breaking into two cars in Benissa, Teulada, and Calpe in the north of Alicante
Alcohol importers in Spain swerved €69m in sales tax – and blitzed the proceeds on yachts, Porsches and Rolexes
SPANISH tax authorities were defrauded of almost €69 million in IVA which was not paid on alcoholic drinks purchased by a network of firms and
Irish knifeman arrested for slashing throat of fellow countryman in Costa Blanca street
A 58-YEAR-OLD Irish national has been arrested for attempted murder after using a box cutter to slash the throat of another Irish man in La
Son of popular Costa Blanca hotel owner arrested for her 2022 murder after lying about ‘home invasion’
THE son of a Guardamar del Segura hotel owner who died at her home in December 2022, has been arrested for her murder. 77-year-old Rita
Spanish court gives ex-Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti one-year prison sentence for tax fraud
THE former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has been sentenced to one year in prison for tax fraud for not declaring income linked to image
Bank robbers executed 13 lucrative heists across Spain by fooling security guards with ‘front-door’ ruse
A BANK robbery crew behind at least 13 heists has been brought down in a joint operation by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Nine
Police rescue stolen second century Roman relief listed for sale in Spain on auction site
SPAIN’s Police have recovered an ancient Roman funeral artefact stolen from a Bulgarian museum more than two decades ago. The 2nd-century Roman funerary stele depicting
Key figure linked to record-breaking cocaine seizure is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AUTHORITIES have busted an international criminal gang linked to the largest cocaine shipment made in Europe- 16 tonnes- which was seized at the Port of
17 traders caught red-handed selling fake goods at popular Costa Blanca market
17 TRADERS at a Denia street market have been arrested for selling 1,344 fake items with a retail value of over €346,000. The detainees- all
Sneaky thief robs foreign tourists at motorway service areas in Spain
A THIEF pretended to be a lost tourist to rob holidaymakers at motorway service areas in the Valencian Community and Murcia. The Romanian national, 52,
Legendary Spanish bullfighter arrested in Madrid after ‘fighting with police outside burger shop’
BULLFIGHTER Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez spent Monday night in a cell at the Madrid City Centre Police Station after he was arrested after an altercation at
Rare tiny turtles recover at Terra Natura Benidorm after being smuggled in from China
TINY turtles smuggled in from China have been found inside a container by the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint in Gandia(Valencia). 20 black-bellied leaf turtles
WATCH: Police bust gang selling weight-loss drug Ozempic and anabolic steroids in Spain
A GANG that illegally sold medicines and pharmaceutical products across Spain – including the Ozempic weight-loss and diabetes drug- has been brought down by authorities.
Police appeal to help identify ‘five-day-old baby girl’ chopped up and dumped in a Madrid landfill
By Brandon Cheevers NEW information about the remains of a murdered baby found in a Madrid landfill last year has revealed she was just five
‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain
A MAN who worked for an elderly woman has been arrested in Elche for clearing out her bank account. The non-Spanish victim was hoodwinked while
Man confesses to double-murder ‘barbarity’ after stabbing wife and strangling young son in Spain
A MAN has been arrested for the murder of his wife and two-year-old son in Algemesi(Valencia province) on Wednesday. The female victim was named as
East European gangster parcelled up drugs for courier firms to export from Costa Blanca
A MAN who sent marijuana via parcels from Alicante province to cities across Poland has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The 42-year-old Polish national
Brits face attempted murder charges after mass brawl inside Mallorca tourist restaurant
TWO British men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for attempted murder following a mass brawl on Sunday morning in Palmanova, Mallorca. The Brits,
Bar explosion in Spain that seriously injured two people was caused ‘deliberately’
LAST Thursday’s explosion at a Mar Menor area bar that injured 20 people was no accident- according to the Guardia Civil. Specialists say a deliberate
Greek fugitive gets rude awakening from police in Costa Blanca hotel bedroom
A GREEK fugitive chilling out at an Alicante hotel had his stay abruptly ended by Policia Nacional officers. The convicted felon was part of a
Police probe migrant bodies with ‘bound hands and feet’ found floating in Balearic Islands waters
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the appearance of bodies with tied hands and feet in Balearic Island waters. The probe started in mid-May and so
Patient dies after man sets fire to bed in hospital psychiatric unit in Spain
A FEMALE patient died after a fire was deliberately started in the psychiatric wing of Valencia’s La Fe hospital on Monday. Two male patients escaped
WATCH: Brazen thieves rummage through belongings on a Malaga beach – before being caught moments later
BEACH thieves in Malaga were forced to return phones and cash to two boys after being confronted by locals. Two men brazenly rummaged around items
‘English-speaking’ woman found semi-naked in Valencia park after group sex assault
AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and
Horses on ‘verge of dying’ recovering well after horrific neglect by owner in Valencia
AN ANIMAL abuse probe has been opened after seven horses on the verge of death were discovered at a stud farm in Oliva(Valencia) The Oliva
How crooks are stealing Spanish villas with forged powers of attorney and sinister late-night threats
The Olive Press has revealed the astonishing cases of two foreigners, a Swede and an American, who have had their Costa del Sol properties stolen