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Family Loan Sharks Used Guns To Extort High Interest Repayments On Spain S Costa Blanca

Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE loan sharks who threatened violence against debtors have been arrested in Benejuzar on the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional detained the trio, all members

16 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HUNDREDS of people turned out on Saturday(November 14) for a minute’s silence in memory of a young mother who was stabbed to death in a

16 Nov, 2020 @ 11:55

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman ordered to pay back dead brother's pension that she claimed for 24 years in Spain's Valencia region

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER who took benefits belonging to her aunt who died in 1997 will have to pay it all back. An Alicante court ruled that

13 Nov, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

FOUR MOROCCANS have been arrested over the kidnapping of two men in Alicante Province who were then held in Fuengirola. Families of the captives, both

11 Nov, 2020 @ 14:36

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga

Hundreds of mistreated animals rescued from illegal zoo in Spain’s Murcia region

AN ILLEGAL zoo that housed 572 animals in appalling conditions has been raided by Murcia’s Guardia Civil. A 62-year-old Spaniard was arrested and charged with

10 Nov, 2020 @ 19:35

Lead

Thieves Pinch Special Greenwich Meridian Road Sign From Denia On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SPECIAL road sign marking the spot where the Greenwich Meridian passes through part of the northern Costa Blanca has been stolen. It was erected

10 Nov, 2020 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Police raid 100-strong illegal house party in Spain’s Benalmadena

POLICIA local have cracked down on revellers attending an illegal house party in Costa del Sol’s Benalmadena. Despite large gatherings being strictly prohibited, party-goers continue

10 Nov, 2020 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police Close Down Bar And Arrest British And Irish Nationals Over Drug Sales On Spain S Costa Blanca

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

BRITISH and Irish nationals have been arrested after a police swoop on a Benidorm area bar in Albir-Alfaz that sold cocaine and viagra pills. Two

9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

A TAXI passenger tried to avoid paying a €500 fare but was caught in a Alicante street after the cab driver chased her down. The

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was strangled when taking her dog for a walk in the Elche area of the Costa Blanca last Friday(November 6). Her body was

9 Nov, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Nowhere to hide: Spain joins European action day against internet hate speech

SPAIN has joined nine other European countries in an action day against racist and xenophobic hate speech on the internet. In the first of its

8 Nov, 2020 @ 13:16

Lead·National News

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN HOUR-LONG chase across several municipalities in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca, ended up with a 20-year-old man arrested in Benissa. The

7 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HUNT is on for a Romanian man who ran a prostitution racket involving vulnerable underage girls across the Costa Blanca. The Policia Nacional have

6 Nov, 2020 @ 09:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A HOME robbery gang made up of four people from the same family stole stole items worth almost €1 million from Marina Alta area homes

5 Nov, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain

A BENIDORM area man has been arrested for using an underage teenager to perform live strip shows screened via social networks. The Policia Nacional said

2 Nov, 2020 @ 17:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A STENCH of marijuana led a routine police patrol to stumble upon a massive drugs farm in the Pilar de la Horadada area of the

2 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

HALLOWEEN HORROR: Arrest made after human head found in bin in Spain’s Andalucia

A SPANISH man has been arrested after a severed human head was discovered in a bin in Huelva, western Andalucia. Residents called police after the

2 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Lead

Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN INFORMATION board at the site of an infamous concentration camp in Alicante Province has been daubed with the name of Spain’s far-right political party,

1 Nov, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Macaroni thief pulls a punch and faces jail in Spain’s Valencia City

A MAN who stole a pack of macaroni bolognese from a Valencia grocery store is facing 26 months behind bars. The thief, who has a

29 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Valencia

Icelandic Fugitive Convicted Of Multiple Sex Assaults On His Daughter Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Icelandic fugitive convicted of multiple sex assaults on his young daughter is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ICELANDIC paedophile who abused his daughter has been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca. The perverted parent had been sentenced to jail

27 Oct, 2020 @ 21:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

British man arrested in Spain’s Murcia region for setting up marijuana farm at rented villa

A BRITISH man was arrested by the Guardia Civil for having a marijuana farm at a rental villa in the Murcia region. The unnamed Brit

27 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Lead

Bulgarian Gang Exploited Woman And Forced Them To Rob Benidorm Tourists On Spain S Costa Blanca

Bulgarian gang exploited women and forced them to rob Benidorm tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX BULGARIANS go on trial at Alicante Provincial Court today (October 27) over sexually exploiting women and forcing them to steal from Benidorm tourists. Most

27 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN faces four years behind bars for stealing €133,000 in state pensions from a dead aunt’s bank account. The unnamed Costa Blanca resident is

26 Oct, 2020 @ 17:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man Who Recruited Young People To Back Islamic State Terrorists Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

Islamic State recruiter in Benidorm area who targeted young people is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN has been arrested on the Costa Blanca for recruiting young people to support the Islamic State terror group. Guardia Civil agents detained the

23 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Police nab 40-times arrested con artist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRAUDSTER is behind bars after the Policia Nacional arrested him in Torrevieja for flouting a string of court warrants across Spain. The dragnet eventually

23 Oct, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Scrap Of The Day As Police Get Injured In Soccer Fracas On Spain S Costa Blanca

Manhole cover thrown at Guardia Civil during post-match football fracas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX Guardia Civil agents were injured after arriving to stop a possible fight between two rival groups outside a football ground on the northern Costa

23 Oct, 2020 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

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Family of loan sharks used gun threats to extort high interest repayments on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Young mother knifed to death in motiveless street assault on Spain’s Costa Blanca

78-year-old woman ordered to repay 20 years of dead aunt’s pension in Spain’s Costa Blanca

€150,000 ransom demand for two men kidnapped on Spain’s Costa Blanca and driven south to Malaga area

Hundreds of mistreated animals rescued from illegal zoo in Spain’s Murcia region

Thieves steal special Greenwich Meridian sign from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police raid 100-strong illegal house party in Spain’s Benalmadena

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman arrested for skipping €500 taxi fare to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Madrid

Riddle of strangled dog-walker dumped in ditch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nowhere to hide: Spain joins European action day against internet hate speech

Police fire shots in Hollywood movie-style hot pursuit across several towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police smash Romanian-led gang that got vulnerable underage girls to become prostitutes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Family burglary gang racked up treasure trove of items pinched from holiday homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

Benidorm area man used social networks to transmit underage strip shows from Costa Blanca’s Spain

Police follow their nose in massive marijuana raid on farm adjoining British area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

HALLOWEEN HORROR: Arrest made after human head found in bin in Spain’s Andalucia

Far-right wing graffiti smeared at Franco concentration camp site on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Macaroni thief pulls a punch and faces jail in Spain’s Valencia City

Icelandic fugitive convicted of multiple sex assaults on his young daughter is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British man arrested in Spain’s Murcia region for setting up marijuana farm at rented villa

Bulgarian gang exploited women and forced them to rob Benidorm tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Woman took €133,000 in pension money from dead aunt on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Islamic State recruiter in Benidorm area who targeted young people is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police nab 40-times arrested con artist on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Manhole cover thrown at Guardia Civil during post-match football fracas on Spain’s Costa Blanca

EXCLUSIVE Confusion reigns for Brits at Malaga airport: Both tourists and residents in Spain alike are bamboozled during EES digital passport roll out

Nuisance noise beware: Running the washing machine at night or drilling in the early morning CAN be prosecuted under Spanish housing law

Chilling scenes in Puerto Banus as suspected narco boat ‘dumps body in broad daylight and speeds away’

Seprona’s most shocking case: Woman in Madrid discovered living with over 50 dogs – six of which were dead

Sneaky domestic worker steals €100k of jewellery with her mother pawning it off in Valencia