Toddler shocker as mum dumps son on rain-sodden and cold patio on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELCHE woman has been arrested for child abandonment after she left her two-year-old son locked outside on the patio while she went to the
Judge pursues alleged rape assault of American sisters by Afghan students in Murcia City
A JUDGE has refused a call to drop the case of three Afghan students who are accused of raping three American women in Murcia City
British-led drugs gang ran marijuana business out of restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FIVE British men have been arrested in the Teulada-Moraira area of the Costa Blanca over a big marijuana growing operation. The ring-leader owns a restaurant
Sex gang enslaved 14 women as prostitutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas
20 members of a sex exploitation gang that enslaved 14 women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Nine of the gang members have been
Police get the handle on a brass door thief who hit dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A THIEF with a penchant for stealing brass door handles has been arrested in a Costa Blanca town. The French-born 54-year-old man had struck at
Fraudster cheated customers by ‘letting’ bogus La Manga holiday apartments in Spain’s Murcia region
A 29-year-old conman has been arrested for offering non-existent holiday lets in a popular tourist area of Spain. The fraudster, who is wanted for similar
Swedish drugs and weapons gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A SWEDISH drugs and arms trafficking gang has been broken up in the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions. The crew even resorted to kidnapping the
Police net 43 arrests in ongoing operation to smash big drugs ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca
43 people have been arrested in a phased operation to bring down a major drugs trafficking gang in Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The
Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was
Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO people have been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca over the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday (November 24). The
Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A WOMAN got so jealous of the bond between her partner and his eight-year-old autistic foster son, that she killed the boy. An Alicante jury
Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A transgender woman will testify next month in a hate crime case involving two Benidorm police agents. In May, phone video footage went viral as
Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police
Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based
Sleepwalker claims he ‘does not remember’ sexually abusing girl in Spain’s Murcia City
A 41-year-old man has told the Policia Nacional in Murcia that he can’t remember abusing a girl because he is a sleepwalker. The victim, who
Elderly foreigners robbed in broad daylight by female pickpockets on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO Romanian female pickpockets have been charged with 11 counts of fraud and theft in the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca. The Guardia
Men in ski masks ‘kidnap man in broad daylight’ in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol
AN alleged kidnapping is being investigated in Estepona. A witness told Policia Nacional on Monday that he saw masked men force a man into a
British fugitive fleeing assault charges is arrested in expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man wanted by Essex police over serious assault charges has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 34-year-old fugitive was detained by the
Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca
A STENCH of marijuana wafting out of an Alicante area warehouse has led to the downfall of a major drugs supply line to Switzerland. Drugs
Benidorm scammers stole over €1 million by hijacking bank accounts on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OVER €1 million was stolen from bank accounts in a major scam run by Benidorm-based internet fraudsters Four Spaniards aged between 34 and 71 have
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
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
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
€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
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
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