Spanish police make huge haul of contraband tobacco ‘smuggled in from Gibraltar’
MORE than 22,000 packs of unmarked tobacco have been seized by the Guardia Civil during a major anti-smuggling operation in the municipality of Los Barrios,
Pilot arrested after flying drone over protected nuclear power plant in Spain
A DRONE pilot has landed himself in trouble after flying his unit over a nuclear power plant in Valencia province. The incident happened last Tuesday.
British expat arrested for running ‘sophisticated’ indoor marijuana farm on Costa Blanca
A BRITISH man has been accused of running a marijuana farm inside a warehouse in an Alicante province town. The 37-year-old expat has been arrested
Corrupt ex-mayor is jailed over ‘sweet deal’ private health clinic on Costa Blanca
A FORMER Santa Pola mayor has been sentenced to prison for corruption over a private health clinic that didn’t have to pay any bills and
WATCH: TikToker faces €200k fine for hurling rock into ravine in Spanish national parkÂ
A YOUNG man is facing a €200k fine after he threw a large rock down a ravine in Picos de Europa national park, in the
Spain’s first-known illegal opium farm is closed down by police in Murcia
POLICE have dismantled the first-known illegal opium farm in Spain and arrested two men. It was being operated by two brothers in the Cartagena area
Bogus email demands ‘immediate’ €850 tuition fee payment from parents in Spain’s Valencia
VALENCIA region parents have been warned about an email scam demanding tuition fee payments. The Valencian Education Ministry says the bogus message requests an ‘immediate
Fruit warehouse could be fined €3m over massive banana scam in Spain
AN Alicante fruit and vegetable distributor could be fined up to €3 million for a scam involving bananas. The company has been accused of passing
The rising murder and kidnapping rate in Spain’s Malaga blamed on ‘more and better weapons’Â
IN the first quarter of 2025, the Province of Malaga has seen six intentional homicides, according to an announcement of the Ministry of the Interior.
Girl, 3, suffers genital mutilation causing irreversible injuries with parents arrested in Spain
THE parents of a three-year-old girl have been arrested in Elche after she was genitally mutilated in a procedure done outside Spain. The man, 38,
Female German tourists strip naked and perform sex acts on motorway – then flee from police in Spain
TWO naked female German tourists performed lewd sex acts on a Murcia City highway before leading police on a motorway chase for several kilometres. The
Spain sees drop in crime – but sex attacks spike and attempted murders rocket 20%
REPORTED crimes in Spain fell by 2.8% in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the same period last year. Figures released on Wednesday by
Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct
Body of man, 30, discovered with ‘multiple stab wounds’ near Costa del Sol village
THE body of a man that has been discovered on Monday afternoon has multiple stab wounds in the chest, presumably from a knife. The body
Body found in southern Spain may be fugitive husband who murdered wifeÂ
LOCAL police in Spain have found the body of a man in an advanced state of decomposition hanging from a tree on Monday. Police suspect
Gun-toting muggers steal luxury watches before fleeing on motorbike in Spain
A GANG who stole luxury watches from people in the Alicante and Valencia areas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Five people- of undisclosed
Bars closed in Benidorm’s ‘English zone’ after police purge against drug trafficking
FOUR bars have been closed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after police discovered drugs inside them. Seven people of British, Pakistani, and Moroccan nationalities have been
Love-hug thieves jailed after wave of tourist robberies in Spain
A MAN and a woman- both aged 38- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil over a wave of ‘hugging’ robberies on Costa Blanca streets.
Bogus couple scam busted: Foreigners paid thousands to get residency permits in Spain
FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. The Costa Blanca-based
British woman wanted for child sex crimes in the UK is arrested in Valencia after tip-off
A BRITISH woman accused of committing sex crimes against children in the UK has been arrested in Valencia. The 42-year-old fugitive was detained by the
WATCH: Daylight shootout in Malaga car park leaves one wounded
A SHOOTING took place in the parking lot of a Lidl supermarket in Malaga city, leaving one person injured with a gunshot wound in the
French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCH fugitive wanted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges was caught out by the Policia Nacional when he was walking in an Elche
Horror in the Canary Islands: Remains of dismembered Colombian woman found on beach
A BAR owner has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman’s dismembered body was found on a popular tourist beach in Gran Canaria.
Boyfriend convicted of strangling Kirsty Ward with cord during holiday in Spain
A TARRAGONA jury has convicted Irishman Keith Byrne of killing his Dublin-based girlfriend Kirsty Ward at a Salou hotel in July 2023. Prosecutors want the
Police outrage as Spain rules possessing or taking drugs in a parked vehicle ‘is not to be punished’
THE Spanish Secretary of State issued an instruction to the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil, stating that the consumption of drugs in a parked vehicle
Madrid police chief steps back after car he was in hits 10-year-old girl during Spain’s blackout
The director of the Madrid police department has been suspended after the car he was travelling in hit a 10-year-old girl, when all traffic lights