Flat tire leads to two arrests and seizure of over 600kg mangoes in Spain’s Sevilla The police asked for a receipt for the enormous amount of mangoes in the boot and backseat, which the suspects could not provide. 4 Sep, 2019 @ 12:30 Food & Drink·Lead
British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers All four arrests happened in the last 10 days in a crackdown on international crime 2 Sep, 2019 @ 17:19 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
British teen expat stabs parents and throws himself into ravine at popular holiday spot in Spain Officers continue to search for a motive behind the attack 30 Aug, 2019 @ 15:50 Crime & Law·Lead
British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK 28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Lead
WATCH: Police in high-speed sea chase with ‘drug traffickers’ before suspects ditch boat and run across beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol The area is popular with children, families and holidaymakers 26 Aug, 2019 @ 11:31 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Thermal drones and dozens of extra police sworn in to Marbella for summer madness as population to TRIPLE Forces will intensify their surveillance in Puerto Banus and Marbella port, the most popular spots for rowdy tourists 26 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04 Crime & Law·Lead
OPINION: Vulnerable people being robbed in hospital beds on the Costa del Sol is an absolute disgrace The hospital also make it more difficult to report thefts to the police as they have refused to document the crimes 6 Jul, 2019 @ 12:30 Crime & Law·Malaga·Opinion
Irish expat devastated after being robbed while asleep in hospital bed on Spain’s Costa del Sol The hospital meanwhile, has refused to give Paula a formal letter confirming the phone has been stolen, making it difficult to report the issue to 6 Jul, 2019 @ 10:01 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
OPINION: After it emerged taxi rapist John Worboys is learning Spanish in prison, we must not let him into Spain Worboys would be among the sickest and most dangerous expat criminals to have ever inhabited this country 5 Jul, 2019 @ 15:19 Crime & Law·Opinion
Heartbreaking sketch from Marbella schoolgirl leads to mum’s arrest after it depicts torrent of violent abuse ‘with belt’ The teachers said they feared for the girl’s life and claimed that a mark on her thigh indicated abuse 3 Jul, 2019 @ 13:26 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Andy Murray’s Spanish doubles partner named in Wimbledon match-fixing investigation by police Feliciano Lopez has denied all allegations against him, and said he had never met those at the centre of the probe 20 Jun, 2019 @ 09:46 Crime & Law·Lead·Sport
Knifeman attacks and robs retired British expat at his own home in Spain’s Andalucia leaving him hospitalised The robber made off with the cash before being identified and arrested by police the following day 14 Jun, 2019 @ 17:09 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Spain’s former IMF head to face fresh corruption charges as new crimes come to light Deals were allegedly offered by senior Bankia figures to public relations firms in return for €2 million in suspected bribes 8 Jun, 2019 @ 14:57 Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead
Brit family arrested after funding Spain holiday through ‘high quality’ fake cash spree Officers alleged the relatives had obtained €400 by swapping fake pound notes in currency exchanges, and seized £850 in ‘high-value counterfeit £50 notes 27 May, 2019 @ 11:34 Crime & Law·Lead
‘HUMOUR HAS NO LIMITS’: Man in Spain defends his jokes about little Julen who died down well If found guilty of the crime of ‘degrading treatment’ the controversial poet could face a prison sentence of between six months to two years 23 May, 2019 @ 12:37 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Police arrest 30 in Costa del Sol gigalo ring that lured young men with FAKE escort jobs, netting ringleaders €700,000 Fake roles, accompanying wealthy older women, with salaries of up to €700 per service were promised 22 May, 2019 @ 15:33 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
SNIFFED OUT: Group in Spain fined €86,000 for cooking stew of protected birds after police smelt it from cliff The group’s lawyers claimed the meat was lamb, but judges said that defence was ‘not at all credible’ 17 May, 2019 @ 11:54 Crime & Law·Lead·Nature
OPINION: British fraud victims in Spain can be hopeful after MPs – who never agree on anything – lend support Indeed getting more than a handful of MPs to agree on anything these days is certainly no small feat 13 May, 2019 @ 12:04 Crime & Law·Opinion·Politics
British soldier and football coach guilty of intent to supply £3,000 of cocaine outside Gibraltar ‘military establishment’ After his initial arrest in February outside a ‘military establishment’ police also used ‘specialised sniffer dogs’ to search two locations 10 May, 2019 @ 15:11 Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead
OPINION: How can Mercadona, Spain’s richest supermarket, refuse to beef up security after the spate of crime in its stores? It is high time Mercadona started investing some cash into its security or better yet, some training for its staff 3 May, 2019 @ 19:00 Opinion
Nun in Spain faces three years in prison after changing pensioners’ election ballots from PSOE to PP She was apparently caught red-handed inserting PP ballots into the envelopes, and documents from the time of the incident have now been handed over to 2 May, 2019 @ 18:26 Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics
Police believe slain millionaire Marco laundered Kinahan cartel money, as latest Marbella shooting sparks manhunt 49-year-old millionaire Marco Yaqout was shot more than 20 times last January while parking outside his two-storey villa in San Pedro de Alcantara 4 Mar, 2019 @ 15:56 Crime & Law·Lead
Marbella seize huge estates worth €6.5 million from disgraced Malaya town planner Roca One of the properties, the 30 acre Finca Siete Colchones, could now become a sports complex for local residents 1 Mar, 2019 @ 16:11 Crime & Law·Lead·Property
Heavily pregnant woman in Spain arrested for hiding 43 wraps of hash inside her The woman told police she was 7 months pregnant and was carrying the hash inside her body 21 Feb, 2019 @ 15:12 Crime & Law·Lead
LAST MAN: Premier League star confronts burglars at Marbella mansion while wife and three kids sleep The gang fled with some cash and jewellery from the former Argentinian international’s multi-million euro mansion 20 Feb, 2019 @ 17:01 Celebrity·Crime & Law·Lead·Sport
Caged ISIS terrorist was planning to bomb popular fair on Spain’s Costa del Sol The 27-year-old had filmed a video at Manilva fair in August 2018 claiming it was his chosen location to carry out the attack 18 Jan, 2019 @ 14:48 Crime & Law·Lead