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Hooded Hitman S Albanian Victim On Spain S Costa Blanca Was Arrested Last Month

Hooded hitman’s Albanian victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca was arrested weeks earlier

AN Albanian man killed by a hooded assassin at a British-owned Costa Blanca restaurant last Friday(December 18) had been arrested on two occasions. The 42-year-old

22 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Intoxicated Kamikaze Driver Has 14 Kilometre Trip On Wrong Side Of Motorway In Spain S Murcia Area

Drunk ‘kamikaze’ driver has 14 kilometre trip on wrong side of motorway in Spain’s Murcia

A drunk motorist has been arrested by the Guardia Civil after driving for 14 kilometres on the wrong side of a Murcia region motorway. The

22 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Lead·Mar Menor

Irish gangster John Gilligan out of prison after paying bail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

IRISH felon John Gilligan has been bailed after he was arrested in Torrevieja over drug trafficking in mid-October. The 68-year-old criminal was released from Alicante’s

22 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

COVIDIOTS: Rule-breakers hide under beds and in wardrobes as police raid huge party in luxury Marbella villa before fining 125 people in new coronavirus record

A PARTY in Marbella has broken a pandemic record after 125 people were fined for breaking coronavirus rules. Policia Nacional raided a luxury villa in

22 Dec, 2020 @ 11:06

Coronavirus·Lead·Malaga

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

A Moldovan gang have been arrested on 265 fraud charges including 81 scams involving selling non-existent COVID-19 protection gear. Six people were detained in Catalunya

21 Dec, 2020 @ 19:15

Lead·National News

Young man murders mother in Valencia’s Castellon

The same witnesses added that the alleged killer grew up in a ‘violent household’.

21 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm has a COVID-19 infection rate that's three times higher than Spain's national average

Man accused of sexually assaulting child at Benidorm cable ski facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man has been arrested in the Madrid area over the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in Benidorm area last summer. Policia Nacional

17 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Mayhem In Id Office On Spain S Costa Blanca As Family Flout Covid 19 Safety Rules And Injury Three Police Officers

Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row

THREE Policia Nacional officers in Torrevieja needed medical treatment after being attacked by a family picking up their Spanish ID cards. The five-strong group had

16 Dec, 2020 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Torrevieja

Massive Swoop On Russian Mafia Money Laundering Gang Operating Out Of Spain S Costa Blanca

Spain’s biggest Russian mafia swoop in a decade sees Costa Blanca-based money laundering gang arrested

A major Policia Nacional operation against a Costa Blanca-based Russian mafia money laundering gang has resulted in 23 arrests. The Policia said it was their

16 Dec, 2020 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Alicante Sucesos Desarticulado Un Grupo Criminal Que Robaba En Viviendas De X Bia Con Sus Moradores Dentro

Homes plundered by brazen thieves in Spain’s Costa Blanca while owners are inside

TWO men who brazenly robbed homes around Javea while the residents were inside, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The Guardia is still looking

16 Dec, 2020 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Habitual Teen Thief Caught Amidst Covid 19 Spread Fears In Nursing Home On Spain S Costa Blanca

Prolific teenage thief breaks into locked-down nursing home FOUR times on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Elche nursing home under COVID-19 quarantine measures was broken into four times by the same teenage thief over 17 days. The Policia Nacional launched

15 Dec, 2020 @ 10:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Top Supermarket Chain Gets Restraining Order On Serial Stealer On Spain S Costa Blanca

CEREAL THIEF: Top supermarket chain gets restraining order against prolific shoplifter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN who travelled around the Costa Blanca stealing items from Mercadona has been barred from the supermarket giant. An Elche judge backed Mercadona’s request

15 Dec, 2020 @ 09:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Sophisticated East European Jewel Robbers Arrested In Spain S Costa Blanca

Sophisticated jewel robbery gang used glue markers to identify empty homes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

COSTA BLANCA jewel robbers used stringed glue to mark the front doors of suitable targets where the home owners had gone out to work. Seven

14 Dec, 2020 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Kidnapped Man Forced To Hide Drugs In His Genital Area From Spain S Murcia Region To Valencian Community

Kidnapped man forced to hide drugs in his genital area during trip from Spain’s Murcia region to Valencia

A 34-year-old man from Monovar in Valencia Province has been charged with kidnapping a man and forcing him to pay him around €1,000. The coercion

12 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Killer blaze takes young boy’s life as family are trapped on apartment block stairwell in Spain’s Valencia City

A three-year-boy has died in a fire in a Valencia City apartment block after he and his family were trapped in the blaze. The fire

11 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British marijuana farmer gets third drugs arrest for running indoor plantation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested for the third time in three years for running an indoor Costa Blanca marijuana farm. The Guardia Civil in

10 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Knife Wielding Man Arrested For Two Sexual Assaults Within 30 Minutes In Spain S Costa Blanca

Knife-wielding man arrested for two sex assaults within 30 minutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a 20-year-old man in Alicante after two women were sexually assaulted at knife-point. The two incidents happened on Wednesday morning(December

10 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region

A FRAUDSTER from San Javier wanted by courts across Spain has been snared at a checkpoint to stop people travelling around the Murcia region. The

9 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Lead·Mar Menor

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil

9 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Torrevieja

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH thief was rumbled by an off-duty Guardia Civil agent when he tried to leave a Torrevieja bar with stolen cash and alcohol. Bail

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Fraud Probe Launched Over Contracts For Three Covid 19 Emergency Hospitals In Spain S Valencian Community

Fraud quiz starts into contract for COVID-19 emergency hospitals in Spain’s Valencian Community

INVESTIGATORS are probing the way a contract was handed out this year to run three emergency field hospitals in the Valencian Community. The Valencian Antifraud

7 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Thief Follows Cash Rich Targets Ahead Of Supermarket Car Park Snatch On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thief tracks cash-laden targets ahead of supermarket car park snatch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COUPLE were robbed of €22,000 in a Mutxamel supermarket car park with the thief trying to run over one of them during his escape.

7 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Arms Importing Racket Stopped As Ringleader Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

East European-led gun-running racket busted as ringleader is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ARMS trafficking gang that shipped in weapons from Eastern Europe to sell to Spanish criminals has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine people

7 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian man caught running a giant marijuana farm in his villa basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RUSSIAN man has been arrested for running a marijuana farm in the basement of his Pego villa. Guardia Civil agents from Pedreguer, Pego, and

4 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

British teenager arrested for selling drugs to children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl has been arrested for selling drugs to children in the Jalon area of the Costa Blanca. The 16-year-old was detained with

3 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

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

3 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

crime- Page 117

Hooded hitman’s Albanian victim on Spain’s Costa Blanca was arrested weeks earlier

Drunk ‘kamikaze’ driver has 14 kilometre trip on wrong side of motorway in Spain’s Murcia

Irish gangster John Gilligan out of prison after paying bail on Spain’s Costa Blanca

COVIDIOTS: Rule-breakers hide under beds and in wardrobes as police raid huge party in luxury Marbella villa before fining 125 people in new coronavirus record

Mask fraudsters arrested as Moldovan gang sell non-existent PPE gear around Spain

Young man murders mother in Valencia’s Castellon

Man accused of sexually assaulting child at Benidorm cable ski facility on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Identity Card office mayhem on Spain’s Costa Blanca as family injure three police officers in COVID-19 row

Spain’s biggest Russian mafia swoop in a decade sees Costa Blanca-based money laundering gang arrested

Homes plundered by brazen thieves in Spain’s Costa Blanca while owners are inside

Prolific teenage thief breaks into locked-down nursing home FOUR times on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CEREAL THIEF: Top supermarket chain gets restraining order against prolific shoplifter on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Sophisticated jewel robbery gang used glue markers to identify empty homes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Kidnapped man forced to hide drugs in his genital area during trip from Spain’s Murcia region to Valencia

Killer blaze takes young boy’s life as family are trapped on apartment block stairwell in Spain’s Valencia City

British marijuana farmer gets third drugs arrest for running indoor plantation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Knife-wielding man arrested for two sex assaults within 30 minutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Fraud quiz starts into contract for COVID-19 emergency hospitals in Spain’s Valencian Community

Thief tracks cash-laden targets ahead of supermarket car park snatch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

East European-led gun-running racket busted as ringleader is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Russian man caught running a giant marijuana farm in his villa basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

British teenager arrested for selling drugs to children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Toddler shocker as mum dumps son on rain-sodden and cold patio on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Landmark Madeleine McCann suspect appeal date set as German high court takes over

‘Paintings swung wildly and furniture shifted across the room’: How Granada’s terrifying 4.8 earthquake shattered an otherwise ordinary day

Marbella average house price breaks €800,000 for first time as number of buyers under 30 falls below 10%

Spain to send 45,000 vaccines to Ceuta to prevent spread of diseases among migrant population

Marbella estate agents hand fake lawyer keys to upmarket properties before she vanishes with €100k deposit — are there more victims?

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