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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
