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‘Shots fired’ in Estepona urbanisation as Desokupa eviction team tried to move in on squatters

SHOTS were reportedly fired in the Cancelada area of Estepona on Tuesday evening during a tense attempted eviction carried out by a private Desokupa team.

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters

A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by

23 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Valencia man, 21, extorted users of female escort website by making violent threats with one victim paying €30k

Man, 21, extorted users of escort website with Costa Blanca victim paying out €30k

A 21-YEAR-OLD Valencia man allegedly ran a sextortion racket that earned him thousands of euros. The plot was a family affair with the Guardia Civil

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Murder suspect wanted by France is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca before he could flee to Algeria

A MAN on the run from French justice over a murder has been arrested in Alicante. The Policia Nacional said the fugitive was planning to

22 Apr, 2025 @ 15:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante lottery ticket seller scammed a customer out of a €40,000 prize by keeping the winning ticket for herself. The Policia Nacional have arrested

22 Apr, 2025 @ 14:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

Killers waited until ‘Brit finished playing football’ before gunning him down and torching getaway car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man was shot dead in Mijas on Monday evening. The victim was said to be aged 30 and from the Merseyside area, but

22 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Agitated man with knife 'restrained' by police after Valencia mosque attack 'ordered by Allah'

Knife-wielding Frenchman restrained by police in Spain after ‘Allah ordered him to attack Valencia’s Great Mosque’

A FRENCH national has been arrested after a knife attack inside Valencia’s Great Mosque. A mosque official suffered a head injury with Policia Local officers

21 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Shameless Belfast swindler Jay Cartmill who scammed Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes now fears facing justice in Spain

HE blagged his way through a £1.3million banking scam, duped household names like Irish journalist and presenter Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes – and now

21 Apr, 2025 @ 11:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades. The town’s Policia Local has pooled

18 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

A MAN has been sentenced to prison after a nightclub row in Marbella turned violent, leaving a security guard permanently disabled. The shocking incident, which

17 Apr, 2025 @ 16:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

'Traumatised' dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Chaos in Spain’s Alcudia: teen stabbed as mass brawl erupts at student holiday hotel

AN end of term student trip to Mallorca ended up turning into a violent clash in which one teen was stabbed. The incident happened between

17 Apr, 2025 @ 14:34

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

British mobsters with machine guns make death threats to forcibly take over cannabis clubs on Costa Blanca

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of them is

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Specially-built underground shooting range used to test high-end 'weapons of war' sold to narco gangs in Spain

Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain

THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Scandal as Moroccan investigators find the entrance to narco tunnel to Spain inside house belonging to ‘local military’

MOROCCAN authorities have found the entrance of a drug smuggling tunnel going into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Somewhat embarrassingly it was inside a

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly man in Spain kidnapped by ‘carers’ who swindled him out of €83k and changed his will

A COUPLE have been accused of scamming an elderly Alicante man out of €83,000 and also getting him to change his will to make them

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young baby dies after illegal 'botched' circumcision with parents arrested in Spain

Baby dies in Spain after illegal ‘botched’ circumcision by man with ‘no medical background’

AN ALMERIA baby died on Sunday after a ‘botched’ home circumcision demanded by his parents. His mother and father- originally from Mali- and a third

15 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm tourist watches bank app in horror as nine charges are made on stolen card within minutes

Stunned Benidorm tourist sees bank app messages about nine transactions made minutes after his credit card was stolen

A FOREIGN tourist in Benidorm had his wallet stolen and got nine transaction notifications using his missing credit card within minutes. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional

14 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Police rule out narco killing as cause of death of man found in river in Spain with ‘bag of bricks tied around his neck’

THE man who was found in a river in Trebujena, close to Cadiz, is thought to have committed suicide, according to police sources. The Guardia

14 Apr, 2025 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Exotic animal traffickers charged €60k for a panther with Mallorca couple running sales via social media

A RUSSIAN couple accused of trafficking exotic animals have been arrested in Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social

14 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police find 'love hug' robbers hiding out in Barcelona after multiple thefts on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police arrest love-hug robbery gang that struck in tourist areas of Spain and parcelled up stolen goods to Romania

A LOVE-HUG robbery gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional and their Romanian counterparts in an operation coordinated by Europol. 21 arrests have been

14 Apr, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Drunk German faces serious punishment after abusing cabin crew and causing Mallorca plane to abort takeoff

A GERMAN tourist faces hefty consequences after delaying a flight to Mallorca thanks to his drunkenness. A Ryanair flight from Bremen, Germany, to Palma de

13 Apr, 2025 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

A MAJOR eviction operation targeting an illegal settlement in Ibiza was abruptly suspended on Wednesday. Thanks to a last-minute court ruling, the eviction of Can

12 Apr, 2025 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Politics·Property

Police kept busy with two big drug busts in Spain’s Sevilla

ELEVEN people have been arrested and two others investigated in two anti-drug operations carried out by the Policia Nacional in Sevilla. The first was in

12 Apr, 2025 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust gang who exported product from Spain

Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust factories in Spain

A MASSIVE counterfeit cigarette racket has been busted in Alicante province. The gang had a network of factories and warehouses making and distributing the fake

11 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Pet detective: Missing tortoise’s mysterious return baffles Brit expat owner in Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE mysterious disappearance – and sudden reappearance – of a tortoise in San Roque has left locals scratching their heads. Tom the tortoise, a much-loved

11 Apr, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

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‘Shots fired’ in Estepona urbanisation as Desokupa eviction team tried to move in on squatters

Marbella court clerk STEALS €19 million in crypto seized from Costa del Sol fraudsters

Man, 21, extorted users of escort website with Costa Blanca victim paying out €30k

Murder suspect wanted by France is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca before he could flee to Algeria

Lottery ticket seller scams customer out of big payout on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Killers waited until ‘Brit finished playing football’ before gunning him down and torching getaway car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Knife-wielding Frenchman restrained by police in Spain after ‘Allah ordered him to attack Valencia’s Great Mosque’

Shameless Belfast swindler Jay Cartmill who scammed Stephen Nolan and Eamonn Holmes now fears facing justice in Spain

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

Man jailed for ‘shooting nightclub bouncer in the back after he wouldn’t let him in’ during heated argument in Marbella

Chaos in Spain’s Alcudia: teen stabbed as mass brawl erupts at student holiday hotel

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain

Scandal as Moroccan investigators find the entrance to narco tunnel to Spain inside house belonging to ‘local military’

Elderly man in Spain kidnapped by ‘carers’ who swindled him out of €83k and changed his will

Baby dies in Spain after illegal ‘botched’ circumcision by man with ‘no medical background’

Stunned Benidorm tourist sees bank app messages about nine transactions made minutes after his credit card was stolen

Police rule out narco killing as cause of death of man found in river in Spain with ‘bag of bricks tied around his neck’

WATCH: Police arrest love-hug robbery gang that struck in tourist areas of Spain and parcelled up stolen goods to Romania

Drunk German faces serious punishment after abusing cabin crew and causing Mallorca plane to abort takeoff

Spain’s housing crisis latest: Ibiza shanty town eviction halted at the last moment as police were closing in

Police kept busy with two big drug busts in Spain’s Sevilla

Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust factories in Spain

Pet detective: Missing tortoise’s mysterious return baffles Brit expat owner in Spain’s Costa del Sol

Red weather warning issued in central Spain: Storm Claudia could dump over 120mm of rain in just 12 hours

‘Rosalia mania’: Spain’s biggest music star smashes records with ‘exquisite’ new album – with Pedro Sanchez and Catholic bishops among her biggest fans

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s national average reveals influential Panorama Market Report

Revealed: How conmen in Spain are targeting foreign arrivals with illegal €200 ‘address-for-cash’ service

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol