International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as
Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d’Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could
Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa
Woman from Spain’s Salamanca ordered to pay €10,000 after discussing neighbour’s noisy sex on TV program
GOSSIPING about a neighbour’s sex life has proved to be costly for a woman from the Spanish city of Salamanca, after it landed her with
Bar and restaurant robbery gang brought down in Spain’s Valencia
A ROBBERY gang that struck at 15 bars and restaurants in the Horta Nord area of Valencia province has been broken up by the Guardia
Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old
Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain
A BARCELONA court has decided to indict Brazilian football star Dani Alves following a probe into sexual assault accusations against him. The judge’s investigation found
Catalunya mass graves discovered of foreign fighters who resisted Franco’s forces in Spain’s Civil War
212 international fighters from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands who disappeared in Catalunya during the Spanish Civil War of 1936 to 1939 have been identified
Metal company worker stole 185,000 parts worth €1 million from factory on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ALICANTE metal company employee stole 185,000 parts over nearly three years which he then sold off cheaply to a scrap metal firm. The Spaniard.
Major drugs and robbery gang arrested in Spain’s Alicante area
A JOINT Policia Nacional- Guardia Civil operation has brought down an Alicante province-based criminal gang with 14 Spaniards arrested. The group has been charged with
Cops in Spain’s Tenerife arrest three after SMS bank phishing scam nets them €200,000
THE CIVIL GUARD has made three arrests in Tenerife after detecting an SMS phishing scam that conned as many as 170 people across Spain. A
Man sought for running over his partner in Antequera arrested in Spain’s Extremadura
A MAN who run over over his partner in Antequera has been arrested in Caceres (Extremadura) The 26-year-old allegedly hit the victim with a stolen
Fugitive wanted in France and Germany found living in Sevilla
A DANGEROUS criminal was arrested by police in the Andalusian town of Cantillana. The man, who has two European arrest warrants against him, is accused
Three men accused of kidnapping in France arrested in Murcia
Three men who were being searched for a drug-related kidnapping in France have been arrested in Murcia. The suspects, aged 24, 26 and 22 are
Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona
Mother arrested after baby tests positive for cocaine on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 41-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested in Elche for child neglect after her baby tested positive for ingesting cocaine. The child- aged 14 months- is
Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the
Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old
Two arrests on Spain’s Costa Blanca for swapping 100,000 fake US dollars at money exchanges
TWO PEOPLE have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for using fake US dollar bills at money exchanges around Spain. The detainees
Former Venezuelan spy chief extradited from Spain to face drug trafficking charges in United States
A FORMER Venezuelan military intelligence chief was extradited on Wednesday from Spain to the United States, where he is wanted on drug trafficking charges. His
Two men enjoy holiday in Spain’s Benidorm using cloned card from unsuspecting victim
TWO SPANIARDS have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for using credit card details stolen from a victim in the Barcelona area. The
Man gets prison term for disturbing neighbours by playing loud music for five years in Spain’s Catalunya
A CATALUNYA man has been given a 15-month prison term and ordered to pay €18,000 compensation to his neighbours for blasting out electronic music at
British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza
THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a
Young German tourists arrested over alleged gang rape of woman in Spain’s Mallorca
SIX GERMAN tourists have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma over an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel. The men
Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area
THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called
Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across