Police stop woman being forced into arranged marriage in Spain’s Valencia
POLICE have prevented a young Valencia woman from being forced into an arranged marriage set up by her family. Valencia’s Policia Local took a call
Man arrested for attempted rape of Irish woman in Spain’s Valencia area
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a 27-year-old Columbian over the attempted rape of an Irish woman in the Ribera Baja area of Valencia province. The
Off-duty civil guard saves woman who was being attacked by a man with a drill
A TRAINEE member of Spain’s Civil Guard on Sunday saved a woman from a man who was allegedly trying to kill her with a drill.
Jilted man throws Molotov cocktails at ex-girlfriend’s house in Spain’s Ibiza
A MAN has been arrested in Ibiza for trying to burn down his ex-partner’s house with the help of several Molotov cocktails. The woman was
Marijuana gang had drugs worth €3 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca for cardboard box delivery to Germany
A SPANISH-ALBANIAN gang that exported marijuana from Alicante province and Murcia to Germany has been busted in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and
Street prostitutes could be fined up to €3,000 by Costa Blanca city in Spain
TOUGHER sanctions against street and public prostitutes come into force in Elche on Tuesday with fines as high as €3,000 per infraction. Elche council is
Man stabs wife to death and then takes his own life in front of son in Spain’s Valencia
A MAN stabbed his wife to death with a knife and then fatally slashed his throat in front of their son, 12, at their Antella
British man accused of rape stopped flying home from Palma de Mallorca airport in Spain
A BRITISH man has been arrested at Palma Airport after being accused of raping his girlfriend- also British- hours earlier at their Magaluf area hotel.
Man gets jailed for almost 10 years after setting fire to girlfriend’s home in Spain’s Valencia
A VALENCIA court has sentenced a man to nine years and eleven months in prison after he set fire to his girlfriend’s apartment, causing €42,000
Man throws bottles at travellers and threatens to kill police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man at Alicante-Elche airport who threw objects at travellers and threatened to kill police officers. The 36-year-old man caused
British expat pensioner dies after home burglary assault in Spain’s Andalucia
A BRITISH expat died in hospital on Wednesday after three men assaulted him during a home burglary in Sevilla province. The 81-year-old victim was attacked
Family uses child below arrestable age to steal gold bracelet in Spain’s Mallorca
A FAMILY has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a €4,000 gold bracelet was stolen from a Palma jewellery shop. The group used a
Benidorm cannabis club closed for selling drugs to foreign tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BENIDORM cannabis club operating from city centre premises has been closed down for selling drugs- mainly to foreign tourists. Licensed cannabis associations are permitted
Five tons of hashish seized from British-flagged luxury yacht on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH-FLAGGED luxury yacht called ‘Getaway of London’ was intercepted by the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola while a consignment of nearly five tons of
Irish murder suspect in girlfriend killing in Spain’s Catalunya has links to Kinahan crime gang
A 30-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist who was arrested in Salou on Sunday over the killing of his girlfriend is said to have links to the Kinahan
Spain’s far-right Vox party and eviction company Desokupa stoke anti-immigrant sentiment with fake news about murder in Madrid
FAR-RIGHT party Vox and an eviction company called Desokupa have been making use of a murder in Madrid to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment, despite the fact
Illegal advertisers of stuffed Eagle Owls investigated in Spain’s Valencia area
TWO SPANIARDS are being investigated in Valencia for illegally advertising stuffed Eagle Owls on animal sales forums on social media. Two birds were offered for
One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca
A LOVE HUG robber wanted by over 20 courts across Spain has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 25-year-old Romanian national was
Irish tourist arrested for strangling his partner at hotel in Spain’s Catalunya
A 30-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist has been arrested in Salou on the Costa Dorada after police found the dead body of his partner in their hotel.
Man arrested in Madrid after killing female friend with a chokehold
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in the Madrid city of Alcala de Henares after allegedly killing a 53-year-old female friend using a chokehold. The
Drunk Irish mother arrested for abandoning young child in Spain’s Mallorca
A 45-YEAR-OLD Irish tourist has been arrested for going on all-day drinking sprees at her Manacor hotel and leaving other guests to look after her
Fast response motorbike cops reunite British tourists with stolen suitcase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A QUICK police response helped a British couple to get their stolen suitcase back after they were robbed outside Alicante bus station. A 23-year-old man
Thirty years later, Supreme Court finally quashes rape conviction against Moroccan bricklayer
THE SUPREME COURT has quashed a rape conviction passed down to a Moroccan bricklayer for a sexual assault that took place more than 30 years
Police smash gang that sexually exploited women on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have dismantled an Alicante gang who sexually exploited women after bringing them over from Columbia with false promises of jobs. Nine people
Vast quantities of cocaine intercepted in banana shipments to Spain’s Andalucia
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has dismantled a criminal gang who imported large quantities of cocaine hidden in banana containers that docked in Algeciras. 13 people have
Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in