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Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections. Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second

24 May, 2023 @ 16:34

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Man accused of murdering ex last week in Torremolinos has allegedly confessed he also killed another woman who disappeared in 2009

AN Italian man accused of murdering his partner in Torremolinos (Malaga) last week is under investigation for another woman’s disappearance nine years ago. Marco R.,

24 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Cyberhacker ‘Alcasec’ gets bailed by Spain’s National Court after selling tax details via ‘dark web’

A 19-year-old cybercriminal who calls himself Alcasec has been bailed by the National Court following his arrest on March 31. Jose Luis Huertas Rubio was

24 May, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Consisting Of Family Members Steal Over €1 Million Of Items From Costa Blanca And Valencia Area In Spain

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community

23 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Guardia Civil seeks gunman responsible for fatal July 2022 shooting at Rules dam, in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil is asking the public to help find a dangerous drug trafficker who shot two people on the Rules dam, in the municipality

23 May, 2023 @ 13:35

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in January.

23 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Bogus computer expert cleared out over €250,000 from client’s bank account on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD Spaniard posed as a computer expert to steal over €250,000 from a client’s bank account in Alicante. The victim told the Policia Nacional

22 May, 2023 @ 13:05

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Health centre in Spain's Valencia reopens after 12 days with police and security checks following attacks on staff

Health centre reopens after 12 days closure with new security checks following attacks on staff in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA area health centre reopened on Monday after it was forced to shut for 12 days following a series of violent attacks on medical

22 May, 2023 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Jade Jagger ordered to pay compensation by court in Spain after altercation at Ibiza restaurant

JADE JAGGER, the daughter of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, was ordered to pay €800 of compensation on Friday by a court in Ibiza after

19 May, 2023 @ 17:13

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Police union announces private legal action against Mick Jagger’s daughter after alleged altercation in Spain’s island of Ibiza

A POLICE union in Spain has announced that it will take private legal action against the daughter of Mick Jagger after she allegedly assaulted an

19 May, 2023 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Baby-faced UK Most Wanted fugitive arrested in Spain's Malaga area is cleared of 2015 murder

Baby-faced UK ‘Most Wanted’ fugitive arrested in Spain’s Malaga is cleared of 2015 murder

A PROMINENT member of last year’s UK Most Wanted fugitive list has been acquitted of a 2015 killing by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court

19 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police Clear Away Dozens Of Illegal Street Vendors Operating On One Street On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police disperse dozens of illegal sellers operating on a street on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE’S Policia Local and the Policia Nacional have carried out a joint operation to clear an Alicante street packed with illegal sellers. Neighbourhood associations in

19 May, 2023 @ 12:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Seven Cannabis Clubs That Sold Drugs To Minors And Foreign Tourists Are Closed Down In Spain's Costa Blanca

Cannabis clubs selling drugs to minors and foreign tourists are closed down in Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN cannabis clubs have been closed down in Torrevieja and 19 people aged between 25 and 69 arrested in a major operation by the Guardia

19 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Over 100 foreign nationals discovered as being registered at the same address in scam to get residency in Spain

Bank worker and solicitor forged papers for foreigners to get residency in Spain’s Valencia

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a bank employee and a solicitor in Valencia for forging documents used by foreigners to apply for Spanish residency. The

18 May, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man caught red-handed trying to strangle his elderly mother in Spain’s Malaga

A MAN has been arrested by Malaga’s Policia Local after officers stopped him trying to strangle his 87-year-old mother. The son, 55, took advantage of

18 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Young man arrested for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Mallorca

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for allegedly abusing a 12-year-old girl in Port de Pollenca (Mallorca). The accused, a Colombian national, is said to

18 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Jade Jagger arrested for assaulting a police officer in Ibiza

JADE Jagger has been arrested for assaulting police officers outside a restaurant in Ibiza on Wednesday evening. The 51-year-old daughter of Mick and Bianca Jagger

18 May, 2023 @ 13:44

Balearic Islands·Celebrity·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Other News

Machine Gun And Drugs Farm Found In Illegal Rural Squat In Spain's Alicante Area

Machine gun and marijuana farm found inside rural squat in Spain’s Alicante area

A POLISH man, 38, who squatted in a finca in Campo Alto de Elda turned it into a marijuana farm and was found in possession

16 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Car Crammed With Drugs Intercepted Before Boarding Costa Blanca Ferry For Spain's Ibiza

Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza

A CAR carrying drugs stashed in secret compartments has been seized by the Guardia Civil as it was going to board a ferry from Denia

16 May, 2023 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Valencian Community

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Police raid luxury home owned by international money launderer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional has raided a Calpe property belonging to the boss of a European money laundering gang. The home valued at over €400,000 has

15 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm police use CCTV to catch parrot thief on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BENIDORM parrot left its owner’s home for its daily local flight but was stolen while it perched down on a public street. A man,

15 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Hash Packages German Gang Three Members Arrested In Mijas Photo By P. Nacional

Three drug traffickers who sent hash and marihuana from Malaga to Germany arrested in Mijas

A GANG that transported marihuana and hash from the Costa del Sol to Germany has been dismantled in Mijas (Malaga). The group was formed by

15 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British tourist arrested for raping son’s female friend at Magaluf hotel on Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH man in his mid-forties has been jailed after being accused of raping a friend of his son’s at a Magaluf hotel. The offender

15 May, 2023 @ 11:22

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spain’s top court upholds massive jail sentence for British paedophile teacher who changed name by deed poll

SPAIN’S Supreme Court has upheld a 135-year prison sentence for a British teacher and nanny who created and distributed pornography of children in his care

12 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Health centre worker steals vials of powerful anaesthetic for a year in Spain's Valencia area

Health centre worker in Spain’s Valencia steals vials of powerful anaesthetic

A 50-YEAR-OLD woman has been arrested for stealing 70 bottles of a powerful anaesthetic from a health centre that she worked at in Valencia province.

12 May, 2023 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Cannabis Smoking Club Closed For Selling Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking

12 May, 2023 @ 12:57

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

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