Big cocaine shipments intercepted at port of Valencia in Spain
THE Guardia Civil has seized 620 kilos of cocaine in three raids within nine days at the port of Valencia. The drugs were smuggled in
Possible drugs trafficking war behind recent shooting in Spain’s Mijas
THE 21-year-old man who was seriously injured last Saturday night after being gunned down in Mijas has a criminal record for drug trafficking. The young
Man, 20, kills elderly male lover and hides body in garden planter at his Valencia area home in Spain
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in Valencia Province over the violent death of his elderly lover in Albalat de la Ribera. Police detained Alex
Man dies after early morning Costa Blanca nightclub fight in Spain
A 26-year-old El Campello man died on Saturday after an early morning brawl outside the Copity nightclub in San Juan de Alicante. His attacker, a
Husband of Marbella mayor formally accused of belonging to a criminal organisation, money laundering
THE SPANISH High Court has formerly accused Lars Broberg, the husband of Marbella Mayor Ángeles Muñoz, of belonging to a criminal organisation and laundering the
Stag-do party pay penalty for drunken mayhem on high-speed Madrid-Malaga train in Spain
A Madrid court has fined 11 people nearly €700 each after a rowdy stag-do forced a delay to a high-speed train service between Madrid and
Costa Blanca boy in Spain who killed parents and brother gets six-year internment
AN Alicante court has imposed six years of internment for a teenage boy who shot dead his parents and younger brother at their Elche home
Young man in critical condition after being shot several times in Spain’s Mijas
A YOUNG man has been left fighting for his life after being shot four times in Mijas. According to official reports, the shooting took place
Imported drugs hidden in farm tractors and combine harvesters before arriving in Madrid area of Spain
A drug trafficking gang that hid imported supplies in farm tractors and combine harvesters has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. 24 people have
Spain’s police arrest couple who murdered their daughter for marrying man without permission in Pakistan
A Pakistani couple in Logroño, La Rioja, have been arrested by Policia Nacional for kidnapping and murdering their daughter because she got married without their
Costa Blanca woman conned out of €835,000 by Mallorca-based ‘love’ scam gang in Spain
THE Policia Nacional in Alicante have busted a massive ‘love scam’ in what they say has been one of the largest-ever operations against cybercrime in
Dutchmen suspected of brutal Mallorca murder in Spain facing whopping jail time
One of the Dutchmen suspected of brutally killing a tourist in Mallorca last year could face up to ten years behind bars. The Public Prosecution
Two roadside workers killed by van on Valencia area motorway in Spain
TWO roadside workers were killed and four others injured after a van ploughed into them on the AP-7 motorway at Sagunto, Valencia Province. The Guardia
Authorities in Spain arrest drug gang after discovering 66 kilos of cocaine hidden inside heavy machinery
SPANISH authorities have made eight arrests and seized 66 kilograms of cocaine, after detecting a gang that imported drugs from Peru well hidden inside industrial
Murcia man, 90, spent most of his life looting historical property from around Spain
A 90-year-old man has been arrested in Torre Pacheco, Murcia, for looting historically valuable property for over 70 years. The Policia Nacional detained him for
Axe-wielding man in Spain’s Valencia area attacks ex-wife’s car with young children inside
A man attacked his ex-wife’s car with their two young daughters inside on an Ontinyent street. The 40-year-old Spaniard has been charged with threats, damage,
Mother ran family drug sales business out of homes in Alicante area of Spain
A family-run drug sales operation has been dismantled in Alicante Province. Nine people have been arrested in Petrer and Villena for public health and money
87-year-old nun thwarts convent robbery in Spain’s Palencia
A WOMAN has attempted to steal from a convent in the Palencia area, by breaking in through the turnstile when the nuns were going to
Man slaps girlfriend in hospital delivery room before she gives birth on Spain’s Mallorca
A man attacked his girlfriend hours before she gave birth to their baby at Mallorca’s Inca Hospital on Saturday. He slapped her in the face
Professional swindler steals €20,000 from Costa Blanca disabled group member in Spain
A man branded by police as a ‘professional swindler’ cheated €20,000 out of an Alicante disabled group member in addition to running a property rental
Violent jewellery store robbers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after five stick-ups
TWO men have been arrested in Rojales and Torrevieja over five gunpoint jewellery store robberies over the summer in Alicante Province. The Guardia Civil seized
Teacher in Spain’s Madrid area investigated after pendrive containing images of schoolgirls changing found on street
A court in the Madrid city of Móstoles is investigating a schoolteacher for allegedly filming around a dozen 12-year-old girls as they got changed for
Joint operation between Spain, France and Latvia sees 31 arrested for high-tech car thefts
A joint operation between Spanish, French and Latvian authorities has seen the arrest of 31 people suspected of using fraudulent software to break into and
Costa Blanca builders in Spain cheated customers by robbing their homes
A three-man Alicante Province robbery gang that posed as builders has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The men offered masonry services on a variety
Teenage woman arrested over stabbing man and dumping body in cupboard of his Valencia home in Spain
AN 18-year-old woman has confessed to fatally stabbing a man, 41, at his Cullera home in Valencia Province. The assailant is believed to be suffering
Man tries to get debt paid and almost gets crushed between parked cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man was taken to Elche General Hospital after a debtor tried to crush him against parked vehicles. A 29-year-old Romanian national has been arrested