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Travelling Torrevieja Based Robbery Gang Plundered Costa Blanca Region Homes In Spain

Travelling robbery gang plundered Costa Blanca region properties in Spain

A gang that staged home robberies across Alicante Province has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The three travelling thieves, all Georgian nationals, were refused

21 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

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

Seasonal Raffle For Christmas 'narco' Hamper Full Of Drugs, Booze, And Tobacco Is Halted In Murcia Area Of Spain

Christmas ‘narco’ hamper raffle featuring cocaine and hashish is halted by Murcia police in Spain

TWO Murcia drug dealers offered a seasonal bonus to customers with a chance to win a Christmas hamper crammed with drugs plus alcohol and tobacco.

21 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Costa Blanca conmen stole rental cars to sell off at dealership in Murcia region of Spain

Costa Blanca conmen resold stolen top range Mini rental cars at Murcia dealership in Spain

TWO Alicante businessmen have been arrested for stealing high-end Mini rental cars which ended up at a Murcia area car dealership. One of the detainees

20 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Child sex abuse probe launched in Catholic Church in Spain after Pope Francis gets newspaper dossier

NEW revelations of child sex abuse cases involving Spain’s Catholic Church will be investigated after a newspaper dossier was handed over to Pope Francis. The

20 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman killed newborn twins by dumping them in a bag at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

Mother murdered new born twins by dumping them in a bag at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

A woman has been convicted of killing her newborn twins at her family home in Elche. The Alicante Provincial Court jury found the 30-year-old guilty

17 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at same Costa Blanca school in Spain

TWO teenage bullies have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after separate assaults against younger children at the same Alicante school. The attacks happened within

17 Dec, 2021 @ 19:15

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

Spain’s Sevilla hit by murder-suicide as man, 50, shoots dead his brother-in-law and then himself over inheritance battle

A MAN allegedly fatally shot his brother-in-law before killing himself at home in Sevilla as the pair battled over inheritance. The 50-year-old aimed

16 Dec, 2021 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Sevilla

Jealous boyfriend ‘smashed glass into man’s face’ at Estepona bar on Costa del Sol

A JEALOUS boyfriend was arrested after he allegedly smashed a glass into a man’s face as he chatted to his girlfriend at an Estepona bar.

15 Dec, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Malaga·Other News

Couple accused of buying young boy as mother in Spain's Madrid says husband ordered sale to distant relatives

Man with gambling debts fakes kidnapping in fear of angry girlfriend on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca man lied to police about a kidnapping and robbery to keep his gambling debts a secret from his girlfriend. The ruse backfired

15 Dec, 2021 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Marijuana plant seizures in Spain quadruple over five years in ‘worrying’ trend

MARIJUANA plant seizures have gone up fourfold in five years in Spain along with a big rise in ‘associated crime’. Spain has now surpassed the

14 Dec, 2021 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy denies knowing about illegal spying operation to track down smears against him

Ex-Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy denies knowledge of illegal spying to track down smears against him

FORMER Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy appeared before a parliamentary committee on Monday to deny spying and smear allegations dating back nine years. Rajoy, Spain’s

14 Dec, 2021 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Politics

Former Spanish King Juan Carlos Leaves Spain *file Photo*

Former Spanish king Juan Carlos gets good news over Saudi Arabia bung investigation

SWISS authorities have dropped a corruption probe into an offshore fund linked to King Emeritus Juan Carlos I. It had been alleged that the ex-monarch

13 Dec, 2021 @ 15:46

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Gang of teens arrested in Malaga after taunting animal in dog bite fight

A GANG of teens are licking their wounds after being bitten by a dog following a boozy street brawl in Malaga. The group of five

11 Dec, 2021 @ 18:30

Lead·Malaga

Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men

10 Dec, 2021 @ 17:50

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

Top oil company in Spain investigated over unfair treatment of independent service stations

Petrol station worker stabbed by couple who filled up at Murcia forecourts in Spain and didn’t pay

A Murcia couple have been arrested after a spree of petrol station visits that saw them fill up their car without paying. The man, 47,

10 Dec, 2021 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain

POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants. The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests

10 Dec, 2021 @ 13:48

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

UN says Spain must give abused children better protection and stop court bias against mothers

A United Nations report says Spain’s government must do more to protect children from domestic violence and sexual abuse. It believes courts need to overcome

9 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Very jealous’ man locked up girlfriend before going to work in Pontevedra area of Spain

A man has been arrested for domestic violence after his girlfriend claimed she was locked up every time he went to work. Police in the

8 Dec, 2021 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Man gets attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain

Man attacked by baseball bat over tangerine skin being thrown onto a Costa Blanca road in Spain

A man got pummelled with a baseball bat after complaining about a woman throwing tangerine skins onto a Costa Blanca road. He needed 15 stitches

7 Dec, 2021 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Sneaky Bicycle Thief Caught In Benidorm Option 1

Benidorm bicycle thief sneakily crept behind residents to access secure garages on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE in Benidorm have arrested a serial bicycle robber who sneaked into community garages on local urbanisations to steal several bikes. The Policia Nacional were

7 Dec, 2021 @ 14:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Drunk lorry driver hits two cars and refuses to stop in 150 kilometre pursuit on Spain's Costa Blanca

Lorry driver, 5 times over drink-drive limit, hits cars and does not stop for police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A drunk lorry driver hit two cars in Alicante before speeding 150 kilometres north to Valencia where he was stopped at a disused toll booth.

6 Dec, 2021 @ 14:15

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

Human trafficker hiding from justice is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

Fugitive human trafficking boss arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca and will be extradited to France

A fugitive wanted by French authorities for being a key member of a human trafficking gang has been arrested in Alicante. The 36-year-old Paraguayan man

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

Costa Blanca mayor cleared of Covid-19 vaccine queue-jumping in Spain following two earlier dismissals

Costa Blanca mayor faces COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping trial after judge in Spain throws out appeal

A Villajoyosa judge has rejected an appeal from a Costa Blanca mayor that there’s not enough evidence for him to be prosecuted for illegally getting

4 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

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

Police Rescue Abused Unconcious Woman Hanging From A Curtain At Her Costa Blanca Home In Spain

Four children rescued from filth-strewn house with cockroaches, fleas and animal faeces in Spain

FOUR children who were forced to live among garbage and animal excrement have been rescued from their cockroach-infested home in Sevilla. The neglected kids, aged 11,

4 Dec, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·Sevilla