Builder in Spain cons elderly Mar Menor home owner out of €7,000 via new bank account
A builder scammed an elderly Mar Menor client by stealing €7,000 from a new bank account that he helped her to open. The Guardia Civil
Refrigerated lorries had special hidden compartments to conceal drugs exported from Spain’s Valencia to France
A Valencia Province gang ran a major drugs export business taking supplies to France on refrigerated lorries owned by one their group members. 11 people
Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of unsuspecting clients in Spain
A group of swindlers offering big returns on stock market investments have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang made €6 million out of
Parents pimp out underage daughter for €100 to have sex with man, 78, in public park in Spain’s Valencia region
A 78-year-old man has been arrested for having sex with a underage girl in a Castellon public park in the Valencian Community. The girl’s parents
Dozens of scammers arrested over €10 million fraud selling stolen rental cars across Spain and abroad
A scam of selling-off rental and lease vehicles netted a gang over €10 million, according to the Policia Nacional. 82 people, including 33 in Alicante
Traffickers lured women to Spain with bogus job offers but forced them into prostitution at Valencia area flats
A gang that brought over women from Columbia with promises of legal jobs in Spain, but used them instead as prostitutes, has been brought down
Spain telesales fraud switches electricity customers to new suppliers without them knowing
THE Policia Nacional have arrested 44 people across Spain over a telesales fraud which used stolen personal contact details from electricity company databases. Customer information
Two arrests after elderly British woman is shot dead at her Costa Blanca home in Spain
TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old British woman in the Elche area on Wednesday. A
Female thief steals credit card and goes on €10,000 shopping spree in Spain’s Alicante area
AN Alcoy woman stole a credit card and racked up €10,000 of charges on it in a massive spending spree. The 40-year-old dined out in
British woman, 80, who lived alone is found dead after being shot three times at Costa Blanca home in Spain
AN 80-year-old British woman was found dead at her Elche area home after neighbours reported hearing noises similar to gunshots. Elche Policia Local officers discovered
Multi-million money laundering ring acting as ‘bank’ for criminals is busted in Spain’s Malaga area
THREE German fugitives have been arrested in Malaga Province for running a money laundering ring that acted as a ‘de facto’ shadow banking system for
Furious father punches physiotherapist caught sexually abusing disabled daughter, 2, in Spain’s Valencia area
A physiotherapist has been arrested in Torrent for sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl suffering with cerebral palsy. Her parents heard her screaming from the room
La Liga player Santi Mina gets four-year prison term for raping woman inside camper van in Spain’s Almeria
LA LIGA footballer Santi Mina has been given four years in prison after raping a woman in 2017. The Celta Vigo player, 26, has also
Foul temper as mother assaults teenage daughter over dog mess inside Costa Blanca home in Spain
AN Elche woman has been arrested for slapping her daughter in the face after the family’s pet dog relieved itself indoors. The 14-year-old girl ran
‘Dark Web’ pornographic postings by Valencia man who sexually abused two girls for years in Spain
POLICE have arrested a Valencia man who abused two girls for a decade and uploaded images of them to the ‘Dark Web’. Policia Nacional cybercrime
Tourist pickpocket had over €50,000 of stolen goods stashed away in Valencia house in Spain
A tourist pickpocket operating in Valencia was found to have over €50,000 of stolen goods at his home. The 39-year-old thief was well known to
Three men die in suspected arson attack on Barcelona area apartment block in Spain
THREE men died in an Barcelona area apartment fire on Wednesday with police believing it was an arson attack. A fourth person suffered serious injuries
Paedophile in Spain gets massive 686 years in jail after being convicted of 227 crimes against children
THE Madrid Provincial Court handed down a 686-year jail term on Tuesday to one of Spain’s most notorious paedophiles after he abused 98 children. 31-year-old
Father arrested after not paying the bill for son’s birthday party at Costa Blanca children’s play area in Spain
A father has been arrested for sneaking out of a back door at an Alicante venue without paying for his son’s birthday party, The 27-year-old
Costa Blanca motorists spooked by seriously-drunk driver on wrong side of the road in Spain
A drunk motorist caused chaos on a Costa Blanca road on Sunday after driving for over two kilometres in the wrong direction. The woman, 52,
Dog sniffs out British woman with large suitcase of marijuana at Spain’s Valencia airport flying to London
A British woman, 46, has been arrested at Valencia’s Manises airport for trying to fly out with 15 kilos of marijuana in her suitcase. Two
Teenage boy in Spain’s Valencia area can’t speak after father fractures skull over not taking a shower
A teenage boy suffered three skull fractures and has lost his ability to speak, temporarily at least, after being hit by his father. The boy,
Breach of trust with nursing home worker stealing jewellery from residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A nursing home employee robbed three residents of jewellery which she then sold off at a pawn shop. The woman, 44, with no criminal record,
Teenage gender and domestic abuse crimes on the rise in Spain’s Andalucia
DOMESTIC violence perpetrated by young people is on the rise in Andalucia. The High Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA) has warned of ‘considerable growth’
Man stabs wife to death in front of young children just weeks after protection order expired in Spain’s Castilla-La Mancha region
A man stabbed his wife to death in front of their three young children on Monday in Cuenca Province, Spain. The attacker, 38, went to
Sweatshop factory exploiter paid vulnerable foreign workers a pittance in Spain’s Alicante area
A 38-year-old clothes recycling warehouse owner has been arrested for exploiting workers at his Cocentaina factory in Alicante Province. It’s the latest in a series