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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

Man found guilty of brutally beating his partner to death within hours of arriving on the Costa Blanca in Spain

Man brutally beat his partner to death within hours of arriving on the Costa Blanca in Spain

A Hungarian man, 51, has been convicted by an Alicante jury for killing his partner in a brutal assault at their Costa Blanca home in

3 Dec, 2021 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young boy, 14, left with burst eardrum after vicious classmate attack in Spain’s Valencia

A TEEN has been left seriously injured after being attacked by a gang of thugs from his school in Valencia. The 14-year-old man was pounced

3 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Thugs will be fitted with ‘rapist tags’ to monitor when they go near victims in new pilot scheme in Catalunya

ELECTRONIC ankle tags that can monitor sexual assault offenders are to be rolled out in Catalunya as part of a pilot scheme. The ‘rapist tags’ will

1 Dec, 2021 @ 18:45

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Judge says there's evidence of 'environmental crime' in his Mar Menor lagoon pollution investigation in Spain

Judge reveals evidence of ‘environmental crime’ in Mar Menor pollution investigation in Spain

A Murcia judge says there is evidence of an ‘environmental crime’ in his probe of 38 agricultural businesses accused of illegally dumping 5.9 billion litres

1 Dec, 2021 @ 16:42

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Carer stole jewellery and made illegal cash withdrawals from elderly lady in Murcia area of Spain

A carer of a disabled 71-year-old Murcia City woman stole jewellery from her as well as withdrawing €12,000 from her bank account. The Policia Nacional

1 Dec, 2021 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia