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City council is hacked in major British expat hotspot in Spain: Cyber criminals are demanding a €10million ransom while the government is forced to suspend ALL administrative deadlines

Cyber criminals swindle victim out of €237k over property purchase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 16 people for defrauding a woman out of €237,622 by intercepting and altering emails to trick her during a Costa Blanca property purchase. Investigations started in March

29 Dec, 2023 @ 12:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Trafficking ring which illegally transported more than 400 animals from Eastern Europe to Spain is busted

OVER 400 animals, mainly high-value young cats and dogs, have been rescued from an illegal trading gang in Spain. The Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil, the Mossos d’Esquadra and Barcelona police launched a

19 Oct, 2023 @ 12:04

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Authorities in Spain bust two criminal gangs who used explosives to steal from cash machines

THE SPANISH authorities have busted two criminal gangs who specialised in using explosives to steal money from cash machines. A total of 14 people were detained thanks to 23 simultaneous raids, which

16 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain narrowly avoids its worst terror attack in YEARS: How Jihadist, 17, successfully built a ‘mother of Satan’ bomb and planned to blow up a school in Andalucia

Criminal gang providing fake residency cards to Nigerian migrants busted by Spain’s National Police

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a criminal ring that was forging residency cards for migrants in an irregular situation, thus allowing them to work. The gang, which was operating in Murcia

14 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Spain’s Civil Guard busts gang that was extorting prostitution clients with threatening messages

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has busted a criminal gang that was extorting and threatening men who had used the internet to secure the services of sex workers. A total of 22 arrests

22 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users

A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website. Six people have been detained by the Policia Nacional with 12

30 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

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

Bank Scammers Pocket Over €2 Million By Hijacking Customer Accounts In Spain

Bank scammers in Spain steal €2 million by hijacking customer accounts in latest ‘smishing’ con

A bank scamming gang that netted over €2 million from hijacked accounts across Spain has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. It’s the latest big case of ‘smishing’ where account holders receive

22 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·National News·Valencia

MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized

A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000 in cash. 12 Brits have been detained

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:52

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

Nationwide bank 'phishing' gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online accounts in Spain

‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain

A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are probing another seven suspects over the scan.

19 May, 2022 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

11 kilos of gummy bears found to be laced with hallucinogenic substance seized by police in Spain’s Malaga

ELEVEN kilograms of gummy bears impregnated with 25N-NBOMe, a hallucinogenic substance better known as “La Bomba”, have been seized by police in the province of Malaga. The operation is the result of

10 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Online fraudsters, including British man, stole identities to bag €2 million in Spain’s Valencia area

SEVEN men, including a British national, have been arrested over a massive internet fraud that netted around €2 million through unauthorised loans and purchases. The Valencian Community-based conmen have been detained over

22 Mar, 2022 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mass Arrests Over Fake Papers To Gain Spanish Residency In Murcia And Zaragoza Areas

Mass arrests over scam for immigrants to obtain Spanish residency in Murcia and Zaragoza areas

A gang who charged €4,000 for fake papers used to apply for Spanish residency has been broken up by the Policia Nacional. 48 people have been arrested, with 15 members belonging to

21 Mar, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Murcia

Home Robbers Used Plastic Cards To 'slip' Open Front Door Locks In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THREE men have been charged over 14 home robberies in the Finestrat and Villajoyosa areas of Alicante Province. The gang used the ‘slip’ method to get into properties via a front door

4 Feb, 2022 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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 was part of a well-structured criminal network

6 Dec, 2021 @ 12:45

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

Almeria couple part of international criminal gang arrested over €326,000 internet scam

THE National Police have arrested a couple from Almeria who were allegedly involved in a €326,000 internet scam that was operated by an international criminal network. A couple from Almeria in the

14 Nov, 2021 @ 10:39

Almeria·Crime & Law·Other News

Lorries Carried Marijuana Concealed In Lettuce Crates From Murcia Area Of Spain To Ireland

Lorries transported marijuana hidden in lettuce crates from Murcia area of Spain to Ireland

A Murcia drugs gang has been arrested for exporting marijuana to Ireland hidden in crates of lettuce. A Fortuna-based transport company was linked to a criminal in Ceuti that the Guardia Civil

25 Oct, 2021 @ 16:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police bust gang behind dozens of robberies at luxury villas across Spain’s Mallorca

A total of seven people, all originally from South America, were arrested in the operation

15 Feb, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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Fast and Furious gang suspected of high speed heists in Spain and Europe busted

SIXTY-EIGHT people, including 10 in Spain, have been arrested for a series of Fast and Furious-style heists from moving lorries. The Romanian gang are suspected of stealing from moving lorries whose drivers

10 Mar, 2020 @ 14:27

Lead·National News·Other News

Police arrest 30 in Costa del Sol gigalo ring that lured young men with FAKE escort jobs, netting ringleaders €700,000

Fake roles, accompanying wealthy older women, with salaries of up to €700 per service were promised

22 May, 2019 @ 15:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga