drones

Investigation underway after drone sighting grounds flights at Mallorca’s Palma airport

SPANISH police have opened an investigation after the appearance of a rogue drone near Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday forced flight operations to be

21 Oct, 2025 @ 09:51

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Police boost patrols and use drones to cut beach crimes during Benidorm peak holiday season

Police boost patrols and drones to fight beach crime during Benidorm peak holiday season

THE Policia Nacional has upped its patrols on Benidorm’s beaches for the peak tourist season and will once again use drones to monitor the area.

29 Jul, 2025 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm boosting police patrols and using drones to pinpoint any trouble this Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

Benidorm boosts police presence and will use drones to pinpoint trouble on Sunday as England play Spain in the Euro 2024 final

BENIDORM is taking measures to ensure that everybody enjoys watching Sunday’s Euro 2024 final between England and Spain in local bars without any trouble. The

11 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain’s National Police arrests five in Madrid and Valencia on suspicion of exporting an anti-drone system to Libya

THE National Police have made five arrests in Madrid and Valencia after they detected a group that was trying to illegally export an anti-drone system

22 Jan, 2024 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News·Valencia

Foreign tourist facing fine after crashing drone into Spain’s world-famous Mosque-Cathedral in Cordoba

A DRONE that was being flown by a foreign tourist crashed this week into the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. Fortunately there was no damage to the

1 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Cordoba·Lead

Drones complete 2,500 missions patrolling beaches in Spain’s Fuengirola this Summer

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE Fuengirola City Council has once again bolstered beach security by implementing a coastal aerial surveillance service using

3 Aug, 2023 @ 08:00

Lead·Malaga

Cargo ship searched by drug police in Cadiz

Cocaine cowboys: Three day search of animal cargo ship fails to find drugs

A THREE-DAY search by the Spanish authorities of a ship carrying 16,000 cows was called off after officers failed to find the five tonnes of

25 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s second largest pilgrimage walk takes place this week on Costa Blanca

OVER 500 Alicante Policia Local officers are being deployed on Thursday and into the weekend as the city celebrates its 534th Santa Faz pilgrimage. The

18 Apr, 2023 @ 17:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Los Pasillos De Aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid Barajas Practicamente Vacios Por El Covid19

Drone sighting at Spain’s Madrid-Barajas Airport causes flight disruptions on a busy Sunday

THE SIGHTING of a drone at the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport caused flight delays on Sunday morning, at a time when many weekend return flights

26 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Lead·Madrid

Spain sends troops and drones to help in Turkish earthquake rescue effort

SPAIN is sending troops and drones from its Military Emergency Unit to help in the rescue effort following Monday’s Turkish earthquake disaster. The 7.7 magnitude

6 Feb, 2023 @ 13:38

Lead·National News

Gang paid 'mules' €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

Drones buzzing over Madrid’s airport cause delays and flight diversions

FLIGHTS were delayed or diverted at Madrid’s Adolfo Suarez Barajas Airport on Monday after drones were detected flying in the airspace. State-owned airport operator, AENA,

30 Aug, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Travel News

WATCH: Pioneering lifeguard drone saves 14-year-old from drowning off beach in Spain’s Valencia

A pioneering lifeguard drone being used to patrol beaches in the Valencia regions has saved a 14-year-old from drowning. A video shows how the boy

25 Jul, 2022 @ 16:48

Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Safe Beaches Campaign Tries Reduce Seaside Drownings In Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas Of Spain

‘Safe beaches’ campaign warns tourists about drowning risks in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A ‘safe beaches’ campaign has been launched in the Valencian Community with 24 seaside drownings already reported this year. The initiative aims to warn beachgoers

13 Jul, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Benidorm·Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fresh Tragedy Strikes Scenic Costa Blanca Ravine Area In Spain After Hiker Falls To His Death Down Waterfall

Fresh tragedy strikes scenic Costa Blanca ravine in Spain after hiker falls down waterfall

A hiker, 24, died on Sunday after falling down a waterfall into an Alicante Province ravine at Bolulla. It’s the third death in nine days

18 Apr, 2022 @ 11:56

Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm gets a beach drone in bid to reduce seaside drownings in four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

Benidorm gets a beach drone in new move to prevent seaside drownings across four Costa Blanca resorts in Spain

DRONES will fly over beaches in four Costa Blanca areas for the rest of the summer in a bid to cut down on deaths caused

3 Aug, 2021 @ 17:17

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police drones now used to catch fly-tippers as 50 people fined in a month for dumping waste vegetation in Spain’s Costa Blanca

ORIHUELA COSTA Local Police are using drone technology to maintain the control of people dumping pruned vegetation and other detritus throughout the municipality. The waste

27 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

drone sitges. photo: Sitges Ayuntamiento

Drones fly in to monitor crowding on beaches in Spain’s Catalunya as Covid-19 infections soar

As crowds head to the beach to escape the summer sun, authorities in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalunya are trialling the use of drones

23 Jul, 2021 @ 09:15

Catalunya·Coronavirus·Lead

The regional government has offered several drones to keep an eye on problematic areas

EYE IN THE SKY: A helicopter and drones to reinforce local lockdowns in the Valencia region

TOWNS and cities throughout the Valencian Community that are currently under municipal lockdown could begin using helicopters and drones to control access points. So far,

14 Jan, 2021 @ 13:30

Coronavirus·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Flying drone taxis arrive to Spain’s Andalucia in European first for Chinese tech giant

EHang will be testing its EHang AVV 'passenger transport drone' in Sevilla city after signing an agreement with the city council

1 Sep, 2020 @ 09:15

Lead·Sevilla

Beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol launches ‘drone lifeguard’ that can dispense life jackets to drowning swimmers

The drones have the ability to throw two life jackets into the water to aid swimmers at risk

19 Jun, 2020 @ 21:26

Lead·Malaga

Thermal drones and dozens of extra police sworn in to Marbella for summer madness as population to TRIPLE

Forces will intensify their surveillance in Puerto Banus and Marbella port, the most popular spots for rowdy tourists

26 Jul, 2019 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead

Gibraltar announces drone crackdown after Gatwick attacks saw 140,000 travellers affected at Christmas

The UK’s second busiest airport was shut down for more than 36 hours, as drones were piloted near the transport hub in the run-up to

21 Jun, 2019 @ 11:44

Gibraltar·Lead

Drones used for ‘first time’ in battle against toxic caterpillars on Costa Blanca

DRONES, great tits and pheromones have been used in the battle to control pine processionary caterpillar populations in the Region of Murcia. The hairy caterpillars,

20 Mar, 2019 @ 12:11

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

Clinically obese fur-wearing smoker faces competition from flying robots

If Santa has been keeping up with the news at his North Pole toy factory, he won’t have found much to ho-ho-ho about

23 Dec, 2018 @ 16:22

Belinda Beckett: Mistress of Sizzle·Lead

London Gatwick reopens following drone nightmare but disruption will continue today, authorities ‘genuinely don’t know’ who was behind the crime

British transport minister Chris Grayling said there was a 'long prison sentence' for the person or people behind the twisted stunt

21 Dec, 2018 @ 10:36

Lead·Travel News

BREAKING: Flights from Spain to UK CANCELLED thanks to drone sightings at major airport

FLIGHTS from Spain to London Gatwick are being cancelled today after a spate of drone sightings at the major UK airport. British expats flying home

20 Dec, 2018 @ 09:20

Lead·Malaga·Travel News