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Fake Insurance Claims Soared In Spain During Start Of Covid 19 Pandemic

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Fake insurance claims soared in Spain during first year of COVID-19 pandemic

Alex Trelinski - 31 Jan, 2022 @ 20:10

BOGUS insurance claims rose by 21% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Linea Directa's 'Insurance Fraud Barometer' published on Monday. The insurer says there...

Andalucia

Rival Swedish gangs based on the Costa del Sol involved in Fuengirola shooting

Ron Howells - 12 Nov, 2021 @ 09:19

THE National Police have arrested seven members of two extremely violent Swedish criminal gangs in the towns of Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola and Alicante. The gangs, based on the Costa del Sol, have...

Valencian Community

All Saints’ Day shooting at cemetery in Spain’s Valencia was revenge attack

Ron Howells - 4 Nov, 2021 @ 12:30

THE family of the Valencia shooting sought a revenge attack from an incident that occurred five years ago. The Policia Nacional in Valencia have launched...

Andalucia

Irish mobster Gerry the Monk Hutch arrested in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol

Dilip Kuner - 13 Aug, 2021 @ 13:57

AN Irish gang boss implicated in the notorious Regency Hotel boxing event shooting in Dublin has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. Gerry ‘The...

Andalucia

Drug gang that robbed other gangs on Costa del Sol dismantled by Spain’s Guardia Civil

Dimitris Kouimtsidis - 8 Jul, 2020 @ 16:40

A DRUGS gang that robbed other drug gangs on the Costa del Sol has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil.

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Brit fugitive arrested in Spain on conspiracy to murder charges remanded in custody by Manchester court

Dilip Kuner - 17 Jun, 2020 @ 14:34

A BRITON extradited from Spain has appeared in court charged with conspiracy to murder. Jamie Rothwell, 33, was detained by Policia Nacional in Barcelona last...

Andalucia

Old man shot dead on balcony on Spain’s Costa del Sol in firefight between rival gangs

Dilip Kuner - 7 Feb, 2020 @ 07:33

Police carried out several raids on homes in the city through the night, reportedly finding ammunition suitable for Ak-47 assault rifles

Crime & Law

Spain to deport up to 130 Latin American gang leaders from Madrid

Imogen Calderwood - 28 Feb, 2015 @ 14:00

The new initiative aims to break up criminal organisations before they take hold

Andalucia

Hells Angels drug supplier arrested in Madrid

Rob Horgan - 16 Oct, 2014 @ 17:02

Hells Angels money launderer arrested in Madrid after a year hiding out in Malaga

Andalucia

Southern Spain is the animal trafficking gateway to Europe

Rob Horgan - 11 Sep, 2014 @ 16:37

Authorities in southern Spain are fighting against Europe’s growing animal trafficking problem

Andalucia

Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs

Rob Horgan - 28 Aug, 2014 @ 10:37

Spanish authorities pledge to prevent a criminal biker gang culture from developing

Andalucia

Spanish police arrest 35 in crackdown on violent Latin American gangs

Imogen Calderwood - 25 Mar, 2014 @ 16:25

Knives, fake guns, drugs and documents were also seized in raids across the country

Andalucia

Drugs clampdown

Claire Wilson - 15 Oct, 2013 @ 11:00

Two drug gangs closed in Velez Malaga

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People smuggling crackdown in Spain and the UK

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor) - 29 Nov, 2012 @ 08:00

UK Border Agency and Guardia Civil arrest 19 as part of operation MARLO

Andalucia

Return of the Spanish highwayman

Mason Jones (Reporter) - 12 Aug, 2012 @ 13:59

British motorists in Spain warned to watch out for elaborate scams that have fooled thousands

Cadiz

Arrests for selling ‘entry tickets’ to Gibraltar

Wendy Williams - 3 Nov, 2011 @ 09:15

La Linea mayor has vowed to work with the enclave to fight the ‘scoundrel frontier gangs’

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New hotel deal confirmed on site of failed BBC soap Eldorado on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Kimberley Mannion - 15 May, 2022 @ 19:00

IT was the TV deal that producers had golden hopes for, but after just a year and two series Eldorado turned to lead. The BBC...

Sudden arrival: Woman gives birth in Gran Canaria pharmacy after waters broke in the street

15 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Woman arrested in Ibiza over threatening diners with a knife at Burger King restaurant

15 May, 2022 @ 16:00

Police praise ‘noble’ young man for returning bag full of cash found in street in Spain’s Valladolid

15 May, 2022 @ 15:00

3 bedroom Townhouse for sale in Manilva – € 158,000

15 May, 2022 @ 13:06

Pill-popping nation: Spain tops anxiety medicine use in global ranking

15 May, 2022 @ 12:45

Spain ends Eurovision shame as Chanel comes in third behind Ukraine and UK

15 May, 2022 @ 11:54

Felipe Orlando Pre-Columbian Museum in Spain’s Benalmadena reopens after 2-year closure due to pandemic

15 May, 2022 @ 10:30

Mayor prepares crackdown on noisy stag and hen parties in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

15 May, 2022 @ 09:15

Hundreds run against ‘fake news’ on World Press Freedom Day in Malaga on Spain’s Costa del Sol

14 May, 2022 @ 18:00

Spanish cyclist dies during Moroccan endurance race across Sahara Desert

14 May, 2022 @ 16:15

Global reach: New American school opens in September in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol

14 May, 2022 @ 14:15

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