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Ceuta crisis latest: Thousands more migrants pour in from Morocco overnight as Spain deploys army – while locals ‘throw rocks and brandish guns’ in violent clashes

AROUND 40,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, security officials said, after thousands more arrived overnight in the worst migration

31 Jul, 2026 @ 10:27

Lead·National News

Two of Europe’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after decades on the run

TWO of France and Canada’s most wanted fugitives have been arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after years on the run. The pair, identified as All

3 Jul, 2026 @ 11:23

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Sevilla

Swedish ‘beauty’ and ‘mafia boss’ Tania Gomez ‘is arrested in Spain’ after making Europe’s ‘most wanted’ list

TANIA Gomez, born to a Swedish mother and Spanish father, was one of the most wanted fugitives in Europe. That is until last week, when

27 Feb, 2025 @ 15:50

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Police in Madrid arrest 18 people after knife and machete fight breaks out between members of Latin gang

SPAIN’S National Police have made 18 arrests as they continue to investigate a massive brawl that took place outside a nightclub in the early hours

1 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

‘Enough with drugs, drunks and fights’: Residents of Palma neighbourhood up in arms over gangs and yobs in Spain’s Mallorca

THE citizens of a troubled, gang-ridden Palma neighbourhood are up in arms over ongoing yobbish and thuggish behaviour. Residents of Carrer Faust Bonafe in Son

19 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Mallorca

Watch: Fight that broke out on Madrid Metro system leaves youngster with stab wounds

SIXTEEN arrests were made in Madrid on Sunday, after a mass brawl broke out on a Madrid Metro train in the early hours of the

27 Mar, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Man exploited 40 migrants by cramming them into his flat in Spain and charging €100 per month in rent

Violent gangs of Spain clash in Palma de Mallorca as police struggle to keep control of the streets

Street gang violence has flared up this week as hordes of youths armed with machetes and baseball bats have clashed in the alleyways of Palma.

9 Feb, 2023 @ 12:00

Lead·Mallorca

Armed gang of youths on bicycles terrorise Valencian towns in Spain, injure police officers

A GROUP of between 60 and 100 youths on bicycles terrorised residents in the Valencia area on Saturday night, eventually injuring three police officers when

8 Nov, 2022 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

'tens Of Millions' Of Bitcoin Stolen From Us Entrepreneur At His Madrid Home In Spain

Four arrested in Spain over violent kidnap and torture of social network founder Zaryn Dentzel

SPAIN’S National Police have made four arrests over the violent attack in November 2021 on Zaryn Dentzel, the founder of Spanish social network Tuenti. The

25 Oct, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

Madrid police investigate gang links to two fatal shootings in just 24 hours

POLICE in the Madrid region are investigating two shootings in the space of just 24 hours that left a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old male

3 Oct, 2022 @ 17:10

Lead·Madrid

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

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

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

31 Jan, 2022 @ 20:10

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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

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 been

12 Nov, 2021 @ 09:19

Crime & Law·Malaga

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

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

4 Nov, 2021 @ 12:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

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

13 Aug, 2021 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

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

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

8 Jul, 2020 @ 16:40

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

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

17 Jun, 2020 @ 14:34

Lead·National News

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

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

7 Feb, 2020 @ 07:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

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

28 Feb, 2015 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Hells Angels drug supplier arrested in Madrid

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

16 Oct, 2014 @ 17:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Southern Spain is the animal trafficking gateway to Europe

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

11 Sep, 2014 @ 16:37

Cadiz·Lead

Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs

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

28 Aug, 2014 @ 10:37

Crime & Law·Other News

Spanish police arrest 35 in crackdown on violent Latin American gangs

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

25 Mar, 2014 @ 16:25

Lead

Drugs clampdown

Two drug gangs closed in Velez Malaga

15 Oct, 2013 @ 11:00

People smuggling crackdown in Spain and the UK

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

29 Nov, 2012 @ 08:00

Lead·National News

Return of the Spanish highwayman

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

12 Aug, 2012 @ 13:59

Lead

Arrests for selling ‘entry tickets’ to Gibraltar

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

3 Nov, 2011 @ 09:15

Cadiz·Gibraltar

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Ceuta crisis latest: Thousands more migrants pour in from Morocco overnight as Spain deploys army – while locals ‘throw rocks and brandish guns’ in violent clashes

Two of Europe’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Marbella and Sevilla after decades on the run

Swedish ‘beauty’ and ‘mafia boss’ Tania Gomez ‘is arrested in Spain’ after making Europe’s ‘most wanted’ list

Police in Madrid arrest 18 people after knife and machete fight breaks out between members of Latin gang

‘Enough with drugs, drunks and fights’: Residents of Palma neighbourhood up in arms over gangs and yobs in Spain’s Mallorca

Watch: Fight that broke out on Madrid Metro system leaves youngster with stab wounds

Violent gangs of Spain clash in Palma de Mallorca as police struggle to keep control of the streets

Armed gang of youths on bicycles terrorise Valencian towns in Spain, injure police officers

Four arrested in Spain over violent kidnap and torture of social network founder Zaryn Dentzel

Madrid police investigate gang links to two fatal shootings in just 24 hours

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hells Angels drug supplier arrested in Madrid

Southern Spain is the animal trafficking gateway to Europe

Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs

Spanish police arrest 35 in crackdown on violent Latin American gangs

Drugs clampdown

People smuggling crackdown in Spain and the UK

Return of the Spanish highwayman

Arrests for selling ‘entry tickets’ to Gibraltar

Man, 52, stabs his flatmate in the chest in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation

Malaga reopens two beaches to swimmers as E. coli bacteria warning keeps four more shut during Feria week

Granada earthquake: Residents tell of terror as second powerful quake rocks city in four days

Tracing the legacy of Federico Garcia Lorca in Granada, 90 years after Spain’s most famous poet was murdered by Franco’s fascists

9 facts about Federico Garcia Lorca on the 90th anniversary of his death by firing squad in the Spanish Civil War

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