Relief for Costa Blanca expat homeowners as police arrest two men behind 35 robberies
TWO men who robbed 35 homes in April and May have been jailed by an Alicante court. The burglars aged 36 and 37 plundered items
British woman arrested for getting ex-husband to kidnap her former partner in Benidorm
A BRITISH woman has been arrested and jailed for allegedly getting two men- including her former husband- to rob and kidnap her ex-partner at their
Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court jailed him for 11 years
A RUSSIAN mafia gang member has been detained in Torrevieja on a European Arrest Warrant after behaving suspiciously in front of Guardia Civil officers. A
Police make multiple arrests in Spain targeting notorious Irish drugs gang known as ‘The Family’
13 PEOPLE have been arrested in Spain as part of a major international operation targeting Ireland’s ‘The Family’ drug gang. ‘The Family’ is regarded as
Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home
THE Guardia Civil are looking for two ‘foreign’ nationals who beat up a Mijas resident in her eighties. The men broke into her property in
British YouTube star Yung Filly is accused of raping a tourist at Spanish holiday resort
BRITISH rapper Yung Filly is being investigated over the alleged rape of a woman in Magaluf last summer. Filly, 29, had travelled to the Mallorcan
Violent safe-cracking gang arrested after robbing over 40 businesses in eastern Spain
A SAFE-CRACKING gang that broke into 42 Valencia and Murcia region businesses has been brought down by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. A hydraulic
Watch: Spain’s Guardia Civil rescue people and their pets from flooded homes in Malaga
THESE are the moments when the Guardia Civil was called into action to save people and pets during devastating floods in Malaga this week. Residents
Burglar who scaled walls to rob dozens of homes in expat area of Costa Blanca is caught after year-long search
A 15-MONTH search for a burglar who robbed at least 33 homes in Javea on the Costa Blanca has ended with the arrest of a
Flight chaos in Spain as paraglider flies over airport causing diversions and delays
A PARAGLIDER illegally flew over Palma de Mallorca airport on Sunday, forcing four planes to be diverted and schedules to be disrupted throughout the afternoon.
Thief travelled by bus to steal from tourists staying at Costa Blanca hotel
AN ALICANTE thief took the bus to rob a hotel and other premises at a Costa Blanca resort. The offender aged 50 and an Algerian
International gang based in remote Alicante finca grew and exported marijuana to countries including the UK
RESIDENTS of a tiny Alicante province town were shocked to discover an international drugs gang operating from an isolated finca. A joint operation by the
Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain
A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.
Buying a second hand car in Spain? Don’t ignore this advice from the Guardia Civil
THE Guardia Civil has issued advice for people looking to buy a second hand car in Spain. Due to the second hand market skyrocketing in
WATCH: Hells Angel fugitive who ordered contract killing of rival gang member is arrested in Madrid
A NEW ZEALAND Hells Angels member who was on the run for five years has been arrested in Madrid. The detainee had ordered the murder
Stolen €400k Aston Martin rams police car during high-speed Madrid chase as officers leap to safety
A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to
Watch: Snow chaos in Spain as two hikers are rescued from blizzard and cars are trapped
SNOWY conditions are wreaking havoc in central and northern Spain as temperatures plummet across the country. In Madrid, a total of 29 roads have been
Breeders accused of toy poodle scam by charging over €6,000 for a puppy with fake pedigree documents in Spain
A VALENCIA gang that sold toy poodle puppies with bogus claims over their pedigree has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Seven people were allegedly
Police arrest suspected killer of two British tourists struck by loose ‘narco boat’ on a busy road in Spain
POLICE have arrested a man over the death of two British tourists who were killed in November after an inflatable boat used to smuggle drugs
Man gets psychiatric treatment after sending bomb threats to schools in four Valencia towns to ‘kill as many people as possible’.
A MAN suffering with mental health problems has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sending bomb warnings via email which claimed devices were going
Thieves buy cheap plane tickets just to steal tobacco and perfumes from duty free shops at Costa Blanca airport
A GANG specialising in stealing duty free goods from Alicante-Elche airport has been convicted of theft. Three men and two women- all of Romanian nationality-
Evil smugglers ‘throw migrant mother’s baby into the sea’ during terrifying journey to Spain – as more victims speak out
AUTHORITIES in the Canary Islands say that more boat migrants are slowly gaining in confidence to talk about abuses during journeys from Africa to the
Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ by his car following drive-by attack
A MURDER inquiry has been opened after the body of former Gandia mayor, Arturo Torro, was found by his car on Wednesday night. 62-year-old Torro
Irish passenger flying from Spain to Liverpool is caught with 18kg of drugs in his suitcase
AN IRISH passenger planning to fly to Liverpool from Alicante-Elche airport was caught with 18 kilos of hashish in his suitcase. The 36-year-old was charged
‘Narco’ is killed at sea after his boat collides with police vessel off southern Spain
A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20
Acid attack in Spain sparks fear among locals after woman is targeted while walking her dog
A WOMAN out walking her dog in a Costa Blanca city had acid thrown into her face by a man on Friday. The incident happened