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The tragic tale of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer nicknamed ‘The Moth’ – and his lethal legal shortcomings

HISTORY doesn’t have to be confined to the Middle Ages. Recent events (and here we’re discussing a fatal accident involving a pop group and the

4 Jul, 2026 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead·On This Day in Spain

‘Give us grenade launchers’: Guardia Civil plead for heavier firepower to take on narco gangs terrorising Spain’s south coast

A GROUP of Guardia Civil generals is requesting grenade launchers to combat drug traffickers across the Strait of Gibraltar, an investigation has revealed. In a

2 Jul, 2026 @ 17:09

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Police raid family-run narco empire that controlled drug trade in beautiful Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

Photo: Guardia Civil

26 Jun, 2026 @ 14:53

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

British girl, 3, dies in drowning tragedy at Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool

A BRITISH girl, 3, died in Palma’s Son Espases hospital on Thursday after she was found floating unconscious in a Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool.

26 Jun, 2026 @ 11:27

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

A FOUR-YEAR-OLD British girl drowned in a Lanzarote hotel swimming pool on Saturday. The tragedy occurred on Saturday at around 1.30pm at a complex in

22 Jun, 2026 @ 09:59

Canary Islands·Lead

Irish tourist in Mallorca dubbed 'the Incredible Hulk' after she broke an officer's finger and kicked a police car window in during arrest at Palma airport

Irish tourist dubbed ‘the Incredible Hulk’ in Mallorca after she breaks an officer’s finger and kicks in a police car window during arrest at Palma airport

AN IRISH tourist flew into a rage at Mallorca’s Palma airport early Wednesday and got into a brawl with four Guardia Civil officers, with one

19 Jun, 2026 @ 11:47

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas

A GANG that robbed parked cars at Valencia and Murcia region motorway service stations has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. Four men aged

18 Jun, 2026 @ 16:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Man's body found in freezer at apartment in Spain with suspected killer failing in suicide attempt

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose

A MAN’S body was found inside a fridge at an apartment on Castellon’s Plaza Pintor Sorolla on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional made the grim discovery

17 Jun, 2026 @ 12:05

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gas explosion rips through Malaga restaurant as diners sat down to eat leaving eight injured, including two children

AT least 8 people were injured, including two young children, after a gas explosion tore through a crowded village restaurant near Malaga. Emergency crews rushed

17 Jun, 2026 @ 10:49

Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting

HOMES in Mijas were among 18 properties raided as more than 350 Guardia Civil officers swept across Andalucia in a major crackdown on suspected narco

12 Jun, 2026 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

TWO paddleboarders made a gruesome discovery of a body on a Torrevieja area beach on Monday. They spotted the male corpse floating in the water

9 Jun, 2026 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Russian jailed for intimidating and scaring Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn't pay 'protection' money

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel

ONE of the ringleaders of a Ponzi scheme that netted over 650 million US dollars has been arrested in Tenerife. The unidentified man was detained

4 Jun, 2026 @ 14:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Tenerife

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats for sea crossings

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

SIX Algerian men have been arrested in Alicante province for running an illegal migrant taxi service between North Africa and Spain. An additional person has

1 Jun, 2026 @ 16:18

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Murcia

Two British tourists beaten unconscious outside Magaluf nightclub – police arrest two Swiss teens and hunt further suspects in Mallorca

TWO Swiss teenagers have been arrested for beating up two British tourists outside a Magaluf nightclub. The Guardia Civil in Calvia are still looking for

29 May, 2026 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Corruption woes rise for Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez as police search Socialist Party HQ for details about arrested former official- nicknamed ‘The Plumber’

GUARDIA Civil officers went into Spain’s ruling PSOE Socialist Party HQ in Madrid on Wednesday morning to look for evidence over an illegal payments scheme.

27 May, 2026 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of accident wrecks

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

POLICE have arrested seven men and two women on the Costa Blanca who ran a car theft and sales scam. Medium to high range cars

25 May, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Swiss fugitive arrested in Tarragona by Spanish police after girlfriend’s remains are discovered buried in garden back home

A SWISS man accused of murdering his partner has been arrested in a remote part of Catalunya following a joint investigation with police in his

22 May, 2026 @ 12:32

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Man arrested for sexual assault after kissing and hugging British boy, 4, in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

A 33-YEAR-OLD Romanian man has been arrested for sexual assault after he kissed a British boy in a hotel swimming pool in Magaluf, Mallorca. He

22 May, 2026 @ 11:14

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Serial arsonist arrested over 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

Serial arsonist accused of starting 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

A 41-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for starting 24 fires in Alicante’s Serra Grossa. The alleged perpetrator first struck in May 2025 with 13 incidents

22 May, 2026 @ 10:31

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Spain as man beats four pet dogs to death as revenge after wife reports him for domestic abuse

A MAN has been arrested after allegedly killing four family dogs and burying them near his home in a revenge attack against his wife. The

21 May, 2026 @ 10:34

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

British gestor arrested for allegedly defrauding €84k from expat client did work for Costa Blanca mayor

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €86k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

A BRITISH man sacked from his role as a mayoral representative in Rojales was one of two arrests made in late March for allegedly defrauding

20 May, 2026 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police dog in Spain sniffs out €195k of cash illegally stashed in car

Police dog in Spain sniffs out €195k of dodgy cash stashed between car seats

A GUARDIA Civil dog called Pompa has sniffed out €195,000 stashed between car seats at a motorway police checkpoint in Albacete. The young Belgian Shepherd

19 May, 2026 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Almeria as man shoots dead his own parents and critically injures his seven-month-old baby son

TWO people died in a mass shooting in Almeria on Monday night, with four others seriously injured- including the assailant’s young baby boy. The tragedy

19 May, 2026 @ 10:35

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca town in shock after Guardia Civil officer kills wife and son before turning gun on himself

A GUARDIA Civil officer shot dead his wife and son inside their home located within the force’s barracks in Dolores(Alicante province) The man, 55, then

18 May, 2026 @ 15:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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The tragic tale of a Spanish Guardia Civil officer nicknamed ‘The Moth’ – and his lethal legal shortcomings

‘Give us grenade launchers’: Guardia Civil plead for heavier firepower to take on narco gangs terrorising Spain’s south coast

Police raid family-run narco empire that controlled drug trade in beautiful Sierra de Cadiz mountain range

British girl, 3, dies in drowning tragedy at Mallorca holiday villa swimming pool

British girl, 4, drowns in hotel swimming pool at popular Spanish holiday resort

Irish tourist dubbed ‘the Incredible Hulk’ in Mallorca after she breaks an officer’s finger and kicks in a police car window during arrest at Palma airport

Costa Blanca gang robbed parked cars in AP-7 motorway service areas

Man’s body found in freezer at apartment in Spain as suspected killer takes overdose

Gas explosion rips through Malaga restaurant as diners sat down to eat leaving eight injured, including two children

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting

Paddleboarders make grim discovery of body floating near Torrevieja on the Costa Blanca

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

FBI fugitive who masterminded ‘world record’ OmegaPro Ponzi scheme is arrested at Tenerife hotel

WATCH: Police bust Costa Blanca migrant smuggling gang which used stolen motorboats as sea taxis

Two British tourists beaten unconscious outside Magaluf nightclub – police arrest two Swiss teens and hunt further suspects in Mallorca

Corruption woes rise for Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez as police search Socialist Party HQ for details about arrested former official- nicknamed ‘The Plumber’

Police bust Benidorm area scammers who stole cars and changed ID details to those of scrapyard wrecks

Swiss fugitive arrested in Tarragona by Spanish police after girlfriend’s remains are discovered buried in garden back home

Man arrested for sexual assault after kissing and hugging British boy, 4, in Mallorca hotel swimming pool

Serial arsonist accused of starting 24 forest fires in less than a year at Costa Blanca beauty spot

Horror in Spain as man beats four pet dogs to death as revenge after wife reports him for domestic abuse

British gestor who worked for Costa Blanca mayor allegedly defrauded €86k from ‘vulnerable’ expat client

Police dog in Spain sniffs out €195k of dodgy cash stashed between car seats

Horror in Almeria as man shoots dead his own parents and critically injures his seven-month-old baby son

Costa Blanca town in shock after Guardia Civil officer kills wife and son before turning gun on himself

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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