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Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

Costa del Sol crime wave continues: Body found dumped in a ditch ‘tied up with signs of violence’ just 48 hours after British man shot

THE body of a handcuffed man was found in a ditch close to a farm in the Malaga town of Mijas on Wednesday, with obvious

24 Apr, 2025 @ 11:40

Crime & Law·Lead

Valencia man, 21, extorted users of female escort website by making violent threats with one victim paying €30k

Man, 21, extorted users of escort website with Costa Blanca victim paying out €30k

A 21-YEAR-OLD Valencia man allegedly ran a sextortion racket that earned him thousands of euros. The plot was a family affair with the Guardia Civil

23 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Assassins waited until 'Brit finished playing football' before gunning him down and then torching the getaway car on Spain's Costa del Sol

Killers waited until ‘Brit finished playing football’ before gunning him down and torching getaway car on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRITISH man was shot dead in Mijas on Monday evening. The victim was said to be aged 30 and from the Merseyside area, but

22 Apr, 2025 @ 11:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Drugged motorist hits group of cyclists- killing one on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drugged up motorist, 20, slams into group of cyclists on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Father killed and son, 14, hospitalised

A DRUGGED driver has been arrested after ploughing into a group of cyclists in Calpe- killing one of them. A 20-year-old Spaniard has been charged

21 Apr, 2025 @ 11:44

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

War declared on illegal sellers hawking fake goods along beach promenades on Costa Blanca

CALPE has launched a major drive against illegal sellers peddling mainly counterfeit products to unsuspecting buyers on beach promenades. The town’s Policia Local has pooled

18 Apr, 2025 @ 08:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alleged jihadist who studied explosives with 'solid evidence of terrorist activity' is arrested and jailed in Spain

‘Jihadist neutralised’: Moroccan national with ‘solid evidence of terrorist activity’ was studying explosives in Spain

AN ALLEGED jihadist follower of terrorist groups including Daesh has been arrested in Murcia City. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his

17 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

British mobsters with machine guns make death threats to forcibly take over cannabis clubs on Costa Blanca

‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs

TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. One of them is

17 Apr, 2025 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Specially-built underground shooting range used to test high-end 'weapons of war' sold to narco gangs in Spain

Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain

THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to

16 Apr, 2025 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Scandal as Moroccan investigators find the entrance to narco tunnel to Spain inside house belonging to ‘local military’

MOROCCAN authorities have found the entrance of a drug smuggling tunnel going into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta. Somewhat embarrassingly it was inside a

15 Apr, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Young baby dies after illegal 'botched' circumcision with parents arrested in Spain

Baby dies in Spain after illegal ‘botched’ circumcision by man with ‘no medical background’

AN ALMERIA baby died on Sunday after a ‘botched’ home circumcision demanded by his parents. His mother and father- originally from Mali- and a third

15 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Exotic animal traffickers charged €60k for a panther with Mallorca couple running sales via social media

A RUSSIAN couple accused of trafficking exotic animals have been arrested in Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social

14 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust gang who exported product from Spain

Millions of illegal cigarettes seized as police bust factories in Spain

A MASSIVE counterfeit cigarette racket has been busted in Alicante province. The gang had a network of factories and warehouses making and distributing the fake

11 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

American musician found stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

American musician brutally stabbed to death inside abandoned building that became his home in Spain

THE BODY of an American musician has been discovered in an abandoned car workshop in Valencia province. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had

10 Apr, 2025 @ 16:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Two 'nervous' Brits arrested after police discover tools used for car break-ins on the Costa Blanca

‘Nervous’ British duo busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with car break-in kit and weed

TWO British men have been arrested in El Campello near Alicante after police discovered equipment used to break into vehicles as well several doses of

9 Apr, 2025 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Crypto-fraudsters scam €19m using AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CRYPTOCURRENCY scam banked over €19 million for an Alicante Province gang posing as financial advisers. They produced AI-generated bogus videos featuring celebrities endorsing their

7 Apr, 2025 @ 11:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police intercept cache of stolen American cars and vans during checks at port in Spain

21 HIGH-END cars and vans stolen in the United States have been intercepted at the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil and Spain’s Tax Agency,

3 Apr, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough €8k of jackpots inside Alicante gaming saloon

Man used hand drill and wire to rig roulette machine to cough up €8k inside Alicante gaming saloon

A MAN has been caught rigging an electronic roulette gaming machine with a piece of wire to earn him pay-outs totalling €8,000. The 41-year-old Moroccan

3 Apr, 2025 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Far-right group in Spain is under investigation over calls for the Spanish to 'rise up against the foreign immigrant invasion'

Spanish far-right group is investigated over calls to ‘rise up against the foreign immigrant invasion’

A FAR-RIGHT group calling itself the National Nucleus Association is being investigated by the Guardia Civil for posting a social media video calling on foreign

2 Apr, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man arrested for punching pregnant girlfriend in the stomach at Malaga home

Man in Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘killed ex-girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter with pill overdose in revenge for new lover’

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl died in Murcia on Tuesday when her adopted mother’s ex-boyfriend allegedly gave her a large amount of pills. The man – named

2 Apr, 2025 @ 12:14

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

British woman arrested after ex-husband bungles kidnapping of former partner in Benidorm

British man caught red-handed during Benidorm area robbery as he was about to tie up home owner

A BRITISH man was caught red-handed while he and a colleague were robbing a Benidorm area home with the intention of tying up its owner.

1 Apr, 2025 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Three alleged jihadists arrested for posing national security threat in Spain

THREE Moroccan men- allegedly members of a jihadist group- have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. They are accused of posing a ‘potential threat to

28 Mar, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Shooting in Benidorm: Man is shot three times in middle of beachside apartment complex

A MAN collecting a debt in the Benidorm area was shot three times at a beachside apartment complex on Wednesday. The incident happened around 12.30pm

13 Mar, 2025 @ 11:06

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Traffic nightmare after landslide destroys major road between Marbella and Ronda – and it will take MONTHS to repair

THOUSANDS of workers will be left with longer daily commutes after a major landslide on the A-397 road. The A-397 is the main connection between

10 Mar, 2025 @ 15:22

Andalucia·Environment·Lead·Nature·Weather

‘Sophisticated’ fake cigarette factory with €4m monthly turnover is raided by police in Spain’s Malaga

A COUNTERFEIT cigarette factory operating around the clock in Malaga province with a monthly turnover of €4 million has been dismantled by the Guardia Civil.

14 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Mud slingers who attacked Queen Letizia in Valencia ‘were part of fringe group’, claims Spain’s Interior Minister

A GOVERNMENT minister has said that a ‘marginal’ group of violent people threw mud at the King and Queen of Spain on Sunday during their

4 Nov, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Bad hair day! French thief drops his wig during police chase after ‘stealing bank cards from elderly tourists’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A FRENCHMAN has been arrested in Alicante for allegedly targeting elderly foreign tourists at ATM machines. The convicted fraudster is accused of watching his marks

7 Oct, 2024 @ 14:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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