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Thousands of fake branded football kits and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been

11 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gang of Casanovas who robbed 11 houses after seducing their victims on a dating app arrested in Mallorca

A criminal gang that robbed over 10 houses using a dating app trap have been dismantled in Mallorca. The 10 gang members, all of them

10 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Mallorca

Man steals dozens of catalytic converters from cars on Spain's Costa Blanca with extracted precious metals exported to Germany

Mechanic steals dozens of catalytic converters with precious metal content from parked cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A CAR mechanic stole at least 84 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante province with precious metals

8 Aug, 2023 @ 16:49

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca

British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a

8 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

British man seriously injured during fatal house brawl with knives and hammer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man suffered serious injuries in a brawl at a Torrevieja house early on Saturday morning which saw a Dutch national die from stab

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Bogus shipment company sold off customers items in Spain's Valencia

Bogus shipment company sold off customer items in Spain’s Valencia

A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Valencia province for pretending to have a logistics firm that despatched items internationally but kept the goods to

7 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

SNOWFALL: Boat with British flag carrying 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million intercepted in northern Spain

A BOAT waving a British flag that was transporting 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million has been intercepted in northern Spain. The white sailing

3 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

International drugs gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain's Costa Blanca

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as

3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Elderly woman struggles to breathe due to vapours from big drugs stash at her home in Spain

Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d’Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could

2 Aug, 2023 @ 17:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa

2 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Gay mayor and his partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain's Valencia area

Gay mayor and partner suffer alleged homophobic assault in Spain’s Valencia area

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THE MAYOR of a Valencia province town says he and his partner suffered a homophobic attack in the

2 Aug, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bar and restaurant robbery gang brought down in Spain’s Valencia

A ROBBERY gang that struck at 15 bars and restaurants in the Horta Nord area of Valencia province has been broken up by the Guardia

1 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police catch serial robber who broke into dozens of cars on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 15-MONTH Guardia Civil operation to catch a serial car robber has culminated in the arrest of a San Vicente del Raspeig man. The 52-year-old

1 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man sought for running over his partner in Antequera arrested in Spain’s Extremadura

A MAN who run over over his partner in Antequera has been arrested in Caceres (Extremadura) The 26-year-old allegedly hit the victim with a stolen

29 Jul, 2023 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

BUSTED: British man sought for stabbing his girlfriend in Costa del Sol arrested in the UK

THE British man who fled the scene after stabbing his girlfriend in Costa del Sol two weeks ago has been arrested in the UK. The

28 Jul, 2023 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante

A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the

26 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Three dead after drowning in a beach closed to bathing in Valencia

THREE locals have drowned in a beach closed for swimmers in Valencia. The bathers, two men and a woman aged between 57 and 63, went

26 Jul, 2023 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbers looking to rob shoppers are arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Robbers looking to steal from shoppers are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO LOITERING men in a Calpe shopping area eyeing up potential victims to rob have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Officers discovered that the

19 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two trafficked caracal wild cats rescued in northern Spain

TWO trafficked caracal wild cats have been rescued in northern Spain and have been given a new home The two caracals, a protected species under

17 Jul, 2023 @ 19:00

Andalucia·Cantabria·Environment·Lead

Costa del Sol resident says he was brutally beaten up by Guardia Civil officers

A PERUVIAN expat has called in lawyers over claims he was beaten up by police and left in hospital with a ruptured bladder. In the

17 Jul, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read

PSpanish police officer is arrested 'for groping a young woman's buttocks' at the Malaga feria

British woman wanted after slashing throat of hotel employee in Spain’s Ibiza

THE GUARDIA CIVIL are looking for a British woman who slashed the throat of a Sant Antoni hotel employee with a broken bottle following a

14 Jul, 2023 @ 14:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Sect leaders arrested for drugging a hundred young victims in Spain’s Castellon area

THREE leaders of a sect that recruited young people and drugged them have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Castellon province. The group called

14 Jul, 2023 @ 12:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man lies about owning €1.2 million sports car and drives it away from workshop in Spain’s Murcia

TWO PEOPLE are being investigated for misappropriating a sports car worth over €1.2 million from a Murcia car workshop. The owner reported to the Guardia

13 Jul, 2023 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia