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British prisoner's plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

Special Christmas security plans in place for Spain’s Malaga with almost 3000 officers on duty over the festive period

AFTER two years of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this Christmas will be the first ‘normal’ Christmas since 2019 and will see a total of 2,725 National Police and Civil Guard

23 Dec, 2022 @ 12:45

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Popular tourist hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies during alleged home invasion

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a 77-year-old hotel owner at her Guardamar del Segura home on Wednesday. Her son is claiming that she was the victim of a home

21 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British man dead with wife seriously ill after gas cylinder leak at Mallorca finca in Spain

British couple die from carbon monoxide poisoning caused by gas heater in Spain’s Mallorca

A British couple have died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Selva, Mallorca. It’s believed they passed away on Saturday with the fatal leak coming from a gas butano heater. Authorities have partially

20 Dec, 2022 @ 11:31

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe

A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media. Antonio Flores is furious that 12 armed cops, wearing balaclavas, blocked the main

18 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside

AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to a refuse container. He thought there might be

18 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam is arrested at Barcelona airport in Spain

Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport

THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old Pablo A.M. was detained onboard a plane

16 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Serial Thief Behind 90 Costa Blanca Robberies Starts Stealing Again Days After Prison Release In Spain

Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain

A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence. The 27-year-old man had over 30 previous

14 Dec, 2022 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

King Felipe VI spends weekend skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada which opens Loma de Dílar and other ski lifts reaching 47 skiable kilometers

Two women freeze to death at Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain’s Andalucia

THE bodies of two women in their mid-fifties were found on Monday afternoon in a Sierra Nevada ski resort with no apparent sign of violence. They were spotted by a hiker in

13 Dec, 2022 @ 17:15

Andalucia·Granada·Lead

Abuser Keeps Tabs On Ex Girlfriend In Spain's Valencia By Putting Gps Tracker In Her Car

Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car

A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see her at different places in the Valencia

13 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mother Says 'scary Movie Guy' Wanted To Kidnap Her Child In Spain's Valencia Region

Mother says ‘scary movie guy’ wanted to kidnap her child in Spain’s Castellon area

A woman says a ‘scary movie guy’ had his eyes on kidnapping her daughter- aged under two- when he tried to open their car door in Burriana, Castellon Province. The incident happened

12 Dec, 2022 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Speedster Smashes Motorway Limit By 85 Kms Per Hour On Costa Blanca Motorway In Spain

Driver smashes motorway speed limit by 95 km/h on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 25-year-old motorist was clocked exceeding a motorway speed limit by 95 km/h in Alicante Province. Guardia Civil radar guns hit the top of their scale when his high-end car whizzed by

12 Dec, 2022 @ 12:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Bogus quick loan website cyber-scammed victims for €500,000 in Spain's Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent financings. Nine people have been arrested by

12 Dec, 2022 @ 10:00

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

Man In Spain's Valencia Gets Shot And Tasered In Trick To Steal His Watch

Man is shot and tasered during hoax meeting to steal his watch in Spain’s Valencia

FOUR men have been denied bail after trying to kill a man who went to an Oliva house in Valencia Province to buy a luxury watch. The tables were turned when the

9 Dec, 2022 @ 11:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbery Gang Based In Spain's Valencia Stole From At Least 40 Homes Across The Country

Robbers with base in Spain’s Valencia plundered at least 40 homes across seven provinces

SEVEN people have been arrested for robbing at least 40 homes across Spain- netting money and valuables worth around €800,000. The Albanian gang based themselves in Gandia, Valencia Province. They used Lisbon

8 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Emergency Line Gets 15,000 Calls Over Pets And Protected Animals In Spain's Costa Blanca And Valencia Areas

Emergency call centre gets 15,000 animal welfare-related calls in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas

THE emergency 112 phone line in the Valencian Community received 15,000 calls about animal welfare including pets and protected species in the first 10 months of 2022. Many of the reports over

7 Dec, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British Man With Suitcase Full Of Drugs Is Caught At Spain's Valencia Airport

British man with suitcase full of drugs gets caught at Spain’s Valencia Airport

A British man, 38, has been arrested at Valencia Airport for trying to smuggle drugs onto a Balearic Islands-bound flight. The Brit was charged with drug trafficking and handed over to the

7 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Three males- including a minor- arrested over rape of teenage girl in Spain's Murcia

British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia

A British man, 69, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region for allegedly killing his wife. The British couple lived on the popular expat Camposol urbanisation in the

5 Dec, 2022 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine

AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska saw off the team

2 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Lead·Madrid·National News·Ukraine

Bogus Physiotherapist Accused Of Raping Female Clients At His Murcia Home In Spain

Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain

A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a court appearance. The 33-year-old man possessed fake

2 Dec, 2022 @ 11:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Illegal Horse Meat Gang Banked €4.5 Million Selling Sick Animals From Farm In Spain's Valencia

Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain

A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not fit to be eaten. 35 people have been

1 Dec, 2022 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Booze Bust With Over 20,000 Bottles Carrying Fake Tax Labels Seized From Costa Blanca Distillery In Spain

Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain

AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed a tip off from the Guardia Civil

1 Dec, 2022 @ 18:23

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

Bright Green Coloured Swimming Pools Catch Out Marijuana Farm Owners With Two Homes On Alicante Area Urbanisation In Spain

Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain

TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil. The criminal gang were caught due to

30 Nov, 2022 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Water sweeps away two men to their deaths while canyoning on Spain's Mallorca

Strong water currents sweep away two men to their deaths while canyoning on Spain’s Mallorca

TWO canyoners died on Mallorca on Monday after being swept away by a strong current in the Lassarell torrent in Pollenca. A third person was saved by her boyfriend before he died.

29 Nov, 2022 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

HPolice in Spain offer tips to stop people being swindled over holiday rental bookings

Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain

THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed around €15,000- have been arrested by the

25 Nov, 2022 @ 12:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain

A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and eyewitnesses said there was no discussion between

25 Nov, 2022 @ 11:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca, Murcia, and Tenerife arrests over €1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain

€1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain sees arrests in Tenerife, Costa Blanca, and Murcia areas

A pyramid scheme that netted €1.5 million from unsuspecting investors has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The two ring-leaders- an Italian national and a Cuban woman- operating from Tenerife have

24 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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