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Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house that he was going to plunder. He

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Guardia Civil arrests six, seizes more than two tonnes of hash, as part of ongoing drugs war on Spain’s southern coast

THE Spanish Civil Guard has made six arrests in recent days, as part of the country’s ongoing war with drug gangs on the southern coast. As well as the detentions, the police

3 Mar, 2024 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Four-year-old dies in Spain’s Mallorca after becoming trapped in tumble dryer

A FOUR-year-old boy has been found dead in his home in Mallorca after apparently climbing into a tumble dryer in the family home and becoming trapped. The child is thought to have

1 Mar, 2024 @ 12:39

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Covid Infected Teenager Slaps Mother In Face After Being Told To Stay At Home In Valencia Area Of Spain

Two girls, 13 and 15, raped after pimps offered them €20 each for sex at Murcia area flat in Spain

TWO women have been arrested in Murcia City for pimping out two underage girls they’d just met. Two men have also been detained by the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil and have

1 Mar, 2024 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Other News

Doctors call for face masks to be made mandatory in hospitals across Spain amid surge in Covid and flu cases

Partido Popular spokesperson denies any involvement in Covid mask scandal engulfing Spanish politics, despite being mentioned by the two main suspects in wiretaps

PHONE taps carried out by the Spanish Guardia Civil while investigating an alleged corruption scandal involving the sale of face masks during the worst months of the Covid-19 pandemic contain mentions of

1 Mar, 2024 @ 11:29

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Online scammer sells non-existent cut price cars to people around Spain

Police raid dealer who illegally exported military gear from Spain’s Malaga to Saudi Arabia

THE Guardia Civil has busted a Malaga-based company that smuggled military equipment out of Spain, with the items ending up in Saudi Arabia. The goods- worth €2.8 million- included engines and spare

29 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to former Socialist Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Three Colombian men are found shot dead inside a car in Valencia after being ‘ambushed’

THREE Columbian men have been shot dead in the El Saler district of Valencia- one of them a major player in setting up a drug-trafficking ring with the Balkan mafia. Their bodies

28 Feb, 2024 @ 10:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

German tourist is robbed of €50,000 Rolex in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN tourist has been reunited with his €50,000 Rolex watch that was wrenched off his wrist in Mallorca’s Port d’Andratx on New Year’s Day. The thief was arrested in Andratx on

27 Feb, 2024 @ 17:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

How a British gang based in Estepona trafficked cocaine and hashish to Europe by hiding the drugs in furniture deliveries- all while living in a hotel complex

A BRITISH man has been arrested for being part of a gang distributing drugs from the Costa del Sol across Europe via parcel delivery companies. The Guardia Civil have also detained a

27 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Drugs·Estepona·Lead·Other News

Major crackdown on illegal property renovations in Spain: At least 50 people are being investigated across Malaga province

AUTHORITIES say that at least 50 people have been investigated in the last year in Malaga province over illegal properties and land use transgressions as well as urban planning regulations. The Guardia

26 Feb, 2024 @ 16:16

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss who snatched Costa Blanca couple during summer

New born baby is found dead in a closet in eastern Spain – after mother ‘hid her birth’

THE body of a newborn baby has been found inside a closet with the Guardia Civil arresting its 22-year-old mother for murder. Reports suggested ‘signs of violence’ on the baby with indications

20 Feb, 2024 @ 11:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

School children who ‘created AI porn images of teenagers’ are quizzed by police in eastern Spain

FIVE Valencia teenagers are being investigated for posting images of naked females created by Artificial Intelligence. 17 females had their photos manipulated by AI- 13 of the victims being underage. Head teachers

19 Feb, 2024 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man breaks into winery of a huge brand in Spain and pours away €2million worth of vino

AN INTRUDER entered a Valladolid winery on Sunday and emptied three tanks containing maturing premium wine with a retail value of around €2 million. The Guardia Civil is searching for the hooded

19 Feb, 2024 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Eight arrests in Spain’s Cadiz province after two civil guards killed during a boat chase with drug gangs

A TOTAL of eight arrests have been made in Spain’s Cadiz province after two civil guards were killed on Friday night when their speedboat was deliberately rammed by a larger craft being

11 Feb, 2024 @ 12:01

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

WATCH: Locals cheer as a ‘narco launcher’ evades police in rough waters off southern Spain – moments before vessel ‘kills two Guardia Civil officers’

TWO Guardia Civil officers have been killed after their patrol boat was rammed by a so-called narco launcher. The deadly incident occured on Friday night in the port of Barbate, Cadiz, in

9 Feb, 2024 @ 21:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

'Very jealous' man locked up girlfriend before going to work in Pontevedra area of Spain

Man ‘murders mother-of-two partner’ before ‘driving 95km to a brothel’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN has been arrested in a Costa Blanca brothel for killing his girlfriend on Monday at their L’Alfas del Pi home. Juan Vicente A. B., is aged 52, while the victim,

7 Feb, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Gibraltar monkey is captured after enjoying a day trip to Spain

THE British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has many charms, from its Botanic Gardens and Moorish Castle, to its Museum and Great Siege Tunnels. But every once in a while its residents are

7 Feb, 2024 @ 09:38

Andalucia·Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Italian mafia captain detained in Granada

‘Dangerous’ Italian mafia captain Gianluigi Troiano arrested in Spain’s Granada, after his boss was picked up in France

A ‘DANGEROUS’ Italian mafia captain has been arrested in Spain’s Granada province, as the result of a joint operation by the Guardia Civil, Interpol and the Italian Carabinieri. Gianluigi Troiano was picked

7 Feb, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

Is a serial killer at work in Spain? Three farmers are found dead in very similar circumstances over a three-month period

THE mysterious deaths of three farmers in the Spanish countryside has raised suspicions among police investigators that there may be a serial killer at work in Spain. On January 5, an 84-year-old

6 Feb, 2024 @ 14:34

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Navarra·Other News

Revealed: How a police officer ‘created a shield for drug traffickers’ in southern Spain – as disgraced Guardia Civil agent faces 14 years behind bars

A GUARDIA Civil officer in southern Spain is facing 14 years in jail for allegedly colluding with multiple drug cartels. Lieutenant Raul PM, is accused of tipping off narco bosses ahead of

1 Feb, 2024 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Grave robber strikes at cemetery several times and rifles through skeletal remains on Spain's Costa Blanca

Grave robber rummages through skeletons to search for valuable metal items on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GRAVE robber who plundered an Alicante province cemetery several times has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 43-year-old man struck at his local cemetery in Almoradi and would then pawn

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

British expats are arrested for running a marijuana farm inside a house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO British men who ran an indoor marijuana farm in Benissa were arrested after an electricity company found them using an excessive amount of power. The Brits, aged 51 and 56, were

29 Jan, 2024 @ 13:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Racket which ‘sold bodies of dead foreigners’ and ‘people with no family’ for €1,200 each is busted in Spain’s Valencia

POLICE have busted a Valencia body-snatching gang that removed corpses from hospitals like La Fe and nursing homes to sell them for up to €1,200 each to university-based medical schools. The Montesinos

29 Jan, 2024 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal cigarette factory busted in Spain's Costa Blanca

Illegal cigarette factory making 12,000 ‘branded’ fags per hour is busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A ROBBERY alert led to the discovery of an illegal cigarette factory featuring two sophisticated machines inside a Costa Blanca house. The Guardia Civil visited a property on an urbanisation in Busot-

25 Jan, 2024 @ 12:30

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

Renting crisis is laid bare in Ibiza: Guardia Civil agents are forced to sleep in their CARS because they cannot afford a home

GUARDIA Civil agents in Ibiza are forced to sleep in their cars due to soaring rent prices as the island’s dire housing crisis is exposed. READ MORE: WATCH: British tourist claims he

25 Jan, 2024 @ 11:16

Balearic Islands·Ibiza·Lead

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