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Wheel Of Fortune As Fraudsters Drill Hole In Roulette Machine To Net €50,000 In Spain's Murcia

Wheel of fortune with drilled hole in roulette machine netting fraudsters €50,000 in Spain’s Murcia

A roulette wheel game in a Aguilas gambling saloon was sabotaged to pay out €50,000 in five days. The ringleader of the fraudsters smuggled in

16 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Gang drugged girls and sexually assaulted them in Spain’s Valencia

TWO men have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting girls at a Gandia house in Valencia Province. The mother of one of the victims

16 Jan, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man accused of killing wife and burning body on barbecue set to be bailed in Spain’s Canary Islands

A man who has been behind bars for four years awaiting trial for the murder of his wife in Lanzarote will be freed on bail

14 Jan, 2023 @ 08:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Land owner accused of starting big forest fire in Spain’s Valencia area

TWO people are being investigating for starting a forest fire in Valencia Province that incinerated a 2,000 m2 area. A land owner in Cerda is

13 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police close marijuana farms in ‘upmarket’ urbanisations on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have shut down three indoor marijuana farms in rented properties on what they described as ‘upmarket’ urbanisations in Calpe. Over a thousand

13 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Teenager threatens police officer with fake semi-automatic pistol on Spain’s Mallorca

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested after pointing a fake gun at a Guardia Civil officer in Alcudia. The incident happened on Monday when an

12 Jan, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain

FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April

11 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

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

Embraced bodies of elderly couple found inside Costa Blanca home in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a German couple in their Teulada house in Alicante Province. A man called emergency services after discovering

11 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British shamens supplied clients with dangerous potions at Murcia healing retreat in Spain

A British couple have been arrested in Yecla for running an illegal spiritual healing business out of a finca. The Brits- aged 47 and 52

11 Jan, 2023 @ 11:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Home owner discovers three Roman artefacts in basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Santa Pola villa owner got a big surprise during a full clean of her property before putting it up for sale. She went into

10 Jan, 2023 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Big criminal gang staged 30 shop robberies in Spain’s Mar Menor area

THE Guardia Civil have arrested 15 members of a gang that staged 30 shop robberies in San Javier and Los Alcazares. Four of the gang

8 Jan, 2023 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Man Shot In Leg After After Cars Collide On Costa Blanca Roundabout In Spain

Man shot after cars collide on Costa Blanca roundabout in Spain

THE Guardia Civil is looking for two men after shots were fired in an extreme road rage incident in the Catral area of Alicante Province.

5 Jan, 2023 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man in Spain’s Valencia threatens to blow up flat with female house-mate inside

A man threatened to blow up his flat after police were called about a domestic assault in the Barrio de la Torre area of Valencia.

4 Jan, 2023 @ 14:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Unidentified big white cat spotted in Spain’s Cadiz triggers panic in Los Barrios

AN unidentified ‘lage feline’ feared to be an albino jaguar or a Siberian white tiger is on the loose in the Benharas area of Los

4 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Cadiz·Environment·Lead·Other News

Woman kidnapped in Spain’s Mallorca after telling knife-wielding robber she had no money

A 62-year-old woman was kidnapped from her Sant Llorenc home on Monday after telling a knife-wielding intruder that she had no money. The victim was

2 Jan, 2023 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

One Of The Largest Ever Illegal Private Collections Of Archaeological Artefacts Is Uncovered On Spain's Costa Blanca

Large illegal private collection of historic artefacts is found on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has discovered one of the largest-ever illegal private collections of archaeological artefacts in Alicante Province stored in a Denia house. Two men

1 Jan, 2023 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Teenage 'Spiderman' thief scaled walls to rob from upmarket holiday homes on Spain's Costa Blanca

Teenage ‘Spiderman’ scaled walls to steal from upmarket holiday homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN elusive teenage thief who robbed 17 holiday apartments in Javea has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The 19-year-old man showed loads of agility

30 Dec, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Vat Scammers Selling Imported Cars Defraud Over €14 Million From Tax Authorities In Spain's Valencia

Scammers selling imported cars defraud €14 million from tax authorities in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia-based tax scam involving cars imported from Germany defrauded over €14 million from Spain’s tax coffers. 23 people- Spanish and Romanian nationals- have been

29 Dec, 2022 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain's Cadiz but gets bail from local judge

Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him

ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a judge

29 Dec, 2022 @ 19:00

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

Dog bites several police officers trying to arrest drug-trafficking gang leader on Spain's Costa Blanca

Police dog sniffs out hash in tyres of luxury Merc going from Spain’s Ceuta to Algeciras

A POLICE dog foiled an attempt to smuggle over 28 kilos of hashish hidden inside the tyres of a luxury car in Spain’s Ceuta driven

29 Dec, 2022 @ 10:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

Online seller of endangered toads is punished in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante man has been fined €1,080 for selling natterjack toads on the internet. He’s also been banned from breeding or trading wild animals for

28 Dec, 2022 @ 17:00

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

Son Abused Father, 80, For Years By Hitting Him In House Full Of Excrement In Spain's Valencia

Son abused elderly father for years in house full of excrement in Spain’s Valencia

A 51-year-old Betera man has been arrested after neighbours claimed he systematically abused his 80-year-old father. They said the elderly resident suffered harassment, beatings, and

28 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's government to ban spam calls by companies

Phone scam extorts bars and restaurants over ‘unpaid’ electricity bills on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil has broken up a Madrid gang who said they’d cut off electricity to 26 Alicante Province hotels and restaurants after falsely claiming

26 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

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

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

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

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

20 Dec, 2022 @ 11:31

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

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