Tag: guardia civil
Man found clinging to car bonnet in Malaga police chase
A Malaga man is facing charges of reckless driving after travelling at over 120km/h with an unwilling passenger
Stolen Spanish tapestry found in Texas
A 16th century tapestry stolen from Spain has been discovered at a Houston based art shop
Elderly British couple robbed and beaten in Spain
The 74 and 71-year-old husband and wife were attacked by robbers at their home in Almeria
Spaniard faces prison for directing fireworks at police chopper
The incident occurred during a miners' strike Asturias
Missing British schoolgirl and teacher could be in Spain
The Guardia Civil is helping the SOCA with the hunt for Megan Stammers, 15, and maths teacher Jeremy Forrest
Two dozen Britons arrested in Ibiza drug raid
Authorities seized nearly 23,000 doses of party drug ecstasy along with sizeable quantities of cocaine, ketamine and crystal meth, €100,000 in cash and stolen goods, and several guns
New row after Britons arrested fishing in Gibraltar waters
Arrests by Spanish police amount to 'criminal acts of unlawful detention, trespass and false imprisonment'
A closer look at ‘looky looky’ men
The Olive Press discovers more about the illegal street vendors selling their wares along the Andalucian coastline
Safety calls after beach tragedy in Spain
Off-duty policeman drowns trying to save two Irish surfers
Royal Navy forced to intervene in Gibraltar fishing row
Tense standoff after Civil Guard and Spanish fishing boats ignore demands to leave disputed waters
More sex fiends on the loose
Dozens of dangerous UK paedophiles and rapists may be living in southern Spain
Andalucian Junta’s ‘reptile fund’ cover-up
Hundreds of ERE documents were destroyed by Junta bosses over weekend purge of files
Spanish police in British-registered car crackdown
Guardia Civil are targeting expats in a series of roadblocks along the coast and inland
Gibraltar’s smuggling crackdown success
In a recent bust HM Customs and the Royal Gibraltar Police seized a car stashed full of cannabis resin worth £3.9million
Stubbing out Gibraltar cigarette smuggling
Increased delays as many more vehicles and pedestrians processed at the border in recent weeks
Anti-drug swoops leads to police purge
Several high-ranking Guardia Civil officers have been arrested under a drug trafficking investigation on the Costa del Sol
Immigrant boat intercepted after woman gives birth on a beach
An immigrant boat stops on a beach so woman could give birth
High on doping
Spanish police crack an elite sports doping ring, detaining a world athletics champion
Huge drug crackdown
Policemen and lawyers arrested in a series of huge drugs crackdowns around Spain
Brit busted for illegal Sierra bike tours
A British man was taking large groups of fellow countrymen on motorbike trips to the Sierra without permission.
Huge drug crackdown
Police have seized six luxury speed boats, 65 top of the range vehicles and 5.5 million euros as part of a huge international drugs crackdown
Despite torture scenes the brave are still taking the bull by the horns
The recent furore surrounding the cruel scenes in Alhaurin el Grande has reopened bullfighting debates. But a definite distinction must still be made between this heinous act and the sport itself, writes Andrew Pearce
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Rags to riches as Costa Blanca street beggar scoops €1.2 million lottery jackpot in Spain
AN Alicante beggar has scooped a life-changing €1.2 million first prize in the Bonoloto lottery.
The woman bought her ticket from a tobacconist on Avenida...
