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Squatters are arrested after body of waiter is found buried in a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO squatters occupying a Villajoyosa finca have been arrested after the body of a 25-year-old man was discovered buried under rubble in a well on

27 Dec, 2024 @ 11:47

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season

LOVERS of Iberian ham have been warned by the Guardia Civil to ensure they are getting the real deal. Its unmistakable flavour and its history

26 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead

Horror in Mijas: Thugs beat up woman in her 80s while robbing her home

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has revealed that it found a drugs laboratory that had been flooded out during the October 29 DANA. The discovery

26 Dec, 2024 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Burglars used 'slip method' to open front doors and steal from luxury homes on the Costa Blanca

Burglars used ‘slip method’ to open front doors and steal from luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca

TWO men suspected of robbing luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The two Algerians- aged 55 and

25 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Blackspot Branded As The 'road Of Death' On The Costa Blanca In Spain Claims Another Victim In A Head On Collision Horrific crash at blackspot known as the ‘Road of Death’ on the Costa Blanca in Spain claims another victim

Missing waiter is found buried down a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 10-day search

THE body of a missing Moroccan waiter, 25, has been spotted inside a deep well on a Costa Blanca farm. The man- named as Amine

24 Dec, 2024 @ 12:26

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Over 100 foreign nationals discovered as being registered at the same address in scam to get residency in Spain

Fake residency ring is busted in Spain after 100 foreign nationals are registered to the same address

A MAN used the address of his deceased father’s Valencia area apartment as a money-making ruse to illegally register over 100 foreign nationals. The 35-year-old

24 Dec, 2024 @ 12:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

A LITHUANIAN man was gunned down at the front door of a Quesada villa on Tuesday night with the perpetrator fleeing the scene. The property

18 Dec, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain

THE Guardia Civil launches its annual pre-Christmas campaign from Monday to stop motorists from getting behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol and drugs.

13 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca

AN Elche area restaurant could be fined over €60,000 after 59 kilos of black-market seafood was discovered in its freezers. All of the products lacked

12 Dec, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus Interpol officers attack and rob scooter rider on Spain's Costa Blanca

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

A SCOOTER rider on the Costa Blanca was robbed and assaulted by three hooded men who claimed to be Interpol officers. Two men of Estonian

29 Nov, 2024 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British gang visited Ibiza to carry out robberies and used stolen vehicles including UK car with false plates

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

A TEENAGE boy has been arrested after the fatal stabbing on Sunday of his former girlfriend, aged 15, on the Costa Blanca. It was a

25 Nov, 2024 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Endangered Iberian wolves were kept illegally as pets in a fenced area on Murcia property

A MAN is being investigated by Murcia’s Guardia Civil for keeping four Iberian wolves as pets in a fenced area next to house in Lorca.

24 Nov, 2024 @ 12:00

Animals·Lead·Murcia

Fugitive Russian mafia mobster arrested on Costa Blanca after Italian court gave him long jail term

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

A 27-year-old British man who was shot by a hooded man outside his Murcia region home may never walk again. The La Verdad newspaper has

22 Nov, 2024 @ 09:53

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police find killers of two British tourists struck by loose 'narco boat' on a Mar Menor road

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

A BRITISH tourist, 51, remains in a critical condition in Murcia’s La Arrixaca Hospital ICU after the car he was travelling in was struck by

19 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man who drove at 261km/h in Spain is caught by police who saw his social media videos

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

A 27-year-old British man was seriously injured on Monday evening after being shot twice by a hooded man in the doorway of his Murcia region

19 Nov, 2024 @ 11:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain busts the country’s most popular illegal football streaming service

A MAJOR online pirate TV supplier of La Liga football matches has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. ‘Crystal Azul’ had around 78,000 international

16 Nov, 2024 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN IRISH drug trafficker wanted by Czech authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after some strange behaviour gave him away. The 57-year-old man

15 Nov, 2024 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake police officers wearing balaclavas and brandishing guns storm a Costa Blanca property

Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested

SIX bogus Policia Nacional ‘officers’ have been arrested in La Nucia after staging a violent robbery on the Costa Blanca. The men- said to be

14 Nov, 2024 @ 13:27

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug dealers in Valencia are posing as DANA flood-relief volunteers to sell narcotics to grief-stricken victims, claim police

THREE drug dealers posing as flood-relief volunteers have been arrested in Valencia province. Authorities have so far arrested 399 people for looting and robbery in

13 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

THE Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have pooled resources to arrest looters of homes, stores, and shopping centres affected by the Valencia area flood disaster.

1 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Shoplifting surges in Spain's flood disaster zones: Police make 39 arrests including children

Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children

THE Policia Nacional has arrested 60 people- including several children- for looting shops in flood-affected areas of Valencia province. The police said that officers had

31 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police confiscated over €1m of fake items being sold to tourists during busy summer on the Costa Blanca

Police in Spain seize €1million of fake goods being sold to tourists along the Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have seized over €1 million of fake goods aimed at tourist buyers last summer in Alicante province. 25 people of various nationalities

29 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ryanair bumps up the number of seats to Spain it is slashing next summer to 1.2m - and kills off Asturias completely

‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air

A DRUNK passenger forced a Ryanair plane to make a quick return to Valencia Airport on Monday. The flight to Milan departed at 1.51pm but

29 Oct, 2024 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Revealed: How expert thieves raided 100 homes in British expat hotspots in Spain before selling stolen jewellery to unsuspecting customers

A GANG of thieves carried out nearly 100 home robberies in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province. Seven people have been arrested by the

24 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

'Traumatised' dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Ibiza chef ‘savagely beats 72-year-old tourist’ after he complained about his meal

AN ELDERLY customer at an Ibiza restaurant complained about his meal and was thrown to the ground by an angry chef. The 72-year-old German victim

24 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is arrested in Spain amid international money-laundering investigation

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

TEN house searches were executed on Wednesday in Lanzarote by the Guardia Civil investigating an Irish-led money-laundering crime gang. In addition, the Dublin home of

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

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Squatters are arrested after body of waiter is found buried in a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police in Spain issue warning about ‘jamon iberico’ during the festive season

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

Burglars used ‘slip method’ to open front doors and steal from luxury holiday homes on the Costa Blanca

Missing waiter is found buried down a well on Spain’s Costa Blanca after 10-day search

Fake residency ring is busted in Spain after 100 foreign nationals are registered to the same address

Man planning to steal from marijuana farm villa is shot dead in expat area of Costa Blanca

Police launch pre-Christmas blitz on drunk drivers in Spain

Restaurant faces huge fine for stocking black-market seafood that could poison diners on Costa Blanca

Warning of fake police on Spain’s Costa Blanca after victim was attacked by men posing as Interpol

Black Sunday for women in Spain: Girl, 15, has her throat slit in the street while a wife is blasted to death by a shotgun and a third is stabbed

Endangered Iberian wolves were kept illegally as pets in a fenced area on Murcia property

British victim of doorway shooting by hooded man may never walk again according to medics in Spain

British tourist, 51, is fighting for his life in Spain after being hit by a ‘narco boat’ during golfing trip to Murcia

British expat is shot in the ribs and knee while arriving home with his wife in southern Spain

Spain busts the country’s most popular illegal football streaming service

Irish member of international drug trafficking gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Robbers who ‘posed as police officers to raid homes’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca are arrested

Drug dealers in Valencia are posing as DANA flood-relief volunteers to sell narcotics to grief-stricken victims, claim police

Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children

Police in Spain seize €1million of fake goods being sold to tourists along the Costa Blanca

‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air

Revealed: How expert thieves raided 100 homes in British expat hotspots in Spain before selling stolen jewellery to unsuspecting customers

Ibiza chef ‘savagely beats 72-year-old tourist’ after he complained about his meal

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

Red weather warning issued in central Spain: Storm Claudia could dump over 120mm of rain in just 12 hours

‘Rosalia mania’: Spain’s biggest music star smashes records with ‘exquisite’ new album – with Pedro Sanchez and Catholic bishops among her biggest fans

Marbella homes now three times pricier than Spain’s national average reveals influential Panorama Market Report

Revealed: How conmen in Spain are targeting foreign arrivals with illegal €200 ‘address-for-cash’ service

WATCH: Coastguards save man floating on blow-up mattress almost 40km off Spain’s Costa del Sol