Guardia Civil rescues 18 migrants from illegal tobacco factory
EIGHTEEN men from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have been rescued from an illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia, where they were forced to roll up
Botox clinic in Marbella’s San Pedro is among dozens across Spain accused of using illegal products
A BOTOX clinic in San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella, is among dozens across Spain implicated in the use of illegal aesthetic medicine products, following a
Thousands of illegally dried seahorses bound for China intercepted in Spain’s Malaga
THOUSANDS of illegally captured seahorses destined for China’s traditional medicine market have been seized by Spanish authorities in Malaga a Spanish Marine biologist has revealed.
Five men imprisoned for an illegal marihuana plantation in a luxury chalet in Alicante
An illegal marihuana crop was discovered by the Guardia Civil on July 24 in a luxury urbanization in Alicante. The men are all between the
Gun-running, drug-trafficking, people smuggling ring bringing people into Spain via Libya and Algeria busted
A HUGE people trafficking gang that smuggled Syrian and Algerian migrants into Spain on speed boats via Libya has been dismantled in a major international
Lebanese mutlimillionaire sentenced to prison for attempted illegal organ transfer in Valencia
A Lebanese multimillionaire has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the Provincial Court of Valencia after attempting to buy a liver. Hatem Akkouche,
Building woes in Spain: If it’s not legal then surely it is MUST be illegal?
MANY Brits find it daunting moving to Spain. It’s not just the language barrier – often we assume that laws will be similar to our
Spanish trade union says seven Ryanair cabin crew staff have been sacked since strikes were announced
The USO union, which represents Ryanair’s cabin crew in Spain, has condemned the decision to lay off seven cabin crew members. According to the union,
WATCH: Tenerife motorist spotted driving with child in the boot
A YOUNG child was filmed laying in the boot of a car driving down a Tenerife motorway on Tuesday, July 11. The person who filmed
WATCH: Motorway racers nabbed in Spain with police seizing 40 vehicles that raced on the public road in illegal events
SPANISH police have seized 40 vehicles as they cracked down on an illegal road racing ring that used motorways for highly dangerous races. Officers from
Illegal parties banned in clampdown across Balearic Islands that could see revellers fined up between €300 and €30K
ORGANISERS of illegal parties face massive fines of up to €300,000 in a crackdown by the Balearic Island government. And guests could be left raving
Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain
A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona, raided the
Illegal internet TV network dismantled throughout Spain, six arrested
TELEVISION SERVICES sold illegally online have been taken down and six people arrested in various parts of Spain. The dedicated criminal organisation was dismantled with
31 people arrested at Spanish-French border for travelling with false PCRs
SPANISH Policia Nacional have arrested 31 Romanian citizens on the Spanish-French border in the town of La Junquera, in Girona province, for travelling with false
IN PICS: Illegal TV app showing Premier League football with 100 million users taken down after raids in Spain and France
AN ILLEGAL TV app that was streaming European football, other TV channels and videos has been taken down in Spain. Policia Nacional and Europol dismantled
Notorious Algarrobico Hotel illegally built in natural Park in Southern Spain ‘to be demolished’
THE notorious Algarrobico Hotel in Almeria may finally be demolished 14 years after construction was halted. Money has been set aside in the preliminary 2021
Illegal cigarette factories which churned out 18,000 fags per MINUTE dismantled in Spain’s Madrid and Costa Blanca
A total of 38 people were arrested, believed to be the core of a ‘highly specialised organisation’ run by Bulgarians
British expats in Spain left without TV and movies as police bust €15 million illegal streaming network
UNSUSPECTING British expats in Spain have been left without their favourite TV and movie channels after police busted a €15 million network of illegal streaming
Spain’s Guardia Civil seize 26,000 illegal cigarette packets in Malaga province
TENS of thousands of cigarette packets have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the province of Malaga.
Two businessmen jailed for two years for illegally extracting water from Spain’s Donana National Park
TWO businessmen who illegally extracted water from Donana National Park have been jailed for two years.
Gibraltar announces abortion referendum and plans to give 16-year-olds a vote
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, who was recently elected for a third successive term in office, called the move a ‘priority’
Professional squatters have found new means of bypassing new laws, and everyone is passing the buck, writes Jacque Talbot
Despite the seemingly random trail of destruction they leave behind, squatting has now become a sophisticated operation reenforced by ringleaders with up-to-date knowledge of the
Police ramp up training to deal with THOUSANDS of illegal vehicles roaming the streets of Malaga
The course, held in Torremolinos, has been showing officers how to recognise illegal vehicles.
Police arrest 73 ravers at illegal party in Spain’s Ibiza as revellers hit officers with iron bars and rocks
Meanwhile a Spanish woman, 27, and Italian man, 30, were both hospitalised with broken bones
WATCH: Shocking moment street seller stabs police chief on beach in front of tourists in Spain’s Andalucia
Other officers and a holidaymaker then pounced on the man, before he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Spain’s Government SEIZES former dictator General Franco’s €5 million summer palace over its ‘fraudulent’ sale
It comes as Pedro Sanchez’s PSOE administration has pushed on with a plan to exhume the remains of the Fascist dictator