Tag: la linea
Birthday tears flow for Lisa Brown feared murdered in Spain, prime suspect still at large
Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, would have celebrated her 40th birthday on Friday.
Instead, tears flowed for the mother-of-one at the grave site of...
Spain’s ‘cocaine queen’ faces 25 years jail, but insists she’s ‘just an ordinary person’
A WOMAN standing trial for the distribution of more than 100 kilograms of cocaine from La Linea de la Concepcion in 2014 and subsequent...
KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern...
IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the 'Kings of Hashish' are on trial.
Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison...
Two teens admit crossing into Gibraltar to steal cars and motorbikes for sale in Spain
TWO teenagers from La Linea pleaded guilty to a series of thefts from motor vehicles on the Rock.
The men, both aged 18 and resident...
Eight arrested in Spain’s La Linea after police seize massive haul of contraband tobacco
EIGHT people have been arrested and 38,000 packets of contraband tobacco have been seized in La Linea in five raids during the past week.
Spanish...
Man behind spate of burglaries in Spain’s La Linea re-arrested by police
A 46-year-old man who was released with charges in October has been re-arrested for more robberies in the Spanish town of La Linea.
The detainee,...
La Linea votes to leave Andalucia and Cadiz to become free, autonomous city
LA Linea town hall has voted to hold a referendum on breaking away from Andalucia.
The historic move could see the town becoming free and...
EXCLUSIVE: Two Gibraltar men ‘physically abused’ by Spanish police in La Linea
TWO men from Gibraltar have described the shocking treatment they suffered at the hands of Spanish police while on a night out across the...
Stay Away: Police tell people to avoid Gibraltar/La Linea as rioters take to the streets over sea deaths
RIOTERS took to the streets of La Linea to protest over the deaths of two men in the Strait of Gibraltar late Monday afternoon....
Mother and son traffickers used cocaine and heroin profits to flip houses for profit near Spain’s Costa del Sol
A MOTHER and son have been arrested for allegedly laundering drug trafficking profits by flipping houses near the Costa del Sol.
The 62-year-old woman and...
Why residents of Gibraltar shouldn’t worry if they see more soldiers than usual this week
It's due to an annual event that sees British soldiers descend on the rock for war games
NEVER GONNA GIVE EU UP: Spain political group ‘wants UK back in EU’ even if Brexit happens on October...
“We think Boris Johnson’s deal is a terrible deal and hope for a second referendum"
Thousands of British expats and Spaniards join forces for anti-Brexit protest on Spain-Gibraltar border
“Brexit, it affects Spanish people as much as British people, I just think it's really sad”
Man who brandished ‘loaded gun’ in hospital arrested before police find knives, crossbow and pistols at his home near...
Police held the man on illegal weapon charges after he had originally tried to hide the gun, which a spokesperson said was ‘ready for use.’
Anti-Brexit protests to hit La Linea and Spain’s Malaga as British expats defend their rights ahead of looming EU...
The protests come after Boris Johnson manoeuvred to suspend Parliament for five weeks following his unsuccessful bid to call a snap general election
Outrage as ‘harmless’ fruit seller allegedly banned from plying trade on Gibraltar border in southern Spain while ‘scammers defraud...
Known only as Mario, the man has reportedly been selling treats - known as cocitos - on the frontier in La Linea for years
APPEAL: Expat-run animal shelter near Costa del Sol needs help to save 800 animals from being culled
The public can help the Animal In Need Foundation by donating just €15 a time, which pays for 1m² of land
VICTORY: British man FINALLY released without charge after being locked up with terrorists for over a YEAR near Spain’s...
e Chichester man was cuffed after he stayed at a rental apartment in San Roque, where police seized the €5.5 million worth of drugs from an adjoining garage
WATCH: Dramatic rescue after two ‘narco boats’ collide off Spain’s Costa del Sol
A Policia Nacional helicopter was already circling above at around 2pm yesterday when it picked up the collision on its video camera
Corpse of woman aged 50-60 washes up in southern Spain port, she had not been in water long, police...
An autopsy is currently being carried out to determine the woman’s cause of death
WATCH: ‘Superhero’ promises to drive tobacco smugglers out of town in southern Spain
In the footage a man, disguised as a Power Ranger, addresses the camera and warns smugglers their trade will soon come to an end
British expat and Windrush pensioner turning 90 in southern Spain fears being deported back to Caribbean in a no-deal...
Former black cab driver, Basil Moonilall, 89, relies heavily on Spain’s healthcare system after having a throat tumour removed
Costa del Sol man held over attempted murder of teen who he rammed with car after Christmas club row
A TEENAGER on Spain's Costa del Sol has been left in a critical condition after he was deliberately hit by a car on Christmas...
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
PURE EVIL: Paedophile dad caged after infecting 19-month old son with sexually transmitted disease on Spain’s Costa del Sol
A TWISTED father has been cuffed after sexually abusing his son and infecting him with a sexually transmitted disease.
Policia Nacional arrested the man in...
KILLER AIR: Andalucia Junta denounced for ‘failing’ to battle toxic air as Cadiz and Campo de Gibraltar revealed to...
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are taking legal action against the Junta for ‘failing to tackle toxic air’ in the Campo de Gibraltar.
Ecologistas en Accion has...
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Unique Terracotta army exhibition opens next week on Spain’s Costa Blanca
PIECES for a unique Alicante exhibition featuring China's Terracotta army have been unpacked and put ready for display at the city's MARQ archaeological museum.
The...
