Tag: malaga crime
Criminal mastermind who stole luxury cars for drug smugglers arrested in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE have re-arrested the criminal mastermind of a gang who allegedly stole luxury cars on the Costa del Sol and sold them to drug...
Thieves caught on camera in Spain’s Málaga using ‘lion killer’ choking method to steal from female victim
A HOTEL security camera in Málaga has captured a violent robbery attempt where the attacker left his female victim temporarily unconscious by strangling her.
The...
Man in Spain’s Andalucia posts videos of himself driving through Malaga without seatbelt
POLICE caught up with a man who allegedly posted videos on social media of himself driving different cars without a seatbelt through Malaga city...
Man reports fake break-in but forgets police on Spain’s Costa del Sol had visited him that night
A FUENGIROLA man who claimed thieves broke into his home and stole a €450 watch later admitted to police it was a home insurance...
Police raid large illegal cigarette factory in Spain’s Andalucia that exported to Britain
POLICE raided a large illegal cigarette factory in Malaga, seized 16 tons of tobacco and arrested ten people.
National Police caught nine workers and their...
Police discover alleged burglar hiding in the closet of a countryside home in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE found a man hiding in the closet of the Malaga house he was allegedly burgling after he triggered a home alarm.
Witnesses first alerted...
WATCH: Police rescue eight birds bred for cockfighting from building in Spain’s Malaga
LOCAL police have rescued eight mutilated birds used for cockfighting in the city of Malaga from the terrace of an abandoned building.
The police’s Nature...
Police raid weed farm hidden in the mountains of Spain’s Malaga and arrest two suspects
POLICE have busted a weed farm in the remote mountains of Malaga and arrested a man and woman who grew the illegal crop.
Prosecutors charged...
Police arrest wanted man in Spain’s Estepona for tax evasion after three years on the run
POLICE have arrested a wanted man in the Malaga city of Estepona who allegedly defrauded the French government out of €80 million in tax.
French...
Police arrest man who knocked out an elderly woman with her own handbag in Spain’s Malaga
POLICE finally arrested a man after he allegedly attacked various people in Malaga, including an elderly woman, for no apparent reason.
The man knocked out...
Guardia Civil bust two homes in Spain’s Malaga province where gang grew weed and sent it to central Europe
POLICE have arrested four people who grew cannabis at two homes in the Malaga province and sold it to central European countries.
The Guardia Civil...
BAAA-D BOYS: Police arrest gang who stole 400 sheep and goats from farm in Spain’s Malaga
NATIONAL police have arrested three men and a woman for allegedly stealing over 400 goats and sheep from a farm in Malaga.
Prosecutors charged three...
Driver caught zig-zagging down A-7 motorway at FIVE times alcohol limit in Spain’s Mijas Costa
POLICE have arrested a driver that was zig-zagging down the A-7 motorway with five times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
Local police...
Why residents say this Spanish city is turning into ‘a mini Las Vegas’
Expats living in Malaga say the city centre is becoming a ‘mini las vegas’ as complaints about noise level and disorderly behavior surge.
It’s been...
New bank scam dupes victims into revealing their bank details on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE are warning the public in the province of Malaga about a new phishing scam that targets victims via SMS, email and telephone calls.
The...
Police raid seafront souvenir shop that secretly sold cocaine and hash on Spain’s Costa del Sol
POLICE busted a souvenir shop that sold cocaine and weed under the counter on the Benalmadena esplanade in Spain's Costa del Sol.
Agents from the...
Police arrest father who allegedly stabbed his son at a Malaga city home
POLICE have arrested 63-year-old man who accused of stabbing his own son in a Malaga city neighbourhood, puncturing his lung.
Agents of the Policia Nacional...
Police make 15 arrests in Malaga over Spain residency scam
POLICE have seized accounts and property worth about €1.7 million from a Malaga agency that provided fake residency documents to Chinese nationals.
National Police arrested...
Petty Crime: Places where tourists are most likely to be robbed in Spain’s Malaga
A STUDY has revealed the areas of Malaga where tourists are most likely to be robbed.
Malaga in general is a very safe city and...
Narcos recruit families in Spain’s Malaga to grow marijuana
DRUG dealers scout out families in Malaga to grow marijuana.
They say that drug crime is neither created nor destroyed, only transformed and in the...
Halloween gang of over 100 gun-wielding masked youths stopped by Police in Spain’s Malaga
Over 100 youths gathered in the city’s Teatinos district intending to run rampage, up-tipping cars.
Expat arrested in Spain’s Malaga for forcing daughter to beg on streets was stopped for same offence in 2018
The 38-year-old was stopped by police in Torremolinos.
Police arrest man in Spain’s Malaga who impersonated 17-year-old boy to collect indecent images of children
He initially tried to befriend the children on social media sites, before asking them for sexual videos of themselves.
Three expats arrested in Spain’s Malaga after police seize over 60kg of hashish and 40kg of marijuana
Drugs were being distributed across France, Belgium and the Netherlands from the house.
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