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New illegal rave in Spain: 1,000 revellers party for FOUR days on the Costa Blanca – as music is heard more than 20km away

AN ILLEGAL rave was staged in Novelda last weekend with music levels so high that the noise was heard 20 kilometres away. The event started

30 Jan, 2024 @ 10:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Thieves rob homes as part of their summer holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR GEORGIAN men rented Torrevieja area holiday homes over the summer to use them as bases to rob properties across the Vega Baja and Medio

17 Oct, 2023 @ 12:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Police intercept thief boarding ferry on Spain's Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

Thief caught boarding ferry on Spain’s Costa Blanca with big stash of stolen loot

AN ALGERIAN national was intercepted in Alicante as he was about to board a ferry for his home country with a big stash of stolen

4 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Young Boy Dies After Support Pillar Of A House Collapses On Him In Spain's Alicante Area

Young boy dies after concrete pillar on house driveway collapses on him in Spain’s Alicante area

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY died on Tuesday while playing outside his family’s finca in the Sax area of Alicante province. The Spanish youngster was on an

21 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead·Valencian Community

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

Police in Spain arrest couple who used fake modelling and film agencies to force more than 120 women into prostitution

SPAIN’S National Police force has arrested a couple on suspicion of sexually exploiting more than 120 women in the Alicante municipalities of Elche and Novelda.

4 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Masked robber steals chocolate bar from petrol station before shoot out in Spain’s Alicante area

POLICE in Novelda have arrested a masked thief who robbed two petrol stations on Wednesday. Shots were fired from a stolen van before he was

4 Jan, 2023 @ 12:27

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain

A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and

25 Nov, 2022 @ 11:24

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Man conceals gun from police in his boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency surgery in Spain's Alicante area

Man conceals gun from police in boxer shorts and fires bullet into his penis resulting in emergency operation in Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alicante Province man hid an illegal gun from the eyes police officers by stuffing it down his boxer shorts, but ended up in hospital

9 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Leader of Madrid-based gang jailed for stealing catalytic converters across Spain

A criminal gang who stole catalytic converters across Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil after thefts in Alicante Province. Five Romanian nationals

9 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Fake €100 Notes From Movie Sets Are Used In Home Food Delivery Frauds In Spain's Alicante Area

Fake €100 notes used on movie sets appear as payments for fast food deliveries in Spain’s Alicante area

A scam involving fake €100 notes to pay for fast food purchases in Alicante Province has been busted by the Guardia Civil. A 34-year-old Cuban

11 Mar, 2022 @ 12:11

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Drought Forces Earliest grape harvest in continental Europe to be brought forward

Grapes of wrath for Costa Blanca vineyard owner in Spain who was not paid for UK export deal

A Catalan businessman has been arrested for scamming an Alicante Province farmer out of 45 tons of grapes that ended up in Manchester. The farmer

30 Dec, 2021 @ 14:31

Alicante·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Solar Farm Plans Unveiled In Spain's Alicante Area For Project That Could Power 70,000 Homes

Solar farm plan launched in Spain’s Alicante area to supply electricity for 70,000 homes

PLANS have been unveiled for a €62 million solar farm in Alicante Province which would produce power for up to 70,000 households. Valencian energy business

8 Nov, 2021 @ 18:30

Alicante·Environment·Lead

Bailed Conman Strikes Again To Offer Bogus Home Rentals In Alicante Province Area Of Spain

Fraudster strikes again to offer bogus home rentals in Alicante Province area of Spain

A home rental scammer has struck again with new cons bringing his total number of frauds to 80. A 31-year-old man has been arrested by

27 Aug, 2021 @ 11:46

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Four people killed after a train hits their car on a level crossing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR people died when a train smashed into their car on an Alicante Province level crossing. The victims came from Elda and Petrer, and were

5 Jul, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent the items

ONE-WAY DEAL as conman from Murcia region of Spain took online sales payments but never sent out the items

A Murcia region man has been jailed over an online scam where he sold second-hand goods but never sent out the items. The 23-year-old Cartagena

24 Jun, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Thief Buys Himself A New House After Stealing A Bag With A Winning Lottery Ticket On Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief buys a house after stealing a bag with a winning Christmas lottery ticket on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A thief claimed a €125,000 lottery prize from a ticket in a stolen handbag and bought a house with his surprise windfall. The 52-year-old man

9 Jun, 2021 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gang members run over rival after late-night altercation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FOUR men concluded a late-night argument in Novelda by running over a rival gang member with their car. Local Guardia Civil revealed that the driver

26 Oct, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

AMAZING VIDEO: Massive Mexican drugs haul found in Spain’s Alicante, buried in 25 ton marble blocks

A RECORD-BREAKING haul of hidden narcotics was recovered by Spanish authorities this week, buried within massive blocks of marble. Following a complicated and international investigation,

4 Mar, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead