Policia nacional

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its own international transport firm to smuggle cigarettes and laughing gas within legal cargo has been busted

31 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to ‘recruit’ soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

A BOGUS Policia Nacional officer has been arrested in Madrid after trying to recruit soldiers to work for Spain’s intelligence service. The genuine Policia Nacional

31 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players

30 Oct, 2025 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Despicable cafe boss cheated elderly customer out of €22k by overcharging him for his breakfast over two years in Spain

Despicable cafe owner in Spain cheated elderly customer out of €22k over two years by overcharging him for breakfast

A HEARTLESS Granada cafe owner ripped off an elderly customer to the tune of €22,000 by over-charging him for breakfast between 2023 and 2025. The

30 Oct, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Granada·Lead

Murdered woman's decomposing body hidden inside her Costa Blanca home while boyfriend stole her inheritance windfall

Horror in Alicante: Boyfriend ‘kills partner and stashes her corpse on couch in her Costa Blanca home while he makes off with her inheritance windfall’

A WOMAN was stabbed to death and her decomposing corpse kept on her Alicante home couch as her boyfriend stole part of a recent €250,000

28 Oct, 2025 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Flights to and from UK thrown into chaos after drone sighting shuts down busy Costa Blanca airport

FLIGHTS to and from Alicante-Elche airport were disrupted for two hours on Monday night after a drone flew over protected airspace. The Policia Nacional and

28 Oct, 2025 @ 11:35

Costa Blanca·Lead

Tourist checking into Valencia hotel gets his backpack snatched with €9k of cash and items inside it

Tourist checking into Valencia hotel gets backpack snatched with €9k of cash and items inside it

A TOURIST checking into a Valencia city centre hotel had his backpack containing cash and items worth €9,000 snatched by two opportunistic thieves. Two men

25 Oct, 2025 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police arrest jihadist suspect in Spain who said he would ‘blow himself up in Palestine’

A MAN suspected of fermenting jihadist terorrism and even pledging to become a suicide bomber, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Huesca. Officers

24 Oct, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish police find painting believed to be €600,000 Picasso masterpiece that disappeared en route to Andalucia

POLICE investigating the disappearance of a tiny €600,000 painting by master artist Pablo Picasso believe they have finally located the missing work. Naturaleza muerta con

24 Oct, 2025 @ 11:44

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead

Gang stole 1,100 bar and restaurant chairs from 18 terraces to sell them outside Spain

Devious gang stole over a thousand chairs from bar and restaurant terraces in Madrid to sell outside Spain during bizarre summer spree

A SEVEN-STRONG gang stole over 1,100 chairs from bar and restaurant terraces in Spain to sell on the black market. The crew were arrested in

22 Oct, 2025 @ 18:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Police arrest German robbers and scammers at gunpoint in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police arrest German robbers at gunpoint in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

TWO German fugitives have been arrested on San Fulgencio’s La Marina urbanisation in Alicante province. Policia Nacional officers waited for them to return to their

22 Oct, 2025 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police say man who died in bin lorry compressor unit was still alive when he was thrown into waste container in Spain

A MAN who was beaten up and thrown unconscious into a waste disposal bin in Castellon died after going through a bin lorry’s compression unit.

21 Oct, 2025 @ 17:11

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction

POLICE have arrested a 26-year-old man who used a fake gun to rob two couples outside Alicante’s Santa Barbara castle. He was detained outside a

21 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Body of ex-mayor's husband is found inside waste bin that was about to be 'compressed' by rubbish truck in Spain

Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain

A WASTE collection team in Castellon got a shock when they discovered a man’s body inside a refuse bin that was being emptied into their

20 Oct, 2025 @ 16:48

Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante

A BOGUS cosmetician operating out of her Alicante home scarred a client’s face after injecting her with hyaluronic acid. A 43-year-old woman has been arrested

20 Oct, 2025 @ 13:08

Crime & Law·Health·Lead

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,

17 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’

FOUR people including a minor, 17, have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a

16 Oct, 2025 @ 12:04

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The

16 Oct, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

New Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door as intended victim watched through peephole

Latest Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door while victim watched through peephole

A MAN, 38, escaped with just a minor leg injury on Monday after several gun shots were fired at the front door of his Marbella

13 Oct, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Body of Spanish man who died 15 YEARS ago discovered after ‘DANA Alice flooded his pigeon-infested flat’ in Valencia

THE body of a dad-of-two thought to have died fifteen years ago has been discovered in his Valencia home after DANA Alice wreaked havoc on

12 Oct, 2025 @ 13:20

Lead·Valencia

Man suffers brain damage after brutal assault by 'up to 20 mad men' outside Alicante nightclub

Teenager suffers brain damage after brutal assault by ‘up to 20 mad men’ near Costa Blanca nightclub

A MOTHER has appealed for witnesses to come forward after her son was beaten up close to an Alicante night club early last Sunday morning.

9 Oct, 2025 @ 16:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE man has been accused of running a residency scam for his family which allowed his mother to get €9,000 of free public health

7 Oct, 2025 @ 12:03

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Shock in Marbella as 84-year-old man repeatedly stabs his wife, 83, to death

AN 84-year-old Marbella man has been arrested for fatally stabbing his wife, 83, at their home. A court on Monday placed him into pre-trial detention

6 Oct, 2025 @ 17:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

A BRITISH man was arrested at Palma de Mallorca airport after the Policia Nacional discovered he was wanted for drug offences in South Korea. The

6 Oct, 2025 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt who was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport

Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt and was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport

A MAN stole €7,000 of jewellery from his aunt and was arrested before he could board a UK-bound flight at Alicante-Elche airport. Authorities have not

6 Oct, 2025 @ 11:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into ‘their’ home in Malaga town

A GROUP of Malaga area squatters called police to say the property they were occupying illegally was being robbed. The break-in happened on September 22,

1 Oct, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

Amazing security breach as bogus police officer regularly visited military barracks to ‘recruit’ soldiers for fake spy jobs in Spain

Man arrested in Spain for supplying payments to French tennis players to fix matches

Despicable cafe owner in Spain cheated elderly customer out of €22k over two years by overcharging him for breakfast

Horror in Alicante: Boyfriend ‘kills partner and stashes her corpse on couch in her Costa Blanca home while he makes off with her inheritance windfall’

Flights to and from UK thrown into chaos after drone sighting shuts down busy Costa Blanca airport

Tourist checking into Valencia hotel gets backpack snatched with €9k of cash and items inside it

WATCH: Police arrest jihadist suspect in Spain who said he would ‘blow himself up in Palestine’

Spanish police find painting believed to be €600,000 Picasso masterpiece that disappeared en route to Andalucia

Devious gang stole over a thousand chairs from bar and restaurant terraces in Madrid to sell outside Spain during bizarre summer spree

WATCH: Police arrest German robbers at gunpoint in popular expat area of Costa Blanca

Police say man who died in bin lorry compressor unit was still alive when he was thrown into waste container in Spain

Man with fake gun robbed victims outside Alicante’s biggest tourist attraction

Body of ex-mayor’s husband is found inside waste bin before being ‘compressed’ by rubbish truck in Spain

Fake cosmetician scars patient’s face after botched procedure in Alicante

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’

Love-hug gang stole jewellery and watches from victims across Spain with items sent in parcels to Romania

Latest Marbella shooting sees bullets fired into front door while victim watched through peephole

Body of Spanish man who died 15 YEARS ago discovered after ‘DANA Alice flooded his pigeon-infested flat’ in Valencia

Teenager suffers brain damage after brutal assault by ‘up to 20 mad men’ near Costa Blanca nightclub

Man ran residency fraud with his mother illegally getting free health treatment on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Shock in Marbella as 84-year-old man repeatedly stabs his wife, 83, to death

Brit detained at Palma airport on drug trafficking warrant from South Korea

Police arrest man who stole €7k of jewellery from his aunt and was flying to UK from Costa Blanca airport

Squatters spark outrage by calling police on three burglars trying to break into ‘their’ home in Malaga town

Amazon sacks up to 1,200 people in Spain to ‘optimise’ resources as part of worldwide cutbacks

The curious history of Halloween in Spain: How today’s traditions come from ancient Celtic rituals

Spain’s government launches formal action to scrap controversial foundation promoting legacy of dictator General Franco

WATCH: Police seize 2.5 million cigarettes and 5,200 litres of laughing gas set for illegal export from Spain via lorries

Spanish football fan who racially abused Barcelona and England star Marcus Rashford faces €4,000 fine