Tag: Policia nacional
Knife-wielding British schizophrenic jailed for attempted murder of young schoolboy in Spain’s Madrid
A mentally-ill British dual-national has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing a six-year-old boy outside the British International Hastings School in Madrid.
The assault...
Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia
A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region.
17 people of various...
Landlord in Marbella is arrested for sexually assaulting his female tenant: Police fear victim was drugged
A MARBELLA landlord has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for an alleged sex assault on his tenant.
The police are trying to clarify whether...
Family of missing man, 64, are in shock after being told by a hospital on Spain’s Costa del Sol...
A RELATIVE of a missing Malaga man discovered by sheer chance on Tuesday that he had died and been buried.
The 64-year-old disappeared on February...
Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash
A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm's streets.
The 33-year-old man has...
‘Biological remains’ were found in Madrid flat of missing US expat Ana Maria Knezevich, as sixth week of disappearance...
SOURCES close to the investigation into the disappearance on February 2 of US expat Ana Maria Knezevich say that they found ‘biological remains’ in...
Faulty kitchen appliance is identified as cause of deadly Valencia fire in Spain that killed 10 people
A FAULTY kitchen appliance caused last month's Valencia apartment block fire that killed 10 people.
A secrecy order on the court investigation into the blaze...
Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops.
The trio- in their...
Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street...
A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last...
Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain
SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography.
Four other suspects are still being investigated.
Details were...
Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain
A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner's new boyfriend.
The 44-year-old man from...
Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid...
AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol.
The...
Police arrested 115 people last year for violent assaults against doctors and nurses in Spain
THE Policia Nacional were called out over 9,000 times last year to deal with health worker safety concerns and carried out 115 arrests.
6,100 of...
Police dismantle giant sports betting fraud that fixed results and ‘delayed’ live satellite tv pictures to fool bookmakers in...
75 members of a sports betting syndicate that duped bookmakers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency in association with...
Two girls, 13 and 15, raped after pimps offered them €20 each for sex at Murcia area flat in...
TWO women have been arrested in Murcia City for pimping out two underage girls they'd just met.
Two men have also been detained by the...
Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province.
One villa was located...
Two ‘influencers’ who ‘drugged and raped underage girls’ are arrested in Spain
TWO social media 'influencers' from Madrid have been arrested for drugging and sexually assaulting underage girls.
The men brand themselves as Los Petazetax and produce...
Hacker in Murcia accesses details of millions of drivers in Spain
A CYBERHACKER has been arrested in Murcia City after stealing details of over 40 million cars and their owners.
The Policia Nacional said the man...
Three Colombian men are found shot dead inside a car in Valencia after being ‘ambushed’
THREE Columbian men have been shot dead in the El Saler district of Valencia- one of them a major player in setting up a...
Shaman in Spain’s Mallorca who ‘forced a woman to ingest his sperm’ and ‘defrauded her of €18,000’ is arrested
A BOGUS shaman has been arrested in Palma for swindling €18,000 out of a woman who he forced to perform sex acts to ward...
Police in Spain’s Sevilla free 21 agricultural workers who ‘weren’t allowed to eat or drink’
THE Policia Nacional has freed 21 agricultural workers in the southern city of Sevilla who were being forced to work in appalling conditions.
As part...
Polish fugitive, 34, is dramatically arrested in Spain’s Benidorm resort for ‘kidnapping, sexual assault, fraud’ and a list of...
A POLISH fugitive has been arrested in Benidorm after fleeing his home country where he had been serving a seven year jail term.
The man,...
Scam warning: Benidorm man loses €35k to new girlfriend who tricked him into paying legal fees for fake €3m...
A BENIDORM man was conned out of €35,000 by a woman who started a relationship with him via social media.
She claimed she needed the...
Tourists are threatened by a machete-wielding thug on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Man demands Dutch group hand over cash and valuables
A MAN has been arrested in Elche after brandishing a machete at a group of Dutch tourists to get some money from them.
The Spaniard,...
Spain’s police make 65 arrests in bust of cybercrime gang using the ’Hi Mum!” scam
IT is a scam that is being used around the world, and that can catch out even the most vigilant citizen. Known as “Hi...
Gibraltar monkey is captured after enjoying a day trip to Spain
THE British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar has many charms, from its Botanic Gardens and Moorish Castle, to its Museum and Great Siege Tunnels. But...