Robbers targeted luxury fountain pens worth up to €10k each in Spain
A GANG of thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they travelled to shopping centres around Spain. The Madrid-based crew came from South America, with the
Police bravely stop suicidal woman from driving off Costa Blanca clifftop
POLICE officers have stopped a woman, 48, from driving off an Alicante clifftop. The woman’s son called emergency services to report she had gone missing
Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain
A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as
Spain’s first-known illegal opium farm is closed down by police in Murcia
POLICE have dismantled the first-known illegal opium farm in Spain and arrested two men. It was being operated by two brothers in the Cartagena area
Girl, 3, suffers genital mutilation causing irreversible injuries with parents arrested in Spain
THE parents of a three-year-old girl have been arrested in Elche after she was genitally mutilated in a procedure done outside Spain. The man, 38,
Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct
Gun-toting muggers steal luxury watches before fleeing on motorbike in Spain
A GANG who stole luxury watches from people in the Alicante and Valencia areas has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Five people- of undisclosed
Bogus couple scam busted: Foreigners paid thousands to get residency permits in Spain
FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. The Costa Blanca-based
British woman wanted for child sex crimes in the UK is arrested in Valencia after tip-off
A BRITISH woman accused of committing sex crimes against children in the UK has been arrested in Valencia. The 42-year-old fugitive was detained by the
French fugitive wanted for drug trafficking is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FRENCH fugitive wanted on drug trafficking and money laundering charges was caught out by the Policia Nacional when he was walking in an Elche
Armed hospital patient is force-admitted to psych ward after barricading himself into his Estepona home
A FORCED admission of an aggressive psychiatric patient triggered a large police operation last week around a country house in Estepona. Health personnel requested the
Narco-boats ferried drugs and illegal migrants between Costa Blanca and Algeria
A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by
Pregnant girl, 18, throws bottle of urine in nurse’s face in Malaga ‘because test was taking too long’
AN 18-year old pregnant woman has been arrested after throwing a can of urine on a nurse after undergoing medical tests at the La Roca
Whistle-blower reports ‘sweatshop’ after suffering work accident in Spain’s Alicante
AN ALICANTE area businessman who used cheap foreign labour was reported by an ex-employee who suffered a works accident. The 41-year-old man who runs a
Vengeful squatter sets fire to Alicante home- days before court eviction
AN ALICANTE squatter allegedly set fire to a fifth-floor flat, days before he was going to be evicted via a court order. The Policia Nacional
WATCH: Three more terror arrests in Catalunya bring the total to 20 this year
THREE suspected jihadists accused of supporting terrorist groups like Daesh have been arrested in Barcelona province. A joint operation between the Policia Nacional and the
Audrey Fang murder suspect faces deportation from Spain to be tried in Singapore
A MAN accused of murdering fellow-Singapore national Audrey Fang in Spain faces deportation and the death penalty, if convicted in his home country. The Policia
The El Salvadoran group feared by Donald Trump comes to Spain: 27 arrests of notorious MS-13 gang
A VIOLENT gang from El Salvador that has expanded into Spain has suffered a major blow with the Policia Nacional arresting 27 members. Mara Salvatrucha,
Two Moroccan men stopped by Spanish border guards trying to enter Gibraltar with €50k ‘in various currencies’ hidden in their car
TWO Moroccans have been arrested at the Spain-Gibraltar border after the Policia Nacional found over €50,000 of cash in their car. The vehicle- with Gibraltar
Blow against Benidorm’s thieves as two women who targeted tourists around hotels get city centre ban
TWO thieves who travelled to Benidorm to rob tourists have been barred from the city centre. A judge slapped a restraining order on the women
Russian fugitive wanted over corrupt land deals is arrested in Alicante following Interpol tip-off
A RUSSIAN fugitive has been arrested in Alicante for alleged shady land deals in his native country. The Policia Nacional were tipped off by Interpol
Kebab shop owner didn’t pay vulnerable illegal migrants- including children- who worked for him in Spain
A KEBAB shop owner has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for allegedly exploiting illegal migrants. The 41-year-old man originally from Pakistan had a store
Man in Spain’s Malaga ‘beheads his mother with an axe after hearing voices’
A MALAGA man has been arrested for allegedly beheading his mother with an axe. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested by the Policia Local in the
Spanish influencer and friend of ‘the bad boy of Spain’s royal family’ is arrested in scheme to rob Mexican businessman at five-star hotel in Madrid
SOCIAL media influencer, Marta Hermoso, has been arrested with three others over a Madrid hotel robbery last September. Hermoso from Sevilla counts a number of
Cash machine robbery warning in Spain after thief strikes six times to steal over €5k
POLICE in Alicante have warned ATM users to stay alert to prevent being robbed via a technique known as ‘sowing’. They’ve issued some tips to
Horror in Valencia: Police stumble upon man charging dozens of migrants €100 a month to live in a single flat
UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. The Policia Nacional have arrested a