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Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified their violent behaviour is arrested on Spain's Costa Blanca

Alleged jihadist who recruited terrorists and glorified violent action is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOROCCAN man has been arrested in Alicante province on suspicion of being involved in recruiting terrorists and glorifying terrorism. The alleged jihadist was detained

6 Jun, 2024 @ 18:40

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Veterinary hospital cleaner in Spain faces jail for having sex with a goat

Veterinary hospital cleaner in Spain faces jail after he was ‘caught in the act’ having sex with a goat

A CLEANER at a Madrid veterinary hospital faces up to three years in prison after he was accused of performing sex acts on a goat.

6 Jun, 2024 @ 12:01

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

A UKRAINIAN man was the victim of an acid attack on a Benidorm walkway, motivated by revenge from a drugs gang. The assault happened on

6 Jun, 2024 @ 11:19

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

German tourist, 45, dies after falling off major tourist attraction in Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN tourist aged 45 died in the early hours of Wednesday morning after falling from the wall of Mallorca’s Santa Maria Cathedral, which is

5 Jun, 2024 @ 11:54

Lead·Mallorca

British man accused of child sexual abuse in the UK is arrested in expat haven in southern Spain

A BRITISH fugitive accused of sexual assault on children has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in in the Murcia region. The man, 68, faces

5 Jun, 2024 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead

The attempted assassination of Mehdi last July in Marbella

Captured: Mehdi the ‘drug thief’ and enemy of infamous kingpin ‘The Fly’ is arrested in Sevilla after surviving ordered assassination in Marbella

IN July of last year, a video went viral of what appeared to be an assassination attempt in Marbella, close to a shopping mall in

4 Jun, 2024 @ 11:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

TWO Russians have been arrested in Spain for allegedly masterminding a criminal gang that used vulnerable Ukrainians to steal and sell rental cars. The organisation

3 Jun, 2024 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Gold chain thief is bitten by victim and then captured by chasing pedestrians in Spain's Mallorca

New deadly shooting on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Man is killed after being shot in the back at least four times

THE Costa del Sol has been rocked by another case of gun violence after a man was killed in Malaga following a shooting in the

30 May, 2024 @ 18:45

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Revealed: Spain’s anti-terror operation to keep Taylor Swift and her thousands of fans safe in Madrid

IT’S been revealed that 20 specialist anti-terrorist Policia Nacional officers have joined a team of 400 people policing the two concerts being staged by superstar

30 May, 2024 @ 16:39

Entertainment·Lead·Madrid

WATCH: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at far-right German ‘ultras’ who ‘attacked doorman’ at bar in Palma de Mallorca

THE Policia Nacional used rubber bullets to disperse a group of far-right German football supporters that assaulted a doorman at a Playa de Palma cocktail

29 May, 2024 @ 15:34

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Mallorca beach club where four people died after its roof caved in ‘did not have correct licences’

THE beach club restaurant in Palma de Mallorca that suddenly collapsed last week killing four people did not have a licence for the area that

28 May, 2024 @ 12:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Revealed: How the Chinese mafia in Spain ‘trafficked HUNDREDS of people and drugs into Britain via Gibraltar’

A CHINESE mafia is suspected to have made profits of a million euros by trafficking hundreds of their fellow countrymen into Spain, only to then

28 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Shooting in Estepona: Victim, 33, is left with a bullet wound after attack in an urbanisation

AN investigation has been opened in Spain’s Estepona after a shooting took place in the early hours of Saturday morning. One man, aged 33, was

27 May, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Two Brits stand trial over alleged Benidorm group sex attack

British man is placed in a chokehold and robbed in Benidorm: Thugs leave elderly victim with a head injury

AN ELDERLY British man was robbed after being placed into a chokehold on a busy Benidorm street in broad daylight. Two plain-clothed Policia Nacional officers

27 May, 2024 @ 10:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed a luxury lifestyle as 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain's Costa Blanca

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed luxury lifestyle with high-end homes and cars while 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELCHE sex exploitation gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional with 10 female victims rescued. The women had vulnerable backgrounds and travelled from

23 May, 2024 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police recover Francis Bacon painting worth €5 million stolen from Madrid home in 2015

THE Policia Nacional has recovered the fourth of five paintings by Irish-born painter Francis Bacon that were stolen in a mass heist from a Madrid

23 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead

Man takes his own life with a shotgun in Estepona just days after fatally hitting an elderly woman with his car following ‘a couple of beers’

A MAN in Estepona has reportedly taken his own life a week after he ran over and killed an elderly lady on a zebra crossing.

23 May, 2024 @ 16:01

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

British expat, 23, who ‘stabbed a man and sliced his femoral artery during a brawl in Benalmadena’ is held in prison for ‘attempted murder’

A BRITISH man is being held in prison for allegedly trying to stab a man to death in Benalmadena. The Policia Nacional said the 23-year-old

23 May, 2024 @ 12:33

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Cause of death revealed for last suspected victim of infamous serial killer in Spain

Serial killer who murdered British and German tourists in southern Spain is being investigated over a missing woman on the Costa Blanca

A SERIAL killer has been linked to the disappearance of a woman in Valencia province last summer. Jose Jurado Montilla, or Dinamita Montilla, as he

23 May, 2024 @ 11:39

Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's crime rate falls but serious sexual offences and attempted murder cases rise

Suspected British drug dealer faces extradition after being arrested in Spain’s Tenerife

A BRITISH fugitive who fled to Tenerife to evade drug charges has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. An International Arrest Warrant was issued for

22 May, 2024 @ 18:30

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake plumber pulls out gun and assaults elderly couple during failed eviction bid at Valencia home

Hooded men threaten to kill farmer but just get olive oil and €120 in cash after fruitless raid in Spain’s Alicante

TWO hooded men stormed an Alicante area finca and threatened to kill the farmer if he didn’t hand over all of his money. The Spanish

21 May, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

British teenager 'is raped in the street in Spain's Mallorca while the attacker's two friends watched'

German tourist, 21, plunged to his death on the second day of his Mallorca holiday after ‘falling asleep while sitting on his hotel balcony’s railing’

A 21-year-old German tourist who was found dead on Monday morning outside his hotel in Mallorca fell asleep after sitting on a balcony railing and

21 May, 2024 @ 13:15

Lead·Mallorca

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

A UK fugitive has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in the Torre Pacheco area of Murcia. Details about the man are scant, except that

17 May, 2024 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two Brits cleared of Benidorm group sex attack after languishing in Spanish jail for 20 months

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

A CHOIRMASTER at a Valencia area evangelical church has been jailed by a Mislata court as investigations continue into allegations concerning eight sexual assaults on

17 May, 2024 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Stolen bicycles located in San Pedro de Alcantara

Marbella ‘thief’ who ‘stole 33 bikes’ is arrested after huge haul is discovered in a ‘finca’ in San Pedro de Alcantara

HAVE you recently had your bike stolen in Marbella? Then the Policia Nacional would like you to stop by the police station in the city

17 May, 2024 @ 11:35

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

THREE British men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante province for allegedly shipping ‘huge’ quantities of marijuana to the United Kingdom. A

10 May, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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Veterinary hospital cleaner in Spain faces jail after he was ‘caught in the act’ having sex with a goat

Ukrainian man has acid thrown in face as ‘drugs mafia’ seeks revenge on Benidorm tourist walkway

German tourist, 45, dies after falling off major tourist attraction in Spain’s Mallorca

British man accused of child sexual abuse in the UK is arrested in expat haven in southern Spain

Captured: Mehdi the ‘drug thief’ and enemy of infamous kingpin ‘The Fly’ is arrested in Sevilla after surviving ordered assassination in Marbella

Russian mafia bosses who ‘operated stolen car ring across 10 countries’ are arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca

New deadly shooting on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Man is killed after being shot in the back at least four times

Revealed: Spain’s anti-terror operation to keep Taylor Swift and her thousands of fans safe in Madrid

WATCH: Spanish police fire rubber bullets at far-right German ‘ultras’ who ‘attacked doorman’ at bar in Palma de Mallorca

Mallorca beach club where four people died after its roof caved in ‘did not have correct licences’

Revealed: How the Chinese mafia in Spain ‘trafficked HUNDREDS of people and drugs into Britain via Gibraltar’

Shooting in Estepona: Victim, 33, is left with a bullet wound after attack in an urbanisation

British man is placed in a chokehold and robbed in Benidorm: Thugs leave elderly victim with a head injury

Sex exploitation gang enjoyed luxury lifestyle with high-end homes and cars while 10 victims were treated as slaves on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Police recover Francis Bacon painting worth €5 million stolen from Madrid home in 2015

Man takes his own life with a shotgun in Estepona just days after fatally hitting an elderly woman with his car following ‘a couple of beers’

British expat, 23, who ‘stabbed a man and sliced his femoral artery during a brawl in Benalmadena’ is held in prison for ‘attempted murder’

Serial killer who murdered British and German tourists in southern Spain is being investigated over a missing woman on the Costa Blanca

Suspected British drug dealer faces extradition after being arrested in Spain’s Tenerife

Hooded men threaten to kill farmer but just get olive oil and €120 in cash after fruitless raid in Spain’s Alicante

German tourist, 21, plunged to his death on the second day of his Mallorca holiday after ‘falling asleep while sitting on his hotel balcony’s railing’

British fugitive faces 15 years in jail after being arrested in Spain’s Murcia

‘Serial predator’ and evangelist is arrested in Spain’s Valencia for ‘sexually abusing eight young girls’

Marbella ‘thief’ who ‘stole 33 bikes’ is arrested after huge haul is discovered in a ‘finca’ in San Pedro de Alcantara

Three Brits and a Polish lorry driver are arrested for ‘huge marijuana smuggling ring operating between Spain and Britain’

The real cookery school: Over 150 children team up with three dozen Michelin-star chefs for heart-warming Costa del Sol event

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez urges the EU to end association agreement with Israel over ‘violations of international law’

Mediterranean holiday hotspot drops EES for British travellers to ‘ease airport congestion’ this summer – can Spain follow suit?

Rowdy Basque fans reopen separatist wounds in Sevilla during Copa del Rey final as they clashed with police, chanted for ETA and jeered the Spanish anthem in front of King Felipe

Surge in UK tourists flying to Spain with big 11% annual rise during March