Tag: Policia nacional
Gay couple arrested for domestic violence after one month of living together in Spain’s Alicante area
A gay couple came to blows in their Petrer home with both men arrested for domestic violence.
One of them was taken to hospital with...
Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia
AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia.
2,181 plants were removed by...
Mother viciously assaults son, 10, with toy just because he was doing homework in Spain’s Valencia
A 33-year-old Valencia woman has been arrested for family ill-treatment after hitting her son, 10, with a toy.
The boy had bruises all over his...
Police investigating son who allegedly murdered mother following ‘loud argument’ in Malaga
A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his mother in Malaga.
Policia Nacional arrested the 39-year-old on Sunday after the body of his mother...
Costa Blanca parcel delivery man stole items for online resale in Spain
A 20-year-old Alicante parcel delivery driver stole at least €5,000 of items to make money selling them online.
His ruse was rumbled after a woman...
Two members of alleged Islamic State terror cell detained in Spain’s Andalucia
SPANISH and Moroccan police have dismantled an alleged Islamic State cell consisting of three people ready to commit terrorist acts.
The Policia Nacional arrested two...
Costa Blanca gang stole high-end cars to export out of Spain
POLICE have busted an Alicante Province gang that exported stolen cars to France following two-and-a-half years of investigations.
15 people have been arrested in a...
Golf buggy thief tried to park vehicle at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
A 22-year-old American man has been arrested for stealing a golf buggy and driving nearly six kilometres to park it at Alicante-Elche airport.
Security guards...
Elderly couple found dead after two months in Spain’s Mallorca with suicide pact suspected
THE Policia Nacional believe an elderly couple may have entered into a suicide pact after their bodies were found in their Palma apartment.
The landlord...
Benidorm police in Spain stumble upon €11,000 in fake notes during routine car check
THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have arrested a 35-year-old man after they found €11,000 of counterfeit notes in his car.
The motorist was pulled over...
Man rapes and robs escort in Spain’s Valencia before fleeing to Belgium
THE Policia Nacional have tracked down a man accused of sexually assaulting and robbing an escort in Valencia.
Painstaking investigations identified the 20-year-old man as...
Benidorm hotel worker bailed after British tourist accuses him of rape in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A worker at an unnamed Benidorm hotel has been bailed after being accused of raping a 43-year-old British guest.
The man denies the assault and...
Blackmailers on Spain’s Costa Blanca extort €200,000 from escort website users
A blackmail gang has been arrested in Alicante and Valencia after pocketing over €200,000 by threatening users of an escort website.
Six people have been...
Farce of Costa Blanca kidnap plot leader surrendering to police in Spain’s Cadiz but local judge bails him
ALICANTE authorities are said to be astonished after a wanted kidnap gang leader turned himself in to police in Cadiz province, only for a...
Man arrested in Spain’s Benidorm after partner plunges to death from sixth-floor window
THE NATIONAL Police have detained a 22-year-old man in Benidorm after his partner fell to her death on Thursday from the window of a...
Mallorca homeowners in Spain surprised by naked man who used their shower
A couple from Manacor in Mallorca heard noises coming from their kitchen on Saturday night and found a naked man helping himself to food...
Stormy weather catches out two Brits off Spain’s Andalucia coast with South America-bound drugs stash
TWO British men crewing a boat packed with drugs have been arrested by the Policia Nacional off the Andalucia coast.
The 16-metre-long and five-metre-wide vessel,...
Thieves stole dozens of catalytic converters from cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THREE people have been arrested for stealing 39 catalytic converters from parked cars in Alicante and Valencia Provinces.
28 units were taken at night in...
Heroic police dog pounces on gunman to end armed siege in Spain’s Murcia
ONE of Spain's top police dogs helped to bring an end to a 36-hour armed siege in Murcia on Saturday.
Elko works for the Policia...
Spain’s National Police arrest one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Criminals in Madrid
SPAIN’S National Police force has detained one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Michael J. Pratt. The suspect, a 40-year-old from New Zealand,...
Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia
EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person...
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca.
They were part of a three-man gang who have been...
Police patrols stepped up for holiday season in busy shopping areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE Policia Nacional has launched its annual Safe Trade Plan to cut crime in Alicante Province shopping areas over the busy Christmas and New...
Football coach accused of sexually abusing five boys in Spain’s Murcia region
A 29-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually assaulting five boys aged between 12 and 16 who he coached at a Murcia football club.
He...
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted...
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish police seize 56kg of MDMA in Europe-first probe into criminals exporting drugs TO South America
By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch
WHEN officers from the Policia Nacional stopped a small yacht bound for South America and found enough MDMA...