Serbian fugitive robber of German bank machines is caught in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A Serbian man wanted for stealing over €226,000 from German ATM machines has been arrested in Alicante. The 34-year-old had been on the run for
Man seriously injured after angry roommates throw him out of apartment window on Spain’s Costa Blanca
FOUR Alicante housemates got into an argument which saw one of them thrown out of a second-floor apartment window. Three Algerian men, two aged 21
Robbers used ‘military tactics’ to steal from foreign tourists at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THREE men donned disguises and deployed military-style tactics to steal from foreign tourists arriving at Alicante-Elche airport. The Kosovo-Albanian trio used their past military training
Police rescue unconscious semi-naked Costa Blanca woman who had a curtain tied around her neck at her home in Spain
A man, 50, has been arrested after police found his partner with a curtain wrapped around her neck at an Alicante property. The Policia Nacional
Crafty burglars use sticky tape trick to identify empty Costa Blanca homes in Spain
A home robbery gang used sticky tape on front doors to highlight potential targets in the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas. The four-strong Georgian crew
Violent serial abuser kidnapped girlfriend and forced her into prostitution in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A serial abuser has been arrested for kidnapping and forcing his partner to become a prostitute. The 38-year-old man had 69 police files on him,
Malaga tourist gets mugged for €10 and almost strangled to death by two youths on Spain’s Costa de Sol
TWO Malaga teenagers have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for trying to strangle a Madrid tourist who asked for directions. The traveller had just
Violent teenage robber floors tobacco shop owner with martial arts kicks on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN Alicante tobacco shop owner was subjected to martial arts-style kicks on her body after confronting a teenage thief. The 19-year-old youth was caught by
Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply
A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo
Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain
A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a
Drug dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil gun
A young drug dealer fired four bullets from a stolen Guardia Civil gun into the back of a dissatisfied client in Alicante. The 22-year-old’s violent
Criminal gang turns squatted flat into secure drug dealing compound on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A gang of Alicante drug dealers turned a squat into a secure compound to avoid being caught by the police. Five people have been arrested
Corrupt Costa Blanca official demanded €20 bung from Venezuelan teenager to speed up Spanish citizenship application
A 54-year-old Civil Registry worker at San Vicente del Raspeig demanded a €20 payment from a Venezuelan woman who wanted to become a Spanish citizen.
Phone pest froze emergency centre computer with hundreds of bogus calls in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A man froze an emergency call centre computer by dialling in hundreds of bogus reports over a few days. He made over 600 calls from
Benidorm thief displays football dribbling skills to distract and rob tourists visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm thief showed off his footballing skills in a distraction robbery ruse in the city’s Rincon de Loix area. He demonstrated his dribbling abilities
Removal firm on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol was used to export drugs from Spain to Sweden
A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments. The
Crooks harvest precious metals by stealing catalytic converters from parked cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca
THIEVES stole catalytic converters worth over €16,000 from 40 parked cars in Elche. Three people, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Thieving caregiver starts new job by taking jewellery and cash worth over €16,000 from employer on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A caregiver used her first day at work in an Alicante house to steal jewellery and cash totalling over €16,500. The 42-year-old Spanish woman answered
Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain
TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing
Thieves in Benidorm steal and ruin a €5,000 stamp collection on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BENIDORM police have recovered a stolen set of stamps initially valued at €5,000, but which are now virtually worthless because they needed careful preservation. Three
Thieves steal €13,000 after conning bank customer who just withdrew the cash in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A bank customer was conned over ‘dropped’ money in an Elche street before two crooks stole €13,000 from him. A 52-year old woman with a
Bad luck for thief who gets stuck for two days in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid office in Spain
POLICE rescued an unlucky thief who spent two days stuck in a ventilation shaft at a Madrid area Metro station. The 23-year-old man had robbed
Showbiz entrepreneur arrested for fraud in Spain planned to leave country with up to €900 million
A ventriloquist turned entertainment producer and promoter could have saved up as much as €900 million with plans to flee Spain to either the UK
Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism
LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and exported
Little old lady, aged 79, arrested for being a drugs kingpin smuggler of cocaine into Portugal and Spain
A 79-year-old female Spanish drugs lord has been arrested in Portugal over a cocaine smuggling operation. The Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional assisted Portuguese colleagues
Woman kidnapped as Costa Blanca drugs deal turns sour in Spain
A woman was kidnapped as an Elche drugs deal turned sour. Her boyfriend was selling marijuana to a group in the city and they took