Valencian Community

British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport

A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking in the UK has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport. The 43-year-old man was collared by the Policia National

27 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster

A JUDGE says the Valencia region’s ex-president, Carlos Mazon should stand trial for negligence over his handling of the October 2024 flood disaster that killed

25 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Father live-streamed sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain with seedy subscribers paying in crypto coins Depraved father live-streams sex assaults on underage daughter in Spain while seedy subscribers paid in crypto to watch A MADRID man has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for live-streaming sex assaults that he committed on his underage daughter. Perverts who wanted to 6 Feb, 2026 @ 12:00 Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid Calls grow to rename Avenida Julio Iglesias in Marbella’s Puerto Banus after legendary singer’s sex assault and trafficking allegations PRESSURE is mounting on Marbella authorities to strip Julio Iglesias of his local honours following accusations of sexual assault and human trafficking. The famous thoroughfare 14 Jan, 2026 @ 11:11 Celebrity·Lead·Marbella Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area Children convicted for sex assault offences doubles over seven years in Alicante area THE number of children convicted of sex crimes in Alicante province has almost doubled in seven years. The figures relate to 2024 totals compiled by 9 Dec, 2025 @ 17:00 Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead 'English-speaking' woman found semi-naked in park was sexually assaulted by three men in Valencia ‘English-speaking’ woman found semi-naked in Valencia park after group sex assault AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and 23 Jun, 2025 @ 17:07 Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia New Year date announced for Luis Rubiales trial over 'infamous' kiss of Spain World Cup star Jenni Hermoso New Year date announced for sex assault trial of Luis Rubiales over ‘infamous’ kiss on Spain World Cup star Jenni Hermoso A DATE has been announced for the trial of Luis Rubiales- the former president of the Spanish football federation (RFEF)- over the ‘non-consensual’ kiss on 17 Jun, 2024 @ 18:00 Crime & Law·Lead·National News EXCLUSIVE: Child victim of a sex assault in Portugal recognises Madeleine Mccann suspect Christian Brueckner in the courtroom By Jon Clarke and Rainer Burkard, in Braunschweig IT was something of a seminal moment in the mammoth ongoing trial of seasoned sex offender Christian 14 Apr, 2024 @ 21:32 Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read EFormer Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on night club sex assault charges Former Barcelona footballer Dani Alves to stand trial in Spain on nightclub sex assault charges THE FORMER Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves will face trial on charges of sexual assault of a woman in a Barcelona nightclub last December, 14 Nov, 2023 @ 18:15 Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead Embattled 'kisser' Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe Embattled ‘kisser’ Luis Rubiales could face sex assault charges as top prosecutors in Spain open probe NATIONAL COURT prosecutors in Madrid have announced a preliminary investigation into suspended RFEF president Luis Rubiales’ forced kiss on World Cup star player Jenni Hermoso 28 Aug, 2023 @ 17:29 Crime & Law·Lead·Sport British tourist arrested over sex assault on UK holidaymaker at party-resort Magaluf hotel on Spain's Mallorca British tourist arrested over alleged sex assault on UK holidaymaker at hotel in Spain’s Mallorca GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A BRITISH man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman – also British – at a 8 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30 Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain Former Barcelona star Dani Alves set to be indicted over sex assault charges in Spain A BARCELONA court has decided to indict Brazilian football star Dani Alves following a probe into sexual assault accusations against him. The judge’s investigation found 1 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45 Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead British Men Arrested For Kissing And Groping Semi Conscious British Woman Inside Valencia Nightclub In Spain British men arrested in Spain’s Valencia for sex assault on British woman inside beach area nightclub TWO British men have been arrested by Valencia’s Policia Local for sexually assaulting a British woman inside a popular beach area nightclub in the city 5 Apr, 2023 @ 18:45 Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community 'English-speaking' woman found semi-naked in park was sexually assaulted by three men in Valencia Underage girl suffers outdoor sex assault by three boys in Spain’s Alicante area

Three minors arrested for horrifying sex attack on 13-year-old in Valencia shopping centre – and sharing a video of it with their school friends

THREE boys aged 14 and 15 have been arrested for the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in Valencia. The incident happened on February

25 Feb, 2026 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca real estate agents arrested for scamming foreign customers who ended up virtually penniless

A COUPLE who own an Alicante real estate agency were amongst four people arrested by the Policia Nacional for scamming mainly foreign customers. Three men

24 Feb, 2026 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Property

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

A 65-YEAR-OLD nurse died in Castellon General Hospital on Monday after her former boyfriend stabbed her at the Benicassim Health Centre. The 70-year-old assailant has

16 Feb, 2026 @ 17:45

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home

TWO British nationals have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for running a pirate IPTV operation out of their Alicante home. The Brits, aged 50

12 Feb, 2026 @ 15:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police find massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters inside Costa Blanca house

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

A BIG stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters has been discovered by the Guardia Civil inside a Torrevieja house. A 45-year-old man has been

11 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Elderly British expat found dead by firefighters in Costa Blanca home after desperate UK relatives lost contact

AN ELDERLY British man was found dead in his Costa Blanca apartment after family and friends called authorities to say they could not contact him.

10 Feb, 2026 @ 12:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

UK pub chain Wetherspoon's opens its first bar outside British Isles at Costa Blanca airport

UK pub chain Wetherspoons opens its first foreign bar at Costa Blanca airport

BRITISH pub chain Wetherspoons has opened its first bar outside the UK and Ireland at Alicante-Elche airport. The opening ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Monday.

9 Feb, 2026 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink·Lead

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow countryman on Spain's Costa Blanca

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow Brit, 29, on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested and jailed for the fatal Costa Blanca shooting of a fellow countryman on December 21 last year. The 29-year-old

9 Feb, 2026 @ 10:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Thieves made special journey to steal 26 V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

Thieves steal over two dozen V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

THREE people have been arrested for stealing 26 V-16 emergency lights from parked cars in San Vicente del Raspeig. The trio made a special 30

6 Feb, 2026 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Storm Oriana 'red alert' weather warning issued for winds of up to 140km/hour in Spain's Valencia

Storm Leonardo hits the Costa Blanca with yellow alert for high winds as temperatures are set to soar

STORM Leonardo which has wreaked havoc in parts of Andalucia is hitting Alicante province on Thursday with yellow alerts issued for high winds. The State

5 Feb, 2026 @ 10:35

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community·Weather

IN PICS: Work starts this year on what will become one of Spain’s largest shopping centres

CONSTRUCTION will begin this year in Valencia on what will become one of Spain’s biggest shopping centres. The Infinity complex will be located in the

3 Feb, 2026 @ 13:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Kindergarden owner in Spain is arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children

THE owner of a Valencia province nursery has been arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children. Staff at the Algemesi facility handed over videos

2 Feb, 2026 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

WATCH: Alarming moment young man with suspicious backpack climbs onto roof of plane parked at major Spanish airport

A 24-YEAR-OLD man disrupted a flight to Amsterdam on Saturday by climbing onto the roof of the plane at Valencia airport. The incident happened shortly

2 Feb, 2026 @ 10:40

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm applies for €50m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

BENIDORM City Council has asked for a €55 million government loan to stave off the risk of bankruptcy over a €350 million compensation award. The

29 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

TWO people have been arrested in Benidorm after a car carrying a 580-gram slab of cocaine was intercepted at a police checkpoint. Two Ukrainians aged

29 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

New land law aims to simplify building new homes by cutting bureaucracy in Spain’s Valencia region

THE Valencia region is set to get a new law which aims to cut red tape over permission to build properties on urban land. The

29 Jan, 2026 @ 11:18

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Lead·Property·Valencia·Valencian Community

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

A VALENCIA area bar owner has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for illegally snooping on customers via two cameras installed in the bathrooms. An

28 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drug mule who swallowed a kilo of heroin is arrested at airport in Spain

Amsterdam drug mule gets busted at airport in Spain with a kilo of heroin in a 100 separate bags in his stomach

A DRUG mule who flew from Amsterdam to Valencia swallowed over 1.1 kilos of heroin in a failed bid to evade authorities. The 37-year-old man

23 Jan, 2026 @ 13:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held man hostage for three days on Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage in Spain- but are freed after victim said they were ‘friends’

FOUR members of a Swedish mafia gang called ‘Dalen’ have been arrested but subsequently released after holding a Norwegian man hostage for nearly three days

22 Jan, 2026 @ 11:34

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain

AUTHORITIES have shut down an illegal Alicante province cigarette factory and seized materials worth over €3 million. Two men aged 22 and 51 have been

21 Jan, 2026 @ 17:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm bankruptcy fears remain after court rejects challenge to €330m compensation award

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

BENIDORM City Council has suffered a fresh setback in its attempt to overturn a €283 million compensation award plus €47 million in interest. The total

14 Jan, 2026 @ 14:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record in 2025 with UK tourists dominating

ALICANTE-ELCHE airport set a new annual passenger record in 2025 with just under 20 million travellers- a third of which were from the UK. The

13 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area

A BRITISH man has been arrested on the southern Costa Blanca for sexual assault offences committed in the UK between 2014 and 2015. The Policia

7 Jan, 2026 @ 12:01

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Spain's oldest Three Kings parade goes ahead despite likely poor weather

Spain’s oldest Three Kings parade goes ahead despite weather warning

SPAIN’S oldest Three Kings parade will take place in Alcoy from 6pm this Monday- despite the inclement weather. Despite many surrounding Alicante province towns suspending

5 Jan, 2026 @ 16:22

Alicante·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport

Judge says former president Carlos Mazon should stand trial for ‘total negligence’ over his response to Valencia flood disaster

Three minors arrested for horrifying sex attack on 13-year-old in Valencia shopping centre – and sharing a video of it with their school friends

Costa Blanca real estate agents arrested for scamming foreign customers who ended up virtually penniless

Horrified patients witness fatal stabbing of nurse by ex-boyfriend at medical centre in Spain

British expats arrested for operating pirate IPTV network out of their Costa Blanca home

Massive stash of stolen bicycles and electric scooters found inside Costa Blanca house

Elderly British expat found dead by firefighters in Costa Blanca home after desperate UK relatives lost contact

UK pub chain Wetherspoons opens its first foreign bar at Costa Blanca airport

British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow Brit, 29, on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Thieves steal over two dozen V-16 emergency lights in one night from parked cars in Costa Blanca town

Storm Leonardo hits the Costa Blanca with yellow alert for high winds as temperatures are set to soar

IN PICS: Work starts this year on what will become one of Spain’s largest shopping centres

Kindergarden owner in Spain is arrested for allegedly hitting and locking up children

WATCH: Alarming moment young man with suspicious backpack climbs onto roof of plane parked at major Spanish airport

Benidorm applies for €55m government loan to stave off bankruptcy risk over €350m land compensation payment

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

New land law aims to simplify building new homes by cutting bureaucracy in Spain’s Valencia region

Seedy bar owner in Spain installed bathroom spy cameras which downloaded customer images to his computer

Amsterdam drug mule gets busted at airport in Spain with a kilo of heroin in a 100 separate bags in his stomach

WATCH: Police arrest Swedish mafia gang members who held ‘millionaire’ hostage in Spain- but are freed after victim said they were ‘friends’

Fake cigarette factory raided with €3m of products set for black market sales in Spain

Benidorm bankruptcy fears mount after court rejects bid to overturn €330m compensation ruling

Costa Blanca airport smashes annual passenger record in 2025 with UK tourists dominating

British fugitive convicted of UK sex crimes is arrested in Costa Blanca expat area

Spain’s oldest Three Kings parade goes ahead despite weather warning

The Gibraltar treaty – What happens next: Ratification, border removal and remaining obstacles as the Chief Minister’s future comes under the microscope

OBITUARY: The man who held Spain at gunpoint for 72 hours in a bid to return from democracy to dictatorship

Spain’s best kept culinary secret is hidden among history and flavour in this valley in Cordoba

What is Andalucia Day? All you need to know ahead of bank holiday celebration this week

Happy Andalucia Day! 10 amazing facts about Spain’s southernmost region