Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante
A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the
Alicante province experiencing the hottest July nights in the last 100 years
ALICANTE province is dealing with the hottest July nights in the last 100 years, according to Spain’s weather agency Aemet. The most affected area is
Five men imprisoned for an illegal marihuana plantation in a luxury chalet in Alicante
An illegal marihuana crop was discovered by the Guardia Civil on July 24 in a luxury urbanization in Alicante. The men are all between the
Pay up: ‘Sextortion’ gang targeted victim’s families with hitmen if they did not hand over thousands in Spain’s Alicante
A TERRIFYING ‘sextortion’ ring that threatened to send hitmen to the families of punters looking to pay for sex if they did not continually cough
No place to hide: Net tightens on Globix ponzi fraudsters as liquidators target wife and line up lawyers in Madrid and Moscow
LIQUIDATORS attempting to pin down €40 million missing in a giant crypto fraud are zeroing in on the wife of one of the chief suspects
Dozens of rats have been spotted in the city of Alicante
Numerous rats have been sighted across neighbourhoods in Alicante, most recently in San Blas. The company in charge of disinfection in the region stressed these
STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante
POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation,
Police swoop on far-right football hooligans for assault on rival group in Spain’s Navarra area
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested 13 members of the ultra-right Boixos Nois group who attacked a rival faction in a mass assault inside a Pamplona
Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old
Alicante celebrates the 20th anniversary of pride festivities in the city with ‘Alicante with Pride’ week
ALICANTE is celebrating “Alicante with Pride” week, which kicked off on Monday with Mayor Luis Barcala’s speech at the town hall. During the week, visitors
Two members of Europe-wide hotel safe robbery gang arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL in a joint operation with the Mossos d’Esquadra, have arrested two members of a gang that stole from hotel room safes across
Aunt and uncle misappropriate €148,000 from orphaned nephews on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COUPLE from Sant Joan d’Alacant have each been given nine month prison terms for misappropriating €148,000 euros from two teenage nephews who were orphaned
Partido Popular’s Carlos Mazon invested as new president of Spain’s Valencia region
CARLOS MAZON from the Partido Popular was invested on Thursday as the new president of the Valencian Community with 53 votes in favour-made up of
EXPLAINER: Why smoking ban remains on bar and restaurant terraces in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
LAST WEEK’S ending of Covid-19 health restrictions in Spain left one anomaly- namely the ban on terrace bar and restaurant smoking introduced in the early
Campaign group to take Cala Mosca’s ‘urban atrocity’ to court in Orihuela (Alicante)
A CAMPAIGN group has confirmed it will take the ‘abhorrent’ development of 2,200 homes in scenic Cala Mosca to court. Salvemos Cala Mosca refuses to
Heatwave could reach 45 degrees in inland areas of Spain’s Valencia region
THE LATEST summer heatwave could reach leave maximum temperatures of up to 45 degrees in several areas of the Valencian Community on Tuesday. The interior
Criminal gang stole 21,600 condoms packed into van during working holiday on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BARCELONA area robbery gang went on holiday to Alicante province and spent their vacation stealing from businesses including thousands of condoms. Three men aged
Marijuana gang had drugs worth €3 million on Spain’s Costa Blanca for cardboard box delivery to Germany
A SPANISH-ALBANIAN gang that exported marijuana from Alicante province and Murcia to Germany has been busted in a joint operation between the Policia Nacional and
Man throws bottles at travellers and threatens to kill police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a man at Alicante-Elche airport who threw objects at travellers and threatened to kill police officers. The 36-year-old man caused
Free regional public transport extended for young people in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
REGIONALLY-RUN public transport journeys in the Valencian Community will continue to be free for those aged under 31 years until the end of the year.
One of Spain’s most-notorious ‘Love Hug’ robbers is arrested on Costa Blanca
A LOVE HUG robber wanted by over 20 courts across Spain has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Alicante. The 25-year-old Romanian national was
Fast response motorbike cops reunite British tourists with stolen suitcase on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A QUICK police response helped a British couple to get their stolen suitcase back after they were robbed outside Alicante bus station. A 23-year-old man
The revolting ways of expat nazi terrorist Kris ‘Charlie Big Potatoes’ Kearney as he goes down for almost five years after extradition from Spain
A NAZI fitness guru extradited from Spain to face terror charges in the UK has been sentenced to five years in prison. Online radical Kris
Police smash gang that sexually exploited women on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL have dismantled an Alicante gang who sexually exploited women after bringing them over from Columbia with false promises of jobs. Nine people
Woman arrested for stabbing her husband with a pair of scissors in Alicante
A WOMAN has been arrested for allegedly attempting to murder her husband by stabbing him in the side with a pair of scissors in Elche
Cyber-scammer caught after avoiding arrest for years on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested a major cyber-scammer in Alicante who avoided been caught by authorities for over a decade. Operation Zenigata was launched in