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Sex Exploitation Gang Busted With 15 Female And Male Victims Freed In Spain's Murcia

Sex trafficking gang busted with 15 female and male victims freed in Spain’s Murcia

TWO BROTHELS that sexually exploited people brought in mainly from Columbia have been closed down by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. The businesses

19 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police recover fleet of stolen cars used during robberies in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a gang that stole cars in the Alicante and Murcia areas which were then used in robberies before being sold

12 Apr, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Man, 20, Kills Barcelona Shooting Range Instructor And Forces Hostages To Drive 600 Kilometres To Spain's Murcia

Man kills Barcelona shooting instructor and forces hostages to drive 600 kilometres to Spain’s Murcia

POLICE in Murcia have arrested a 20-year-old man who fatally shot a Barcelona shooting range instructor and then forced two women to drive him 600

10 Apr, 2023 @ 19:30

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Federacion De Salud Mental Region Murcia

Gold service: Award given to mental health organisation in Murcia

THE Murcia Mental Health Federation has been awarded the Gold Medal of the City for 25 years of defending the rights and serving the needs

7 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Health·Murcia·Other News

Scammer With Nearly 600 Identities Stayed In Hotels Across Spain And Had Over 300 Bank Accounts

Scammer with 576 stolen identities stayed in hotels across Spain and had over 300 bank accounts

A MAN from the Murcia region may have earned the title of the biggest individual scammer in Spain. The Policia Nacional only this week revealed

5 Apr, 2023 @ 12:17

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Two Men Accused Of Killing British Businessman Are Bailed After Three Years Behind Bars In Spain's Andalucia

Two men accused of killing British businessman are bailed by court in Spain’s Andalucia

TWO MEN accused of the 2019 murder of a British businessman on the Costa del Sol have been bailed by a Fuengirola court. Aaron Asquith,

3 Apr, 2023 @ 16:08

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Murcia

Man Chokes To Death On Octopus At Tapas Bar In Spain's Murcia Region

Man chokes to death on octopus snack at tapas bar in Spain’s Murcia region

A man died on Friday afternoon after choking on a piece of octopus he was eating at a Murcia region bar. The 49-year-old was enjoying

1 Apr, 2023 @ 10:45

Lead·Murcia

13 new victims of alleged pedophile have been found

A man arrested last September accused of sexually assaulting five minors between 10 and 12 years of age has been linked to 13 new victims.

31 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

Almeria·Granada·Lead·Murcia

Property sales in Spain soared by 20% in July, new figures show - while prices jumped by almost 3%

Foreign home buyers reach record levels in Spain

FOREIGN property buyers accounted for 88,858 home purchases in Spain last year- up by 45% on 2021 figures. The College of Registrars says deals struck

30 Mar, 2023 @ 11:20

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Property·Valencian Community

Multiple arrests of violent robbery gang that frightened businesses and residents in Spain’s Murcia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has dismantled a criminal gang that committed violent robberies in public establishments and homes in the Torre Pacheco and Campo de Cartagena

24 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spain’s tennis ace Carlos Alcaraz regains world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic

MURCIA’S Carlos Alcaraz regained his world number one tennis ranking after an easy straight sets win over Russia’s Danill Medvedev in the Masters 1000 event

20 Mar, 2023 @ 11:14

Lead·Murcia·Sport

Drugs gang used latest technology to foil police in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

AN Albanian drugs gang that grew marijuana in Costa Blanca and Murcia properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The group committed similar

15 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

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

First Public Electric Charging Points For Lorries Open In Spain's Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas

Spain’s first public electric charge points for lorries enter service in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

SPAIN’S first two public electric charging points for lorries opened on Monday at strategic points off the AP-7 motorway in the east of the country.

13 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Man Ran Cocaine Lab Out Of Empty Property In Expat Area Of Spain's Costa Blanca

Man runs cocaine lab out of empty property in popular expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 47-YEAR-OLD Spaniard has been jailed for running a cocaine laboratory out of an otherwise empty property in Benijofar on the Costa Blanca. The cocaine

13 Mar, 2023 @ 13:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Biggest Storm Water Tank In Spain's Murcia Region Aims To Cut Pollution Flowing Into Mar Menor Lagoon

Biggest storm water tank in Spain’s Murcia region aims to cut Mar Menor lagoon pollution

THE largest storm water tank in the Murcia region has been opened in Torre Pacheco. It is expected to reduce excess flow from the area’s

10 Mar, 2023 @ 18:00

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Over €8 Million To Be Spent This Spring And Summer Removing Biomass Pollution From Mar Menor Lagoon In Spain

Over €8 million to be spent in six months removing biomass from shores of Mar Menor lagoon in Spain

THE Murcia government will spend nearly €8.5 million between April and September to remove biomass and ova from the Mar Menor lagoon. Visiting Playa Honda

9 Mar, 2023 @ 13:30

Environment·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

REVEALED: Where UK businesses are investing the most in Spain

THE Madrid region was the most popular part of Spain for British investment during the first nine months of 2022 according to figures produced by

9 Mar, 2023 @ 11:15

Balearic Islands·Business & Finance·Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencian Community

Experts say 200 million year-old marine fossil found in Spain’s Murcia has links to Swiss Alps

RESEARCHERS say the fossil of a 200 million year-old marine reptile spotted in a rock wall in the Murcia region town of Cehegin a few

7 Mar, 2023 @ 18:34

Lead·Murcia

Massive Swoops To Arrest Violent Robbery Gang In Spain's Murcia

Big swoop to arrest violent robbery gang that caused major concern in Spain’s Murcia

THE Guardia Civil implemented a co-ordinated swoop on Tuesday to bring down a gang behind over 50 service station and shop robberies in Murcia’s Campo

7 Mar, 2023 @ 14:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Biggest-ever monthly passenger total boosted by British travellers using Costa Blanca airport

Costa Blanca and Murcia airports in Spain are ‘best in Europe’

AIRPORTS serving the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain have been given ‘Best Airport in Europe’ awards by an industry body. The honours come

6 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia

Pedro Antonio Sa?nchez En La Conferencia De Presidentes, 17 De Enero De 2017

Former Murcia president sentenced to three years in jail for rigging auditorium tender

The former president of Murcia has been sentenced to three years in jail for rigging the tender of an auditorium project during his time in

6 Mar, 2023 @ 12:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Revealed: The areas in Spain which welcome the most immigrants, according to latest official data

Ukraine refugees in many parts of Spain have not got special payments promised last June

MANY Ukrainian families that arrived in Spain after Russia’s invasion last year still have not received a penny of their promised €400 per month payments.

3 Mar, 2023 @ 18:01

Catalunya·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·National News·Valencian Community

Fraudsters had stocks of fake-branded clothes with total €10 million price tag in Spain’s Murcia

A four-month police probe to bring down a big counterfeit clothing distributor has resulted in three Murcia City arrests. Over 70,000 fakes with a retail

3 Mar, 2023 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

One Of Europe's 'most Wanted' Criminals Is Arrested At Murcia Area Shopping Centre In Spain

One of Europe’s ‘most wanted’ criminals arrested at Murcia shopping centre in Spain

A violent Dutch fugitive who escaped from a court-ordered mental institution in June 2021 has been arrested in a Murcia City shopping centre. Sherwin W

1 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia