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WATCH: Armed mob ‘attacks Barcelona restaurant’ sparking mass brawl in notorious barrio popular with tourists and expats

FOUR people have been arrested after a machete-wielding mob attacked a restaurant on Barcelona’s Rambla del Raval in a violent 30-person brawl. The incident took

15 Jun, 2026 @ 14:23

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k by pretending to be bank worker

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Alicante after posing on the phone as a bank employee to con a woman out of €30,000. The

15 Jun, 2026 @ 13:56

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell off part of valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour

Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour

THE Policia Nacional have recovered a large number of rare Lego collectables stolen from a house in the Torrellano district of Elche. A 31-year-old man

15 Jun, 2026 @ 10:42

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow airport under terrorism legislation – but was far-right activist returning from Spain?

THE rabble-rousing far-right activist Tommy Robinson was detained by police under terrorism legislation at London’s Heathrow airport on Saturday evening, it has been confirmed. Robinson,

14 Jun, 2026 @ 16:29

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

Warning: Town on Spain’s Costa del Sol will cut off water and issue fines of up to €600,000 to people who disobey drought measures

British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time

A BRITISH couple who left their children alone at a hotel on the Costa del Sol while they went partying have been handed a suspended

13 Jun, 2026 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca 'Good Samaritan' is kidnapped by house guests but escapes after being thrown 'bound and gagged' into car boot

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

A 33-YEAR-OLD Czech woman went through a two-day kidnapping and sexual assault ordeal after letting a homeless couple- also from the Czech Republic- stay in

12 Jun, 2026 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting

HOMES in Mijas were among 18 properties raided as more than 350 Guardia Civil officers swept across Andalucia in a major crackdown on suspected narco

12 Jun, 2026 @ 14:29

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Malaga·Marbella

Husband charged with kidnapping and murdering Ana Knezevich after she disappeared from her Madrid apartment in February

Unsolved mystery of American woman feared murdered by her husband in Madrid returns to spotlight in NBC Dateline special

THE mystery of an American woman who vanished in Madrid before her husband was charged with her murder is set to return to the spotlight

12 Jun, 2026 @ 12:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Protected witness was kidnapped at Mijas hotel and shot in the arm in Manilva — and the only suspect just walked free

A PROTECTED witness was kidnapped outside a Mijas hotel and later shot in the arm in Manilva over four years ago, but now the only

11 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Spain seized 37% of all EU cocaine last year as Brussels insists Madrid is doing ‘everything possible’ to fight the cartels

SPAIN seized more cannabis and cocaine than any other EU country in 2024, new data has shown, in what officials say confirms its role as

11 Jun, 2026 @ 13:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Manhunt for missing Moroccan promoter facing jail over shocking homophobic party rules in Spain’s southern gay capital of Torremolinos

SPANISH police have launched a manhunt for a Moroccan party promoter accused of organising an event in Torremolinos with a shockingly homophobic entry policy. The

11 Jun, 2026 @ 11:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man who posed as Valencia hostel worker

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker

A 32-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested for sexually assaulting three British female tourists at a Valencia hostel. The Policia Nacional said that the Tunisian national

11 Jun, 2026 @ 10:59

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

A brutal Balkan gang war on the streets of Barcelona culminates in broad daylight murder on the day of the Pope’s visit – a timeline of all we know

THE latest shooting in Barcelona in Calle Balmes has seen a man take a bullet to the head at point-blank range in the city’s commercial

10 Jun, 2026 @ 19:12

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Welcome to Barcelona, Leo: Man is gunned down in the street as Pope prepares to inaugurate Sagrada Familia tower

A MAN was shot dead on a Barcelona street on Wednesday close to the Policia Nacional station while events in the Catalan capital are dominated

10 Jun, 2026 @ 12:13

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

12 PEOPLE have been arrested for selling fake goods at the weekly Torrecremada Park street market in Denia. The Policia Nacional and Denia’s Policia Local

10 Jun, 2026 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Andalucia’s rampant narco activity moves closer to Gibraltar after nearly two tonnes of petrol are found stashed in caves high up on the Rock

POLICE in Gibraltar have seized nearly two tonnes of petrol used to fuel notorious ‘narcolancha’ boats funnelling drugs into southern Spain in the latest sign

10 Jun, 2026 @ 07:30

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

FOUR people were victim to a hazardous dog attack in Costa Blanca that ended with a 51-year-old woman losing part of her ear. A violent

9 Jun, 2026 @ 15:35

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

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

A MAN who clubbed his ex-partner’s cat to death in a Torrevieja street has been arrested again- this time to execute his deportation to Colombia.

9 Jun, 2026 @ 13:07

Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco

A FUGITIVE drug kingpin known as the ‘Messi of hashish’ has been identified by Spanish investigators as the alleged mastermind behind a network of tunnels

8 Jun, 2026 @ 16:29

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Russian jailed for intimidating and scaring Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn't pay 'protection' money

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

A 21-YEAR-OLD Russian man has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for running a ‘protection racket’ involving various shop owners in the Torrevieja area. He

8 Jun, 2026 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Another daylight shooting rocks Barcelona as man is gunned down on same street where victim was killed last month

GUN violence continues to erupt across Catalunya neighbourhoods after a second death is recorded on the same road in less than a month. The courtyard

8 Jun, 2026 @ 13:23

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Police catch woman who snatched €35,000 watch off wrist of British man in violent grab-and-run at hotel car park in northern Spain

A WOMAN has been arrested for ripping a €35,000 luxury watch from the wrist of a British man in a violent attack at a hotel

8 Jun, 2026 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead·Northern Spain

Horror on the Costa del Sol: ‘British’ man killed by partner in La Alcaidesa – before aggressor attempts to take own life

A ‘BRITISH’ man has been killed on the Costa del Sol, with police suspecting his partner, who later attempted to take his own life. Authorities

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:45

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home

A BRITISH couple have been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport over the 2024 shooting of a fellow national in the Mar Menor. The Guardia Civil said

8 Jun, 2026 @ 10:38

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

British tourist in Benidorm tried to kill two people at popular beach and then tried to take his life in police cells

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Benidorm for trying to drown a woman at Poniente beach and then burying a child’s face in the

8 Jun, 2026 @ 09:50

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Scammer poses as rental company worker to steal hire cars from Spain’s Valencia airport

A CONMAN who posed as a rental car firm employee at Valencia airport has been arrested for stealing at least seven vehicles. The 44-year-old man

5 Jun, 2026 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Valencia

Crime & Law

WATCH: Armed mob ‘attacks Barcelona restaurant’ sparking mass brawl in notorious barrio popular with tourists and expats

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con

Thief caught red-handed at Costa Blanca pawn shop trying to sell valuable Lego collection stolen from neighbour

Tommy Robinson detained at Heathrow airport under terrorism legislation – but was far-right activist returning from Spain?

British parents banned from seeing children after leaving them alone to party on the Costa del Sol – but avoid jail time

Costa Blanca ‘Good Samaritan’ is kidnapped by house guests but escapes outside McDonalds after being thrown ‘bound and gagged’ into car boot

Mijas homes raided as hundreds of police storm properties across Andalucia in narco money laundering sting

Unsolved mystery of American woman feared murdered by her husband in Madrid returns to spotlight in NBC Dateline special

Protected witness was kidnapped at Mijas hotel and shot in the arm in Manilva — and the only suspect just walked free

Spain seized 37% of all EU cocaine last year as Brussels insists Madrid is doing ‘everything possible’ to fight the cartels

Manhunt for missing Moroccan promoter facing jail over shocking homophobic party rules in Spain’s southern gay capital of Torremolinos

Three British tourists sexually assaulted by man posing as Valencia hostel worker

A brutal Balkan gang war on the streets of Barcelona culminates in broad daylight murder on the day of the Pope’s visit – a timeline of all we know

Welcome to Barcelona, Leo: Man is gunned down in the street as Pope prepares to inaugurate Sagrada Familia tower

Popular Costa Blanca street market raided with 12 traders arrested for selling fake football shirts ahead of the World Cup

Andalucia’s rampant narco activity moves closer to Gibraltar after nearly two tonnes of petrol are found stashed in caves high up on the Rock

Dog walker has ear half bitten off after ‘dangerous breed’ goes on attack rampage biting four people – including four-year-old boy – in Alicante

Torrevieja man who created uproar by bludgeoning cat to death is arrested again to execute his deportation from Spain

Fugitive drug lord ‘the Messi of hashish’ who vanished seven years ago named as mastermind behind narco tunnel network connecting Spain with Morocco

Russian man jailed for threatening Torrevieja shopkeepers with gang violence if they didn’t pay ‘protection’ money

Another daylight shooting rocks Barcelona as man is gunned down on same street where victim was killed last month

Police catch woman who snatched €35,000 watch off wrist of British man in violent grab-and-run at hotel car park in northern Spain

Horror on the Costa del Sol: ‘British’ man killed by partner in La Alcaidesa – before aggressor attempts to take own life

British couple arrested at Costa Blanca airport for gunning down fellow-national outside his Spanish home

British tourist in Benidorm ‘tried to kill two people at popular beach before attempting to take own life in custody’

Scammer poses as rental company worker to steal hire cars from Spain’s Valencia airport

Spain’s Pedro Sanchez celebrates as US-Iran peace deal agreed – but mourns 7,000 dead and slams American strikes as ‘failure’

Romanian tourist knocked unconscious after ninth-floor balcony collapses onto his head at hotel pool in Murcia holiday hotspot

Spain records 900,000 applications for its migrant regularization scheme – nearly double government estimates with 15 days still to go

WATCH: Armed mob ‘attacks Barcelona restaurant’ sparking mass brawl in notorious barrio popular with tourists and expats

Police issue warning as Costa Blanca teenager scams woman out of €30k in bank worker con

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