Crime & Law News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Marbella ‘narcos’ arrested over shisha bar shooting are found with silicone face disguises, AK-47, cocaine and more

THREE alleged gangsters accused of shooting a rival in the leg in Marbella have been arrested. An AK-47, bulletproof vests and 5kg of cocaine were

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: Why violent drug gangs are moving to Marbella, according to local criminal expert – following wave of shootings this year

DRUG trafficking gangs are increasingly moving their operations to Marbella because of a continued police crackdown further down the coast, an expert has warned. Ana

19 Jul, 2024 @ 13:50

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

British expat ‘is robbed of €50,000’ by a local female carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CARER has been accused of stealing over €50,000 from a bank account belong to an elderly British man in Alicante province. The 91-year-old Brit

19 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Horror in Spain after man records himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending video to his mother

SPAIN is in shock after a man recorded himself digging up and beheading his dead brother before sending the video to his mother and walking

18 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain bust gang who ‘built more than 1,000 kamikaze drones for Hezbollah’

THE Guardia Civil and German authorities have dismantled a drone logistics structure operating in Europe supplying so-called kamikaze drones to the Lebanese extremist Hezbollah group.

18 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted

FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

A BRITISH tourist has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence after pinching a nipple of a Ryanair cabin crew member on a flight between

16 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Benidorm brothel exploited vulnerable women round-the-clock with four victims rescued by police

FOUR women have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after being forced to work as prostitutes in a city apartment converted into a

15 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach

15 Jul, 2024 @ 11:08

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Search underway for British man, 48, who went missing in Spain on Thursday after ‘arguing with his wife’

A SEARCH is underway in the northern Spanish province of Leon for a British man who has not been seen since a row with his

14 Jul, 2024 @ 14:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal cash and items valued at €1.5m

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal €1.5m in cash and items

A LOCKSMITH has been arrested in Madrid for stealing cash and jewellery valued at €1.5 million from a safe that he repaired months earlier. The

12 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Pickpocket warning for Brits visiting Spain: These locations are among the most targeted

Police in this Spanish city warn that late-night thefts are on the rise as thieves take advantage of drunk revellers

POLICE and a citizen patrol are warning residents of Madrid that late-night thefts are on the rise, as thieves take advantage of revellers who are

12 Jul, 2024 @ 17:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Car insurance agent pocketed customer premiums in mass fraud on the Costa Blanca

A COSTA Blanca motor insurance agent has been accused of pocketing premiums paid by 27 clients who unknowingly were not covered to drive their vehicles.

12 Jul, 2024 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Irish teenagers arrested for selling laughing gas in the street to Mallorca tourists

TWO Irish tourists, aged 18 and 19, have been arrested in Mallorca for selling laughing gas to other holidaymakers. The two men were detained by

12 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Wife of Spain's Prime Minister proclaims innocence as she testifies in corruption and influence peddling case

Second report absolves Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife from any wrongdoing in influence peddling case

A SECOND report put together by Spain’s Guardia Civil has not found any wrongdoing by the Spanish prime minister’s wife, Begoña Gomez, as part of

11 Jul, 2024 @ 11:55

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Identical twin tries to fool Costa Blanca police after taking his brother’s car and pretending to be him

AN IDENTICAL twin tried to pass himself off as his brother when police on the Costa Blanca pulled him over at a routine checkpoint. The

10 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang arrested after stealing €1.5m of mobile phones in Valencia delivery van heist

A VALENCIA gang that held up a van at gunpoint and stole mobile phones worth €1.5 million has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Four

10 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

British teenage tourist injures police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf restaurant in Spain

Young British tourist attacks police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf strip restaurant in Spain

A YOUNG British tourist in Magaluf got into a brawl outside a restaurant and attacked police officers trying to break up the fight. The Calvia

10 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish bouncer accused of killing a British tourist in Spain is arrested

15 schoolboys get probation for spreading AI-created naked images of girls in Spain

A JUVENILE court in Extremadura has sentenced 15 schoolboys to a year’s probation after they created and spread AI-generated naked images of their female classmates

10 Jul, 2024 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead

British tourist in ‘agitated state’ arrested in Spain for trying to sell €7k of cocaine stashed in his sock on the Magaluf strip

A BRITISH tourist has been arrested in Magaluf on suspicion of selling cocaine with a retail value of €7,000 that he kept in a sock.

9 Jul, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Wife of Spain’s prime minister threatened with arrest if she fails to attend court when witness in her influence peddling probe gives evidence

A MADRID judge has warned Begoña Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, that she could be arrested if she does not turn

9 Jul, 2024 @ 14:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Motorhome and camper van thieves change chassis details and produce fake documents to sell vehicles to unsuspecting customers in Spain

AN ALICANTE province gang has been busted for stealing motorhomes and camper vans, which they sold on second-hand sites via social media platforms. The Policia

9 Jul, 2024 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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