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Valencia is targeted by looters after devastating floods: Police make 183 arrests

THE Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have pooled resources to arrest looters of homes, stores, and shopping centres affected by the Valencia area flood disaster.

1 Nov, 2024 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Shoplifting surges in Spain's flood disaster zones: Police make 39 arrests including children

Shoplifting surges in Spain’s flood disaster zones: Police make 60 arrests including children

THE Policia Nacional has arrested 60 people- including several children- for looting shops in flood-affected areas of Valencia province. The police said that officers had

31 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Police confiscated over €1m of fake items being sold to tourists during busy summer on the Costa Blanca

Police in Spain seize €1million of fake goods being sold to tourists along the Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil have seized over €1 million of fake goods aimed at tourist buyers last summer in Alicante province. 25 people of various nationalities

29 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Chef in Spain is arrested after stealing €12,000 worth of steaks

A CHEF has been arrested for stealing €12,000 of prime cuts of meat from a well-known Alicante restaurant. He is accused of then selling the

29 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

‘Drunk’ Swiss passenger forces Ryanair flight to return to Spain after ‘lighting up cigarettes and screaming’ mid-air

A DRUNK passenger forced a Ryanair plane to make a quick return to Valencia Airport on Monday. The flight to Milan departed at 1.51pm but

29 Oct, 2024 @ 11:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

New investigation is launched into missing sailor who vanished from Gibraltar port in 1986

A NEW investigation has been opened into the death of Simon Parkes, a Royal Navy sailor who mysteriously disappeared in Gibraltar on December 12, 1986.

28 Oct, 2024 @ 15:40

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

‘Dangerous’ French fugitive who threatened a jewellery shop owner during €500,000 luxury watch heist is arrested on the Costa Blanca

A FRENCH fugitive wanted for a violent Marseilles jewellery shop robbery has been arrested in Alicante province. The Policia Nacional learned the man- described as

28 Oct, 2024 @ 15:23

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Drunk driver blocks off Metro station entrance in Valencia after mistaking it for an underground car park

Drink driver blocks off Metro station entrance in Valencia after mistaking it for an underground car park

A DRUNK motorist drove down the stairs to a Valencia Metro station- mistaking it for an underground car park ramp. The incident at one of

28 Oct, 2024 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Brit who ‘falsified prescriptions for anti-psychotic medication’ is arrested in Spain’s Murcia following dramatic police car chase

A BRITISH national has been arrested in a Murcia region city after a police chase where his car drove on the wrong side of the

25 Oct, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Record-breaking 13 tonnes of cocaine is found hidden in bananas in major ‘narco port’ in southern Spain

SOME 13 tonnes of cocaine have been found hidden in bananas in southern Spain’s major ‘narco port.’ The Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency Customs

25 Oct, 2024 @ 12:58

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How expert thieves raided 100 homes in British expat hotspots in Spain before selling stolen jewellery to unsuspecting customers

A GANG of thieves carried out nearly 100 home robberies in the Marina Alta area of Alicante province. Seven people have been arrested by the

24 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

'Traumatised' dog walker in Mallorca discovers bludgeoned body of a man in a ditch: Police arrest his boyfriend

Ibiza chef ‘savagely beats 72-year-old tourist’ after he complained about his meal

AN ELDERLY customer at an Ibiza restaurant complained about his meal and was thrown to the ground by an angry chef. The 72-year-old German victim

24 Oct, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Warning for tourists over ‘bird poo’ trick used by expert pickpockets on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A CLASSIC pickpocket tactic is being used to dupe tourists on the Costa del Sol, police have warned. It comes after an expert thief was

24 Oct, 2024 @ 12:31

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch is arrested in Spain amid international money-laundering investigation

Major raids in Spain and Ireland today as police target money-laundering operation linked to notorious Hutch gang

TEN house searches were executed on Wednesday in Lanzarote by the Guardia Civil investigating an Irish-led money-laundering crime gang. In addition, the Dublin home of

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:31

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: How narco gang in Spain’s Andalucia hid drugs inside truck wheels

A TYRE shop in Algeciras has been busted for running an ‘ingenious’ drug trafficking hub where the merchandise was hidden inside truck wheels crossing from

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca which ‘forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day’

A SECRET brothel in an l’Alfas del Pi disco bar that exploited women has been closed down by the Policia Nacional. A man and two

23 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Quad bike driver who performed dangerous tricks on notorious motorway in southern Spain faces jail after being identified

A QUAD bike driver is facing jail after being filmed performing dangerous stunts on a notorious motorway in southern Spain. The man was recorded while

23 Oct, 2024 @ 13:41

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Lead·Video

Single robber behind wave of e-scooter thefts in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Boy on e-scooter fractures ribs and elbow of 83-year-old woman in horror collision on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AN 83-year-old woman has been hospitalised after a young boy crashed into her while riding an e-scooter. The horror collision took place on the Torre

23 Oct, 2024 @ 13:29

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Financial advisor is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan in Spain

Financial advisor in Spain is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan

FIVE men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a Murcia financial advisor was blackmailed and viciously assaulted for not obtaining a €180,000 loan.

23 Oct, 2024 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Local who shot two cats to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca avoids jail

Outrage after local who shot two shelter cats to death on Spain’s Costa Blanca avoids jail

AN ELCHE man has avoided going to prison despite brutally shooting two cats dead with his hunting rifle. The 54-year-old Elche council employee fired several

23 Oct, 2024 @ 11:42

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

Two brothers are brutally bashed unconscious in a pub car park after a row over whose turn it was on a foosball table in Spain’s Balearics

A PAIR of brothers were bashed unconscious with rocks after a row over whose turn it was at the pub foosball table in Formentera. The

22 Oct, 2024 @ 16:25

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish police dog proudly poses with huge marijuana haul after catching ‘trafficker’ in Alicante

AN ALICANTE police dog sniffed out a 4.2 kilo marijuana stash during a random check on a coach at the city’s bus station. A 21-year-old

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Watch: Dangerous wanted Serbian is arrested while shopping in expat hotspot on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SERBIAN man on the run from Portuguese authorities since 2018 has been arrested in a Torrevieja supermarket. Besides a six-year-old European Arrest Warrant in

21 Oct, 2024 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

American man who ‘killed his wife on Christmas Day’ in southern Spain before ‘burying her body’ on the other side of the country to stand trial

A WEALTHY American businessman is set to stand trial in Spain for the murder of his Russian wife near Gibraltar and then embarking on a

21 Oct, 2024 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Health alert on Spain’s Costa del Sol after expat is accused of ‘making millions’ peddling illegal cancer treatments

A MARBELLA businessman has been accused of peddling illegal cancer treatments to hundreds of patients – netting him millions of euros in the process. In

19 Oct, 2024 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Marbella

Religion teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young children during lessons at Valencia school

A MAN who taught religion to young children at a Valencia area school has been arrested for child sexual assault. The suspect, 47, was detained

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

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