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Police seize almost 15,000 marijuana from Costa Blanca rental homes used as giant drugs farms in Spain

Police raid Costa Blanca rental homes converted into giant marijuana farms in Spain

A major marijuana-growing operation has been smashed by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional in Alicante Province. 25 people have been arrested and nearly 15,000

15 Jun, 2021 @ 13:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

A premium gin created on the Costa Blanca in Spain becomes an international award winner

IF Spain and alcohol are mentioned in the same sentence, then wine or a fine brandy are products that might immediately spring to mind. But

22 May, 2021 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Recruiter Brings Brings Down Child Exploiters Who Ran A Prostitution Ring On Spain's Costa Blanca

Recruiter brings down child exploiters who ran a prostitution ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have smashed a Costa Blanca child prostitution gang that pimped out sex abuse victims. The enterprise was busted after a child recruiter reported what

3 May, 2021 @ 13:55

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Father takes his own life after knifing his ex-wife and two children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man stabbed his ex-wife and their two children before using the same knife to take his own life. The tragedy unfolded on Sunday afternoon(March

22 Mar, 2021 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca-made orange liqueur goes ‘viral’ after childhood cough medicine nostalgia in Spain

AN orange liqueur has created a social media buzz in Spain as drinkers say it reminds them of their childhood days of taking a particular

20 Feb, 2021 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Food & Drink

Dumb burglar fails to pull wool over police eyes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A young thief thought he could hoodwink police by hiding under a sofa cover when officers arrived at a Costa Blanca address that he was

17 Jan, 2021 @ 16:15

Costa Blanca

Romanian fugitive foolishly breaks curfew and is arrested by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Romanian man on the run from his country’s authorities on robbery convictions has been arrested after he broke curfew laws on the Costa Blanca.

5 Jan, 2021 @ 13:07

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fifth tremor in two days makes Spain’s Costa Blanca the earthquake hotspot of Europe

FOLLOWING two earthquakes reported in the Torrevieja area yesterday, another even bigger shock was felt in Alcoi this morning, in the hills above Benidorm. With

3 Nov, 2020 @ 10:30

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Environment