Fugitive found: Expat arrested in Mijas for historic sex crimes against young girls A BRITISH fugitive aged 67 wanted for sex assaults on the two young daughters of his ex has been arrested in Mijas. British police had 26 May, 2021 @ 14:22
Police arrest 16-year-old boy on Spain’s Costa del Sol for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl A 16-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested by the police on the Costa del Sol for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. 28 May, 2020 @ 18:55 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Guardia Civil arrest an ISIS supporter in Madrid for posting terrorist threats on social media THE Guardia Civil have arrested an ISIS supporter in Madrid for posting terrorist threats on social media. 30 Apr, 2020 @ 14:44 Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid
British fugitive ‘drug trafficker’ detained in Marbella’s San Pedro after European arrest warrant issued Police held the man in the Marbella town after pulling him over, while he was driving 29 Jan, 2020 @ 17:27 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Police in Spain arrest 33 over Mallorca-wide cocaine, MDMA and hash empire that carried fake shotguns and buried €38,000 at farm A Dutch group in mainland Spain supplied the drugs, which a driver smuggled through the Port of Alcudia using secret cavities underneath his car 1 Dec, 2019 @ 11:36 Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca
Sick paedo who preyed on young girls as young as 13 years old, supplying them with drugs and booze, has been caught in Spain’s Andalucia Once the man befriended the minors, he would then request sexual favours in exchange for more substances, even threatening them with weapons if they did 15 Nov, 2019 @ 15:06 Lead
OPINION: Diners at THIS restaurant in Spain knew about its underwhelming food, but not about its ‘slave labour’ and owner’s arrest Why then did it take until just over a month ago for someone to finally tip off police? 10 Nov, 2019 @ 13:45 Crime & Law·Mallorca·Opinion
Dad arrested after ‘locking screaming daughters in office’ for THREE DAYS before police broke down door near Spain’s Costa Blanca Police broke down the front door of the establishment, before rescuing the ‘screaming’ girls and placing them in the care of their mother 8 Nov, 2019 @ 13:29 Crime & Law·Lead
WATCH: Police in Spain arrest five over plot to ship 101 kilos of cocaine through Marbella shopping centre Police also seized €11,000, 10 mobile phones and six cars 1 Nov, 2019 @ 13:12 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Man who brandished ‘loaded gun’ in hospital arrested before police find knives, crossbow and pistols at his home near Spain’s Costa del Sol Police held the man on illegal weapon charges after he had originally tried to hide the gun, which a spokesperson said was ‘ready for use.’ 15 Oct, 2019 @ 08:58 Cadiz·Lead
Drunk British mum ‘high on cannabis’ arrested after screaming ‘you can’t f*****g stop me’ on Birthday flight to Spain She was dragged off the plane by Portuguese police, before being summoned to court in the UK 14 Oct, 2019 @ 08:24 Crime & Law·Lead
Two men arrested in botched bank robbery on Spain’s Costa del Sol were armed and disguised as couriers “First let the hostages go, get down to the floor, everybody get to the floor,” the negotiator could be heard saying 27 Sep, 2019 @ 11:18 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
WATCH: Heavily armed police storm CaixaBank and arrest ‘robber’ who had taken ‘hostages’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol “First let the hostages go, get down to the floor, everybody get to the floor” 26 Sep, 2019 @ 15:47 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Woman arrested over three Costa del Sol wildfires RELEASED on €10,000 bail in Spain’s Marbella Police consulted two witnesses who both claimed they saw the woman in the affected areas when the fires broke out 6 Sep, 2019 @ 19:17 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
Mum shot dead with shotgun on Spain’s Costa del Sol before police arrest her ‘schizophrenic’ son At age 14 the man is believed to have obtained a weapons license and had several firearms in the house 6 Sep, 2019 @ 10:51 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
FIRE ARREST: Woman carrying lighters held over three separate blazes in Spain’s Marbella She was caught inside the vehicle with ‘flammable material’ and several lighters, before police detained her on charges of a ‘forest crime’ 3 Sep, 2019 @ 16:39 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga
British fugitive ‘warehouse robber’ arrested at Spain’s Alicante Airport after trying to evade customs officers All four arrests happened in the last 10 days in a crackdown on international crime 2 Sep, 2019 @ 17:19 Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead
British mum arrested after ‘abandoning baby in street’ following drunken row with partner in Spain holiday hotspot Police then spoke to the kid’s father, before tracing the woman to nearby the hotel where the couple had been staying 30 Aug, 2019 @ 14:34 Crime & Law·Lead
Outlaw biker connected to a string of shootings captured on Spain’s Costa del Sol The fugitive had reportedly been living in a luxury house in Marbella with his pregnant wife and three children for several months 30 Aug, 2019 @ 13:53 Crime & Law·Lead
Police catch drunk dad driving three times over limit with drunk wife and child, 3, with no seat belt in Spain’s Marbella Meanwhile the youngest child, aged three was travelling in between the two front seats without a seatbelt 29 Aug, 2019 @ 16:02 Lead·Malaga
British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK 28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Police arrest 73 ravers at illegal party in Spain’s Ibiza as revellers hit officers with iron bars and rocks Meanwhile a Spanish woman, 27, and Italian man, 30, were both hospitalised with broken bones 27 Aug, 2019 @ 12:59 Crime & Law·Lead
Five British men and women held over ‘cannabis courier service’ as 100kgs of drugs seized on Spain’s Costa del Sol According to police the Brit suspects would frequently change their rented cars and apartments to keep officers off the scent 25 Aug, 2019 @ 20:40 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Woman held over attempted murder of sleeping boyfriend after saying ‘I’m a terrorist’ and showing police knife on Spain’s Costa del Sol Officers found the wounded man in a pool of blood at the house in Calle Zeus, as well as a trail of blood and blood 23 Aug, 2019 @ 10:43 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
Two legal cannabis clubs SHUT DOWN for drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa del Sol Staff sold ‘indiscriminately’ including to foreigners and minors 22 Aug, 2019 @ 10:19 Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga
French suspect held over wildfire on Spain’s Costa del Sol ‘used PETROL’ to try and kill hornets, say police It comes as residents of the Forest Hills urbanization - where some 2,000 people were evacuated - have claimed that the fire was part of 21 Aug, 2019 @ 09:44 Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Malaga