Ferrari driving ‘narco boss’ is among 35 arrested in huge crackdown on drug trafficking on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A COSTA Blanca drugs gang led by a man who bought a €250,000 luxury car out of the proceeds, has been busted by the Guardia
Drought-loving beetles that kill pine trees are being monitored on Spain’s Costa Blanca
DROUGHT conditions have fuelled concerns over the unwanted return of a beetle that can destroy masses of trees in the green spaces of the Vega
Thief targets distracted supermarket shoppers to steal valuables in Spain’s Costa Blanca
AN ELUSIVE thief who went on a systemic campaign of stealing from Mercadona supermarket shoppers in Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Cocaine distributors moved supplies in hidden car compartments across Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has dismantled a cocaine trafficking gang in the Vega Baja region of Alicante Province. Investigators believe around a kilo of the substance
Gang with Italian mob links is arrested over Costa Blanca kidnapping in Spain
FOUR gang members have been arrested for kidnapping and injurying a man in Callosa de Segura. The victim was held for four days last April
Female patient stopped from using local health centre after assaulting doctor on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A woman has received a four-month suspended jail term and a ban from any contact with her doctor after assaulting him at an Orihuela health
Sweatshop paid workers just €10 to peel and wash 100 kilos of onions on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO business owners have been arrested in Callosa de Segura for infringing workers rights. The Spaniards ran a vegetable warehouse which paid shockingly-low wages and
Clean sweep with serial stealer going on laundromat robbery spree in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A serial stealer went on a two-month spree of robbing self-service laundries and car wash businesses in Callosa de Segura. The Spaniard, 30, had an
Alicante area robbers stole dozens of cars and electrical goods from over 80 homes in Spain
A major Alicante Province home robbery gang has been broken up in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. 14 people have been arrested and two
Frail old lady assaulted by thief who steals €6000 she had withdrawn from a Costa Blanca bank in Spain
A frail 87-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and had €6000 stolen that she withdrew from a Callosa de Segura bank. The 38-year-old assailant
Two thieves stole from 60 cars belonging to tourists at beauty spot car parks on the Costa Blanca in Spain
TWO men have been arrested for stealing items from 60 cars parked up in tourist spots on the southern Costa Blanca. They’ve also been charged
Pair steal €20,000 from house of recently deceased man on Spain’s Costa Blanca
OPERATION CERVOL in Callosa de Segura has ended with the arrest of two men for allegedly burglarising the house of a recently deceased man. Guardia
Worst day yet for Covid-19 deaths in Spain’s Valencia region
SIXTY deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in the Community in the last 24 hours. The Valencian Community has reported 3,590 coronavirus infections in 24
Mayor plans ‘green corridor’ to unite city currently split asunder by rail line on Spain’s Costa Blanca
CALLOSA DE SEGURA Mayor, Manuel Martínez, wants a train line through the municipality to be dismantled because, “the tracks cross the city and split it
Property owner returns home to find three squatters on his sofa in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A HOMEOWNER in Callosa de Segura returned to his property on Tuesday, December 8, to find squatters relaxing on his sofa. He had been contacted
Town mayor looks to copy new social-distancing restrictions already imposed elsewhere on Spain’s Costa Blanca
THE MAYOR of Callosa de Segura, has decided that copying Orihuela and Elche in tightening social-distancing regulations is a tenable solution in the face of
Two solar power farms may be scrapped in Spain’s Vega Baja as area now classed as flood plain
TWO huge solar power farms planned for Spain’s Vega Baja region are now in doubt because of a combination of bad timing and poor communication.
COVID-19 outbreaks of a ‘social origin’ appear in more popular expat towns on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TORREVIEJA is one of three towns named yesterday to have outbreaks of the coronavirus, all emanating from a ‘social origin’. The three cases confirmed join
New move to tackle squatting and overcrowded flats after increasing complaints on Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE, housing groups and neighbourhood associations will join forces in Callosa de Segura to tackle squatting in the Costa Blanca town. Callosa mayor, Manuel Martínez
Serial teen thief asks 85-year-old woman for glass of water before assaulting and robbing her on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl has been arrested in Callosa de Segura for attacking an 85-year-old woman before stealing jewellery from her home. The octogenarian was alone
Drivers put ‘at serious risk’ in Spain’s Costa Blanca, by frauds cheating driving exams
TWO young Alicante men were arrested for cheating and representing others during the theory part of their driving exam, earlier this month. The men, one
Valentine surprise for 50 illegals in Costa Blanca town, as armed troops swoop
POLICE FORCES combined in Callosa de Segura to arrest 50 people for violation of the ‘Aliens Act’, on St Valentine’s Day. Those arrested were found
Costa Blanca cops find neighbour’s narcotics factory right under their noses
RAFAL Policia Local couldn’t believe their noses when the distinct aroma of marijuana wafted over one of their buildings in the Costa Blanca town of
WATCH: Costa Blanca’s dildo desperado steals 40 sex toys before sharing them among neighbours
A CALLOSA de Segura woman has been arrested for the theft of 40 ‘Satisfyer’ vibrators from her local store. Having stolen the shipment on January