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Narco twins who lead the Sinaloa cartel in Barcelona are arrested over the death of a Serbian rival in Spain

TWIN brothers aged 20 and sons of a notorious Mexican drug trafficker have been arrested and extradited to Spain from Hungary. Patricio and Pablo Lorenzo

21 Feb, 2025 @ 18:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged after her body with multiple stab wounds was dumped next to lorry park in Spain

Prosecutors demand Audrey Fang murder suspect Mitchell Ong be charged following brutal killing nearly a year ago in Spain

PROSECUTORS in Murcia have called for Singaporean Mitchell Ong to be charged with the murder of fellow national Audrey Fang, 39, in April last year.

21 Feb, 2025 @ 11:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ inside his car following drive-by attack

Ex-mayor is assassinated in Valencia: Body of Arturo Torro is found ‘shot and strangled’ by his car following drive-by attack

A MURDER inquiry has been opened after the body of former Gandia mayor, Arturo Torro, was found by his car on Wednesday night. 62-year-old Torro

20 Feb, 2025 @ 11:10

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Murderer gets just six years behind bars for brutal knuckle duster killing of fellow Irishman Carl Carr in Spain

Carl Carr killer is jailed: Irish thug beat pal to death with a knuckle duster in Spain before dumping his body near a motorway

AN IRISH national who pummelled a friend to death with a knuckle duster at a Costa Blanca flat during a fit of jealous rage has

19 Feb, 2025 @ 16:19

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Known politicians in Spain’ are accused of helping the Russian mafia launder millions of euros

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’

19 Feb, 2025 @ 11:49

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Trans woman in Malaga is dragged 500 metres by a CAR during horrific attack by group of men

A TRANS woman in Malaga was harassed, beaten, and dragged along the road in a moving vehicle by four men in the early hours of

18 Feb, 2025 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Irish passenger flying from Spain to Liverpool is caught with 18kg of drugs in his suitcase

AN IRISH passenger planning to fly to Liverpool from Alicante-Elche airport was caught with 18 kilos of hashish in his suitcase. The 36-year-old was charged

18 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young Costa Blanca cyclist goes berserk and attacks police officers after refusing to take a breath test

Warning in Torremolinos after violent thugs place expat, 64, into a chokehold and rob him – following wave of identical attacks in Barcelona

AN elderly man who lives in Torremolinos was the victim of an attack which could have resulted in brain damage and even death. Originally from

18 Feb, 2025 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Narco’ is killed at sea after his boat collides with police vessel off southern Spain

A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20

18 Feb, 2025 @ 13:19

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Acid attack in Spain sparks fear among locals after woman is targeted while walking her dog

A WOMAN out walking her dog in a Costa Blanca city had acid thrown into her face by a man on Friday. The incident happened

17 Feb, 2025 @ 17:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Violent crime surges in Alicante: 2024 saw second-highest number of murders since records began

ALICANTE province’s murder rate hit 20 homicides last year- the second highest figure in recent history. There were only 11 killings in 2023 and last

17 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

John George latest: Family of murdered Belfast father fly out to Spain to hunt his killers

THE family of John George have changed their mind about returning to Spain in a move to find answers about his murder. They plan to

17 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police in Spain arrest leader of brutal mafia gang that murdered 16 people in Peru

WATCH: Police in Spain arrest leader of brutal mafia gang that murdered 16 people and extorted politicians in Peru

A PERUVIAN mafia boss accused of 16 murders in his country has been arrested in Elche by the Policia Nacional. He was detained at his

14 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Racketeers brazenly steal over 100 cars damaged in Valencia floods- taking them on tow trucks to scrapyards in southern Spain

Heartless thieves steal 100 cars belonging to victims of deadly DANA storm in Valencia and sell them for scrap

107 CARS damaged in the Valencia floods have been found in scrapyards and warehouses in the Granada area. Three people are being investigated by the

14 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Granada·Lead·Valencia

Outrage in Spain after 70-year-old ex-policeman ‘dismembers wife and dumps her body parts around holiday island’

A RETIRED Guardia Civil officer has been charged with killing his wife and afterwards dumping her body parts in different areas of Gran Canaria. A

14 Feb, 2025 @ 12:07

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Smugglers busted for exporting banned substances from Spain to potentially make chemical weapons and nerve gas in Russia

FIVE people have been arrested in the Barcelona and Valencia areas for smuggling banned chemicals that ended up in Russia via third parties. The Policia

13 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead

‘Drug mummy’ is busted at major Spanish airport: Suspect used bandages to strap cocaine to his body

A DRUG ‘mummy’ with 2.3 kilos of cocaine bandaged round his legs has been arrested at Barcelona Airport. The man had arrived from South America

13 Feb, 2025 @ 13:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Driver of 40-tonne lorry was EIGHT times over alcohol limit as motorists feared for their lives in Spain

POLICE say it was a miracle that a tragedy was avoided after a drunk lorry driver spooked motorists for 20 kilometres on the AP-7 motorway

12 Feb, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Real Madrid sparks backlash for playing Raul Asencio against Manchester City despite him facing charges over explicit video of a minor

REAL Madrid started wonderkid Raul Asencio last night just hours after he lost an appeal to have a child pornography case thrown out in Spain.

12 Feb, 2025 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

Pictured: Spanish woman ‘killed by her Nigerian ex’ in Benalmadena just days after restraining order was denied

THE provisional results into an autopsy on a Benalmadena woman- Lina- allegedly murdered on Sunday by her husband- suggests that she was strangled. Medics haven’t

11 Feb, 2025 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Luxury watch thieves brandishing guns on motorbikes picked victims dining in posh Madrid restaurants

Luxury watch thieves brandishing guns on motorbikes targeted diners in up-market Madrid restaurants

A VENEZUELAN gang wore posh suits to enter up-market Madrid restaurants to suss out potential victims wearing luxury watches. They then snatched items from victims

11 Feb, 2025 @ 12:46

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Watch: Spanish cop kneels on British ‘thug’ in Marbella as plot to kidnap crypto broker is foiled

SPANISH police have arrested three British men in a dramatic operation following an alleged kidnapping plot involving a UK-based cryptocurrency broker on the Costa del

11 Feb, 2025 @ 12:33

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella·Video

Sacked shepherd steals 264 sheep from ex-employer and sells them to rival farms in Spain

Shepherd is arrested in Spain for ‘stealing 264 sheep from his boss’ after being sacked

A SACKED shepherd at an Extremadura region farm took revenge on his ex-employer by stealing 264 of his sheep. The former worker, 41, has been

11 Feb, 2025 @ 10:43

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

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

A BRITISH insurer has warned tourists visiting Spain to always be aware of pickpockets- especially in busy areas. Along with Italy and France, the country

10 Feb, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Woman ‘killed by husband’ in Benalmadena had requested a restraining order but was denied

A SPANISH woman was denied a restraining order against her ‘abusive’ ex-partner just days before he allegedly killed her, it has emerged. Catalina, 48, was

10 Feb, 2025 @ 14:27

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in 300 kilo cocaine haul- hidden in pineapples sent by sea to Valencia

Police in Spain find 300kg of cocaine hidden in pineapples: At least two arrested

AUTHORITIES have seized 304 kilos of cocaine hidden in a pineapple shipment that was sent from Panama to the port of Valencia. Two people have

10 Feb, 2025 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia