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Estepona shootings are ‘normal’ in town housing international criminals and mafia, says police commissioner

THE shootings and violent crime witnessed in Estepona this summer are ‘normal’ for a town that’s home to international criminals, the Policia Nacional commissioner has

3 Oct, 2018 @ 14:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Politics

British tourist found floating in Ibiza’s Port of Sant Antoni

A BRITISH tourist has been found floating in the waters of the Port of Sant Antoni. Residents and tourist discovered the body and reported it

6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:58

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Young expat starts campaign to raise awareness against balconing in Spain

A BRITISH expat has started a campaign against balconing after her friend fell and died from a hotel room earlier this year. Georgia Hague felt

6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Mallorca

WARNING: Pirate taxis are massively overcharging unknowing tourists

PIRATE taxis are charging unsuspecting customers triple the official rate at Palma Airport, experts have warned. According to Hector Prego, who runs a magazine for

7 Jul, 2018 @ 16:08

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Liverpool ‘face slasher’ whose victims needed hundreds of stitches arrested in southern Spain

The main victim needed more than 100 stitches following the attack

11 Jun, 2018 @ 15:31

Crime & Law·Lead

Giles Brown recalls his 1980s run-in with the Costa del Crime

AFTER the shocking San Pedro slaying of a suspected drug lord earlier this month, it seems Marbella could be heading back to the dark and

26 May, 2018 @ 11:49

Giles Brown: Loud and Clear

Magaluf hit-and-run Brit is younger sister of expat drug lord

THE British woman accused of running over her love rival in Magaluf is the younger sister of a ‘machete wielding’ drug kingpin. Kemi Coaker, 29,

25 May, 2018 @ 13:13

Crime & Law·Mallorca

British bouncer arrested over the tragic death of Northern Irish tourist

A BRITISH doorman has been detained for the death of Northern Irish tourist Aaron Henderson. The Magaluf club bouncer allegedly assaulted Henderson outside popular Punta

10 May, 2018 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

Cursach witness speaks out: “It’s like a horror movie”

A PROTECTED witness in the Tolo Cursach case has told the press that cooperating with the authorities has ‘destroyed his life’. ‘Witness 29’ has given

4 May, 2018 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British brothers arrested after causing €2,000 damage to hotel

TWO British brother have been arrested in Playa de Palma after trashing their hotel room. Security were alerted after alarming noises were coming from the

30 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

British couple arrested after leaving children in hotel to go out drinking

A BRITISH couple have been charged with child abandonment after repeatedly leaving their children alone at a Mallorca hotel to go out drinking. The Scottish

30 Apr, 2018 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

SHOCK: Cursach bailed for €1 million despite facing 80 years imprisonment

DISGRACED former nightlife magnate Tolo Cursach has been released on bail for a whopping €1 million. The shock ruling comes after three previous attempts for

28 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

Tax dodgers beware! Inspections of tourist rentals to begin in May

DOOR-TO-DOOR inspections of unlicensed tourist rentals are set to kick off next month. Popular tourist spots will become the target of agents from the Agencia

14 Apr, 2018 @ 16:00

Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca·Nature·Property·Travel News

WATCH: Eel smuggling ring which flogged €37M worth to Asia is busted in Spain

Guardia Civil seized 364 travel bags carrying more than five tons of eels

10 Apr, 2018 @ 12:17

Crime & Law·Environment·Lead

Further blow for Cursach as Megapark capacity reduced by half

THERE was more bad news for disgraced nightlife magnate Tolo Cursach this week. Megapark, marketed as Europe’s largest beer garden, will have its capacity slashed

5 Apr, 2018 @ 20:06

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Mallorca

VIDEO: Drug den raided by police in Andalucia

THREE drug dens in Malaga have been raided by the Policia Nacional. Some 44 doses of cocaine, 22 of heroin, 10.7 grams of heroin rock and

5 Apr, 2018 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·Lead

Former Catalan police chief to face trial over independence referendum

THE former head of the Catalan police will stand trial for his role in Catalunya’s independence referendum, the Spanish High Court has ruled. Josep Lluis

5 Apr, 2018 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Mallorca·Politics

MAKES YOU SICK! Record fine for fake holiday sickness claim for young couple in UK

A BRITISH couple have been ordered to pay a record fine for their fake holiday sickness claim. Liverpool couple Chelsea Devine, 21 and Jamie Melling,

3 Apr, 2018 @ 10:22

Crime & Law·Mallorca·Travel News

SNATCHING SUSPICIONS: Warning to parents as multiple children almost kidnapped

POLICE have sent out a warning after two attempted kidnappings in Mallorca. A teenager in Palma was approached by a man who suggested he would

2 Apr, 2018 @ 10:19

Crime & Law·Mallorca

Man in Andalucia charged with exchanging messages and images of an ‘erotic nature’ with a 13-year-old

The 22-year-old made contact with the minor through a 'well-known' social network

20 Mar, 2018 @ 12:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

86-year-old man arrested in Andalucia for sexually harassing sick wife’s carer

The social carer has needed medical help since the elderly man made sexual advances towards her

19 Mar, 2018 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Irish expat fights for life after being stabbed in his own home on Costa del Sol

The Dublin man is "seriously ill" after being attacked in his basement in the Costa del Sol resort

15 Mar, 2018 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Moment sick Andalucia waitress drowns cat in washing machine in Spain (WARNING: Distressing footage)

She subjected the cat to two washing cycles whilst filming it on social media

15 Mar, 2018 @ 12:37

Crime & Law·Lead

SPAIN POLICE: Campo de Gibraltar is becoming like Colombia under Pablo Escobar

THE Campo de Gibraltar is becoming the ‘Colombia of Spain’, Spanish police have warned. According to Spain’s United Police Union (SUP), young people in areas

16 Feb, 2018 @ 14:34

Crime & Law·Lead

END OF AN ERA: Palma’s Pacha nightclub to be dismantled

ANOTHER nail is being hammered into the coffin of the Mallorca party scene. Palma’s Pacha nightclub has closed down after inspections found multiple illegal improvements

5 Feb, 2018 @ 13:28

Crime & Law·La Cultura·Mallorca

Painter, who sketched Lady Gaga and Scarlett Johansson, avoids jail sentence for multi-million tax avoidance

THE purchase of a home in Mallorca and another in Barcelona have led to the conviction of one of Mallorca’s most famous artists. Domingo Zapata

3 Feb, 2018 @ 12:38

Celebrity·Crime & Law·Mallorca·Property

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