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Kidnapped Man Forced To Hide Drugs In His Genital Area From Spain S Murcia Region To Valencian Community

Kidnapped man forced to hide drugs in his genital area during trip from Spain’s Murcia region to Valencia

A 34-year-old man from Monovar in Valencia Province has been charged with kidnapping a man and forcing him to pay him around €1,000. The coercion

12 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Killer blaze takes young boy’s life as family are trapped on apartment block stairwell in Spain’s Valencia City

A three-year-boy has died in a fire in a Valencia City apartment block after he and his family were trapped in the blaze. The fire

11 Dec, 2020 @ 13:30

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British marijuana farmer gets third drugs arrest for running indoor plantation on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH man has been arrested for the third time in three years for running an indoor Costa Blanca marijuana farm. The Guardia Civil in

10 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Knife Wielding Man Arrested For Two Sexual Assaults Within 30 Minutes In Spain S Costa Blanca

Knife-wielding man arrested for two sex assaults within 30 minutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional have arrested a 20-year-old man in Alicante after two women were sexually assaulted at knife-point. The two incidents happened on Wednesday morning(December

10 Dec, 2020 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Nationwide fraudster gets trapped by COVID-19 travel checkpoint in Spain’s Murcia region

A FRAUDSTER from San Javier wanted by courts across Spain has been snared at a checkpoint to stop people travelling around the Murcia region. The

9 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Lead·Mar Menor

Costa Blanca driver’s reckless wrong-way journey in Spain’s Murcia region

A DRUNK and unlicensed Torrevieja motorist drove four kilometres against oncoming vehicles on a Murcia region motorway before crashing into another car. The Guardia Civil

9 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Lead·Mar Menor·Torrevieja

British bar robber caught in the act by off-duty Guardia Civil agent in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH thief was rumbled by an off-duty Guardia Civil agent when he tried to leave a Torrevieja bar with stolen cash and alcohol. Bail

9 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja

Fraud Probe Launched Over Contracts For Three Covid 19 Emergency Hospitals In Spain S Valencian Community

Fraud quiz starts into contract for COVID-19 emergency hospitals in Spain’s Valencian Community

INVESTIGATORS are probing the way a contract was handed out this year to run three emergency field hospitals in the Valencian Community. The Valencian Antifraud

7 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Alicante·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencia

Thief Follows Cash Rich Targets Ahead Of Supermarket Car Park Snatch On Spain S Costa Blanca

Thief tracks cash-laden targets ahead of supermarket car park snatch on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A COUPLE were robbed of €22,000 in a Mutxamel supermarket car park with the thief trying to run over one of them during his escape.

7 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Arms Importing Racket Stopped As Ringleader Is Arrested On Spain S Costa Blanca

East European-led gun-running racket busted as ringleader is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ARMS trafficking gang that shipped in weapons from Eastern Europe to sell to Spanish criminals has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Nine people

7 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Russian man caught running a giant marijuana farm in his villa basement on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A RUSSIAN man has been arrested for running a marijuana farm in the basement of his Pego villa. Guardia Civil agents from Pedreguer, Pego, and

4 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

British teenager arrested for selling drugs to children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH teenage girl has been arrested for selling drugs to children in the Jalon area of the Costa Blanca. The 16-year-old was detained with

3 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Toddler shocker as mum dumps son on rain-sodden and cold patio on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ELCHE woman has been arrested for child abandonment after she left her two-year-old son locked outside on the patio while she went to the

3 Dec, 2020 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Judge pursues alleged rape assault of American sisters by Afghan students in Murcia City

A JUDGE has refused a call to drop the case of three Afghan students who are accused of raping three American women in Murcia City

2 Dec, 2020 @ 21:00

Lead

British-led drugs gang ran marijuana business out of restaurant on Spain’s Costa Blanca

FIVE British men have been arrested in the Teulada-Moraira area of the Costa Blanca over a big marijuana growing operation. The ring-leader owns a restaurant

1 Dec, 2020 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Sex Gang Arrested For Enslaving Women To Work As Prostitutes In Spain S Costa Blanca And Murcia Areas

Sex gang enslaved 14 women as prostitutes in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia areas

20 members of a sex exploitation gang that enslaved 14 women have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Nine of the gang members have been

30 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police Get The Handle On A Brass Door Opener Thief Who Hit Dozens Of Homes On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police get the handle on a brass door thief who hit dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF with a penchant for stealing brass door handles has been arrested in a Costa Blanca town. The French-born 54-year-old man had struck at

30 Nov, 2020 @ 11:42

Costa Blanca

Fraudster cheated customers by ‘letting’ bogus La Manga holiday apartments in Spain’s Murcia region

A 29-year-old conman has been arrested for offering non-existent holiday lets in a popular tourist area of Spain. The fraudster, who is wanted for similar

28 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Lead·Mar Menor

Swedish drugs and weapons gang is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A SWEDISH drugs and arms trafficking gang has been broken up in the Costa Blanca and Murcia regions. The crew even resorted to kidnapping the

27 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

Police net 43 arrests in ongoing operation to smash big drugs ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

43 people have been arrested in a phased operation to bring down a major drugs trafficking gang in Alicante and San Vicente del Raspeig. The

26 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Husband Slashes Wife S Face After Marriage Hits The Rocks On Spain S Costa Blanca

Husband slashes wife’s face with blade after she calls time on their marriage on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE woman had her face slashed by a razor blade after telling her husband that their marriage was over. A 44-year-old Moroccan man was

25 Nov, 2020 @ 21:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Man dies after shooting in Benissa on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO people have been arrested in Benissa on the northern Costa Blanca over the fatal shooting of a 44-year-old man on Tuesday (November 24). The

25 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Jealous woman strangled her partner’s eight-year-old autistic foster son on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN got so jealous of the bond between her partner and his eight-year-old autistic foster son, that she killed the boy. An Alicante jury

24 Nov, 2020 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead

Fresh Court Date For Benidorm Transexual Evidence Over Police Hate Crime Charges On Spain S Costa Blanca

Victim gets new Benidorm court date in police transphobia case on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A transgender woman will testify next month in a hate crime case involving two Benidorm police agents. In May, phone video footage went viral as

23 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

Agitated man tries to flee in police car as he runs over two agents in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man tried to drive off in an Alicante police car which he reversed into two agents before it ended up in a wall. Police

23 Nov, 2020 @ 11:21

Alicante·Costa Blanca

Benidorm police raid shops selling thousands of fake items in British tourist area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

EIGHT Benidorm traders in the resort’s Rincon de Loix area have been arrested for selling fake goods, including unapproved COVID-19 masks. The shop owners, based

20 Nov, 2020 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

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