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Reality TV star among dozens of arrests as international cocaine trafficking gang is busted in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has dismantled a major international group of cocaine traffickers who created a network to send consignments to Mallorca. Operation Checkmate has seen

18 Mar, 2024 @ 13:40

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Other News·Valencia

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Abusive partner ‘fatally poisons his two toddler daughters’ in Spain’s Andalucia before taking his own life

A MAN took his own life after poisoning his two girls, aged two and four at their Almeria province home. The mother called the Guardia

18 Mar, 2024 @ 10:45

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man shoots ex-partner dead in Spain’s Malaga before turning weapon on himself

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has opened an investigation after a 52-year-old man in Malaga province allegedly shot his ex-partner dead before turning the weapon on himself

17 Mar, 2024 @ 10:51

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Husband of missing US expat Ana Knezevich ‘refused to take lie detector test’, media in Spain reports

THE estranged husband of Ana Knezevich, the US expat who went missing in Madrid on February 2, has refused to take a lie detector test

17 Mar, 2024 @ 09:36

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Watch: Five arrests after gang steals perfumes from 10 different stores across Spain’s Malaga province

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has arrested five people and is investigating a sixth on suspicions that they were stealing expensive perfumes from a total of 10

16 Mar, 2024 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Kidnapper from Kazaksthan wanted by Germany arrested on Costa Blanca

A MAN wanted by German authorities to serve a jail term for kidnapping and robbery has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Quesada. The

15 Mar, 2024 @ 10:12

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Knife-wielding British schizophrenic jailed for attempted murder of young schoolboy in Spain’s Madrid

A mentally-ill British dual-national has been jailed for 10 years after stabbing a six-year-old boy outside the British International Hastings School in Madrid. The assault

14 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia

A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various

13 Mar, 2024 @ 16:15

Alicante·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Other News

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Landlord in Marbella is arrested for sexually assaulting his female tenant: Police fear victim was drugged

A MARBELLA landlord has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for an alleged sex assault on his tenant. The police are trying to clarify whether

13 Mar, 2024 @ 15:14

Andalucia·Lead·Malaga·Marbella

British tourist in Benidorm hotel attacks her girlfriend and then tries to jump off balcony- only to be saved by six police officers

Expat fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after being caught with trunk filled with cannabis and cash

A MONTENEGRAN fugitive sentenced to four years in prison for drug trafficking led police on a high-speed chase around Benidorm’s streets. The 33-year-old man has

12 Mar, 2024 @ 12:22

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Ayuso President Of The Community Of Madrid Speaks About Accusations Of The Pp

Prosecutors in Spain’s Madrid open tax fraud probe into partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso

PUBLIC prosecutors in Madrid have opened a court probe into the activities of the partner of regional premier Isabel Diaz Ayuso. Alberto Gonzalez Amador is

12 Mar, 2024 @ 11:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Angry patient throws computer at female doctor who would not sign him off work in latest medical assault in Spain's Murcia

Nurse in Spain is kicked so hard in the testicles he dies – as figures show attacks on doctors are soaring

DOCTORS are continuing to endure a rising number of physical and verbal assaults in Spain according to figures from the Spanish Medical Association(OMC). The worrying

11 Mar, 2024 @ 17:01

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Gypsy, 20, is acquitted after raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl in Spain because ‘it’s part of their culture’

‘Wolf pack’ of French teens who gang raped a tourist in Benidorm are jailed

THREE French tourists have been given prison terms after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Benidorm five years ago- but they will not be

11 Mar, 2024 @ 15:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Madrid train bombings: How the 2004 terror attack changed Spain – as country marks 20th anniversary of its deadliest ever terrorist incident

SPAIN has been marking the 20th anniversary this Monday of the Madrid train bombings that killed 192 people and injured 2,000 others. The Al Qaeda

11 Mar, 2024 @ 10:20

Lead·Madrid·National News·Other News

Cleaning lady supplies security alarm codes of homes and shops to robbers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CLEANING lady supplied two burglars with security alarm code numbers to ease their task of robbing Alicante homes and shops. The trio- in their

9 Mar, 2024 @ 08:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Photo Man Stabbed In Marbella In The Neck

Spain’s Policia Nacional arrest five men in Marbella on suspicion of group sexual assault of 26-year-old woman

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional have arrested five men on suspicion of the group sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman in Marbella. The detentions came after she

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Man jailed after body of Norwegian expat who died from adverse reaction to drugs was dumped on Torremolinos street in Spain

A 33-year-old man has been arrested and jailed over the death of a Norwegian woman whose body was found on a Torremolinos street last September.

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Other News

Madrid airport workers busted for stealing jewellery, bags, phones, cameras, and even a violin from passenger suitcases in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has busted a group of Madrid airport employees for stealing valuables from luggage with a value of over €120,000. 16 employees of

7 Mar, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Masked thief who robbed tourist bars and restaurants since 2022 is caught by brave residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A THIEF who robbed 37 Costa Blanca bars and restaurants met his match when three Javea residents spotted him jumping the fence of a house

7 Mar, 2024 @ 15:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Police swoop on people uploading child pornography to the ‘cloud’ from Spain

SEVEN people have been arrested across Spain by the Policia Nacional for accessing and storing child pornography. Four other suspects are still being investigated. Details

6 Mar, 2024 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

Jealous ex-husband who placed a GPS tracker on the car of his ex-wife’s new lover is arrested in Spain

A JEALOUS ex-husband has been arrested for putting a GPS tracker on a car belonging to his former partner’s new boyfriend. The 44-year-old man from

6 Mar, 2024 @ 11:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Property ‘scam’ latest in Spain: Three arrests after buyers in Andalucia and Murcia paid up to €55,000 for homes that will NEVER be built

THREE people have been arrested in Malaga for scamming around 1,200 clients who paid up to €55,000 for homes that will never be built. The

5 Mar, 2024 @ 14:30

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Other News

IPTV crackdown in Spain: First-ever sentence for pirate TV sees company fined €670,000 and its employees up to €7,000 each

A PONTEVEDRA court has become the first in Spain to convict a company for proving pirate television services by selling decoders. Engel Systems S.L and

5 Mar, 2024 @ 11:10

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Málaga·National News·Other News·Sport