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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

30 May, 2023 @ 15:58

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to carry narcotics in Spain's Andalucia

Police catch international drugs gang boss who used helicopters to transport narcotics in Spain’s Andalucia

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a fugitive in Jerez de la Frontera who led a criminal organisation that trafficked drugs via helicopters. The unnamed man

30 May, 2023 @ 13:51

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Malaga

Shooting in Mijas: Barricaded gunman opens fire on Guardia Civil in Spain’s La Cala de Mijas

A MEMBER of the Guardia Civil has received gunshot wounds after a gunman barricaded himself inside a property in La Cala de Mijas and opened

30 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

Fraudster reports fake car robbery after not paying hotel bill in Spain’s Valencia area

A SCAMMER pushed his luck too far after telling police that his car had been broken into and documents including his credit card stolen in

29 May, 2023 @ 18:45

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Extortion racket blackmailed men making online prostitute bookings via bogus adverts in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA extortion racket pocketed over €180,000 from men looking to book a prostitute via a bogus website. Customers were blackmailed for not going through

29 May, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Six tonnes of coffee seized in drugs smuggling operation is donated to needy people in Spain’s Murcia

THE Policia Nacional have donated six tonnes of Columbian coffee seized during a drugs bust to a Murcia City food bank. 137 kilos of marijuana

27 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police nab drugged up and drunk driver with fake licence on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MOTORIST had a day to forget when police pulled him over in El Altet- close to Alicante-Elche airport. The 41-year-old man was spotted by

27 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police in Spain’s Barcelona arrest Ibiza robbers who snatched €70,000 watch from tourist

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in Barcelona have arrested two men who stole two high-end watches from tourists in Ibiza. A holidaymaker filed a complaint last Sunday

27 May, 2023 @ 08:45

Balearic Islands·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Criminal organisation that smuggled over one tonne of cocaine through Valencia and Barcelona ports dismantled

A SOUTH American drug gang that smuggled over 1,200 kg of cocaine through Valencia and Barcelona ports have been dismantled. All the seven members of

26 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Valencia

Squatter accused of sexually assaulting a woman and stealing from her arrested in Malaga

A SQUATTER has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and stealing from her in Malaga. The accused, a 26-year-old irregular migrant living as

26 May, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Two Thieves Jailed For 14 Years After Committing Four Robberies In A Day In Spain's Mallorca

Two young men in custody for sexually assaulting a woman and leaving her half-naked in Adra (Almeria)

TWO men aged 23 and 24 have been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman in Adra (Almeria) last May 14. It has been reported that

26 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Concerns arise after another assault of a woman in Batan neighbourhood (Madrid)

A WOMAN was assaulted and robbed of her purse and wallet in Batan (Madrid) on Wednesday night (May 24). The incident took place only two

26 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Pigeon thieves caught driving slowly in getaway car on Valencia area industrial estate in Spain

THE Guardia Civil have recovered 17 stolen racing pigeons in Massanassa all because a getaway vehicle used by the thieves was travelling very slowly. An

26 May, 2023 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Woman Arrested At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain For Smuggling Cocaine Inside Video Game Console

Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console

A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console. The 23-year-old traveller

26 May, 2023 @ 10:00

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

Police in Spanish capital catch luxury hotel thief who even stole the room safe

POLICE in Madrid last week apprehended a 53-year-old man on suspicion of stealing items from luxury hotels in the city – including the entire safe

25 May, 2023 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain's La Liga wants power to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

Spain’s La Liga wants powers to shut stadiums and ban supporters over racism

THE LA LIGA president says racism in top-flight Spanish football could be cut within six months if it was granted enough power to take action.

25 May, 2023 @ 17:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport·Valencia

Sneaky landlord changes door locks when family on long-term rental spend day out on Spain’s Mallorca

A GERMAN family enjoying a long-term villa let in Mallorca were shocked to find the locks changed and their possessions thrown outside after returning from

25 May, 2023 @ 15:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police find dead pig in back of van travelling on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A GUARDIA CIVIL patrol pulled over a small van on the AP-7 motorway in Torrevieja after spotting a large suspicious package in the trunk that

25 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Two PSOE candidates for Mojacar (Almeria) detained for allegedly buying votes

TWO PSOE candidates have been detained for allegedly buying votes in Mojacar (Almeria) for the May 28 local elections. Francisco Flores and Cristobal Vizcaino, second

24 May, 2023 @ 16:34

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Man accused of murdering ex last week in Torremolinos has allegedly confessed he also killed another woman who disappeared in 2009

AN Italian man accused of murdering his partner in Torremolinos (Malaga) last week is under investigation for another woman’s disappearance nine years ago. Marco R.,

24 May, 2023 @ 11:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Cyberhacker ‘Alcasec’ gets bailed by Spain’s National Court after selling tax details via ‘dark web’

A 19-year-old cybercriminal who calls himself Alcasec has been bailed by the National Court following his arrest on March 31. Jose Luis Huertas Rubio was

24 May, 2023 @ 09:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Home Robbery Gang Consisting Of Family Members Steal Over €1 Million Of Items From Costa Blanca And Valencia Area In Spain

Home robbery gang involving family clan steal over €1 million of items from Costa Blanca and Valencia area in Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has broken up an East European gang who stole over a €1 million of items in home break-ins across the Valencian Community

23 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencia·Valencian Community

Guardia Civil seeks gunman responsible for fatal July 2022 shooting at Rules dam, in Spain’s Granada

THE Guardia Civil is asking the public to help find a dangerous drug trafficker who shot two people on the Rules dam, in the municipality

23 May, 2023 @ 13:35

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

Police arrest four men for hanging dummy of Real Madrid player Vinicius from bridge in Spain

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested four men suspected of hanging a dummy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior from a Madrid area bridge in January.

23 May, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Sport

Bogus computer expert cleared out over €250,000 from client’s bank account on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 28-YEAR-OLD Spaniard posed as a computer expert to steal over €250,000 from a client’s bank account in Alicante. The victim told the Policia Nacional

22 May, 2023 @ 13:05

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

Health centre in Spain's Valencia reopens after 12 days with police and security checks following attacks on staff

Health centre reopens after 12 days closure with new security checks following attacks on staff in Spain’s Valencia

A VALENCIA area health centre reopened on Monday after it was forced to shut for 12 days following a series of violent attacks on medical

22 May, 2023 @ 11:46

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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