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Drugs gang laundered €4 million in home and business purchases on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included

7 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

Vintage wine thieves in Spain ordered to pay over €750,000 to insurance company

TWO people who stole vintage wines worth €1.6 million from a Michelin-starred Caceres restaurant in October 2021, have been jailed and ordered to pay compensation

6 Mar, 2023 @ 18:14

Crime & Law·Lead

Golf Course Manager Probed Over Illegal Pine Tree Felling On Spain's Costa Blanca

Golf course manager bunkered over illegal pine tree felling on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Orihuela golf course manager faces prosecution after illegally-felled Mediterranean pine trees were discovered on a 200 m2 area partially within course land. The Guardia

6 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca hotels record their best-ever start to a year boosted by foreign holidaymakers

Fraudster lies about advance payment to enjoy free stays in hotels on Spain’s Mallorca

A conman duped three Palma hotels out of over €3,000 by falsely claiming he’d paid beforehand. The fraudster used online reservation sites and produced fake

6 Mar, 2023 @ 12:24

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police release 325 sea urchins caught by poachers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

JAVEA Policia Local officers have returned 325 sea urchins to the water after they detained two poachers. Sea urchins have been a protected species in

3 Mar, 2023 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

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

Spanish National Police arrest 21 men involved in violent robberies in Valencia

The Spanish National Police have arrested 21 men between the ages of 15 and 22 for their involvement in violent gangs. They are alleged to

3 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Fraudsters had stocks of fake-branded clothes with total €10 million price tag in Spain’s Murcia

A four-month police probe to bring down a big counterfeit clothing distributor has resulted in three Murcia City arrests. Over 70,000 fakes with a retail

3 Mar, 2023 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Ukrainian Home Robbery Gang Stole Items Worth €1.2 Million From Refugees On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainian gang stole items worth €1.2 million from refugees on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SEVEN Ukrainians have been jailed after items worth over €1.2 million were stolen from refugees in Alicante province and the Murcia region. The Torrevieja-based gang

3 Mar, 2023 @ 12:03

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

Five teenagers arrested in Barcelona province after allegedly sexually assaulting classmate with teacher in the room

FOUR fourteen-year-old boys and one seventeen-year old have been arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of sexually assaulting a female classmate while their teacher was present

2 Mar, 2023 @ 19:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum arrested after toddler eats cannabis-laced Cheetos in Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante mother has been arrested after her 17-month-old son ate cannabis-laced corn snacks that imitated the Cheetos brand. The boy suffered from vomiting and

2 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

Care home worker steals €6,000 from deceased British resident on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Alicante province care home worker has been charged with fraud after racking up charges of over €6,000 on a bank card belonging to a

1 Mar, 2023 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

One Of Europe's 'most Wanted' Criminals Is Arrested At Murcia Area Shopping Centre In Spain

One of Europe’s ‘most wanted’ criminals arrested at Murcia shopping centre in Spain

A violent Dutch fugitive who escaped from a court-ordered mental institution in June 2021 has been arrested in a Murcia City shopping centre. Sherwin W

1 Mar, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Shop Robber Arrested Over 100 Times Finally Gets Jailed In Spain's Valencia

Shop robber arrested on over 100 occasions finally gets jailed in Spain’s Valencia

A serial shop robber operating in Valencia City has finally been jailed after notching up over 100 arrests. The 45-year-old Spaniard at one stage racked

1 Mar, 2023 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Drug lord wanted by UK police finally arrested in Spain

A UK drug lord wanted over smuggling cocaine, ketamine, heroin and cannabis into the country has been arrested in Spain. Policia Nacional agents arrested the

27 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Pharmacist Gets Cheap Medicine For Illegal Sale By Cloning Health Cards In Spain's Alicante Area

Pharmacist clones health cards to get cheap medicine for sales racket in Spain’s Alicante area

A pharmacist, 39, in the Cocentaina area of Alicante province has been arrested for illegally obtaining prescription medicines and selling them off to elderly customers.

27 Feb, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm repairman arrested for stealing two antique clocks on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO vintage clocks valued at €5,000 have been recovered in Benidorm after a repairer refused to return them to their owner. A man has been

27 Feb, 2023 @ 12:01

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Two Armed Brothers Threaten To Kill Doctors At Valencia's La Fe Hospital In Spain

Men brandishing weapons threaten to kill doctors at Valencia’s La Fe Hospital in Spain

TWO brothers walked into Valencia’s La Fe Hospital on Wednesday and shouted that they were ‘going to kill the doctors’. One of the Spaniards brandished

24 Feb, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Illegal Weapons Factory Closed Down And 79 Guns Seized In Alicante Area Of Spain

Illegal weapons factory closed down with 79 guns seized in Alicante area of Spain

AN illegal weapons manufacturer has been shut down by the Guardia Civil in Alicante province. Officers raided a workshop in Hondon de las Nieves and

24 Feb, 2023 @ 14:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Mass Arrests In Spain's Malaga Over Fraudulent Residency Applications For British Citizens Including Criminals

Mass arrests in Spain’s Malaga over fraudulent residency applications for British nationals including criminals

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 47 people in the Marbella area over scams involving British citizens applying for Spanish residency in 2021 before a Brexit

23 Feb, 2023 @ 14:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Robbers who stole Rolex watch from elderly man on Mallorca street in Spain are caught by police

TWO members of a Mallorca robbery gang have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Palma and Barcelona, with a third person still at large.

23 Feb, 2023 @ 13:03

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Two thieves jailed for 14 years after committing four robberies in a day in Spain’s Mallorca

TWO Mallorca robbers have been jailed for 14 years after staging four hold-ups in less than a day in April 2022. The men- with a

23 Feb, 2023 @ 11:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

New evidence emerges in murder case of high-profile Brit killer Kenneth Noye

Police may reopen an investigation into how the UK’s ‘Public Enemy No 1’ was easily able to escape and live in Spain for two years.

22 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

8 arrested for defrauding 73-year old pensioner

73-year old man in Malaga takes his own life after being defrauded of over €58,000

POLICE in Malaga have arrested 8 people for defrauding a 73-year old man of €58,210 who subsequently took his own life last year. Three have

22 Feb, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Father of daughters slain in ‘honour killings’ is arrested in Spain’s Barcelona area

A man suspected of being involved in the ‘honour killing’ of his two daughters when they were visiting Pakistan, has been arrested in Terrassa on

22 Feb, 2023 @ 12:35

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

Dishonest Benidorm and Alicante employees flushed out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 31-year-old gaming saloon worker in Benidorm stole €18,992 from her employer and shoved most of it back into the establishment’s machines. The saloon owner

22 Feb, 2023 @ 11:57

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

Woman in Madrid arrested after leaving four-year-old daughter alone at night to go to work

A WOMAN has been arrested by police in Madrid after leaving her four-year-old daughter home alone at night so that she could go to work.

21 Feb, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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