Spain’s National Police arrest one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Criminals in Madrid
SPAIN’S National Police force has detained one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, Michael J. Pratt. The suspect, a 40-year-old from New Zealand, was
Criminal gang in Spain charged up to €20,000 for Pakistani nationals to travel from Bosnia
EIGHT people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for illegally bringing Pakistani nationals into Spain and charging between €12,000 and €20,000 per person for
Prisoners spend day release time robbing houses across Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO prisoners used their day release privileges to rob houses across the southern Costa Blanca. They were part of a three-man gang who have been
Man convicted in Spain for horrific ‘Alcassar murders’ arrested in Barcelona drug den
MIGUEL RICART, who was convicted for the rape and murder of three teenagers from the Valencian municipality of Alcàsser, was arrested in a Barcelona drug
Popular tourist hotel owner on Spain’s Costa Blanca dies during alleged home invasion
THE Guardia Civil is investigating the death of a 77-year-old hotel owner at her Guardamar del Segura home on Wednesday. Her son is claiming that
Football coach accused of sexually abusing five boys in Spain’s Murcia region
A 29-year-old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually assaulting five boys aged between 12 and 16 who he coached at a Murcia football club. He
Benidorm gang dress up as police to con €500,000 out of businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Benidorm gang fleeced a Russian businessman out of €500,000 by pretending to be Guardia Civil officers and telling him that he was wanted by
NOTHING TO HIDE: Marbella lawyer Antonio Flores talks exclusively to the Olive Press about dawn raid as part of €2 billion European tax fraud probe
A MARBELLA lawyer has slammed a ‘heavy-handed’ dawn raid over a VAT fraud that was splashed over the media. Antonio Flores is furious that 12
Parents in Spain’s Madrid go gambling in casino and leave crying baby in car
THE parents of a three-month-old baby have been arrested in Madrid for abandoning him in the car while they went to have a flutter in
Seven women rescued from clutches of sex exploitation gang in Spain
SEVEN victims of a sex exploitation gang that operated in different parts of Spain have been freed by the Policia Nacional. Three men who pimped
Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport
THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old
Drunk priest blames communion wine for crashing into several cars in Spain’s Valencia
A priest blamed communion wine on why he lost control of his car and hit five parked cars in Valencia. He was driving through the
Businessmen arrested in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia for helping counterfeiter to print eight million euros
POLICE have arrested two men in the Costa Blanca and Valencia areas for assisting in the production of counterfeit 500-euro bills. A La Nucia printing
Alleged mastermind behind Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam gets bailed in Spain
THE alleged mastermind of Mallorca’s biggest real estate scam has been bailed after spending nearly four years behind bars ahead of his trial. Carlos García
Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain
A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence.
Dozens of properties in Spain seized with Russian money laundering gang member arrested in Canary Islands
A woman has been arrested in Tenerife as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the €219
‘Contortionist’ thief scrambles through ceiling spaces to rob businesses in Spain’s Costa Blanca
POLICE have arrested a thief who crawled through narrow spaces like ceiling air ducts to rob businesses in Santa Pola. The man’s spree, which started
Off-site car parking company workers scam Costa Blanca airport in Spain
FOUR employees of an Alicante-Elche airport car parking company have been arrested for a scam involving at least 50 vehicles dodging charges. Clients handed over
Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car
A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see
Gang arrested over ton of olives filched in Spain’s Antequera
AN olive-stealing gang have been caught red-handed in Antequera, leading to eight arrests and a ton of olives seized. The arrests are the fruit of
Mother says ‘scary movie guy’ wanted to kidnap her child in Spain’s Castellon area
A woman says a ‘scary movie guy’ had his eyes on kidnapping her daughter- aged under two- when he tried to open their car door
Driver smashes motorway speed limit by 95 km/h on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 25-year-old motorist was clocked exceeding a motorway speed limit by 95 km/h in Alicante Province. Guardia Civil radar guns hit the top of their
Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent
Woman gets 15 years behind bars in Spain for killing boyfriend and putting his head in cardboard box
A woman who killed her boyfriend to spend his money has been jailed for 15 years by a Santander court. Mari Carmen Merino, 66, fatally
Drone catches out British owners of remote rural marijuana farm in Spain’s Murcia
A drone caught out two British men who ran a marijuana farm in a remote area of the Murcia region. The Brits, aged 48 and
Man is shot and tasered during hoax meeting to steal his watch in Spain’s Valencia
FOUR men have been denied bail after trying to kill a man who went to an Oliva house in Valencia Province to buy a luxury