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Drug Smugglers Arrested Loading Up Over Four Tonnes Of Hashish From Mar Menor Fishing Boat Onto A Lorry In Spain

Drug smugglers caught loading four tonnes of hashish from Mar Menor fishing boat onto a lorry in Spain

CUSTOMS officers pounced in San Pedro del Pinatar as a fishing boat cargo of 4.3 tonnes of hashish was being unloaded. A refrigerated lorry pulled

11 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Car salesman threatened with knife during test drive as customer steals car in Valencia area of Spain

Youths arrested for attempted murder as they mowed down teenagers on bicycles on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A revenge attack has seen three young men arrested in Gandia for trying to kill three minors by ploughing into their bicycles with a car.

11 Oct, 2021 @ 11:38

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Gang of six arrested in Spain for kidnapping plot with €20,000 ransom demand

OFFICERS from Spain’s National Police and the Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested five men and a woman between 22 and 42 years old, who are accused

10 Oct, 2021 @ 16:15

Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID vaccine mayor is set to be tried for bribery in Spain

Costa Blanca queue-jumping COVID-19 vaccine mayor set for bribery trial in Spain

A Villajoyosa judge says there’s enough evidence to try La Nucia mayor, Bernabe Cano, for COVID-19 vaccine queue-jumping. The Partido Popular mayor got an injection

8 Oct, 2021 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca money launderers linked to British-involved pyramid con are arrested in Spain

A San Miguel de Salinas-based money laundering gang that handled €2 million in stolen cash has been broken up by the Guardia Civil. Four ring-leaders

8 Oct, 2021 @ 16:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Gym owner is arrested for sexually abusing 11 girls in his Costa Blanca premises in Spain

AN Elche gym owner and judo instructor has been remanded into custody over alleged child sex abuse at his premises. The man, 60, has run

7 Oct, 2021 @ 11:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist is jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain

Fake Costa Blanca physiotherapist jailed after conning clients via social media sites in Spain

A bogus physiotherapist has been jailed by an Alicante court after one of his victims paid for 225 sessions and showed no improvement. The unnamed

6 Oct, 2021 @ 20:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mum Charged With Abandoning Her Two Sons Who She Threw Out Of Her Mar Menor Home In Spain

Mother arrested for forcing her two sons to live homeless on the streets of the Mar Menor in Spain

A Los Alcazares woman has been arrested for child abandonment after throwing out her two sons from her home to ‘teach them a lesson’. Their

6 Oct, 2021 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Teenage Spanish flag burner faces fine of up to €30,000 for incident in Murcia City centre

A teenager has been arrested for setting fire to a Spanish flag in the centre of Murcia City. The man, 19, was detained by the

5 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Street robbers grab man from behind and strip him to his underwear on Spain's Costa Blanca

Dead giveaway as bakery robber with flour-stained clothes is arrested on a Costa Blanca street in Spain

AN Elche bakery robber has been arrested after police spotted him in the street with flour stains on his clothes. The man, 42, forced his

5 Oct, 2021 @ 11:21

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

EXCLUSIVE: This is no comedy – Madeleine McCann prime suspect has no right to call a new book on the case ‘a comic’

THE author of a new book on Madeleine McCann has hit back at claims by the current prime suspect that it is ‘no better than

4 Oct, 2021 @ 21:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Supreme Court Says Newspaper Was Right To Publish Name And Photo Of Abuser On Spain S Costa Blanca

Spanish man faces 10 years in prison for sexually abusing his granddaughter

A GRANDFATHER accused of sexually abused his young granddaughter in the north of Spain could be sentenced to 10 years in prison. The young girl

4 Oct, 2021 @ 18:28

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Man stabbed to death in broad daylight in Spain’s Valencia by girlfriend’s ex-partner

By Rob Kiteley

27 Sep, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Girl, 10. falls to death from eighth-floor of Valencia apartment block in Spain

HOPPING MAD: Bank robber caught after his artificial leg falls off during hold-up in Spain’s Alicante

A BANK robber didn’t have a leg to stand on after his false limb fell off during an attempted hold-up in Alicante. The 45-year-old Italian

26 Sep, 2021 @ 11:48

Alicante·Lead

Massive police bust leads to more than 100 arrests for mafia money laundering in Spain

A GROUP of 106 people have been arrested in a joint operation between Spanish and Italian police for allegedly laundering millions for mafia gangs. Spanish

21 Sep, 2021 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Have you seen Michal? Family search for Polish engineer missing on Costa del Sol

IN a desperate search to find her missing brother Michal, Maria Jagier has sent out appeals to police forces, social media groups and even national

17 Sep, 2021 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Burglar Steals Over 40 Historical Workday Items From An Exhibition In Spain's Murcia

Burglar steals over 40 antique workday items from an exhibition in Spain’s Murcia

A burglar stole over 40 antique items dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries from a Murcia City workshop-exhibition. The 40-year-old man even took

10 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Resident, 90, of Costa Blanca care home in Spain loses €10,000 as employee steals her bank card

A Costa Blanca care home worker almost cleared out a savings account belonging to a 90-year-old resident. A 45-year-old woman at a Calpe home stole

10 Sep, 2021 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm on Spain's Costa Blanca sends best wishes to Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee

Thief rents Benidorm holiday apartment and keeps keys to steal bank cards on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A thief rented a Benidorm holiday apartment and kept the keys to steal credit cards belonging to the property owners. A 36-year-old man has been

10 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ex Venezuelan Spy Chief Accused Of Massive Cocaine Trafficking Is Arrested Hiding In A Madrid Flat In Spain

Ex-Venezuelan spy chief accused of massive cocaine trafficking is arrested after hiding in a Madrid flat in Spain

A former Venezuelan spy chief has been arrested in a Madrid flat after disappearing in defiance of a Spanish extradition order. General Hugo Carvajal is

10 Sep, 2021 @ 12:02

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Spain-wide appeal to find kidnap gang boss who snatched Costa Blanca couple during summer

Knife-wielding man threatened boys to steal phones and cash in Costa Blanca area of Spain

AN Alicante man used an abandoned factory as a base to collect money from children that he violently threatened. The Guardia Civil have arrested the

9 Sep, 2021 @ 19:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man who reported ‘homophobic attack’ in Madrid withdraws claims

A MAN who told police he was left covered in blood after a masked gang sliced a homophobic slur onto his buttock cheek with a

9 Sep, 2021 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Other News

Gang brutally assault Russian man in Spain’s Alicante just to steal his mobile phones

A Russian man was beaten up in an Alicante street by a gang who stole his two mobile phones. One of the attackers coshed the

8 Sep, 2021 @ 15:30

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man, 86, holds girlfriend captive and rapes her over two days in Murcia area of Spain

AN 86-year-old Murcia region man has been arrested for kidnapping and raping his partner. The Caravaca de la Cruz resident kept her tied to a

8 Sep, 2021 @ 12:31

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Paw Patrol: Meet Gibraltar’s crime-fighting pup Lola

SOME dogs like nothing more than an old bone to chew on, others just want a pat on the head, but Gibraltar’s crime-fighting pup Lola

7 Sep, 2021 @ 18:45

Gibraltar·Lead

Pedro Sanchez will hold urgent ‘hate crime’ meeting after brutal homophobic attack in Spain’s Madrid

PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez will host an urgent meeting this Friday(September 10) of a special committee trying to combat hate crime in Spain. Sanchez ordered

7 Sep, 2021 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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