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Fruit fraudsters with connections to Italian mafia arrested in Spain’s Valencia

NINE alleged members of a criminal gang connected to the Italian mafia have been arrested in La Safor district (Valencia Province) for allegedly conning Valencian

24 Aug, 2021 @ 14:15

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Madrid Couple Are Killed On A Pedestrian Crossing While On Holiday In The Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Elderly holidaying couple are killed on a pedestrian crossing in the Costa Blanca area of Spain

A couple on holiday from Madrid were killed on a Torrevieja pedestrian crossing last night(August 23). The French driver of the van that hit them

24 Aug, 2021 @ 13:09

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars British tourists in Spain are increasingly booking all-inclusive stays in areas like Benidorm due to inflation - in bad news for local restaurants and bars

Benidorm thief goes on restaurant cash register spree in Costa Blanca area of Spain

BENIDORM’S Policia Local have arrested a thief who went on a restaurant robbery spree in the city. The serial stealer mainly operated around the Levante

23 Aug, 2021 @ 16:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Teenager Goes Public Over Homophobic Assault In Spain That 'could Have Killed Him'

Costa Blanca teenager speaks about homophobic assault in Spain that ‘could have killed him’

A Petrer teenager says he was the victim of a homophobic assault outside the town’s sports centre last Friday night(August 20). Adrian Palazon, 17, said

23 Aug, 2021 @ 13:14

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Four arrested in Spain’s Malaga for distributing 10,000 antigen tests without complying with health regulations

POLICIA NACIONAL, in coordination with the Provincial Inspection of Health Services of the Junta have dismantled a criminal organisation dedicated to the distribution of unregulated

23 Aug, 2021 @ 10:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Police raid a cryptocurrency farm in Toledo area of central Spain powered by illegal electricity supply

A cryptocurrency farm that illegally syphoned vast amounts of electricity has been raided by the Policia Nacional. The high use of power at a Toledo

20 Aug, 2021 @ 19:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Gold shop owner melted down stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

Gold shop owner melted stolen loot for home robbers in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A home robbery gang operating across Costa Blanca and Murcia has been arrested by the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. The six detainees included a

20 Aug, 2021 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Drug dealer on Spain's Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer four times in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil pistol

Drug dealer on Spain’s Costa Blanca shoots unhappy customer in the back with a stolen Guardia Civil gun

A young drug dealer fired four bullets from a stolen Guardia Civil gun into the back of a dissatisfied client in Alicante. The 22-year-old’s violent

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:56

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Two violent bullies viciously attack younger children at the same Alicante school in Spain

Terrible teenage bullies extort €7,000 out of frightened boy, 10, in Almeria area of Spain

AN Almeria Province teenager has been arrested for extorting €7,000 from a 10-year-old boy. The 14-year-old bully was detained by the Guardia Civil in Berja.

19 Aug, 2021 @ 14:00

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead

Corrupt Costa Blanca official demanded €20 bung from Venezuelan teenager to speed up Spanish citizenship application

A 54-year-old Civil Registry worker at San Vicente del Raspeig demanded a €20 payment from a Venezuelan woman who wanted to become a Spanish citizen.

17 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Airbnb crackdown as 12 illegal holiday rental homes in Mallorca are stung with massive fine of almost €1m

Scammers rented out non-existent homes in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain

A San Javier-based letting agency that rented out non-existent properties has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. A father and his two sons scammed

17 Aug, 2021 @ 12:13

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

VIDEO: The moment Irish fugitive mobster Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch nabbed by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol

AFTER five months in hiding, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was unceremoniously detained as he browsed a menu and prepared to order lunch in a restaurant

17 Aug, 2021 @ 10:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man Froze Emergency Centre Computer By Making Hundreds Of Bogus Calls In Costa Blanca Area Of Spain

Phone pest froze emergency centre computer with hundreds of bogus calls in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A man froze an emergency call centre computer by dialling in hundreds of bogus reports over a few days. He made over 600 calls from

16 Aug, 2021 @ 14:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm thief displays football dribbling skills to distract and rob tourists visiting Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm thief showed off his footballing skills in a distraction robbery ruse in the city’s Rincon de Loix area. He demonstrated his dribbling abilities

13 Aug, 2021 @ 15:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Removal Firm On The Costa Blanca And Costa Del Sol Was Used For Massive Drug Exports From Spain To Sweden

Removal firm on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol was used to export drugs from Spain to Sweden

A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments. The

12 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Torrevieja

Spain launches extradition bid for Britain’s most notorious conman Mark Acklom ahead of early release from UK jail

SPAIN is making an extradition bid for serial fraudster Mark Acklom that could scupper his early release from prison later this month. Acklom is due

12 Aug, 2021 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Thief Knocks Over Frail Old Lady To Steal €6000 She Had Just Withdrawn From A Costa Blanca Bank In Spain

Frail old lady assaulted by thief who steals €6000 she had withdrawn from a Costa Blanca bank in Spain

A frail 87-year-old woman was knocked to the ground and had €6000 stolen that she withdrew from a Callosa de Segura bank. The 38-year-old assailant

12 Aug, 2021 @ 11:28

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Bogus Pimps And Prostitute Extorted Money With Violent Threats Against 'clients' Across Spain

Bogus prostitution gang made violent threats to extort cash from ‘clients’ across Spain

THREE blackmailers have been arrested for extorting money out of people who thought they had arranged a hook-up with a prostitute. The meetings never happened

11 Aug, 2021 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia

Crooks Steal Valuable Catalytic Converters From Cars Parked In A Costa Blanca City In Spain

Crooks harvest precious metals by stealing catalytic converters from parked cars in Spain’s Costa Blanca

THIEVES stole catalytic converters worth over €16,000 from 40 parked cars in Elche. Three people, including a child, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

11 Aug, 2021 @ 17:25

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Young man arrested in Spain’s Valencia for physically assaulting own mother for two years

A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in Silla (Valencia) for allegedly mistreating his 60-year-old mother repeatedly over the last two years. The victim finally reported

11 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Five years for threatening to burn woman alive for her handbag in Spain’s Castellon

A WOMAN in Castellon has been sentenced to five years in prison for pouring petrol on another and threatening to set her alight in order

11 Aug, 2021 @ 12:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Valencian Community

Caregiver steals €15,000 of jewels and watches on first day of helping 90-year-old woman on Spain's Costa Blanca

Thieving caregiver starts new job by taking jewellery and cash worth over €16,000 from employer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A caregiver used her first day at work in an Alicante house to steal jewellery and cash totalling over €16,500. The 42-year-old Spanish woman answered

10 Aug, 2021 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police bust criminal gang targeting rental car zone at Spain’s Malaga airport to steal luggage

FIVE people have been arrested after they were caught stealing tourists’ bags at Malaga airport. The thieves were operating in two groups, laying wait in

10 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Lead

Teenagers stopped from lynching another for sexual assault in Spain’s Valencia

A GROUP of teenagers had to be stopped by the police as they chased an alleged sex offender through an urbanisation on the outskirts of

9 Aug, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Valencia·Valencian Community

Robbers Stole From Tourists Picking Up Rental Cars At Costa Blanca's Alicante Elche Airport In Spain

Tourists robbed while picking up rental cars at Costa Blanca’s Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

TOURISTS picking up hire cars at Alicante-Elche airport were robbed by three men in a series of distraction thefts. The crooks travelled around Spain committing

9 Aug, 2021 @ 12:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Elderly Woman Wakes Up To See Smiling Burglar By Her Bed On Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly woman wakes up to see smiling burglar at her bedside on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A noisy Torrevieja burglar woke up a woman in her bedroom and gave her a smile before running away. A 20-year-man has been arrested by

9 Aug, 2021 @ 11:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

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