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Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

Group of 20 professional pickpockets who travelled to Spain’s Valencia to target tourists are arrested

THE POLICIA Nacional has arrested 20 members of a travelling pickpocket gang who set up pitch in the Valencia area after arriving from Madrid. The

21 Jul, 2024 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

French tourist stabbed to death inside her caravan in Spain was travelling alone, say police

A 60-year-old French woman found stabbed to death in her motorhome next to a Castellon province beach was travelling alone. Her body was discovered around

19 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

British expat ‘is robbed of €50,000’ by a local female carer on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CARER has been accused of stealing over €50,000 from a bank account belong to an elderly British man in Alicante province. The 91-year-old Brit

19 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cruel scammers in Spain are arrested for ‘pretending to find missing dogs and charging their desperate owners compensation’

TWO people have been arrested in Mijas for allegedly defrauding owners of lost dogs seeking information about their missing pets. Three people were conned in

18 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Animals·Crime & Law·Lead

French tourist is found ‘stabbed to death’ inside her motorhome in Spain: Police work to find out if she was travelling alone

THE GUARDIA Civil is investigating the violent death of a French woman found inside her motorhome overlooking a Castellon province beach on Thursday. Her body

18 Jul, 2024 @ 18:24

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Spain bust gang who ‘built more than 1,000 kamikaze drones for Hezbollah’

THE Guardia Civil and German authorities have dismantled a drone logistics structure operating in Europe supplying so-called kamikaze drones to the Lebanese extremist Hezbollah group.

18 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British-Norwegian gang which ‘created and sold fake IDs’ in Spain is busted

FOUR British and Norwegian men have been arrested for running a gang that produced fake ID cards to rip-off phone companies and banks. Six people-

17 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Brit found guilty of sexually assaulting male Ryanair flight attendant during trip to Spain

A BRITISH tourist has been given a one-year suspended jail sentence after pinching a nipple of a Ryanair cabin crew member on a flight between

16 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist needed several stitches after border collie dog attacked her on Mallorca bar terrace

British tourist left with stitches on her face after dog attack on bar terrace in Spain’s Mallorca

A BRITISH tourist enjoying a drink at a popular Mallorca bar required stitches after she was bit on a chin by a border collie dog.

16 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

British tourist ‘stable’ after drunk-driver killed her husband on a pedestrian crossing in Spain

THE condition of a British tourist who was knocked down by a drunk driver on a pedestrian crossing outside her Mar Menor hotel last Tuesday

16 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Benidorm brothel exploited vulnerable women round-the-clock with four victims rescued by police

FOUR women have been rescued by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after being forced to work as prostitutes in a city apartment converted into a

15 Jul, 2024 @ 18:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Masked violent gang robbed luxury holiday villas by following owners into homes across Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VIOLENT robbery gang targeting luxury villas across Alicante province has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. Three men and three women were detained in

15 Jul, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Alicante man kills his wife and then turns shotgun on himself during weekend of four domestic murders in Spain

A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach

15 Jul, 2024 @ 11:08

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal cash and items valued at €1.5m

Locksmith who repaired a safe at a luxury Madrid apartment returned months later to steal €1.5m in cash and items

A LOCKSMITH has been arrested in Madrid for stealing cash and jewellery valued at €1.5 million from a safe that he repaired months earlier. The

12 Jul, 2024 @ 20:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

British tourist dies as wife remains seriously ill after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain

British tourist dies as wife remains in serious condition after drunk driver hits them outside their hotel in Spain

A BRITISH man has died in hospital after he and his wife were hit by a drunk driver outside their Mar Menor hotel on Tuesday

11 Jul, 2024 @ 21:00

Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Identical twin tries to fool Costa Blanca police after taking his brother’s car and pretending to be him

AN IDENTICAL twin tried to pass himself off as his brother when police on the Costa Blanca pulled him over at a routine checkpoint. The

10 Jul, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Gang arrested after stealing €1.5m of mobile phones in Valencia delivery van heist

A VALENCIA gang that held up a van at gunpoint and stole mobile phones worth €1.5 million has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Four

10 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

British teenage tourist injures police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf restaurant in Spain

Young British tourist attacks police officers trying to break up fight outside Magaluf strip restaurant in Spain

A YOUNG British tourist in Magaluf got into a brawl outside a restaurant and attacked police officers trying to break up the fight. The Calvia

10 Jul, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish bouncer accused of killing a British tourist in Spain is arrested

15 schoolboys get probation for spreading AI-created naked images of girls in Spain

A JUVENILE court in Extremadura has sentenced 15 schoolboys to a year’s probation after they created and spread AI-generated naked images of their female classmates

10 Jul, 2024 @ 11:09

Crime & Law·Lead

Motorhome and camper van thieves change chassis details and produce fake documents to sell vehicles to unsuspecting customers in Spain

AN ALICANTE province gang has been busted for stealing motorhomes and camper vans, which they sold on second-hand sites via social media platforms. The Policia

9 Jul, 2024 @ 11:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Thieves use drone to follow high-value targets for street robberies on Spain’s Costa Blanca

HI-TECH thieves used a drone to track people carrying large amounts of money on the streets of Alicante province. The five men are accused of

8 Jul, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Parents abused teenage daughter and threatened to kill her after she refuses 'arranged' marriage to allow her cousin to live in Spain

Runaway bride flees abusive family home- one day before arranged wedding for fee of €1,000 in Spain’s Alicante

THE parents of a 22-year-old Alicante woman have been arrested for allegedly setting up an arranged marriage and accepting a €1,000 fee for it. The

8 Jul, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Most Wanted’ Brit arrested for masterminding vacuum-packed gun sales to criminal mafias along Spain’s east coast

A BRITISH drugs fugitive has been arrested at a Murcia villa which contained a suitcase with 35 guns inside plus 750 bullets wrapped in towels-

8 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

The suspect accused of trafficking 'blood diamonds' is detained in Malaga Airport

Blood diamond raid on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Armed police arrest alleged trafficker

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested a man in Malaga on accusations of trafficking so-called ‘blood diamonds’. The suspect is alleged to have headed up a

7 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Warning for tourists visiting Spain: ‘Professional’ pickpockets are travelling to this city to steal from holidaymakers – with the elderly particularly at risk

PROFESSIONAL pickpockets are making the trip from Sevilla to Cadiz to target tourists in the southwestern city, especially when they know that there will be

5 Jul, 2024 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead

Grandmother in Spain ‘fakes four violent robberies to collect insurance payouts’

A COSTA BLANCA woman has been accused of insurance fraud after pretending to be the victim of four violent robberies in the last nine years.

4 Jul, 2024 @ 23:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

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