Female fugitive arrested in Spain’s Manilva in connection with €10,000 fraud
A ROMANIAN woman accused of a €10,000 fraud has been arrested on the Costa del Sol. She was cuffed on February 10 close to her
Boy, 15, shocks police with ‘cold-hearted’ account of how he killed his family on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EXPERIENCED Policia Nacional officers have been shocked by the lack of remorse shown by an Elche teenager, who shot his parents and younger brother last
German jailed for life for beating wife and son to death in Tenerife cave in Spain’s Canary Islands
A German man has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his wife and ten-year-old son to death with a rock in a cave
Tobacco shop robbers use stolen cars as battering rams during ‘moon-landing’ crime spree in Spain’s Murcia
A Murcia robbery gang who used stolen cars to ram tobacco store windows has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil-Policia Nacional operation. Eight
Police accidentally stumble across historic Roman relic on Spain’s Costa Blanca
An important Roman era artefact has been found in a Costa Blanca home by accident during a routine Guardia Civil visit. Guardia officers spotted the
68 child sex abuse investigations involving Spain’s Catholic Church are revealed
68 cases of alleged child sex abuse connected to the Catholic Church are currently being investigated in Spain. Attorney General, Dolores Delgado, ordered 17 regional
Irish teacher stabbed in back by teenage student at prestigious private school in Spain’s Murcia area
A 13-year-old student at a Murcia City bilingual private school knifed his teacher in the back during a lesson this Wednesday morning. Reports described the
Water thieves use 12 kilometre-long pipe and pumping gear to illegally supply farms across Murcia area of Spain
A gang who hooked up an illegal water supply from a Murcia region well to irrigate farms has been busted by the Guardia Civil. Three
Cleaning lady breaches trust to steal jewellery worth €30,000 from employer’s Costa Blanca home in Spain
A cleaning lady has been arrested in Mutxamel, Alicante Province, after raiding her employer’s safe to steal €30,000 of jewellery and cash. The 25-year-old woman
Elderly owner of abandoned Costa Blanca puppy set for prosecution under Spain’s new animal welfare law
A 78-year-old Alicante woman faces an animal abuse charge under Spain’s new tougher welfare laws after she abandoned her six-month-old puppy in a city dog
Man dies from chronic diarrhea after money-grabbing girlfriend poisons him with laxatives in Spain’s Valencia area
A man died in hospital of chronic diarrhea after being poisoned by laxative pìlls given to him by his girlfriend who stole €92,000 of his
Telecoms firm in Murcia probed over pirated TV football matches beamed to bars and homes in Spain
THE Guardia Civil is investigating four people from a Murcia-based telecoms company for illegally distributing football matches to bars and restaurants as well as home
British businessman on Spain’s Costa Blanca uses chainsaw to slice through nose of suspected robber
A British man took the law into his own hands after using a chainsaw to attack a man who he wrongly believed was a thief.
Man who urinated in Costa Blanca taxi in Spain is arrested after video goes viral of him taunting cab driver
A man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted a video on social media bragging about it, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
Drug smugglers in Spain’s Andalucia lie about orca attack to cover up hashish shipment from Morocco
The Policia Nacional have arrested hashish smugglers who sailed from Morocco and lied about their boat being attacked by orca whales. Two people have been
Barcelona hackers hoodwink phone shops into issuing SIM cards used to clear out bank accounts in Spain
A Barcelona-based gang emptied out people’s bank accounts by tricking phone shops to give them replacement phone SIM cards. Eight people have been arrested in
‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain
A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all
Copper thief ‘stole miles of wiring and left homes in Spain without power’
AN ALLEGED copper thief from Benacazon has been arrested after a spate of robberies in Sevilla. The crook, who is accused of plundering miles of
Skeletal remains of man and woman found in Elche ravine could be couple missing in Spain since 2019
THE skeletal remains of a man and woman discovered in a ravine outside Elche in Spain’s Valencia region could belong to a couple reported missing
Seizure of fake luxury branded jewellery with €1 million price tag on Spain’s Costa Blanca
BOGUS branded luxury jewellery items with a retail value close to €1 million have been discovered in shipping containers at the port of Alicante. The
Mallorca’s biggest-ever real estate fraud case involving over €3 million goes to trial in Spain
A Palma judge has ruled there’s plenty of evidence to prosecute nine people over a €3.3 million fraud in the biggest recorded case of real
Police raid illegal Vietnamese Pig farm and seize 12 animals in Murcia area of Spain
A dozen Vietnamese pigs have been seized from an illegal breeding farm in Aguilas, Murcia. Officers from the Guardia Civil’s environment division, Seprona, raided the
Drunk man urinates inside taxi on Spain’s Costa Blanca and then posts social media footage of cab driver’s reaction
A drunk man who urinated in an Alicante taxi and posted social media footage of the driver’s reaction, may face legal action over his behaviour.
Serial burglar breaks into dozens of homes within a few weeks in Murcia area of Spain
A serial burglar targeting Murcia City homes has been hit with 70 robbery charges. The Policia Nacional have also thrown in three fraud charges against
British man steals dozens of gas cylinders from stores and petrol stations across Costa Blanca area of Spain
A British resident from Javea has been arrested for stealing 150 butano cylinders from northern Costa Blanca retailers. The thefts started in late October 2021
Police seize elephant feet stools being sold online from Costa Blanca area of Spain
FOUR stools made from African elephant feet have been seized by the Guardia Civil in the Alicante area. Two Spaniards, 39 and 67, are being
