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Five teenagers arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca for sexually blackmailing fellow youngsters

POLICIA NACIONAL officers have arrested five Elche area teenagers aged 16 and 17 for sexual blackmail. They allegedly threatened minors via social media, saying they

11 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Handyman convicted again of murdering British granny on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Dutch handyman has been found guilty again of murdering a British pensioner to steal €550 from her purse. The body of Margaret McNulty, 70,

3 Oct, 2022 @ 12:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Romance scam sees woman in Spain pay €140,000 to who she believed was her lover recovering in a US hospital

Online love scam fleeces woman out of €200,000 on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A romance-seeking Elche woman paid out €200,000 to two scammers with bank transfers made to UK, French, Belgian and Spanish accounts. Two Spanish women, aged

2 Sep, 2022 @ 11:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Thief in big supermarket sweep across 13 stores in Spain's Costa Blanca

Thief in big supermarket sweep across 13 stores on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A man with an endless list of thefts to his name has been arrested in Alicante Province. His latest robbing spree saw him steal €4,000

18 Aug, 2022 @ 14:42

Alicante·Barcelona·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

Benidorm crime rate soars by over 50% on Spain’s Costa Blanca

REPORTED crimes in Alicante Province went up by 24.6% in the first half of 2022, compared to last year with Benidorm rising by over 50%.

18 Aug, 2022 @ 13:45

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Unique firework display dating back to Middle Ages set to light up Sunday night sky on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spectacular fireworks display on Spain’s Costa Blanca gets new date after high wind postponement

ELCHE’S Nit de l’Alba fireworks display will take place on Monday evening- two days after strong winds forced its cancellation. Council leaders along with police

15 Aug, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Drunk lorry driver zigzags for 30 kilometres on Costa Blanca motorway in Spain

A drunk lorry driver kept veering his vehicle between lanes for 30 kilometres on two Costa Blanca motorways. When he was pulled over by the

11 Aug, 2022 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Illegal Mediterranean tortoise breeding farm closed down on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN illegal Mediterranean tortoise hatchery at an Elche finca has been shut down by the Guardia Civil. 27 animals have been removed by the Guardia’s

10 Aug, 2022 @ 11:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Nature

Fresh Demand For Historic 2,400 Year Old Statue To Return To Costa Blanca City In Spain

Fresh demand for priceless 2,400 year-old statue to return to Costa Blanca city in Spain

ELCHE council has made a fresh appeal to the Ministry of Culture and the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid to return the ‘Lady of Elche’

4 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Costa Blanca·La Cultura·Lead·Valencian Community

Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain

A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Four men and two women

4 Aug, 2022 @ 16:00

Almeria·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Ukrainians Nearly Overtake British As Largest Foreign Group In Multi National City On Spain's Costa Blanca

Ukrainians almost overhaul British as largest foreign group in multi-national city on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE number of registered Ukrainians has increased substantially in Torrevieja since the start of the year, due to Russia’s invasion of the country in late

3 Aug, 2022 @ 16:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Thieves Plundered Dozens Of Jewellery Items From Costa Blanca Homes In Spain

Thieves fake ID cards unmask home jewellery robberies in Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO men have been arrested in Torrevieja for stealing jewellery from homes in Cartagena, Elche and Petrer as well as much further afield in Badajoz.

3 Aug, 2022 @ 11:37

Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Elderly Driver Knocks Over Pedestrian And Then Drags Police Officer Along Ground On Spain's Costa Blanca

Elderly driver hits child and drags police officer along road amidst chaotic scenes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 75-year-old motorist caused chaos in Elche after hitting a child and then trying to drive off with a police officer clutching the driver’s door.

22 Jul, 2022 @ 14:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Luxury Costa Blanca villa in Spain turned into marijuana farm serving central Europe

A luxury villa in an upmarket area of Alicante was converted into a marijuana farm to serve drug traffickers in central Europe Six Lithuanian men

18 Jul, 2022 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Two Drownings In One Day On Costa Blanca Beaches In Spain

Two drownings in one day on Benidorm and Costa Blanca beaches in Spain

TWO people died on Wednesday from drowning on Costa Blanca beaches just days after the Valencian government launched a ‘safe beaches’ campaign. 26 bathers have

14 Jul, 2022 @ 15:01

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Drugs Gang Used Post Offices In Spain To Mail Narcotics To Uk And Usa

Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA

THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca. They were based in Playa de San

28 Jun, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Suspected jihadist terrorist recruiter arrested in Costa Blanca area of Spain

A 41-year-old suspected terrorist has been arrested in Elche by the Guardia Civil. The man, a Norwegian national of Iraqi descent, was detained in the

22 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Panicked motorist trapped in overturned car following police chase on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 36-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after overturning his car in a police chase in the Elche area. The motorist had to be cut

8 Jun, 2022 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Angry Neighbour Throws Bleach At Children Living In His Costa Blanca Apartment Block In Spain

Angry neighbour threatens police after throwing bleach at children in Costa Blanca apartment block in Spain

AN Elche resident threatened children in his apartment block and threw bleach at them before trying to stop police arresting him. The 37-year-old man lives

3 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

British woman arrested after ATM customer is sprayed in bungled robbery on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE people, including a British woman, have been arrested after an ATM user was sprayed in a failed robbery. A man and woman of Spanish

1 Jun, 2022 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Worker bleeds to death after chainsaw accident on Costa Blanca farm in Spain

A Costa Blanca farmworker died after a chainsaw slashed his neck. The accident happened on Saturday in Elche’s La Hoya district when the man was

30 May, 2022 @ 17:48

Costa Blanca·Lead

Burkini swimsuits get big ‘thumbs up’ for public swimming pools in Costa Blanca city in Spain

BURKINI swimsuits have been backed as legal bathing attire for Elche’s public swimming pools in updated regulations that start on June 18. New rules over

24 May, 2022 @ 19:45

Costa Blanca·Lead

Crooked lawyer ran Costa Blanca ‘marriage of convenience’ scam for non-Spaniards to get residency

A Policia Nacional investigation has brought down an Elche-based group who arranged marriages as a pretence for foreigners to get Spanish residency. 129 people have

18 May, 2022 @ 14:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Costa Blanca hotels in Spain report excellent April occupancy- just 6% down on pre-pandemic numbers

HOTEL occupancy for April on the Costa Blanca was just 6% down on the pre-pandemic year of 2019. Figures from the Alicante Province Association of

10 May, 2022 @ 19:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Costa Blanca Councillor Insulted By Homophobic Youths While Out On Seaside Walk Hand In Hand With Husband

Costa Blanca councillor insulted by homophobic youths while holding hands with husband during seaside walk in Spain’s Santa Pola

A Costa Blanca councillor has slammed a homophobic insult shouted at him during a seaside walk with his husband on Saturday Mariano Valera, Elche’s Equality

9 May, 2022 @ 18:06

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Estate agent who shot British expat, 80, to death inside her Alicante villa is jailed

Two arrests after elderly British woman is shot dead at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old British woman in the Elche area on Wednesday. A

6 May, 2022 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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