Passer-by in Spain’s Costa Blanca opens cardboard box and finds large snake inside
AN Alicante man got the surprise of his life when he decided to have a peek inside a large cardboard box dumped next to a
Key figure in multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam arrested at Spain’s Barcelona airport
THE Guardia Civil and Mossos d’Esquadra have arrested a key player in a multi-billion euro cryptocurrency scam that swindled hundreds of thousands of investors. 33-year-old
Serial thief behind 90 Costa Blanca robberies steals again days after prison release in Spain
A serial stealer with 90 Calpe area robberies to his name returned to his old ways just days after he finished serving a prison sentence.
Two women freeze to death at Sierra Nevada ski resort in Spain’s Andalucia
THE bodies of two women in their mid-fifties were found on Monday afternoon in a Sierra Nevada ski resort with no apparent sign of violence.
Abuser monitors ex-girlfriend in Spain’s Valencia by planting GPS tracker in her car
A man refused to accept the end of a relationship and planted a GPS tracker in his ex-girlfriend’s car to pop up unexpectedly to see
Mother says ‘scary movie guy’ wanted to kidnap her child in Spain’s Castellon area
A woman says a ‘scary movie guy’ had his eyes on kidnapping her daughter- aged under two- when he tried to open their car door
Driver smashes motorway speed limit by 95 km/h on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A 25-year-old motorist was clocked exceeding a motorway speed limit by 95 km/h in Alicante Province. Guardia Civil radar guns hit the top of their
Bogus quick loan website scammed victims out of €500,000 in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A fake website offering fast money loans with no background checks scammed 86 people out of €500,000 in the Valencian Community in over 100 fraudulent
Man is shot and tasered during hoax meeting to steal his watch in Spain’s Valencia
FOUR men have been denied bail after trying to kill a man who went to an Oliva house in Valencia Province to buy a luxury
Robbers with base in Spain’s Valencia plundered at least 40 homes across seven provinces
SEVEN people have been arrested for robbing at least 40 homes across Spain- netting money and valuables worth around €800,000. The Albanian gang based themselves
Emergency call centre gets 15,000 animal welfare-related calls in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE emergency 112 phone line in the Valencian Community received 15,000 calls about animal welfare including pets and protected species in the first 10 months
British man with suitcase full of drugs gets caught at Spain’s Valencia Airport
A British man, 38, has been arrested at Valencia Airport for trying to smuggle drugs onto a Balearic Islands-bound flight. The Brit was charged with
British man arrested for killing wife who several times accused him of domestic abuse in Spain’s Murcia
A British man, 69, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Murcia region for allegedly killing his wife. The British couple lived on
Spain sends specialist police team to investigate war crimes in Ukraine
AN 11-strong Spanish police team has arrived in Ukraine to investigate possible war crimes and crimes against humanity, the Interior Ministry said on Friday. Interior
Fake physiotherapist accused of raping female clients at his Murcia home in Spain
A bogus physiotherapist from Totana, Murcia, has been jailed after he was arrested for raping at least three women. He was denied bail after a
Horse meat gang banked €4.5 million by selling sick animals from Valencia farm in Spain
A joint Guardia Civil and Europol operation has dismantled a criminal gang that illegally marketed horses to be slaughtered for meat that was not fit
Booze bust with over 20,000 bottles missing tax labels seized from Costa Blanca distillery in Spain
AN Alicante Province distillery and warehouse has been raided and 20,231 bottles of wine seized for not having official tax seals on them. It followed
Bright green swimming pools catch out marijuana farmers in Alicante area of Spain
TWO indoor marijuana farms have been raided on an Aigues urbanisation in Alicante Province, with 100 kilos of the drug seized by the Guardia Civil.
Strong water currents sweep away two men to their deaths while canyoning on Spain’s Mallorca
TWO canyoners died on Mallorca on Monday after being swept away by a strong current in the Lassarell torrent in Pollenca. A third person was
Holiday property rental scam exposed in Mar Menor area of Spain
THREE scammers defrauded at least 15 people by taking deposits for bogus holiday properties in the Mar Menor area of Murcia. The trio- who pocketed
Man given brutal beating by assailant with ‘spiked cane’ on Alicante area street in Spain
A 25-year-old man was clubbed by a ‘spiked’ cane in a motiveless daytime attack in an Alicante Province town. The victim needed emergency surgery and
€1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain sees arrests in Tenerife, Costa Blanca, and Murcia areas
A pyramid scheme that netted €1.5 million from unsuspecting investors has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The two ring-leaders- an Italian national and
Father sexually abuses daughter as payment for video game at their Costa Blanca home in Spain
A 43-year old Spaniard has been arrested for sexually abusing his daughter, 11, at their Torrevieja home. The assault happened on Friday when the girl’s
Bank scammers in Spain steal €2 million by hijacking customer accounts in latest ‘smishing’ con
A bank scamming gang that netted over €2 million from hijacked accounts across Spain has been arrested by the Guardia Civil. It’s the latest big
Gang kept stolen cars from across Europe at base on Spain’s Costa Blanca before shipping them to Morocco
A criminal gang lived the high-life in luxury villas on the Costa Blanca with money earned from selling off high-end cars stolen across Europe. The
Benidorm estate agent in Spain supplied rental home keys to robbers with British woman selling off stolen items
FIVE people have been arrested for stealing from at least six rental homes in the Benidorm area with keys provided by a real estate agent.