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Costa Blanca Greengrocer Who Robbed Seven Banks Is Caught After Skipping Jail In Spain A Year Ago

Greengrocer who held up seven banks in Costa Blanca and Murcia areas of Spain is caught after skipping jail a year ago

A greengrocer turned professional bank robber who did not return to prison after getting a release permit, has been arrested in Hondon de los Frailes,

28 Jun, 2022 @ 14:34

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

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

Costa Blanca Man Admits Financing Terrorism And Recruitment At Spain's National Court

Costa Blanca man admits financing terrorism and recruiting supporters at Spain’s National Court

A San Vicente del Raspeig man has been jailed for six years and fined €1,300 after admitting to financing terrorism and trying to recruit people.

27 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

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

Drone Causes Emergency Alert At Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Drone flying into protected airspace causes emergency alert at busy Costa Blanca airport in Spain

A drone owner faces a fine of up to €225,000 after causing an emergency alert at Alicante-Elche airport. An airline pilot sighted the drone flying

27 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Men Stabbed Passengers Using Valencia Metro System In Spain To Steal Phones

Men stabbed Valencia Metro passengers in Spain to steal mobile phones

TWO men have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for stealing mobile phones from passengers using Valencia’s Metro trains. The duo, aged 27 and 31,

23 Jun, 2022 @ 13:44

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Ex-British boxer with violent past gets arrested for beating up girlfriend at Mallorca hotel in Spain

A British ex-professional boxer, Stephen Kinnersley, has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for assaulting his partner at a Mallorca hotel. Kinnersley, 43, was detained

22 Jun, 2022 @ 17:15

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

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

Bogus coppers kidnap Russian couple to get cryptocurrency wallet codes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Guardia Civil is probing the kidnapping of a Russian couple by bogus police officers in the San Juan beach area of Alicante on Sunday.

21 Jun, 2022 @ 15:51

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man dies after clinging onto rear view mirror of speeding lorry on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A lorry driver has been arrested over the death of a man who clung onto his vehicle’s rear view mirror for three kilometres before being

21 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Narcoboat and money laundering gang broken up in Costa Blanca and Almeria areas of Spain

A drug smuggling gang used high-speed boats to ship narcotics from North Africa to Spanish beaches and marinas before resorting to money laundering to hide

20 Jun, 2022 @ 15:53

Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Smallest populated island in Spain off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer tourist surge Guardia

Spain’s smallest populated island off Costa Blanca gets ready for summer day-tripper surge

SPAIN’S smallest populated island- Tabarca- is getting ready for a summer surge of over 300,000 visitors. Tabarca is the only inhabited island in Valencia Community

20 Jun, 2022 @ 13:33

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Kamikaze’ driver travelling in wrong direction causes three accidents and leaves three injured in Spain’s Andalucia

A CONFUSED ‘Kamikaze’ driver travelling in wrong direction has caused mayhem on Andalucian roads this weekend. According to the 112 emergency coordination centre, the incident

20 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Lead·Other News

Bogus Sports Physiotherapist Abused Child Athletes On Spain's Costa Blanca

Bogus sports physiotherapist abused child athlete on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN unqualified sports physiotherapist has been arrested for sexual assaulting a child aged under 16. The Guardia Civil detained the 43-year-old man at his Alicante

17 Jun, 2022 @ 13:00

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

Police in Spain's Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who made escort bookings

Police in Spain’s Valencia arrest blackmailers extorting men who booked escorts

THE Guardia Civil in Valencia has brought down a blackmail gang targetting men who cancelled appointments with escorts. Five Spanish nationals- four men and a

17 Jun, 2022 @ 12:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Murcia·Valencia

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area supplying meat to Asian restaurants across Spain

Illegal slaughterhouse raided in Madrid area which supplied Asian restaurants across Spain

AN illegal Madrid area slaughterhouse supplying meat to Asian restaurants in eight provinces has been closed down by the Guardia Civil. Six people who ran

16 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Mother arrested for killing young son and abusing twin brother on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A 27-month-old boy died in Bigastro on Saturday and his twin brother suffered various injuries after alleged systematic assaults by their mother. A woman, 32,

15 Jun, 2022 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Guardia Civil investigate after woman’s body found in Guadiana River

THE Guardia Civil is investigating after a woman’s body was found in the Guadiana River on the Portuguese shore. The body of a middle-aged woman

15 Jun, 2022 @ 09:30

Huelva·Lead·Other News

17 Workers At Itv Vehicle Testing Station Arrested For Massive Fraud In Spain's Murcia Area

Mass vehicle test scam sees defective cars getting ‘pass’ certificates in Spain’s Mar Menor area

A massive scam has been uncovered at San Javier’s ITV vehicle testing station in the Murcia region, with defective cars sailing through road safety checks.

13 Jun, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Riddle of human skull found in irrigation drain in Spain’s Valencia City

PART of a human skull was discovered by workers cleaning the banks of an irrigation ditch in Valencia City on Saturday. The skull, minus its

13 Jun, 2022 @ 14:15

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dangerous dogs escape and attack passers-by in Valencia area of Spain

THE owner of seven dangerous dogs in Beniarjo has been arrested after his animals kept escaping and attacking people. A 36-year-old Spaniard has been arrested

13 Jun, 2022 @ 11:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Rare Codex Turns Up After 84 Years When It Disappeared During Civil War In Spain

Rare medieval codex turns up 84 years after vanishing during Civil War in Spain

A rare codex dating back to the 13th century has been recovered in Spain after it went missing in 1938. A soldier 84 years ago

10 Jun, 2022 @ 15:45

La Cultura·Lead

Drunk British tourist causes chaos on Spain’s Mallorca with hotel and police assaults, just hours into his holiday

A British man, 46, kicked off his Mallorca holiday with a night in the police cells and hospital, after a drunken rampage in his Camp

9 Jun, 2022 @ 18:26

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Leader of Madrid-based gang jailed for stealing catalytic converters across Spain

A criminal gang who stole catalytic converters across Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil after thefts in Alicante Province. Five Romanian nationals

9 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Benidorm’s Terra Natura park welcomes deadly tarantula and snakes seized from Costa Blanca house in Spain

A poisonous tarantula and two snakes have been removed from an Altea house and taken to Benidorm’s Terra Natura nature and animal park. Altea council

8 Jun, 2022 @ 14:00

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

Hi-tech electronic scam foiled to give written driving test answers on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A written driving test candidate went to extraordinary lengths to pass the exam by using hi-tech gear at the Alicante test centre. Driving tests in

7 Jun, 2022 @ 11:48

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

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Massive bust sees arrest of corrupt police officers who helped gangs smuggle drugs into Spain

A HUGE investigation into drug trafficking has led to sixty arrests including a network of police officers who helped gangs smuggle their illicit wares into

6 Jun, 2022 @ 16:31

Crime & Law·National News

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