Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province. It’s the first sale since November 2019, when
Woman loses €44,000 after man uses her phone to steal personal banking details on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A man tricked a woman out of €44,000 after arranging to meet her at the Finestrat Shopping Centre on the Costa Blanca. The fraudster, 20,
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
Home robbers used plastic cards to ‘slip’ front door latches in Costa Blanca area of Spain
THREE men have been charged over 14 home robberies in the Finestrat and Villajoyosa areas of Alicante Province. The gang used the ‘slip’ method to
Dog thief strikes again within weeks at same Costa Blanca farm in Spain
AN Elche dog napper has struck again at the same farm in the Atzavares area of the municipality. A 42-year-old man has been arrested by
British man arrested as Costa Blanca marijuana gang shipped drugs from Spain to UK and Dutch customers
EIGHT members of a major Costa Blanca marijuana gang that exported drugs to the UK and the Netherlands have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Deer goes swimming in the sea before bounding around busy Costa Blanca road in Spain
A deer caused a commotion when it went for a seaside swim on the Costa Blanca before running away on a busy road. The roe’s
Shop cashiers threatened by distinctive knife during robbery spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A violent robber who used a large knife to threaten cashiers at Alicante area shops has been arrested in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia
Bogus police officer tricks people over ‘fast-track’ document applications on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A Russian man posed as a Policia Nacional officer to trick people into paying him for help in getting Spanish documents. The 45-year-old fraudster operated
Five dead in horrific motorway carnage caused by car on wrong carriageway in Valencia area of Spain
A car driven in the wrong direction on a Valencia area motorway caused a four vehicle pile-up on Sunday which left five people dead and
Useless armed bank robber steals just €50 within 20 minutes in two Costa Blanca area hold-ups in Spain
An armed bank robber got a return of just €50 after two stick-ups within 20 minutes of each other in Albatera, Alicante Province. The Guardia
Headmaster of British school on Spain’s Mallorca found guilty of sex abuse in Scotland
THE headmaster of an exclusive British school in Mallorca has been convicted by a Glasgow court of sexually abusing two women in Scotland. A jury
Barcelona boy masterminds €150,000 online fraud to con approximately 100 people in Spain
A Barcelona area boy and his parents have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for committing online fraud that netted around €150,000 in two years.
Council official on Spain’s Costa Blanca stole €40,000 from clubs and charities and took bungs for contracts
A 52-year-old Santa Pola council official has been charged with 19 crimes of bribery committed over the last decade. The woman took bungs from two
Nephew wraps cellophane tape around uncle’s head to suffocate him at his Valencia home in Spain
A 39-year-old man has been charged with trying to kill his uncle, 88, after stealing his bank card and PIN details. The nephew was arrested
Man fatally slashes uncle’s throat during argument at Alicante area house in Spain
A 32-year-old man slashed his uncle’s throat with a knife after a series of arguments at their Albatera home in Alicante Province. The victim, 39,
Drink-driver whizzes car to almost twice the Costa Blanca motorway speed limit in Spain
A speeding motorist shocked Guardia Civil officers who clocked him smashing a motorway speed limit while being double over the drink-drive limit. A Guardia Civil
WATCH: 73-year-old man rescued by helicopter after suffering a stroke while hiking in Spain’s Mallorca
SPAIN’S Guardia Civil have released a video of the dramatic rescue of a man who suffered a stroke while hiking Mallorca’s famous Puig de Galatzo.
Police chase luxury yacht stuffed with drugs off Spain’s Costa Blanca
A luxury yacht crammed with 810 kilos of hashish has been intercepted off the Costa Blanca after a half-hour police pursuit. A Guardia Civil maritime
Pensioner, 90, attacked by jewellery and TV set thief in Spain’s Murcia region
POLICE have arrested a thief who broke into an elderly woman’s home in Aguilas and threatened her before stealing a television and some jewellery. The
Six people die in nursing home fire in Valencia area of eastern Spain
SIX nursing home residents have died in a fire at a Valencia area property. 17 people, including emergency workers, needed hospital treatment for burns and
British expat found dead in Spanish home after desperate UK relatives contact friend in Murcia
THE body of a British man was recovered from his Murcia region home after relatives in the UK could not contact him for three days.
Elderly Alicante motorist gets smoked out over 10,000 cigar stash uncovered by police in Spain
A consignment of 9,780 illegal handmade cigars went up in smoke for a man who had his stash seized by the Guardia Civil. The motorist,
Fruit rustlers steal tons of avocados to sell off at Costa Blanca markets in Spain
THREE avocado rustlers have been caught red-handed stealing 150 kilos of the fruit from a Costa Blanca farm. It was part of an overall haul
Police stop anti-vaxxers pestering parents over COVID-19 jabs at Valencia area school in Spain
POLICE were summonsed to a Valencia Province school after anti-vaxxers harangued parents over their children getting COVID-19 vaccines. Eight anti-vaxxers appeared on Thursday lunchtime outside
Two men rescued after helicopter crashes into Costa Blanca reservoir in Spain
A helicopter pilot and his colleague were rescued on Thursday after their aircraft crashed into an Alicante Province reservoir. The helicopter, which belongs to a