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Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure

THREE Dutch people have been arrested in the Marbella area over a €16 million cryptocurrency scam that mainly fleeced criminals. The Policia Nacional cooperated with

15 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Corrupt ex-politician in Spain who hid his ill-gotten fortunes abroad is jailed for 10 years

THE former Valencian president, Eduardo Zaplana, has been jailed for 10 years and five months for corruption, bribery, and money laundering. He’s been ordered to

15 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Pickpocket gang from Spain is arrested over plan to target tourists at the Paris Olympics

A GANG of Spanish-based Bosnian pickpockets who were going to the Olympic Games in Paris has been arrested in Madrid and Valencia by the Policia

7 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Former Kinahan mafia ‘financier’ Johnny ‘Cash’ Morrissey released from Spanish prison after paying €60,000 bail

A MANCHESTER-BORN expat considered to have been the money launderer for the international crime organisation led by Irish gangster Daniel Kinahan has been released from

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Who are the MC Comanches? The violent and feared ‘narco’ bike gang accused of running drugs from Spain’s Costa del Sol to the whole of Europe

IN a joint operation between Spanish, German, and Romanian authorities last week, police arrested the alleged leader of an elusive criminal biker gang known as

5 May, 2024 @ 08:44

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Anti-drugs police chief faces 15 years in prison for being part of massive cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

PROSECUTORS want the former head of the Policia Nacional’s anti-drug unit in Alicante jailed for 15 years for his role in the biggest-ever cocaine distribution

2 Feb, 2024 @ 11:02

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Galicia·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Men using sex contact website extorted to pay hush money totalling thousands of euros in Spain

Blackmailers extort vast sums of money from men wanting sex in Spain

A GANG who blackmailed website users looking to meet young women for sex has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. 13 people have been

28 Dec, 2023 @ 18:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla·Valencia·Valencian Community

Mamma Mia! Italian family-run pizzeria is exposed as a front for mafia’s drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Italian-owned pizzeria on the Costa Blanca served up cocaine and hashish to its customers along with its more traditional fare according to the Policia

29 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Benidorm-based British paedophile given 133 year prison term by court in Spain

Russian mafia trial on Spain’s Costa Blanca will see five face charges of money laundering – including powerful ‘lobbyist’ connected to the conservative PP party

A BENIDORM judge is to prosecute five members of a Costa Blanca-based Russian money laundering gang- almost three years after they were arrested. The judge’s

24 Oct, 2023 @ 12:28

Alicante·Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Madrid·Valencia·Valencian Community

Trafficking ring which illegally transported more than 400 animals from Eastern Europe to Spain is busted

OVER 400 animals, mainly high-value young cats and dogs, have been rescued from an illegal trading gang in Spain. The Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil, the

19 Oct, 2023 @ 12:04

Animals·Barcelona·Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman's hairdresser trafficked drugs across wide area and used her business to launder all the proceeds in Spain's Costa Blanca

Women’s hairdresser trafficked drugs across wide area and used her business to launder all the proceeds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMEN’S hairdresser has been exposed as the lynchpin of a drug trafficking gang operating across the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca. The

25 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Cost of renting property during summer on Spain’s Costa del Sol has risen 128% since 2014

Bogus holiday rental scam captures victims in Spain and the UK

THE GUARDIA CIVIL in Valencia has brought down a group of scammers offering holiday home rentals in Spain to domestic and United Kingdom customers. Two

28 Jun, 2023 @ 11:46

Alicante·Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

Uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, nicknamed the ‘Butcher of Hama’, evades trial in Spain on medical grounds

SPAIN’S national court will try in May to resume the trial of the billionaire uncle of Syrian autocrat Bashar al-Assad, accused of money laundering in

9 Apr, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Malaga·National News·Other News

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in home and business purchases on Spain's Costa Blanca

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included

7 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

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

Spotlight on Mallorca properties amid major Swedish money laundering case

Properties in Palma have been linked to money laundering allegations that have dragged in the husband and stepson of Marbella Mayor Angeles Muñoz. Joakim Peter

9 Feb, 2023 @ 18:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Dozens Of Properties In Spain Worth €25 Million Seized And Member Of Russian Money Laundering Gang Arrested In Canary Islands

Dozens of properties in Spain seized with Russian money laundering gang member arrested in Canary Islands

A woman has been arrested in Tenerife as part of a probe into a crime gang suspected of laundering dirty money linked to the €219

14 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

€140,000 cash found in spare wheel of stolen car in Spain’s Mijas

THE Guardia Civil have arrested, at a petrol station in Mijas, the driver of a high-end vehicle, apparently stolen in France last year. The incident

26 Nov, 2022 @ 10:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Costa Blanca, Murcia, and Tenerife arrests over €1.5 million pyramid scam in Spain

€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

24 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Canary Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

'Historic' fine in Benidorm threatens to bankrupt the tourist mecca: City hall is ordered to pay €283million compensation to family who was blocked from building on protected land

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe’s major narcotics trafficking organisations.

17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:07

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Serbian drugs gang exported €2 million of marijuana annually from Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A Serbian drugs gang operating out of the Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain has been brought down in an international police operation. Europol said

31 Oct, 2022 @ 15:28

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

Businesses across Spain get ripped-off by Barcelona-based cybercriminals

A Barcelona-based cybercriminal gang defrauded 11 companies across Spain by intercepting business email invoices and pocketing the money. They also scammed seven individuals on ‘buy

26 Oct, 2022 @ 12:58

Alicante·Barcelona·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Madrid·Malaga·Murcia

NERO TO ZERO: Kinahan ‘financier’ and ‘enforcer’ arrested after seizure of 200 kilograms of cocaine and €500,000 cash last year

HE has long been one of the Costas most feared ‘businessmen’. A former Manchester doorman, Johnny Morrissey, 62, was this week led out of his

16 Sep, 2022 @ 19:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Cyber Scammers Steal €30,000 From Clients Of Costa Blanca Fertility Clinic In Spain

Cyber scammers steal €30,000 from Costa Blanca fertility clinic clients in Spain

THREE women registered with an Alicante area fertility clinic have been conned out of over €30,000 in a computer scam. The Guardia Civil have arrested

13 Jul, 2022 @ 14:12

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

Gibraltar placed on ‘grey list’ by global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog

GIBRALTAR has been grey listed for strategic deficiencies in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regimes. The Rock has joined the United Arab Emirates on

27 Jun, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·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

Thieves grab victim round neck to steal €30,000 watch on Valencia street in Spain

One of UK’s ‘most wanted’ accused of £30 million fraud is arrested in Spain’s Murcia region

A 25-year-old British man on the run since 2020 for crimes of fraud and money laundering has been arrested in the Murcia area of Spain.

10 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia