What happens to the tonnes of cocaine and other drugs seized in Spain each year?
THIS WEEK saw the Spanish authorities announce that they had seized 11 tonnes of cocaine as part of two operations to combat the smuggling of
Man is fined €100 for shouting ‘viva España’ and ‘Sanchez is a traitor’ during anti-government protest in Spain’s Mallorca
A MALLORCA protestor who shouted slogans against Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has been fined €100 for his outburst. Jesus Revuelta believes the penalty is a
Women beaten up and humiliated by prostitution gang in Spain’s Valencia
POLICE in Spain and Romania have freed 14 women who were sexually exploited, beaten and humiliated. A joint probe between the Policia Nacional and their
Hacker from infamous cyber-attack group Kelvin Security is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after ‘targeting town halls and businesses’
A CYBER-HACKER has been arrested in Alicante for being involved with the notorious Kelvin Security hacking group. The Venezuelan national was jailed after appearing in
Some 5,000 cars are given FAKE ITV certificates on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Leader of dodgy ‘MOT’ racket is arrested
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has busted what it described as a ‘sophisticated’ gang that issued an estimated 5,000 bogus ITV car test certificates in two years.
Man hides in bathroom to make videos of women and children in Spain’s Valencia
A 27-YEAR-OLD Romanian man has been arrested after spending 44 minutes making hidden videos in the women’s bathroom at a Valencia shopping centre. Security cameras
Drug cartel members who used cocaine profits to buy hundreds of El Gordo lottery tickets are arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FAMILY gang selling cocaine laundered their proceeds by buying Christmas Lottery tickets with the hopes of scooping a bigger return from their criminal activities.
Music event ticket seller cons dozens of people across Spain who end up out of pocket
A FRAUDSTER conned at least 58 people by selling bogus music concert tickets online with customers getting nothing or at best- just a fake ticket.
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
Missing girl, 15, is found safe and well after presenting herself at a police station in Malaga
A MISSING 15-year-old girl from Spain’s North African city Melilla has been located safe and sound after she handed herself in at a police station
British man arrested in drug den selling marijuana to tourists on Spain’s Costa Blanca
AT LEAST one British man was part of a ten-strong group arrested for their role in a bogus l’Alfas del Pi ‘social club’ that acted
British tourist has expensive gold chain stolen by Benidorm ‘love hug’ thief who foolishly publishes social media photos of her showing it off
A WOMAN stole a gold chain from a British tourist in Benidorm but was arrested days later after posting social media images of her wearing
‘Have-a-go’ shop worker dragged down the street by robbers getaway car on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO robbers ran over an Alicante shop worker who clung onto the hood of their getaway car for around 100 metres. The Policia Nacional went
Gang from Madrid which robbed safes at shopping centres on Spain’s Costa Blanca is brought down
A MADRID-BASED gang travelled to the Costa Blanca and Murcia areas to rob store safes in large shopping centres after hiding inside premises before closing
Cult leader who ‘fed his followers mercury’ to ‘revitalise’ them and lived in a ‘cave with multiple women’ is finally arrested in southern Spain
THE POLICIA NACIONAL has arrested the leader of a Murcia region cult who is accused of administering mercury to his followers. The Spaniard named as
BREAKING: British woman is arrested in connection with the assassination attempt of far-right politician in Spain
A BRITISH woman is one of three people detained by the Policia Nacional over the attempted killing of the former head of the Partido Popular
Dozens arrested for duplicating SIM cards of unsuspecting victims and using their data to go on €110,000 shopping spree on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A FOUR-STRONG Valencia gang ran a phone card fraud that syphoned off over €110,000 from 15 victims. The criminals hired 31 ‘mules’ across Alicante and
Robbery gang from Moldova is arrested after ‘raiding 100-plus homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca’
A HOME robbery gang has been charged with committing 101 burglaries across the Valencian Community and Murcia. Nearly 100 items of jewellery and watches have
Eastern European gang members are arrested for ‘stealing high-end cars across Spain’s Costa Blanca’ in a bid resell them abroad
POLICE have arrested two members of a criminal gang that stole medium to high range cars across the Costa Blanca and then tried to sell
Tourists conned by Benidorm market traders selling thousands of fake-branded clothes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
EIGHT street market stall holders in Benidorm have been arrested for selling counterfeit clothing claiming to be well-known prestigious brands. The Policia Nacional sprung into
Apartment block hit five times by robbers taking art objects in Spain’s Valencia
TWO men targeted a Gandia apartment block in Valencia province five times to steal a variety of art-related objects valued at €150,000. The thieves, 35
Child pornography sting in Spain sees 121 arrests: Police describe mammoth operation as one of the biggest crackdowns in recent history
A MAJOR operation against child pornography distribution and production in Spain has seen 121 people arrested – all of whom used the same digital platform
Violent armed robbers who ‘stormed homes in broad daylight’ in Spain’s Valencia are arrested in major raids
TWO violent home robbery gangs operating in Valencia province have been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Croatian and
Almost 40,000 ecstasy tablets are found stashed in car en route to Spain’s Murcia
TWO MEN transporting 37,950 ecstasy pills with a €433,000 retail value from France to the Murcia region have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in
Chiringuito owner ‘secretly drugged workers as young as 17’ on Spain’s Costa Blanca ‘so they would perform better’: At least one was hospitalised
A COSTA BLANCA beach bar employee suffered a perforated stomach after being tricked into taking performance enhancing vitamins which were actually anabolic steroids. The owner
Marijuana farmers clamber onto to roof in failed attempt to escape police raid at luxury villa on Spain’s Costa Blanca
TWO MEN running an indoor marijuana farm tried to escape their luxury Costa Blanca rental villa by going onto the roof when the Policia Nacional