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Spain’s Malaga ramps up police surveillance on Midsummer’s Eve to 300 police officers and a drone

Benidorm hotel swoop on drug dealer staying on Spain’s Costa Blanca who was wanted by German authorities

A drug dealer on the run from German justice on trafficking charges dating back to 2012, has been arrested in a central Benidorm hotel. The

23 May, 2022 @ 11:25

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

TV football pirates hit by police raids to stop illegal screenings of La Liga matches in Spain

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 166 people in a big push against illegal football match screenings in hospitality establishments across Spain. Those detained were business

20 May, 2022 @ 12:13

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Scammers made €133k by sending bogus texts to get personal bank details from victims in Spain

‘Phishing’ gang steal at least €443,600 from hacked online bank accounts in Spain

A bank ‘phishing’ con netted a nationwide gang at least €443,600 from 146 victims. The Policia Nacional have arrested 13 people across Spain and are

19 May, 2022 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Man tries to strangle health centre receptionist in Valencia area of Spain

TWO Gandia health centre receptionists were attacked by a man who walked in and started to insult them. The man appeared at the Beniopa centre

19 May, 2022 @ 17:09

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm Area Drugs Gang Family Squat In Homes Turned Into Sales Outlets On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional operation.

19 May, 2022 @ 13:37

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Wife goes berserk and launches violent attack on drunk husband for refusing to drive in Spain's Mallorca

Wife goes berserk in violent attack on drunk husband for refusing to drive car in Spain’s Mallorca

A Mallorca woman lashed out at her husband on Tuesday morning for refusing to drive home because he had too much to drink. The man

18 May, 2022 @ 15:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Crooked lawyer ran Costa Blanca ‘marriage of convenience’ scam for non-Spaniards to get residency

A Policia Nacional investigation has brought down an Elche-based group who arranged marriages as a pretence for foreigners to get Spanish residency. 129 people have

18 May, 2022 @ 14:16

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

International money launderer caught hiding out on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A money launderer wanted by Swedish authorities has been arrested on the Costa Blanca. The 31 year-old was detained by the Policia Nacional in Torrevieja.

16 May, 2022 @ 20:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

Teacher chases and videos thief who stole mobile phone from elderly woman on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A teacher in charge of a school trip to Sant Joan d’Alacant chased a thief and recorded him on video at the same time. The

16 May, 2022 @ 15:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Anabolic steroid gang imported drugs to sell in gyms and stores across Spain’s Costa Blanca

THOUSANDS of doses of illegally-imported anabolic steroids have been seized in Policia Nacional raids across the Valencian Community. 16 people have been arrested for running

16 May, 2022 @ 13:49

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Man lies to police over sex abuse as excuse for missing examination in Spain’s Murcia region

A man has been arrested in Cartagena for falsely reporting that he was a victim of sexual abuse as an excuse for not turning up

13 May, 2022 @ 13:57

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Man, 86, battered hospital room-mate, 80, to death with mobile phone in central Spain

AN octogenarian has been charged with battering a man, 80, to death with a mobile phone in a shared hospital room. The 86-year-old aggressor has

12 May, 2022 @ 17:34

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Thieves puncture car tyres in distraction burglary ruse at motorway service areas in Spain's Valencia region

Thieves puncture car tyres in distraction burglary con at motorway service areas in Spain’s Valencia region

TWO people have been arrested for robbing motorists at AP-7 motorway service areas in Castellon Province. Tyres were deliberately punctured to set up distraction thefts.

12 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Barcelona·Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Benidorm police bust €1 million marijuana gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE Policia Nacional in Benidorm have brought down a major marijuana growing and distribution criminal gang operating on the northern Costa Blanca. 4,200 marijuana plants

11 May, 2022 @ 14:15

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Mummified Body Of Man Lay On Costa Blanca Rooftop In Spain For Three Years

Urban explorer discovers mummified corpse that lay on Costa Blanca rooftop in Spain for three years

AN Alicante urban explorer called the police after spotting a mummified corpse on the roof of a semi-constructed building. The hobbyist, who visits abandoned premises

11 May, 2022 @ 13:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Donald Duck run over by children's train at Valencia area fair in Spain

Donald Duck run over and seriously injured by children’s train at Valencia area fair in Spain

A man impersonating Donald Duck suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries after getting run over by a children’s train ride at Alaquas fair in Valencia

10 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of clients in Spain

Bogus stock market brokers fleeced €6 million out of unsuspecting clients in Spain

A group of swindlers offering big returns on stock market investments have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The gang made €6 million out of

9 May, 2022 @ 16:08

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Parents Pimp Out Underage Daughter To Have Sex With Man, 78, In Public Park In Spain's Valencia Region

Parents pimp out underage daughter for €100 to have sex with man, 78, in public park in Spain’s Valencia region

A 78-year-old man has been arrested for having sex with a underage girl in a Castellon public park in the Valencian Community. The girl’s parents

9 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Castellon·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Passport control mayhem with drunk British tourist attacking police at Costa Blanca airport in Spain

Weekend Costa Blanca nightmare after UK mum loses passport and gets locked up in Spain for over 32 hours

A UK traveller to Spain was locked up at Alicante-Elche airport for over 32 hours after losing her passport during her journey from Glasgow on

9 May, 2022 @ 12:34

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Dozens Of Scammers Arrested In €10 Million Fraud Selling Hire Cars Across Spain And Abroad

Dozens of scammers arrested over €10 million fraud selling stolen rental cars across Spain and abroad

A scam of selling-off rental and lease vehicles netted a gang over €10 million, according to the Policia Nacional. 82 people, including 33 in Alicante

9 May, 2022 @ 11:47

Alicante·Almeria·Crime & Law·Jaen·Lead·Madrid·Murcia

Traffickers lured women to Spain with bogus job offers but forced them into prostitution at Valencia area flats

A gang that brought over women from Columbia with promises of legal jobs in Spain, but used them instead as prostitutes, has been brought down

6 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Domestic electricity and gas users wait to see if Spain's government will extend tax cuts on bills

Spain telesales fraud switches electricity customers to new suppliers without them knowing

THE Policia Nacional have arrested 44 people across Spain over a telesales fraud which used stolen personal contact details from electricity company databases. Customer information

6 May, 2022 @ 13:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Estate agent who shot British expat, 80, to death inside her Alicante villa is jailed

Two arrests after elderly British woman is shot dead at her Costa Blanca home in Spain

TWO people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional over the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old British woman in the Elche area on Wednesday. A

6 May, 2022 @ 12:20

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman Steals Credit Card And Goes On €10,000 Shopping Spree In Spain's Alicante Area

Female thief steals credit card and goes on €10,000 shopping spree in Spain’s Alicante area

AN Alcoy woman stole a credit card and racked up €10,000 of charges on it in a massive spending spree. The 40-year-old dined out in

5 May, 2022 @ 17:15

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British woman, 80, who lived alone is found dead after being shot three times at Costa Blanca home in Spain

AN 80-year-old British woman was found dead at her Elche area home after neighbours reported hearing noises similar to gunshots. Elche Policia Local officers discovered

5 May, 2022 @ 16:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘Dark Web’ pornographic postings by Valencia man who sexually abused two girls for years in Spain

POLICE have arrested a Valencia man who abused two girls for a decade and uploaded images of them to the ‘Dark Web’. Policia Nacional cybercrime

4 May, 2022 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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