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Exposed: Hidden brothel behind a bar in upmarket resort on Spain’s Costa Blanca which ‘forced women to perform sex acts for 12 hours per day’

A SECRET brothel in an l’Alfas del Pi disco bar that exploited women has been closed down by the Policia Nacional. A man and two

23 Oct, 2024 @ 16:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Financial advisor is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan in Spain

Financial advisor in Spain is kidnapped, brutally assaulted, and blackmailed for not securing a €180,000 loan

FIVE men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after a Murcia financial advisor was blackmailed and viciously assaulted for not obtaining a €180,000 loan.

23 Oct, 2024 @ 12:42

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Spanish police dog proudly poses with huge marijuana haul after catching ‘trafficker’ in Alicante

AN ALICANTE police dog sniffed out a 4.2 kilo marijuana stash during a random check on a coach at the city’s bus station. A 21-year-old

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Shocked bus passengers and driver stop woman being assaulted by her partner in Valencia

A VALENCIA bus driver and passengers intervened to stop a man beating up a woman who refused to exit the bus with him. The assailant

20 Oct, 2024 @ 07:00

Lead·Valencia

Forgetful father faces homicide charge in Spain after 'his daughter, 2, dies in locked car in ordeal lasting for hours

Religion teacher accused of sexually assaulting six young children during lessons at Valencia school

A MAN who taught religion to young children at a Valencia area school has been arrested for child sexual assault. The suspect, 47, was detained

18 Oct, 2024 @ 19:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Huge narco crackdown in Valencia and Alicante: Police make 71 arrests in operation ‘Detalka-Aspid’

A JOINT Policia Nacional-Guardia Civil operation has taken down a Murcia-based drugs gang that had associates in Alicante and Castellon provinces. 71 people were arrested

16 Oct, 2024 @ 12:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Family of missing 24-year-old gather in Mallorca to plead for her return one week after she vanished: Homicide detectives lead the investigation

AROUND 50 people took part in a vigil in Palma’s Plaza España on Wednesday evening- a week after 24-year-old Agostina Rubini Medina vanished in the

10 Oct, 2024 @ 14:21

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fake El Greco painting is seized in Spain just before selling for €1.3m: Owner claimed he bought ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market

THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage division has acquired a fake painting being marketed as an El Greco masterpiece with a sale price of €1.3 million.

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Manchester City star is arrested in Spain for ‘stealing a fan’s phone’ in a nightclub toilet after they ‘took a picture of him without consent’

MANCHESTER City’s Matheus Nunes was arrested last month after allegedly stealing a mobile phone while at a Madrid nightclub. The Portuguese midfielder was held at

2 Oct, 2024 @ 12:25

Crime & Law·Lead

French ‘gangsters’ are found with 35 guns hidden in the boot of their car in Spain’s Alicante

TWO French nationals have been arrested in Alicante province after police found 35 semi-automatic guns hidden in their car. The vehicle’s final destination was Bordeaux

6 Sep, 2024 @ 12:03

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

German tourists are arrested for ‘defecating in lifts’ of Mallorca hotel and ‘emptying fire extinguishers’

TWO German tourists appeared in court on Monday after causing extensive damage to a hotel in Arenal, a small tourist town south of Palma. The

4 Sep, 2024 @ 13:02

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Man is arrested following execution-style shooting on Spain's Costa Blanca

Spanish police launch investigation after man shot in the head in Valencian city

THE Policia Nacional have launched an investigation after a 45-year-old man was fatally shot in the head in Denia. The victim was discovered in a

4 Sep, 2024 @ 09:18

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Dutch narco boss accused of shipping cocaine worth €228 million is arrested on Costa Blanca

Ukrainian ‘fraudster’ wanted by Russia is arrested at a hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A UKRAINIAN man wanted by Russia over a fraud amounting to €850 has been arrested on an international arrest warrant at an Alicante hotel. Russian

30 Aug, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Benidorm electric scooter thieves are caught out by GPS unit tracking stolen two-wheeler 600 kilometres away

Father and son tourists who stole an electric scooter from Benidorm are tracked down by police thanks to its GPS tracker

A LA RIOJA father and son have been arrested for stealing an electric scooter while on holiday 600 kms away in Benidorm after its GPS

28 Aug, 2024 @ 23:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Man and his two sons are arrested over stabbing of his ex-partner at an ice cream parlour on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old

27 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Body of ‘foreign’ man, 45, is found shot to death near tennis courts on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A MAN died on Monday night after being shot at least twice in an Elche area village on the Costa Blanca. The victim is said

27 Aug, 2024 @ 19:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Wanted British ‘narco’, 50, is found hiding among expat community under a fake identity in Spain’s Valencia

A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Valencia province. The 50-year-old man lived under a false identity

23 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Fugitive in Spain livestreams his escape from police before being swiftly located

A VALENCIA man with five legal warrants against him- including two to send him to prison- taunted authorities via a live video stream before the

21 Aug, 2024 @ 22:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

A SCAM based in Benidorm promising instant high returns on investments has been busted by the Policia Nacional after pocketing over €339,000 since 2021. Four

21 Aug, 2024 @ 12:37

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Warning for tourists in Alicante after thief uses this method to steal mobile phones from holidaymakers

A CRAFTY thief has been accused of stealing mobile phones by distracting bar and restaurant terrace customers- mainly tourists- in Alicante. The Policia Nacional have

20 Aug, 2024 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Victim of deadly shooting in gated Estepona community was a 34-year-old man from Belgium

A MAN found shot dead in the gated community of El Paraiso, Estepona on Monday morning has been identified as a 34-year-old Belgian national. No

13 Aug, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead

Shock carbon monoxide death of a young Dutch tourist in Spain was caused by a bird’s nest blocking a pipe, say police

THE Policia Nacional have revealed that a Dutch tourist died at a Mallorca villa from carbon monoxide due to a bird’s nest blocking a pipe.

12 Aug, 2024 @ 17:41

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca

Fake Picasso and Palencia works are rumbled in Spain: Fraudsters were selling pieces for €13.5 million

THE Policia Nacional have seized three fake paintings by Pablo Picasso and one by Benjamin Palencia that were going to be sold for €13.5 million.

12 Aug, 2024 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Wanted terrorist is arrested at a hotel in Spain’s Benidorm

A WOMAN wanted by Turkey on charges of being a member of an armed terrorist organisation has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a

12 Aug, 2024 @ 10:02

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Crackdown on migrant smugglers in Spain: Police arrest 77 members of international criminal network

A MAJOR migrant smuggling gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional in association with Europol and the US Homeland Security department. The international crew

8 Aug, 2024 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Cheeky thief steals from bathers and then demands money for return of items at popular Costa Blanca beach in Spain

Alert in Alicante: Man is arrested for ‘attacking and robbing tourists’ on popular beach – before ‘demanding money to return the stolen goods’

A MAN has been arrested in Denia for allegedly robbing and attacking bathers at a local beach. The 30-year-old Moroccan national was remanded into custody

8 Aug, 2024 @ 13:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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