AN alleged ‘cowboy mechanic’ accused of swindling dozens of British expats out of thousands of euros has left Spain for a new life in the UK. Mikey Brierley, a Briton who was previously based in Almoradi (Alicante Province), allegedly faked the need to order parts for repairs and left vehicles parked for months. The grease-monkey also allegedly used customers’ cars …
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A MOVIE-STYLE car chase in Madrid involving a stolen €400,000 Aston Martin saw the driver ram a Guardia Civil vehicle with officers jumping out to avoid injury. The 40-year-old thief was caught in the early morning hours of Tuesday after fleeing by foot. He has been charged with assaulting a cop, car theft, and violating road safety. READ MORE ASTON …
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The hit US TV show “The Wire” was the inspiration for a BULGARIAN drug gang Breaking Bad You can wash the profits from a marijuana business through a car wash. The Policia Nacional arrested seven men following three raids conducted in Valencia Province. The officers also went to Elche, in the province of Alicante, where they demolished a marijuana plantation …
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Guardia Civil busted a VALENCIA gang selling toy poodles with false claims about their pedigree. Seven people were allegedly involved in the scam that charged up to €6,200 for people to reserve a dog online. Authorities report that at the very least, 20 Spanish buyers were defrauded. READ MORE CUTE TOY POODLES(Pixabay image) The Guardia investigation began in October, after …
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TANIA Gomez is a Swedish-Spanish mother who was born. She’s one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives. Local newspaper reports that she was arrested last week by the Policia Nacional on February 20, in Tias Lanzarote. Lancelot Digital Since March 2021, Gomez, dubbed a ‘beauty’ by reports in the tabloid media, has been on Europol’s top 50 most wanted list due …
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Police have arrested a suspect in the case of two British tourists killed on a Mar Menor highway after an inflatable boat, used to smuggle migrants and drugs, slipped off its moorings and struck their vehicle. A joint operation by the Guardia Civil, the Policia Nacional and the Murcia Region saw 17 members from a smuggling group arrested during raids …
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OUTRAGE in Spain as members of the infamous ‘Wolf Pack’ have their sentences slashed. A Navarra court has reduced the sentence of two of the ‘Wolf Pack’ rapists from 15 to 14 years. This is due to the sexual consent law (Ley Organica 10-2022), which, while intended to tighten up rules against non-consensual acts of sex but inadvertently permitted many …
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A MAN suffering with mental health problems has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sending bomb warnings via email which claimed devices were going to be detonated in four Valencia schools to ‘kill as many people as possible’. The 24-year old detainee, from Paterna, gave a false address and a fake telephone number. He said he would enter buildings …
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A GANG that specialised in stealing duty-free goods from the Alicante Elche airport was convicted of theft. Three men, two women and all of Romanian origin purchased cheap tickets for the airside of the facility. The Elche court sentenced each of them to a year in prison and for 40-months, they were prohibited from going within 500 metres or the …
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SEVEN fixed speed radars have been vandalised across Spain in recent days with each unit costing up to €67,000 to replace, according to the DGT road authority. The DGT announced that in addition to a fine, the perpetrators may be sentenced to prison for up to 3 years. Guardia Civil received reports and has begun investigations to locate the perpetrators. …
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