Crimes & Law

A man has been fined for taking a selfie on the famous aqueduct in Segovia.  Last Tuesday morning at 8:15am the incident occurred 25 metres above the surface.  Emergency services arrived quickly, without knowing if he intended to harm himself.  After being identified, he was slapped with a fine of between €1,500-3,000 by the Policia Local for civil disobedience. Photos …

FOOTBALLER Jenni Hermoso is appealing a fine as well as a restraining orders given to the former president of the Spanish Football Federation, Luis Rubiales. This was due to his controversial kiss following 2023 World Cup Final. Hermoso’s lawyer, Angel Chavarria, said Thursday’s sentence for the sexual assault will be appealed because the player views it as too lenient and …

Murcia’s prosecutors have asked that Mitchell Ong, a Singaporean, be charged in connection with the death of Audrey Fang, a 39-year-old fellow national, which occurred in April 2013. Ong (43), a prisoner, watched a hearing that took place in Cieza, Thursday, by videolink. The maximum sentence for murder is between 15 and 25 year. READ MORE AUDREY AUDREY Manuel Martinez, …

This is the tunnel that drug traffickers used to smuggle hashish in large quantities between Morocco and Spain. Guardia Civil images (shown below) reveal how an entry hole has been built into the warehouse floor in Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish territory located in North Africa, bordering Morocco. A metal manhole cover that revealed a series ladders covered the entrance …

Arturo Torro’s body was discovered in his car Wednesday night. A MURDER investigation has been launched. When Xeresa Policia Local, Guardia Civil and Xeresa Police Local arrived on scene around 11pm the 62-yearold man was found with a bullet wound in his chest. The vehicle’s engine was still running on the N-332 at Xeresa when it was found. ARTURO TORRO …

A MADRID choose will pursue hate crime fees in opposition to a comic who joked about blowing up the Franco-built ‘Valley of the Fallen’ mausoleum cross and stoning paedophile monks. Hector de Miguel- referred to as Queque- made the remarks on the radio station Cadena Sur in June final yr. The case has been introduced in opposition to him by …

A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. After being tracked secretly by the Guardia Civil, a semi-rigid vessel, commonly used by drug traffickers was stopped at Lebrija in Sevilla. The vessel had first been spotted in the sea off Chipiona in Cadiz, where it entered the mouth of the Guadalquivir River …

An Irish national who beat a Costa Blanca resident to death with a knuckleduster in a fit or jealous rage accepted a six-year prison sentence via a plea agreement. Wayne Walsh, 37 from Kilkenny, Ireland, will serve his sentence for the murder of Carl Carr in September 2018. The crime took place at an apartment on Torrevieja’s La Siesta residential …

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’ to help its activities. Clients included big criminal organizations operating in Spain, as well other countries, such as the Mocro Maffia (Serbian and Albanian cartels), the Colombian cartels (Cartel de Colombia), the Armenian mafia clans, …

London, UK – February 2025 Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing intense criticism over his government’s treatment of Tommy Robinson, the outspoken political activist and journalist. Robinson has reportedly been placed in solitary confinement in prison, with all his rights stripped away, sparking outrage among free speech advocates and drawing comparisons to authoritarian regimes like Russia. Robinson was arrested earlier …