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FIVE people have been arrested after nearly €500k of anti-ageing cream was stolen from a lorry in Alicante while the driver was asleep. Policia Nacional has not yet found the shipment. They are looking to see if there were other individuals involved in the theft. The Italian truck driver stopped his truck on the Alicante Industrial Estate for the night …

Policia Nacional arrested a SERIAL electric bike thief at Benidorm. The 36-year-old man regularly travelled from Alicante in order to steal at least 15 scooters that were parked outside supermarkets of a well known chain. The total value of reported stolen vehicles exceeded €7,000. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL BENIDORM In recent months, Benidorm police had to deal with an increase …

AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its personal worldwide transport agency to smuggle cigarettes and laughing fuel inside authorized cargo has been busted by the Policia Nacional. Six individuals have been arrested within the Alicante province city of Muro de Alcoy together with the truck firm proprietor in Malaga. 5 out of the group have been positioned into …

A BOGUS Alicante-based cosmetician left a scar on a woman’s face when she injected her with hyaluronic. The Policia Nacional arrested a 43-year old woman after the patient made a complaint The fake medic was charged with fraud and bodily harm as well as workplace intrusion. READ MORE COSMETIC COSMETICAL PROCEDURE The victim said she heard about the ‘doctor’ via …

FOUR people- including a minor- have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a fractured skull. According to the Policia Nacional, three of the adult detainees are aged between 18 and twenty. The victim spent six consecutive days in the Alicante General Hospital ICU before being transferred to an ward …

A MOTHER appealed to witnesses to come forward following the assault of her son near an Alicante nightclub early Sunday morning. The victim is currently in the Alicante General Hospital ICU ‘with severe brain damage with probably permanent consequences’- according to his parent. The Violent Crime Unit of the Policia Nacional is investigating this brutal assault, but so far no …

AN ALICANTE man has been accused of running a residency scam for his family which allowed his mother to get €9,000 of free public health treatment. The Policia Nacional has arrested the alleged perpetrator, a person of unknown nationality. He is accused of facilitating illegal immigration as well as social security fraud. Police got wind of him fraudulently using the …

Before robbing a home, a BURGLARY group used glue to ensure that it was empty. After a Police Nacional investigation, the two ringleaders of Torrevieja’s crew were sent to prison. Two other people were released on bail in connection with ten robberies. READ MORE GLUE TREAT TRICK The nationalities and ethnicities of those detained have not been disclosed. Police described …

A 54-year-old ALICANTE doctor was arrested by the Policia Nacional for the death of his father, who died after he amputated his toes partially at home. Sepsis is suspected in the death of 90-year old man. At his home, his son-a surgeon-performed the procedure on his right leg. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL ARRESTS The nursing home staff where his father …

ALICANTE intensified its efforts against illegal street hawkers, with 120 police intervention in just July. Since Easter, the city council has destroyed over two tonnes of counterfeit goods. Items disposed included 720 football kit, 206 bags, purses and 52 undergarments. READ MORE FAKE GOODS MEET THIER END(Alicante Aytm image) Policia Local has taken action against vendors operating on the Playa …