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17 traders caught selling fake goods in popular Costa Blanca market

Valencia man accused of poisoning ex-wife with ammonia after she asked for water - CSN News

17 TRADERS at a Denia street market have been arrested for selling 1,344 fake items with a retail value of over €346,000. All male detainees aged 22-63 are charged with crimes against intellectual and industrial property. Police conducted inspections of stalls following complaints by representatives of major brands about counterfeit goods being sold. READ MORE The officers were accompanied by …

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A sneaky thief steals from foreign tourists in Spain at motorway service stations

Sneaky thief robs foreign tourists at motorway service areas in Spain

A THIEF pretended as a lost tourist in order to rob tourists at motorway services areas in Valencian Community and Murcia. The 52-year-old Romanian has been accused of at least 37 crimes. A court in Villena (province of Alicante) sentenced him to prison after discovering that he had been on the run for authorities throughout Spain. READ MORE THIEF COLARED …

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‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain

‘Carer’ uses elderly woman’s cash card at ATM to clear out her bank account in Spain

In Elche, a man who worked for a woman aged over 60 was arrested for removing money from her account. The non-Spanish woman was duped while recovering from an operation in her home. The 58-year old man – of an unspecified nationality – took care of her house and gardens. READ MORE VICTIM IN POLICIA NACIONAL STATION ELCHE Policia Nacional …

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East European gangsters packaged drugs for courier companies to export from Costa Blanca

East European gangster parcelled up drugs for courier firms to export from Costa Blanca

The Policia Nacional has arrested a man who sent marijuana in parcels to Europe from Alicante. The 42-years-old man was detained as he was leaving Zenia Boulevard on Orihuela. He was a part of an East European group that organized large quantities of marijuana shipment via parcel couriers in the region. READ MORE MARIJUANA PACKAGES The Policia Nacional intercepted, in …

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Greek fugitive wakes up to rude awakening in Costa Blanca hotel room

Greek fugitive gets rude awakening from police in Costa Blanca hotel bedroom

Policia Nacional officers snubbed a Greek fugitive who was chilling in an Alicante Hotel. The convicted felon had been part of an armed robbery group that carried out home invasions in Athens and Alexandroupoli between 2009-2013. Authorities claimed that the group specialized in stealing electronic devices. READ MORE Unknown man fled after he was sentenced to seven years of prison. …

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The Costa Blanca is experiencing a record-breaking April for property purchases

Property purchases set all-time April high in Spain’s Costa Blanca

According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Alicante has set a record for property purchases in APRIL. Property boom continues to grow with 4167 sales in April, surpassing the previous best set in April last year. This is the first month that sales have exceeded 4,000 transactions. READ MORE Alicante ranked third on the national sales list behind only …

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Two Spanish people are jailed for violating sanctions by exporting equipment from Russia

Two people jailed in Spain for busting sanctions by exporting equipment to Russia

In Valencia, three people were arrested for exporting Russian machinery and violating the sanctions. After a joint investigation by the Policia Nacional and Tax Agency, on behalf of National Court, two of the detainees were jailed. The items in question were automated machines which could manufacture precision components for military and aeronautical use. READ MORE In Russia, equipment worth hundreds …

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Squatters steal taps from Costa Blanca holiday homes

Plumber turned squatter steals taps and pipes from Costa Blanca holiday homes

In less than one month, a SQUATTER has robbed 21 properties near Denia. The 31 year old man stole taps and pipe which he then sold at local scrap yards. The Policia Nacional has identified and arrested a burglary offender with a previous record. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL DENIA He identified homes that were vacant and climbed up walls to …

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Benidorm High-speed Chase Ends with Car containing 1.5 Kilograms of Ecstasy Pills Crashing into Road Sign

Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign

A car carrying 7,240 Ecstasy pills crashed into a roadside sign after a high-speed chase through Benidorm. Policia Nacional arrested two men. Both were 35 years old, and had an undisclosed nationality. They were stopped by a police officer at a checkpoint in the early morning hours, but then took off. MORE BENIDORM NEWS: ECSTASY STASH Police patrols have been …

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Irish man stabbed on Costa Blanca but refuses to reveal attacker’s identity

Irish man stabbed but won’t reveal attacker’s name to police on Costa Blanca

A 29-year Irishman was stabbed in the morning of Sunday, Orihuela Costa’s La Zenia. Authorities claim that the victim has a criminal background. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Informacion Newspaper reports that he informed the Guardia Civil he knew who his attacker was but he wasn’t prepared to identify him. READ MORE: VICTIM RECOVERING …

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