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A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking cash earned via the so-called Ibiza-Valencia cocaine ‘pipeline’. Inspector Faustino Ngales has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Palma, as part of an operation conducted jointly by the Guardia Civil & Policia Nacional. Nogales shifted …

In a MALAGA Hotel Room brawl, a woman stabbed her boyfriend after she was hit with a bottle of champagne. Both were arrested by the Policia Nacional. The fight broke out before 5am last Wednesday at the unnamed hotel on the city’s Avenida Luis Buñuel. READ MORE Diario Sur The police and paramedics found blood on the floor. The Swedish …

A violent street fight in Puerto Banús, Marbella, left a teenager in hospital and one person under arrest in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to El Español. Around 1:40 in the morning, an incident occurred on Avenida Julio Iglesias near a restaurant. Around ten youths were involved in the fight. The victim was injured in the arm by …

Two fugitives who were on the run from French Justice have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The men had been wanted since 2024 for a number of crimes including murder, money-laundering, drug trafficking and arm dealing. In their name, four European arrest warrants have been issued. READ MORE ARRESTED FUGITIVE If convicted, one of the men could …

Three people were arrested after they provided psychotropic drugs that are banned at a spiritual retreat based out of a Pedreguer Villa. Five others are also being investigated as guests were charged an average of €1,000 per stay at the rural property. The Guardia Civil reported that money collected in cash last year, primarily unreported to the authorities, totaled several …

DOZENS of small investors in Spain were conned out of €7.7 million via a bogus crowdfunding scheme between 2022 and 2024. Six people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in A Coruña and Madrid.. A dozen bank accounts have been blocked as well as the seizure of a property worth €60,000. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE Advertisements were placed …

The Policia Nacional arrested a gang based in COSTA del Sol with British, Irish and Spanish members who exported marijuana hidden inside animal feed pallets. Since 2019, the crew may have smuggled as much as three tons of pot into Ireland. The Policia Nacional conducted 12 raids simultaneously, resulting in the arrest of 13 people. READ MORE The number of …

A MAN operating an online campervan sales business was arrested for defrauding a minimum of 12 people in Spain. The 46-year old Spaniard from Tibi (province of Alicante) swindled deposits for cars with the customers receiving nothing. Alicante, Barcelona Granada, Navarre, Balearic Islands and Sevilla were all affected, though the Guardia Civil is concerned that the numbers could go up. …

EIGHTEEN men, from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, have been rescued by the Spanish police from a tobacco factory that was illegally operating in Andalucia. They were being forced to produce eight million fake cigarettes per day in inhumane circumstances. Guardia Civil revealed the rescue on Tuesday after uncovering it while investigating suspected drug trafficking at a Malaga warehouse.  Instead, …

Two teenage Irish tourists were arrested and released after a vicious attack on a man aged 71 and his 20-year-old grandson in Santa Ponsa. After an incident at a tattoo parlour in Calle Ramon de Montcada, the victims- both Irish- were assaulted early on Thursday morning. It is important to note that the word “you” means “you”. Diario de Mallorca …