On Monday, a man was killed after he lunged at two Policia Nacional police officers in a Valencia apartment with a knife. The attacker was a 46 year old Chinese national who ran a bar. The officers fired in self-defense after they were called to handle a violent argument at an apartment building on Calle Godofredo Ros located in the …
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Two suspected jihadists were arrested in Catalunya after an 18-month investigation by the Policia Nacional. Men were arrested in Vallfogona de Balaguer (Lleida Province) on Thursday. They are accused by the police of the crimes self-indoctrination (active terrorist indoctrination), collaboration and active terrorist endoctrination. READ MORE Specialized anti-terrorism officers have detected an individual who is very active on the internet, …
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A HOTEL headwaiter was arrested for extorting workers and harassing them at a Benidorm establishment. The 43-year-old man was detained by the Policia Nacional who discovered he coerced dining room staff into paying him €100 per month. He also received cash payments from individuals so they could join his group. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL BENIDORM The monthly €100 top-up ensured …
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In separate incidents, two female American tourists – one 17 years of age – were allegedly sexually abused in Valencia. One victim, 21, said she was raped last Friday morning by a German, aged 19, she met in a nightclub. She complained to the Policia Nacional that she had returned with the man and five of his friends to an …
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Police Nationale arrested a rent collector for violently removing squatters from a Toledo apartment. Four ‘large’ men- hired to clear out three people- have also been detained. The person responsible for collecting rent from tenants, along with the owner of the property, who lives overseas, devised a plan for the trio to be evicted for not paying for months. READ …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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