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A 38-YEAR OLD tourist was arrested in Mallorca for attacking a hotel staff member in a dispute over whether the stuffed animal toy of his son had been stolen. Guardia Civil arrested the aggressor, of unknown nationality, following an incident that occurred at a Son Servera Hotel on Thursday. After being treated in a health center, the victim was transferred …

The Policia Nacional has busted a syringe ANABOLIC steroid trafficking ring on the Costa del Sol. In Estepona and Marbella as well as Ojen, 78,000 packs containing 1.7 millions doses of steroids were seized. The steroids had a retail value of over €3 million. READ MORE COSTA DEL SOL STEROID BUST EARLIER IN THE YEAR Two men aged 41 and …

A 17-year old VALENCIA boy is being investigated after he sent AI-generated images and videos of sixteen female classmates. The material had been posted on social media sites and published on websites. The boy is accused of corrupting minors. He attends an elementary school in Ribera-Alta. READ MORE GUARDIA INVESTIGATES A victim reported to Guardia Civil in December that an …

Four men were remanded in custody by a Castellon Court for robbing businesses and shops across Spain. Guardia Civil stated that the group broke into premises in Alicante (Castellon), Cuenca, Madrid Malaga, Murcia Toledo and Valencia. All of them have been charged for robbery. They were also accused of car theft and falsifying public documents. READ MORE Theft of a …

A LAWYER orchestrated an Elche scam wherein car accidents had been staged in order to receive insurance payouts. Policia Nacional has arrested 13 people, including a minor of 16 years old for crimes committed between 2015-2024. The claims were staged by the same gang who used the exact same procedure to create a collision. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE The …

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 …

A TARRAGONA court has sentenced Irishman Keith Byrne, who killed his girlfriend Kirsty in a Salou hotel on July 20, 2023, to 15 years behind bars. Kirsty, a mother of two, was strangled by a hair-straightener cord, just hours after ditching the ex-british soldier. They went on a vacation to the four-star Magnolia Hotel, hoping that they could mend their …

ONE of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested- just days before the statute of limitations kicked in on July 31- after hiding in a Madrid area shed for five years, without the owners knowing he was there. Alvaro PasquIn Mora, 32, was nicknamed as the ‘tattoo fugitive’ due to the large amount of ink on his body. He was …

The Guardia Civil warned tourists to the popular Costa Blanca beaches that valuables should be kept out of sight when parking their cars. Otherwise, they risk becoming a victim of robbery. This advice follows a series of burglaries by two dangerous fugitives who are evading French justice. European Arrest warrants have been issued for the Algerians aged between 31 and …

AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and gave them a low-cost plane ticket to access the airport’s luggage area. The ‘mules’ would then pick up suitcases crammed with drugs off conveyor belts and pass them onto waiting gang members outside the airport. …