AN ‘ENGLISH-SPEAKING’ woman has told police that was the victim of sexual assault involving three men in Valencia. The 21-year-old ‘non-Spaniard’ was discovered unconscious and semi-naked at 2am on Monday in a park close to the University of Valencia campus. Many students frequent the area, whether they rent nearby flats or travel from afar to drink at local pubs or …
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An investigation into animal abuse was opened after seven horses near death were found at a stud-farm in Oliva, Valencia. After members of the public saw the animals suffering severe malnutrition, the local police in Oliva visited the site. The Guardia Civil, who were alerted to the situation by the police, found the Spaniard farm owner after several failed attempts. …
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Two people have been arrested in connection with the death of a teenage girl electrocuted by a metal fence at a fairground attraction in Murcia. Amira, a 2-year-old girl, died on Sunday morning after she jumped onto a trampoline at the Alquerias fair shortly after midnight. It is believed that an earthing issue caused the fence to go ‘live’. READ …
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The Tax Agency and Policia Nacional have taken down a cocaine gang in VALENCIA that manufactured and sold the drug. 25 people were arrested, with a crew that had a laboratory capable to produce up 30 kilos of cocaine per day. Detainees include 12 Columbians (including a Mexican), nine Spaniards (including two Albanians), a Mexican and an Italian. READ MORE …
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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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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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A JOINT Guardia Civil-Police Nacional operation in Eastern Spain has demolished a gang which trafficked and exploited South American women. Apartments and buildings were used for brothels in Murcia and the surrounding areas of Valencia, Alicante and Malaga. Officers freed a ‘large’ but undisclosed number of victims in addition to making a dozen arrests. READ MORE The ringleaders – a …
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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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Unoff-duty Policia Nacional officers caught a TYRE slasher who operated in Benalmadena. The 54-yearold man was first spotted early on Monday morning, in Torrequebrada, a district in the Costa del Sol. The policeman observed the man puncturing car tires as he walked down Avenida Estrella del Mar. READ MORE The officer who was off duty called the control room 091 …
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A MAGALUF hotel worker who had his jaw broken by a British tourist says his life ‘has been ruined’. Mallorca’s Speakers Ultima Hora newspaper, he expressed his disgust that the offender is back in the UK after paying bail of just €1,000. The married father of three is forced to take sleeping tablets and is fed through a straw. READ …
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