A British man punched the MALLORCA hotel guard who suffered a fractured jaw. The incident took place early on Monday in the Calvia municipal area, which includes popular tourist resort Magaluf. Three men, who did not stay at the hotel (which was unnamed), tried to enter the room of the female guest. MORE MALLORCA NEWS: The Brit, 33, punched the …
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Warhol and Dali ‘fakes’ seized in €1.2m art package sent to Valencia auction house
Valencian regional Police seized a JOB Lot of 41 fake or non-attributable prints and paintings, including works attributed to Andy Warhol. They were destined to be auctioned off in Valencia for at least €1.2 million. The forgeries also included works by Federico de Madrazo and Ignacio Zuloaga, as well as copies of Joaquin Sorolla. READ MORE A WARHOL MAO The …
Read More »Squatters establish marijuana farm on Costa Blanca with side-hustle robbing neighbors
Three squatters have set up a marijuana plantation at a Denia Finca, and used illegal electricity to power equipment. Police caught the crooks after a neighbour reported an armed robbery in his house. The officers suspected that the squatters in the area could be their suspects, and began a discreet surveillance. READ MORE The police confirmed that at least one …
Read More »Woman arrested after deliberately drowning dog on Costa Blanca
A woman has been arrested after deliberately drowning her pet dog on a canine beach in Alicante. The owner, a French citizen, was repeatedly seen submerging the pet in water. The abuse occurred at Playa de Agua Amarga, a beach with a dog run of 250 metres that has been in place since 2016. READ MORE ABUSED PUPPY AT SAN …
Read More »‘Escape room’ horror in Spain: Woman was ‘tied up, doused in petrol and set alight’ in macabre game gone wrong
Three defendants will serve a minimum of two years in prison after a woman suffered serious burns after being sprayed by gasoline as part of a cruel game. The events date back to June 27 2022, when the victim went to a house in Cajar, called ‘Villa Amparo’, to participate in a ‘hardcore escape room’ with other people. Wear old …
Read More »After being stabbed in the lungs by a pair of scissors, a young tourist was attacked outside a bar on Mallorca.
A tourist was stabbed by a pair of small scissors during an altercation outside a Playa de Palma Bar in Mallorca. The Dutch victim, a male, suffered a punctured chest and was admitted to Son Espases Hospital in a grave condition. Police Nacional arrested a 44-year old Senegalese for attempted murder. MORE MALLORCA NEWS: SUSPECT DETAINED(Policia Nacional image) The attack …
Read More »Landlord, 82, regularly ‘sneaked into rental home to sniff female tenants’ underwear’ in Spain
An 82-year old man entered a Formentera home illegally and repeatedly to smell the female tenants’ underwear. A Palma Court accepted a plea bargain agreement to suspend for two-years a 15 month jail sentence for breaking in. He also has to make a €2,500 compensation payment to each of the three women. READ MORE The Prosecutor’s office initially wanted to …
Read More »Judge refuses to send Audrey Fang, a murder suspect, from Spain to Singapore
A JUDGE has refused to deport an individual to Singapore who was accused of killing Audrey Fang and would have been subject to the death sentence if found guilty. Mitchell Ong (44), who was living in Spain illegally when Fang died in April 2024, had been asked to leave by the Policia Nacional. Ong failed to meet the criteria laid …
Read More »Both Ecuador and Spain seek the extradition of an Albanian drug lord with luxury villas on the Costa del Sol
ECUADOR is set to fight Spain over the extradition Dritan Giika, the alleged head of an Albanian drug trafficking gang, after his arrest in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Gjika, known as ‘Tony’, has been a fugitive since 2024, wanted for orchestrating a transnational cocaine smuggling operation from Colombia through Ecuador to Europe. The arrest, confirmed by Ecuadorian …
Read More »Benidorm fraudsters ran ‘bank manager phone con’ on woman to pocket €14k
BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. Two people aged 55 and 43 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The victim said that she was contacted by a man claiming to be her manager. READ MORE He told her that fraudulent charges were made on her account, …
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