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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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In catalytic converters imported to Valencia from Brazil, CUSTOMS agents have discovered 170 kilograms of cocaine. Authorities said the narcotics had a market value of over €5 million. The shipment was headed for Callosa de Segura, a southern Alicante Province town where a drug gang uses warehouses to distribute narcotics. READ MORE VALENCIA PORT They created a fake business to …
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A 21-year-old irish man was shot in the face when he was near the Zenia Boulevard Shopping Centre in Orihuela Costa. The Guardia Civil has arrested two men following the incident that occurred on May 13, one of which is the man who fired the weapon. The victim is still in critical condition in the ICU of Torrevieja Hospital. READ …
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Guardia Civil has arrested a BRITISH 40-year old man in connection with a violent attack on a German national. The incident occurred in Cala Millor, Mallorca. Unprovoked attacks took place on the 20th of May in the center of the popular tourist zone. The victim was about get on his bike when the Brit approached behind him. READ MORE He …
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Guardia Civil agents have busted a network of slaughterhouses without licenses in Avila and the surrounding areas. In Madrid and Fuenlabrada, 10 Asian restaurants received meat from animals mistreated. Of these four have now been closed. The products were sold either to diners on-site or via home delivery advertised through online platforms. READ MORE Gathering Evidence The Guardia’s appropriately named …
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A BRITISH couple was jailed for bringing 33 kilograms of marijuana into the airport in Valencia. The drugs were hidden inside two large suitcases. They told the authorities they were tourists when asked why they had come to Spain. The Brits claimed that they had arrived in Thailand, but actually flew from France. READ MORE SEIZED MARIJUANA Guardia Civil and …
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