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FOUR bars have been closed in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ after police discovered drugs inside them. Seven people, including British, Pakistani and Moroccan nationals, have been arrested for public health offenses. Narcotics with a street value of around €30,000 have been seized. MORE BENIDORM NEWS: RINCON DE L’AREA Benidorm’s Policia Local has searched six bars and nightclubs in the Rincon de …

FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. All registrations for the Costa Blanca scam were made using an Alfaz del Pi email address. Eight people, including three non-Spaniards, were arrested by the Policia Nacional for paying cash to obtain a civil union certification. READ MORE …

In the parking area of the Lidl supermarket, Malaga, a SHOOTING occurred. A person suffered a gunshot injury to the leg. Multiple shootings have occurred in and around Malaga over the last month. Several people were killed or injured. This raises concerns about the increase in violence in this region. The latest incident took place outside the Lidl underground parking …

A British woman suspected of committing sexual crimes against children in Britain has been arrested in Valencia. The Policia Nacional arrested the 42-year-old suspect in La Punta, a district of the capital. Interpol, Manchester, issued an international arrest warrant for her. READ MORE POLICIA OFFICERS NACIONAL The Brit was detained on May 5 after the police received information that suggested …

Policia Nacional stopped a FRENCH fugitive on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and money transfer when he was walking through an Elche street. A 29-year-old was walking around Alicante city, and a police checkpoint attracted suspicions. He had no identification on him when asked to do so. READ MORE The man gave his name, and a search of the …

A BAR owner was arrested on suspicions of murder following the discovery of a woman’s dismembered corpse on a popular tourist spot in Gran Canaria. Police say that the Colombian victim, age 41, was stabbed repeatedly in the neck, before the killer attempted to dismember her body.  After a failed attempt to dispose of her body in another location, the …

A TARRAGONA Jury has convicted Irishman Keith Byrne for killing his Dublin-based partner Kirsty in a Salou Hotel in July 2023. Prosecutors want the former British soldier jailed for 20 years, while a private prosecution on behalf of Kirsty’s family is demanding 30 years behind bars and a €400,000 compensation payment. The Prosecutor’s office has called for a lower sentence …

The Spanish Minister of State has issued an order to the Guardia Civil (Police National) and the Policia Nacional that allows the consumption of drugs inside a parked car.  The order has caused discomfort and confusion among the officers who have to deal with this kind of intervention every day in Spain. According to the ruling, consuming drugs in a …

A VIOLENT patient who attacked two ER doctors at Cartagena’s Santa Lucia Hospital has been given as 14 month prison sentence following a ‘speedy trial’. The Murcia College of Physicians has welcomed the verdict and punishment. They said it ‘sets a precedent in defending health workers’. READ MORE SANTA LUCIA HOSPITAL, CARTAGENA The male patient assaulted the ER staff in …

A 20-year-old man has died after being found with a fatal stab wound to the chest at the entrance of his family home in the quiet residential area of Sa Coma, in Sant Llorenç. His brother found the young victim in a critical condition, Tuesday morning at their house on Teixos de Sa Coma Street.  Emergency services were called to …