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On Monday night, a British man was killed in Mijas. Guardia Civil has not confirmed the details of the victim’s age and whereabouts. Around 8.10pm, witnesses reported eight to ten gunshots on Calle Urbaneja within the Sitio Calahona Urbanisation. READ MORE Two men are suspected to have been involved and they waited outside of the Naundrop Sports Club where the …

A FRENCH national was arrested after an attack with a knife inside the Great Mosque in Valencia. Police Local officers were able to subdue the attacker after a Mosque official received a serious head injury. Paramedics sedated a man taken to the Clinical Hospital in the city. READ MORE VALENCIA MOSQUE – PRAYER ROOM The assailant, 22, told police and …

CALPE launched a major campaign against illegal sellers who sell mainly counterfeit goods to unwitting buyers on the beach promenades. To stop unlicensed hawkers, the Policia Local de la ciudad has pooled resources with Guardia Civil. This week, 25 officers were involved in a first sweep along the Levante beach and Poniente beach with the help of a drone. READ …

The end-of-term student trip in Mallorca turned violent, with one teen being stabbed. The incident happened between student holidaymakers in the popular resort town of Alcúdia early this Thursday morning (Thursday April 17). The incident occurred during one of many large-scale fights that involved more than 200 students who were staying at Hotel Bellevue, located on Avinguda pere Mas i …

In Murcia, an alleged jihadist terrorist group member including Daesh was arrested. The Guardia Civil said he had been active in his support since 2019 and his sister had been expelled the following year for activities ‘contrary to national security’. The Moroccan national was arrested on April 2, in the Infante district, Murcia. READ MORE SUSPECT RETAINED Authorities claimed that …

A man has been sent to prison for a violent nightclub fight in Marbella that left a security guard permanently injured.  The shocking incident dates back over a decade. A known troublemaker was refused entry into the venue and the victim was shot in the back. Three men tried to enter a nightclub in Parra Villa Palomeras in November 2012. …

THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to €11,000 and the criminals even had an underground shooting range for the gear to be tested. Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have said that the range found in the Molino Nuevo area of Granada is …

MOROCCAN authorities discovered the entrance to a smuggling drug tunnel that led into Spain’s North African enclave Ceuta. It was in an area that is exclusively used by the Moroccan military. In February, the Guardia Civil discovered the Ceuta ending during a search in a warehouse. READ MORE TRAPDOOR FOR CEUTA ENTRANCE(Guardia Civil image) Morocco has been silent since that …

AN ALMERIA baby died on Sunday after a ‘botched’ home circumcision demanded by his parents. Guardia Civil Roquetas de Mar arrested the mother, father (originally from Mali) and third party who performed the surgery. On Tuesday, they were due to appear in front of a Roquetas Judge. The man hired to perform the circumcision was not a trained medical professional. …

A RUSSIAN pair accused of trafficking in exotic animals has been arrested on Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social media including a panther with a price tag of €60,000. A third person, an Israeli man, is still being investigated. READ MORE GUARDIA GUARDIANY RAID Operation Kotach will be launched in March 2020 to …