Tag Archives: crime

Within minutes of a foreign tourist’s wallet being stolen in Benidorm, nine transactions were made using the missing credit card. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional arrested the two men behind the theft and a shop manager who used the card – just 20 minutes after the robbery. A holidaymaker returned to his apartment in the early morning when he was robbed …

According to police sources, the man found dead in a river near Cadiz in Trebujena is believed to have committed suicide.  The Guardia Civil discovered a body believed to be that of a 62 year old man, who was executed by cartels. He had a backpack with bricks tied to his neck by a long chain.  Police have ruled foul …

Europol and the Policia Nacional have coordinated an operation to bust a robbery group that uses LOVE-HUGs as a form of intimidation. In Spain, there have been 21 arrests (13 in Murcia, and 8 in Madrid), and 16 raids in Spain and Romania. The authorities have identified 46 crimes in one of their largest-ever sweeps across the country. READ MORE …

In two drug-busting operations conducted by the Policia Nacional, Sevilla, eleven people were arrested and two more investigated. The first one was in Las Tres Mil Viviendas, where they removed a “vertical-garden” that had been spread over an entire building. The second raid took place at an alleged medical cannabis association. READ MORE The so-called ‘Bragi’ operation, carried out Wednesday …

A massive counterfeit cigarette racket was busted in Alicante. The gang operated a network that included factories and warehouses to manufacture and distribute the fake cigarettes abroad, as well as for Spanish clients. Seven people were arrested, and millions of illegal cigarettes along with production line machinery have been seized. READ MORE STOCKED TOBACCO Late last year, the Guardia Civil …

A body belonging to an American musician was discovered in an abandoned garage in Valencia. The Guardia Civil said 39-year-old Djinn Maury had been fatally stabbed ‘months earlier’ inside the building in Sagunto, following a hand-to-hand fight. Maury-from Portland, Oregon-had squatted in the structure for a period of time and the Levante-EMV The newspaper said that he was making his …

A 14-YEAR OLD boy, who was convicted for stabbing to death his father in order to protect his mother after an argument will not go to prison. The Murcia Juvenile Court overturned a ruling which would have sent him to a detention centre for two years. In an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office, he was instead given probation and a …

An extradition from Portugal of a man suspected in the murder of a Belfast father and two-year-old John George, who was murdered on the Costa Blanca in December last year has taken place to Spain. Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Alan Smyth, 26, was named in international arrest warrants, having fled Spain following Mr. George’s disappearance in December. Smyth, who is from County …

A BRITISH woman was arrested and sent to jail for allegedly enlisting two men, including her ex-husband, to kidnap and rob her ex-partner in their villa near Benidorm. After a 14-year romance ended, she left for the United Kingdom and returned in December. She complained about her former British partner not providing her with the financial assistance she needed. READ …

Three shoplifters tried to steal 300 cans each of tuna in a Javea supermarket, but failed. Last Monday, staff at Lidl spotted the trio loading their carts with only one product. This raised suspicions. They called the Javea Policia Local as a precaution. READ MORE TUNA IN GETAWAY CAR(Javea Policia Local image) Two of the fish thieves were arrested after …