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Police have arrested a suspect in the case of two British tourists killed on a Mar Menor highway after an inflatable boat, used to smuggle migrants and drugs, slipped off its moorings and struck their vehicle. A joint operation by the Guardia Civil, the Policia Nacional and the Murcia Region saw 17 members from a smuggling group arrested during raids …

A MAN suffering with mental health problems has been arrested by the Guardia Civil for sending bomb warnings via email which claimed devices were going to be detonated in four Valencia schools to ‘kill as many people as possible’. The 24-year old detainee, from Paterna, gave a false address and a fake telephone number. He said he would enter buildings …

A GANG that specialised in stealing duty-free goods from the Alicante Elche airport was convicted of theft. Three men, two women and all of Romanian origin purchased cheap tickets for the airside of the facility. The Elche court sentenced each of them to a year in prison and for 40-months, they were prohibited from going within 500 metres or the …

SEVEN fixed speed radars have been vandalised across Spain in recent days with each unit costing up to €67,000 to replace, according to the DGT road authority. The DGT announced that in addition to a fine, the perpetrators may be sentenced to prison for up to 3 years. Guardia Civil received reports and has begun investigations to locate the perpetrators. …

The Policia Nacional reports that physical and verbal assaults against health workers will rise by 29% across Spain in 2024. Police said that the large increase in violence does not indicate an increase in aggression, but rather shows that the health community has become more aware of reporting violent incidents and is taking a zero-tolerance stance towards all forms of …

A THIEF has been arrested in Benidorm after stealing a bag containing €4,800 in a distraction burglary at a supermarket car park. The Algerian woman, 47, punctured the tyre of her car and waited for its driver to return, while pointing out she had a serious problem. The woman got out and called a friend, while the male grabbed an …

A MOROCCAN barber who worked in the Barcelona region was deported to Morocco for recruiting and indoctrinating fighters in his salon for the Islamic State terror organization. The jihadist was a resident of Mataro, was expelled from the country by the National Court earlier this month and put on a flight to Casablanca. The Guardia Civil arrested the 53-year old …

TWIN brothers, aged 20 years old and the sons of an infamous Mexican drug trafficker were arrested in Hungary and extradited from there to Spain. Patricio Ampudia Bernal and his son Pablo Lorenzo were accused of allegedly being members of a Sinaloa cartel cell in Barcelona. The Policia Nacional stated that the twins could have been involved in kidnapping, torturing …

Murcia’s prosecutors have asked that Mitchell Ong, a Singaporean, be charged in connection with the death of Audrey Fang, a 39-year-old fellow national, which occurred in April 2013. Ong (43), a prisoner, watched a hearing that took place in Cieza, Thursday, by videolink. The maximum sentence for murder is between 15 and 25 year. READ MORE AUDREY AUDREY Manuel Martinez, …

Arturo Torro’s body was discovered in his car Wednesday night. A MURDER investigation has been launched. When Xeresa Policia Local, Guardia Civil and Xeresa Police Local arrived on scene around 11pm the 62-yearold man was found with a bullet wound in his chest. The vehicle’s engine was still running on the N-332 at Xeresa when it was found. ARTURO TORRO …