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An Irish national who beat a Costa Blanca resident to death with a knuckleduster in a fit or jealous rage accepted a six-year prison sentence via a plea agreement. Wayne Walsh, 37 from Kilkenny, Ireland, will serve his sentence for the murder of Carl Carr in September 2018. The crime took place at an apartment on Torrevieja’s La Siesta residential …

A RUSSIAN mafia group that laundered millions of euros for years in Spain for international criminal gangs, boasted of its contacts with ‘well-known Spanish politicians’ to help its activities. Clients included big criminal organizations operating in Spain, as well other countries, such as the Mocro Maffia (Serbian and Albanian cartels), the Colombian cartels (Cartel de Colombia), the Armenian mafia clans, …

A passenger who planned to fly from Alicante Elche to Liverpool was caught with over 18 kilos in his suitcase. The 36 year old man was charged for drug trafficking and smuggling. He was bailed out after appearing in front of an Elche judge, and claiming his right to be silent. READ MORE SUITCASE HASH STASH(Guardia Civil image) The man …

A MEMBER OF a narco-boat crew has died after colliding into a Guardia Civil boat during a chase Monday evening. The chase took place 20 nautical miles south-southwest of the mouth the Guadalquivir River in the province of Cadiz. A second trafficker was injured and taken to hospital in Jerez De la Frontera by helicopter. The remaining two crew members …

On Friday, a man threw acid in the face of a woman walking her dog on a Costa Blanca beach. At around 9pm, an incident took place on Calle del Samaruc (Mutxamel). Residents of the area were shocked and worried about what happened. READ MORE The Guardia Civil reported that a man in a hood walked up to a woman …

The murder rate in ALICANTE province reached 20 homicides in the last year, which is the second highest number recorded. In 2023 there were only 11 murders and in 2015 the number of murders was only 30. Spain’s Interior Ministry released statistics that cover gender violence, scores being settled, even disputes between neighbors and a Russian assassination. READ MORE SLAYED …

John George’s family has decided to return to Spain, in an effort to get answers about the murder of their loved one. They will return to the spot where their son was found soon. John, a Belfast father of two who was reported missing by his family in mid-December, was found dead on 7 January near a Rojales Road (about …

107 CARS that were damaged by the Valencia floods, have been discovered in scrapyards or warehouses around Granada. Guardia Civil has opened an investigation into three individuals A car owner reported his vehicle missing from Ribarroja. READ MORE DANA FLOOD DISASTER(Cordon Press Image) Guardia officers launched a special operation called ‘Dark Soul’ after discovering it had been moved 500 kilometres …

A RETIRED Guardia Civil Officer has been accused of killing his wife, and then dumping her parts all over Gran Canaria. A court in San Bartolome de Tirajana remanded 70-year-old Miguel Gallego into custody. Maria Dolores Ilan Mendez (59) died in March 2020 on the couple’s San Bartolome estate in the southern part of the island. READ MORE SOS APPEAL …

A DRUG ‘mummy’ with 2.3 kilos of cocaine bandaged round his legs has been arrested at Barcelona Airport. The man had arrived from South America on what authorities designated as a ‘hot flight’. The flights that are frequently used to transport drugs to Spain and other European nations are under special surveillance. READ MORE BARCELONA (Cordon Press Image) The Policia …