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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 …

POLICE in Valencia say that the fact that a fatal accident did not occur is a miracle. A drunk lorry driver had frightened motorists on the AP-7 for more than 20 kilometres. The 44-year old driver from Murcia, Spain, was eight times above the alcohol limit when he got behind the wheel of a 40-tonne vehicle. He was so drunk, …

Raul Asencio, the wonderkid of REAL Madrid, was introduced last night only hours after he had lost his appeal in Spain to get a case against child pornography thrown out. Asencio faces an investigation over the alleged distribution of a sexually-explicit video that involved a minor. The offense is punishable by between one and five year imprisonment. The 21-year old …

The preliminary autopsy results on Lina, the woman allegedly killed by her husband in Benalmadena on Sunday suggest that she was strangled. The medical team has not ruled out the possibility that a knife was used to attack the 48-year old victim. The couple was going through a divorce proceeding after they had separated. READ MORE POLICE CORDON OFF STREET …

In a dramatic police operation, three British men have been arrested in Spain following an alleged plot to kidnap a UK-based cryptocurrency dealer on the Costa del Sol. The authorities released footage of the moment they intercepted the Audi that the suspects were trying to escape in on Sunday.  In the clip, one officer is seen sitting on top of …

A VENEZUELAN band wore suits and walked into upmarket Madrid restaurant to look for potential victims who were wearing expensive watches. The thieves then stole items from the victims on the street, before fleeing on motorbikes. The Policia Nacional has arrested five people between the ages of 20 and 30. READ MORE SPECIALIST POLICE ‘CRONO’ TEAM Two of them were …