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The Attorney General of SPAIN has been found guilty of leaking information that was confidential about a partner of a major rival. Supreme Court bans Alvaro Garcia Ortiz for 2 years from his post. The verdict is a blow to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who defended García Ortiz during the months long probe and trial. READ MORE CONVICTED GARCIA ORTIZ …

A BRITISH fugitive who had skipped his sentencing was arrested in a Benidorm Hotel. The fugitive had been convicted of sexual assaults on two occasions and he did not attend the hearing. On November 12, UK authorities issued an international arrest warrant against the 44-year old man. His first attack was in London in the year 2020, and his second …

A 16 year old boy required emergency surgery after he had been stabbed in the street by a fellow student. On Wednesday, around 2pm the attack took place on Avenida de las Valencianas in the city. It was close to KFC. The Torrevieja Police Local arrested the attacker and turned him over to Guardia Civil custody. READ MORE IES LAS …

The Policia Nacional intercepted the van with 127 fuel bottles that were being loaded on a narco-boat at a beach near Marbella. Seven people were arrested, including a 17 year old boy. A security guard alerted authorities after spotting an suspicious large van near the popular tourist site of Playa Guadalmina, around 6am on a Tuesday. READ MORE POLICIA OFFICERS …

A MAN who stole 2,200 items of jewellery worth €1m from a Madrid area store during the April 28 nationwide blackout has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The Albanian national attacked the Jose Luis jewellers in the Plaza Norte 2 Shopping Centre in San Sebastian de los Reyes. He exploited the power outage that left the electronic locking mechanisms …

THREE men were arrested by Alicante City following the death of an Alicante City restaurant owner who was killed after his iPhone was stolen. The Guardia Civil, the Police National and the Guardia Civil conducted investigations in Alicante City and found the three suspects – aged 21, 22 and 23 – who belonged to a criminal group. Christian Pikulak (30), …

Seven people were arrested and 11 others released after an investigation that lasted for a whole year to crack down on a Costa Blanca group who sexually abused women. Five raids on Denia and Els Poblets addresses were conducted following months of surveillance. The Guardia Civil and the Policia Nacional seized €50k in cash, 100 grams of cocaine, three cars, …

A MAN and a woman have been arrested in the Barcelona area after committing ‘love hug’ robberies on the Valencia region coast. The couple, of unknown nationality and age 26, moved about different areas in the Costa Blanca province and Valencia to make it hard to find them. In the street, the two were mainly targeting elderly people and giving …

Three men were arrested after robbing fifty homes in Murcia and the Costa Blanca. Investigators with the Guardia Civil discovered a vehicle that was used by suspects in Lorca. The chase ended with the arrest of 3 men who drove recklessly and endangered other road users, as well as colliding into several police vehicles. READ MORE DAMAGED ESCAPE CAR In …

DRUG traffickers were ‘caught in the act’ unloading a narco boat transporting hashish worth €7.8m. The vessel sailed into the idyllic cove of La Granadella in Javea, under cover darkness. This is one of the largest narcotics seizures in the last few years on the Costa Blanca. READ MORE Three Spaniards were arrested by the Guardia Civil, and jailed for …