A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players and gamblers to the tune of €800,000. In the areas of Guadalajara & Valladolid, evidence was found during searches. Eurojust coordinated an operation with participation from French, Bulgarians, Spanish, and Romanian authorities that resulted 16 …
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Despicable cafe proprietor in Spain cheated aged buyer out of €22k over two years by overcharging him for breakfast
A HEARTLESS Granada cafe proprietor ripped off an aged buyer to the tune of €22,000 by over-charging him for breakfast between 2023 and 2025. The Policia Nacional have arrested the brazen 57-year-old businessman in a probe they named as Operation Breakfast. He was subsequently given a 16-month jail time period, which assuming that it’s a first offence, he won’t need …
Read More »Ex-Marbella councillor who fled Spain in 2006 over notorious Malaya corruption case is arrested at Madrid airport
A FORMER Marbella councillor who fled Spain 19 years in the past to keep away from being indicted in an notorious corruption case has been arrested at Madrid airport on Wednesday morning. The Policia Nacional database confirmed up the title of Carlos Fernandez and that he was wished by the Nationwide Courtroom. He had flown in from Argentina the place …
Read More »British man has lung punctured after being stabbed in Valencia by a passerby who refused to give him a cigarette
After refusing to offer a cigarette, a BRITISH man with a punctured lungs was taken to hospital in Valencia. Police identified the victim as Scottish. She was attacked by a screwdriver. Valencia Policia Local has arrested a 45-year old man with a criminal history. READ MORE VALENCIA POLICY OFFICER On Saturday morning, just before 4am, the shocking attack took place …
Read More »Tourist checking into Valencia hotel gets backpack snatched with €9k of cash and items inside it
A TOURIST checking into a Valencia city centre hotel had his backpack containing cash and items worth €9,000 snatched by two opportunistic thieves. Policia Nacional arrested two men between the ages of 23 and 31. The visitor had his black leather back pack on the ground at the front desk. READ MORE Moments later, he noticed that the object had …
Read More »Alicante: Fake cosmetician’s scars on patient’s skin after botched surgery
A BOGUS Alicante-based cosmetician left a scar on a woman’s face when she injected her with hyaluronic. The Policia Nacional arrested a 43-year old woman after the patient made a complaint The fake medic was charged with fraud and bodily harm as well as workplace intrusion. READ MORE COSMETIC COSMETICAL PROCEDURE The victim said she heard about the ‘doctor’ via …
Read More »Four arrested for brutal assault outside Alicante night club that left victim with ‘brain damage’
FOUR people- including a minor- have been arrested following a brutal ‘mob’ assault outside an Alicante night club left an 18-year-old man with a fractured skull. According to the Policia Nacional, three of the adult detainees are aged between 18 and twenty. The victim spent six consecutive days in the Alicante General Hospital ICU before being transferred to an ward …
Read More »The Love-hug Gang stole watches and jewellery from victims in Spain by sending items to Romania
POLICE in Spain and Romania in association with Europol have busted a ‘love-hug’ robbery gang that stole items from people in streets across Spain. The family-run team sent jewelry and watches back in Romania. Twelve people were arrested for 41 thefts, and four violent robberies. READ MORE Love-Hugger Arrested in Spain In Spain (2) and Romania (23), 25 addresses were …
Read More »Man on knife rampage in Marbella stabs one and flees into nearby church
After stabbing a man in the abdomen, a man brandishing two knives barricaded inside a Marbella Church on Tuesday. The Policia Nacional Tasered the 59 year old aggressor in the Divina Pastora on Avenida Europa. Around 3.30pm, he stabbed his victim with a large blade on Calle Serenata. READ MORE CHURCH INTERIOR The shirtless person then sought refuge in the …
Read More »Marbella’s latest shooting: Bullets fired at front door with victim watching through peephole
A 38-year-old man escaped Monday with only a minor injury to his leg after multiple gun shots were fired in the direction of the door leading into his Marbella apartment. The perpetrator of the crime, a 25-year-old man, fled in a car rental and was arrested by Policia Nacional in Algeciras – some 80 kilometers away. Around 5.30am, the incident …
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