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A GLAMOROUS charity auction in Marbella has raised over €80,000 for impoverished children in Africa. 360 generous expats and guests of the Puente Romano hotel paid the incredible sum for nine lots at the glittering World Vision Gala. The annual events, now in its 13th year, was hosted by the mayor of Marbella, Maria Angeles Muñoz, and hotel owner Daniel …

After being caught in Spain with a fake ID, a SERBIAN convicted drug dealer sentenced to 4 years in prison was arrested. He was imprisoned in Serbia in 2016, but escaped. He spent seven years hiding out on Lloret de Mar. He obtained a Foreigner ID Number by using a fake Slovakian passport. READ MORE POLICIA LOCAL, LLORET DE MAR …

A BRITISH man was extradited back to the UK after being charged with a number of drug and weapon charges in Spain. Craig Bennett, 41, from Uxbridge, London, had been on the run for three years in connection with the movement of £2 million worth of illegal substances – including cocaine and ketamine – along with a silenced handgun, 50 …

A WOMAN who cared after an elderly female client in Valencia helped herself to over €30,000- mainly after she died last September. The 43-year old carer made transfers into her 24-year son’s bank to receive the stolen funds. Fraud has led to the arrest of both mother and son by the Policia Nacional. READ MORE Police were called after a …

On Monday, a man was killed after he lunged at two Policia Nacional police officers in a Valencia apartment with a knife. The attacker was a 46 year old Chinese national who ran a bar. The officers fired in self-defense after they were called to handle a violent argument at an apartment building on Calle Godofredo Ros located in the …

SPAIN’s stock market, IBEX 35 has only crossed the 15,000 point barrier once in its history. The country’s benchmark share index closed on August 13 at 15,021 point, the same levels as the last time it was at that level nearly 18-years ago during the peak of 2007 property boom. The milestone was achieved in the midst of Spain’s notorious …

Two suspected jihadists were arrested in Catalunya after an 18-month investigation by the Policia Nacional. Men were arrested in Vallfogona de Balaguer (Lleida Province) on Thursday. They are accused by the police of the crimes self-indoctrination (active terrorist indoctrination), collaboration and active terrorist endoctrination. READ MORE Specialized anti-terrorism officers have detected an individual who is very active on the internet, …

A HOTEL headwaiter was arrested for extorting workers and harassing them at a Benidorm establishment. The 43-year-old man was detained by the Policia Nacional who discovered he coerced dining room staff into paying him €100 per month. He also received cash payments from individuals so they could join his group. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL BENIDORM The monthly €100 top-up ensured …

This is the moment British criminal Jamie Rothwell dances while Spanish police drag him away with handcuffs. Rothwell, who was first arrested in Barcelona on May 20, 2020, was later arrested in Amsterdam on December 20, 2020. Rothwell, then, will be extradited from the UK to the UK by March 2021. Dutch police captured him as he travelled in a …

THE sea at La Línea’s Santa Bárbara beach has been declared off-limits after several rare but venomous ‘blue dragons’ were discovered in the shallows. The tiny but striking marine animals, also known as Glaucus atlantusOn Sunday, bathers reported the presence of. Lifeguards and local authorities then ordered a temporary closing of the beach for swimming. The warning is still valid …