A MAN has been arrested in Madrid for defrauding young South American footballers of up to €3,000 each with bogus promises of placing them in top La Liga sides. He was arrested by the Policia Nacional on charges of fraud, document falsification, and illegal immigration. The scammer told the players that if they obtained the right documents, they could travel …
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Spanish woman found guilty in murdering newborn baby is finally imprisoned after two-week search
After evading the police for more than two weeks, a SPANISH woman who was convicted of murdering her newborn baby has been arrested. Yolanda M. Moreno was arrested on Wednesday night after she fled the prison instead of reporting for her sentence. According to Europa Press the 26-year old woman has been found guilty of murdering her child after she …
Read More »Ukrainian man arrested at Alicante, 43 years old, in connection with spying plot against drone manufacturer Germany
A UKRAINIAN spy who worked for Russia and conducted surveillance on a German drone manufacturer in Germany was arrested in the province of Alicante. On February 17, Elda’s Policia Nacional executed the arrest. In the German city Rheine on Monday, a Romanian national was arrested in a joint investigation by the North Rhine-Westphalia Police (NRW) and the Bavarian Regional Criminal …
Read More »Doctor arrested in Alicante for botching hyaluronic acids injections into the lips of a girl underage
A FAKE doctor was arrested in Alicante by the Policia Nacional for injecting hyaluronic acids into a girl’s lips. The 40-year old woman was reported to police by the mother of the girl because the procedure had gone wrong. She practised medicine without a license and caused injuries when she treated a child without medical qualifications or parental consent. READ …
Read More »At police checkpoints, Estepona and Marbella arrests of criminals wanted in Turkey and Ukraine for murder are made
Two foreign fugitives were arrested at routine checkpoints by the Policia Nacional of Estepona and Marbella. International Arrest Warrants were issued for both the Turkish and Ukrainian men. Both men were wanted in connection with violent assaults that involved guns. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL OOFFICERS One incident resulted fatally, while the other victim suffered serious injuries. The first arrest was …
Read More »Businessman from Costa Blanca arrested in corruption investigation over discount vouchers used for post-pandemic economic boost
THE president of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Baño, has been arrested for alleged corruption by the Policia Nacional. Baño was detained on Friday as part of a probe by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office into consumer voucher campaigns carried out in 2022 and 2023 in 20 municipalities across Alicante Province. Alicante Provincial Council created the voucher scheme in order …
Read More »The number of assaults on health workers in Spain is expected to rise by 26% between 2025 and 2025.
The Policia Nacional reported that they received 513 reports of verbal or physical assaults on health workers last year, up 26.35% from the total for 2024. More than 39% of all cases involved violence against staff. The Policia Nacional Chief Commissioner, Manuel Yanguas Menendez, said that the complaints are ‘nothing’ compared to the 20,000 incidents that happen annually. READ MORE …
Read More »Costa del Sol Taxi driver punches drunk Irish passengers who he threw from the cab for burping
A FUENGIROLA cabbie has been arrested for punching a 65 year old Irish passenger after he threw him out of the cab. The incident occurred on Monday, 23 February. The driver, who was 51, picked up two Irish customers, both of whom were intoxicated, according to reports. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL CABBIE ARREST One of the passengers started burping and …
Read More »Costa Blanca agents arrested after scamming foreign clients who ended up almost penniless
The Policia Nacional arrested four people, including a couple who run an Alicante-based real estate agency. They were all accused of scamming mostly foreign clients. Three men and one woman were accused of fraud, forgery of documents, coercion, and violation of employee rights in relation to the illegal employment by a non Spanish national. The Policia Nacional said that over …
Read More »Social media influencer accused by police of attempted murder following the laceration of husband’s drink with tranquilisers in their Mallorca home
A MALLORCA influencer on social media with 400,000 Instagram fans was arrested for attempted murder, after she put tranquillisers into her husband’s glass of wine. The Policia Nacional detained the 46-year old Spanish woman in Palma. The incident occurred on January 10, when the couple were eating dinner at home. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE The wife gave her partner …
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