The police have arrested two men and dismantled Spain’s first illegal opium plantation. Two brothers were operating the business in Cartagena, Murcia. Los Caballeros Farm covers approximately 3,000 m2, and the Policia Nacional says they discovered the clandestine operation at its infancy. READ MORE OPIUM POPPINES (Pixabay) The authorities believe that the crop would have grown to 120,000 plants if …
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The parents of a girl aged three who was genitally cut in an operation performed outside Spain have been arrested. The woman and man were both arrested. The Policia Nacional detained 26. on the charge of serious injury. A routine medical examination revealed that the operation had caused irreversible damage. READ MORE The medical staff at Elche Health Centre prepared …
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Policia Nacional has busted a criminal gang operating one of the biggest crypto-banks around the globe. There were two distinct branches of the organisation that had €20 million in the bank with an Arab-based group receiving money from anywhere in the world. Their Chinese counterparts based in Almeria and Madrid received cash in Spain and sent it out in order …
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Policia Nacional arrested a GANG that stole luxury watches in Alicante and Valencia. Five unidentified people were arrested in Madrid and one in Cuenca. Two of them had been jailed prior to their trial. The six detainees and a female intimidated their victim with a firearm. READ MORE GANG RAIDED In one incident, they struck a man with the weapon’s …
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FOREIGN migrants were charged up to €4,000 to hood-wink authorities into believing they were in a common-law relationship with a Spanish woman. All registrations for the Costa Blanca scam were made using an Alfaz del Pi email address. Eight people, including three non-Spaniards, were arrested by the Policia Nacional for paying cash to obtain a civil union certification. READ MORE …
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A British woman suspected of committing sexual crimes against children in Britain has been arrested in Valencia. The Policia Nacional arrested the 42-year-old suspect in La Punta, a district of the capital. Interpol, Manchester, issued an international arrest warrant for her. READ MORE POLICIA OFFICERS NACIONAL The Brit was detained on May 5 after the police received information that suggested …
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Policia Nacional stopped a FRENCH fugitive on charges of drug trafficking, money laundering and money transfer when he was walking through an Elche street. A 29-year-old was walking around Alicante city, and a police checkpoint attracted suspicions. He had no identification on him when asked to do so. READ MORE The man gave his name, and a search of the …
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A large police operation was launched last week in Estepona after a forced admission of a mentally aggressive patient. Officers were requested by the health personnel because the patient was barricaded in a house that had guns inside. Last Friday, doctors visited the patient’s home and realized they needed help from a Special Security Operations Group of the Policia Nacional. …
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A GANG that used ‘narco-boats’ to transport drugs from the Costa Blanca to Algeria and made the return journey with migrants has been busted by the Policia Nacional and the Tax Agency. Nine people, mostly Algerians but also some Spanish who helped with the logistics, have been arrested. Two members of the group have been released on bail while seven …
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A pregnant 18-year-old woman was arrested last Friday after she threw a can on a nurse while undergoing medical testing at the La Roca Health Center in Malaga. The young woman allegedly tried to assault the nurse after throwing a can of urine at her. Security personnel prevented this. The statement read: “A pregnant woman aged 18 was about undergo …
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