THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to €11,000 and the criminals even had an underground shooting range for the gear to be tested. Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional have said that the range found in the Molino Nuevo area of Granada is …
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Within minutes of a foreign tourist’s wallet being stolen in Benidorm, nine transactions were made using the missing credit card. Nevertheless, the Policia Nacional arrested the two men behind the theft and a shop manager who used the card – just 20 minutes after the robbery. A holidaymaker returned to his apartment in the early morning when he was robbed …
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Europol and the Policia Nacional have coordinated an operation to bust a robbery group that uses LOVE-HUGs as a form of intimidation. In Spain, there have been 21 arrests (13 in Murcia, and 8 in Madrid), and 16 raids in Spain and Romania. The authorities have identified 46 crimes in one of their largest-ever sweeps across the country. READ MORE …
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In two drug-busting operations conducted by the Policia Nacional, Sevilla, eleven people were arrested and two more investigated. The first one was in Las Tres Mil Viviendas, where they removed a “vertical-garden” that had been spread over an entire building. The second raid took place at an alleged medical cannabis association. READ MORE The so-called ‘Bragi’ operation, carried out Wednesday …
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A massive counterfeit cigarette racket was busted in Alicante. The gang operated a network that included factories and warehouses to manufacture and distribute the fake cigarettes abroad, as well as for Spanish clients. Seven people were arrested, and millions of illegal cigarettes along with production line machinery have been seized. READ MORE STOCKED TOBACCO Late last year, the Guardia Civil …
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A SWEDISH fraudster who ripped off investors to the tune of over €2.3 million via a bogus investment scheme has been arrested in Marbella. The Policia Nacional detained the 36-year old man under an European Arrest Warrant. The man is said to be a wealthy man who lived in a luxurious Marbella house, protected by sophisticated security measures. READ MORE …
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Investigations are underway against a DEVIOUS landlord who hired a man in Gandia, province of Valencia, to evict a couple aged over 60 from her apartment. Police arrested a 33 year old man who pretended he was a plumber, and assaulted a resident. He has been charged with violent theft, coercion and illegal weapon possession. READ MORE SEIZED ITEMS FROM …
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It is possible that a UKRAINIAN and Spanish couple who died on Tuesday after falling to their death from the eighth floor of an apartment block in Malaga City, did so as part of a pact for suicide. This is the working theory of the Policia Nacional in relation to the deaths after the double tragedy that was reported around …
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The Policia Nacional has arrested a man who robbed restaurants and bars in Benidorm’s Playa de Levante region. The hospitality industry was very concerned about his theft spree, as he had committed six crimes in one month. A Benidorm judge jailed him after hearing he had a long history of similar crimes. MORE BENIDORM NEWS: POLICIA NACIONAL BENIDORM In mid-February, …
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The Policia Nacional has arrested a man who posted death threats to the president of Valencia, Carlos Mazon. The 30-year old was arrested in Valencia on Thursday. Instagram has been used to make threats against Mazon by an unnamed individual who is accused hate crimes and of making threats. READ MORE VALENCIA ANTI MAZON PROTEST The president has been widely …
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