BENIDORM fraudsters syphoned €14,000 out of a woman’s bank account by running a con involving a bogus bank manager. Two people aged 55 and 43 have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The victim said that she was contacted by a man claiming to be her manager. READ MORE He told her that fraudulent charges were made on her account, …
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Investigators are investigating a rapper who fled Spain after a notorious case of free speech, for punching two males in a Mallorca nightclub
A MALLORCAN Rapper who was famous for a free speech case in court is under investigation after he punched two young men at a Cala Major Nightclub. Jose Miguel Arenas Beltran- known as Valtonyc- hit the headlines after he was convicted of ‘glorifying terorrism’ and for mocking the Spanish monarchy in a set of songs published in 2012. He was …
Read More »The couple that pickedpockets in Costa Blanca shops memorised the PIN numbers of elderly customers
A ROMANIAN couple have been arrested in Denia after stealing bank cards from elderly people and clocking up transactions of €10,853. Five victims, aged from 64 to 88, were reported by the Policia Nacional. The woman, 36 and the man, 31 worked in shopping centers in Alzira. Benidorm. Denia. READ MORE ARREST OF MALE SUBJECT They picked their targets inside …
Read More »A father-son pair is arrested as part of a crackdown on Italian Mafia at the Costa del Sol
A FATHER AND SON have been arrested for allegedly being members of an Italian Mafia gang in Malaga. A 47-year-old born in the Milanese area, has been in Malaga running various businesses for several years. The gang’s Italian base is also suspected of having a son who is 22. READ MORE POLICIA OFFICERS NACIONAL Police Nacional and their Italian counterparts …
Read More »Robbers targeted luxury fountain pens worth up to €10k each in Spain
The thieves targeted luxury fountain pens as they traveled to shopping centers in Spain. Three of the crew members were arrested by the Policia Nacional in Madrid. Two more warrants are issued. One of the two is currently in Spain. READ MORE MONTBLANC PEN They committed thefts in Alicante, A Coruña, and Oviedo with some Montblanc-branded pens worth as much …
Read More »Spanish police arrest multiple people in a drug-related family gang
In Valencia and Madrid, a SEVEN-month investigation into a drug trafficking family led gang resulted in 40 arrests. Policia Nacional characterized the operation as being one of the biggest drug busts in recent memory in the Valencia metropolitan region. Officers also seize 57 fighting cockerels from a house used to breed these birds. READ MORE Some of the Seized Items …
Read More »Murcia police shut down the first known illegal opium plantation in Spain
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 …
Read More »Parents arrested for genital mutilation of a 3-year-old girl in Spain
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 …
Read More »Police raid huge €20 MILLION Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
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 …
Read More »Spanish muggers steal luxury watch before fleeing by motorbike
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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