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 …
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In separate incidents, two female American tourists – one 17 years of age – were allegedly sexually abused in Valencia. One victim, 21, said she was raped last Friday morning by a German, aged 19, she met in a nightclub. She complained to the Policia Nacional that she had returned with the man and five of his friends to an …
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Police Nationale arrested a rent collector for violently removing squatters from a Toledo apartment. Four ‘large’ men- hired to clear out three people- have also been detained. The person responsible for collecting rent from tenants, along with the owner of the property, who lives overseas, devised a plan for the trio to be evicted for not paying for months. READ …
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A FORMER head of the Policia Nacional’s narcotics unit in Mallorca has been arrested as part of a probe into money laundering of drug trafficking cash earned via the so-called Ibiza-Valencia cocaine ‘pipeline’. Inspector Faustino Ngales has been arrested by Guardia Civil in Palma, as part of an operation conducted jointly by the Guardia Civil & Policia Nacional. Nogales shifted …
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In a MALAGA Hotel Room brawl, a woman stabbed her boyfriend after she was hit with a bottle of champagne. Both were arrested by the Policia Nacional. The fight broke out before 5am last Wednesday at the unnamed hotel on the city’s Avenida Luis Buñuel. READ MORE Diario Sur The police and paramedics found blood on the floor. The Swedish …
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Two fugitives who were on the run from French Justice have been arrested in Benidorm by the Policia Nacional. The men had been wanted since 2024 for a number of crimes including murder, money-laundering, drug trafficking and arm dealing. In their name, four European arrest warrants have been issued. READ MORE ARRESTED FUGITIVE If convicted, one of the men could …
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DOZENS of small investors in Spain were conned out of €7.7 million via a bogus crowdfunding scheme between 2022 and 2024. Six people have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in A Coruña and Madrid.. A dozen bank accounts have been blocked as well as the seizure of a property worth €60,000. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE Advertisements were placed …
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The Policia Nacional arrested a gang based in COSTA del Sol with British, Irish and Spanish members who exported marijuana hidden inside animal feed pallets. Since 2019, the crew may have smuggled as much as three tons of pot into Ireland. The Policia Nacional conducted 12 raids simultaneously, resulting in the arrest of 13 people. READ MORE The number of …
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Police in Tenerife have arrested a 16-year-old British tourist on suspicion of typing to commit rape against a fellow Brit. The male teen is accused of forcing his way into the hotel room of the 22-year victim and forcing himself upon her. Detectives claim that he fled from the scene after she had screamed and resisted. The unnamed Briton had …
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Three employees of a Valencian firm that manufactures coffee-making machines were arrested for stealing 34 units and selling them. The unnamed firm is in the La Safor region and the stolen catering-size machines were worth close to €30,000. A number of machines were ear-marked for recycling but the employees sold them and others in a cut-price deal to a man …
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