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Multiple police officers were hurt during a high speed chase in Benidorm with a British motorist. The Professional Union of Local Police and Firefighters (SPPLB) has released details of the incident that occurred on Saturday. It called on officers to be honoured for diffusing a ‘dangerous situation’. READ MORE DAMAGED POLICIA NACIONAL CAR (SPPLB image). Unknown reasons led the driver …

In anticipation of the busy tourist season, the Policia Nacional is increasing its patrols at Benidorm’s beaches and will use drones once more to monitor the area. Additional officers will work to prevent crimes such as thefts, and will be part of the ground units deployed on the busiest beaches. The drones are going to fly over the coast, and …

The Policia Nacional has busted a syringe ANABOLIC steroid trafficking ring on the Costa del Sol. In Estepona and Marbella as well as Ojen, 78,000 packs containing 1.7 millions doses of steroids were seized. The steroids had a retail value of over €3 million. READ MORE COSTA DEL SOL STEROID BUST EARLIER IN THE YEAR Two men aged 41 and …

A LAWYER orchestrated an Elche scam wherein car accidents had been staged in order to receive insurance payouts. Policia Nacional has arrested 13 people, including a minor of 16 years old for crimes committed between 2015-2024. The claims were staged by the same gang who used the exact same procedure to create a collision. READ MORE POLICIA NACIONAL PROBE The …

ONE of Spain’s ‘Most Wanted’ criminals has been arrested- just days before the statute of limitations kicked in on July 31- after hiding in a Madrid area shed for five years, without the owners knowing he was there. Alvaro PasquIn Mora, 32, was nicknamed as the ‘tattoo fugitive’ due to the large amount of ink on his body. He was …

AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and gave them a low-cost plane ticket to access the airport’s luggage area. The ‘mules’ would then pick up suitcases crammed with drugs off conveyor belts and pass them onto waiting gang members outside the airport. …

In the Vega Baja district of Alicante, two men have been injured by the latest shooting. The Policia Nacional is investigating what happened in the village La Aparecida on Friday morning, which belongs to the Orihuela municipality. Two Moroccans, aged 44 and 47, were shot and transported to Vega Baja Hospital. READ MORE Another incident this month was the July …

Policia Nacional arrested a mafia boss from Italy who sold cocaine on Orihuela Costa. Simone Bartiromo, who lives in an urbanisation, was about to leave his house and get into his vehicle when officers arrested him on Wednesday. Bartiromo, 36, was on Italy’s ‘Most Wanted’ list and had been on the run for three years. READ MORE BARTIROMO ARRESTED If …

A man living on the streets of Valencia has lost an eye due to a passerby who attacked him with a duster. Police National have arrested and jailed a man of 31 years old. Around 1am, on June 25, a brutal and unprovoked attack took place in the Calle Hospital de Valencia Park. READ MORE ARRESTED SUSPECT One of the …

The Policia Nacional arrested a SALAMANCA bouncer after a man died from stab wounds in the chest. Around 4am, the incident occurred in the nightlife district near Plaza Mayor in north-western city. The victim, 42 years old and from Senegal, was stabbed in front of a bar on Calle de Los Bordadores. READ MORE CALLE DE LOS BORDADORES AREA The …