Crime
Ten arrested after police seize 11 tonnes of hashish hidden among melons and furniture
The National Police recovered more than 11 tonnes of hashish in two operations in Malaga and Algeciras in less than a week, thanks to their collaboration with...
Homeless man kills another arguing over which door to spend the night in
A homeless man in Valencia has been arrested by the National Police for allegedly killing another man after beating him with an umbrella during an argument...
Man stabbed in Almoradí, perpetrator arrested on the Orihuela Costa
Two men, aged 38 and 25, have been arrested by the Guardia Civil for allegedly being involved in a knife incident on September 15th in Almoradí, when a man was...
This was the journey to the Costa del Sol of a juvenile Belgian ‘hitman’
Juvenile criminals are typically placed in reform institutions, where a team of psychologists and educators investigates their behaviour and home environment...
Guardia Civil recovers nearly 100 pieces of jewellery stolen from homes in San Javier
The Guardia Civil conducted Operation Sisagold in San Javier, which resulted in the identification of six individuals charged with five charges of burglary....
Nine arrested after breaking up a drug trafficking network with marijuana crops
The National Police have arrested nine members of a criminal cell, one of them is a juvenile, for allegedly engaging in large-scale marijuana cultivation....
Stabbed in Elche in a brawl between two groups
A young man was stabbed on Monday night, September 29th, in Elche’s Carrús neighbourhood. The incident occurred at 10 p.m. in the northern section of the...
Three defendants acquitted of shipping marijuana from Alicante to the Netherlands
The Alicante Criminal Court No. 5 acquitted three suspects of drug trafficking, disputing proof of their involvement in the cultivation and subsequent...
Basketball coach who “kissed and groped” female players faces 61 years in prison
The assistant coach of a basketball club faces 61 years in prison after coaching a youth women’s team and “hugged, kissed, and groped” the...
Two Elche residents arrested for extortion and assaulting a businessman in Madrid
Two robbers from Elche, one Spanish and the other Dominican, were detained in Madrid in connection with the robbery of a businessman whom they beat, threatened...