Crime
Customs seizes 170 kilos of cocaine in shipment from Brazil
Customs Surveillance officials from the Tax Agency confiscated 170 kilogrammes of cocaine disguised inside vehicle catalytic converters originating in Brazil...
Man to be tried for the alleged rape of a minor at party in Benidorm
The Alicante Court of Appeals will hear a case this week against a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl at a New Year’s Eve party in Benidorm. The...
Man who called a woman a “f***ing Moor” and told her to go to Morocco to be jailed
The Alicante Prosecutor’s Office is seeking a one-year prison sentence for a hate crime against a man suspected of saying “f***ing Moor” and...
Defendant who blamed his brother for raping woman in Alicante acquitted
The Court investigates the account of a 19-year-old woman who reported being the victim of a robbery and sexual assault in Alicante. However, the accused was...
Twenty-three victims of nail salon exploitation released, fourteen arrests
The National Police have freed 23 victims of labour exploitation in nail salons in the provinces of Alicante, the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Seville, and...
A woman arrested for pretending to be the victim of a robbery in Elche
National Police officers detained a 53-year-old woman in Elche (Alicante) for fraudulently alleging being the victim of a violent robbery. The claimed victim...
Anti-terrorism drill on the high seas near the Alicante cruise terminal
On Friday morning, May 23rd, the National Police and Navy conducted anti-terrorism training in Alicante. The Special Operations Group (GEO) conducted an...
Drunk driver crashes into a traffic light in Santa Pola
The Santa Pola Local Police responded to a traffic collision in which a car collided with a traffic light at a major pedestrian crossing. Fortunately, no one...
Malaga police find 7 bottles of stolen whisky, one worth 80,000€
The National Police discovered seven bottles of high-value whisky stolen in Malaga, one of which was worth €80,000. The National Police have arrested a...
Benidorm Police carry out a joint simulation of the city’s lockdown
The Benidorm Local Police and the National Police staged a mock lockdown of the city. Both forces have worked together to carry out the plan for...
