Crime
Increase in fighting at Orihuela Costa High School
Fights at Playa Flamenca Secondary School or its vicinity are constantly recorded. “Everything is as bad as ever,” says one mother. The difference...
Six years in prison for trying to hire a hitman
The Alicante Provincial Court has sentenced a man to six years in prison for offering 7,000 to 10,000 euros to acquaintances in exchange for the murder of his...
Marcin, the Manchester butcher who attempted to hide in Alicante
Alicante, the province with the biggest concentration of non-Spanish people (27%), is a red sign for international criminals looking to conceal their...
Man offered 10,000 euros to murder his ex-partner
A man facing 13 years in prison for attempting to contract a hitman for his ex-partner. He offered up to 10,000 euros to several acquaintances. The defendant,...
Elche man arrested for sending intimate images of his partner
The dissemination of images that contain sexual content or that violate an individual’s privacy typically results in a negative outcome. Just ask a...
Two arrested in Jávea for defrauding a disabled man of over 12,000 euros
In the town of Jávea (Alicante), two individuals, a man and a woman, have been apprehended on suspicion of perpetrating a fraud that exceeded 12,000 euros. A...
Police in Alicante seize 1,300 kilos of cocaine from two trucks
Two large vehicles carrying 1,300 kilos of cocaine were intercepted by agents from the Drug and Organised Crime Unit (UDYCO) of the National Police in...
Car thief arrested in Aspe
A 35-year-old thief has been arrested for a succession of vehicle break-ins on the streets of the Alicante town of Aspe. The man, a Spanish national, was...
Three years in prison for causing a traffic accident in Pinoso that killed two
A driver has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Third Section of the Alicante Provincial Court for exceeding the speed limit while intoxicated and...
In Alicante, a criminal group that specialised in robberies at pharmacies and banks has been dismantled
In the provinces of Alicante, Valencia, and Murcia, the Guardia Civil and the National Police have dismantled a criminal organisation that specialised in the...
