Illegal
Truck driver jailed for a year for stealing 12.5 tons of chocolate
For stealing 12.5 tonnes of chocolate that he was meant to deliver from Zaragoza to a warehouse in Elche (Alicante) to sell to a third party for barely 1,200...
National Police dismantle a criminal group specializing in drug heists in Alicante and Murcia
Ten members of a criminal organisation that specialised in drug “rip-offs” were arrested by the National Police in an operation that took place in...
Arrested for holding his son-in-law captive to force him to commit crimes
A 45-year-old male in Orihuela has been arrested by National Police officers on charges of assault, illegal detention, human trafficking, and making grave...
Three arrested in Guadalest for charity scam
In the course of their operations, the Guardia Civil and the Callosa d’en Sarrià (Alicante) Local Police have arrested three individuals in the old town...
Guardia Civil investigate a San Pedro resident for illegal possession of protected birds
According to authorities from the Armed Institute, the Guardia Civil has looked into a San Pedro del Pinatar resident as a possible criminal for having...
Arrests for a network distributing fake medical prescriptions
The National Police have broken up a criminal group that operated in ten provinces, including Alicante. This group made and sold fake prescriptions through...
Fake SMS bank scam: 17 arrested
The Guardia Civil has finished a long and complicated investigation that started in early 2024 because there was a big rise in payment fraud. The victims were...
Motorhome gang busted for stealing €200,000
The National Police have arrested four members of a travelling criminal cell of Bosnian descent after two safes were stolen in Alicante and Elche. The group,...
Arrested for attempting to smuggle 3,520 packs of cigarettes into Alicante
The armed institute said in a statement that the Civil Guard had arrested a man who was trying to smuggle 3,520 cartons of cigarettes into Spain by hiding them...
Guardia Civil seizes 112 kilos of illegal red shrimp in Santa Pola
The Guardia Civil has taken 112.33 kilogrammes of red prawns from Santa Pola that had been caught, stored and sold illegally. The owner of an illegal warehouse...
