Illegal
Guardia Civil seizes 250 kilos of fish, mainly octopus, for illegal trade
The Guardia Civil’s Seprona recovered 250 kilogrammes of fishing products destined for unlawful sale. Those guilty face fines of up to €60,000 for...
Belgian fugitive arrested after being located as a patient at Dénia Hospital
According to police sources, a fugitive from Belgian justice wanted for serious bodily harm and illegal weapons possession was apprehended in Dénia by the...
Illegal mechanic’s workshop has been dismantled in Algorfa
The Guardamar Guardia Civil’s Nature Protection Service (SEPRONA) demolished an illegal mechanics workshop in Algorfa. The owner faces fines of up to...
Two arrested for employing illegal foreign workers to renovate tourist apartments
The National Police have arrested two men, aged 55 and 34, in Alicante for hiring illegal foreign labour to renovate holiday rental houses. The arrests...
Fifteen years in a psychiatric hospital for attempting to stab a man to death in a boarding house in Alicante
The Provincial Court acquitted a 26-year-old man of attempted stabbing a fellow boarder in Alicante, saying that a complete defence of mental aberration or...
Guardia Civil imposes restrictions on the anchoring of boats in the bay of Torrevieja
Recently, the Alicante Civil Guard’s maritime department has increased its warning and monitoring operations for recreational vessels anchored in...
Arrested in Benidorm for defrauding a woman of 14,000 euros
The National Police have detained two people in Benidorm for scamming a woman by impersonating her bank and withdrawing €14,000 from her account after gaining...
National Police arrest ten people with almost 500 marijuana plants in Murcia
National Police officers have arrested ten people of Spanish and Venezuelan nationality suspected of being responsible for the cultivation and operation of a...
France extends ID border checks with six neighbouring countries
Tighter border checks between France and its neighbouring EU/EAA nations will be in effect for another six months as the country extends its interim emergency...
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...