Police
Orihuela court frees Irish mobster John Gilligan for a pink cocaine lab case
John Gilligan, the legendary Irish mobster, has been released after paying €10,000 bail. Gilligan had been imprisoned since late January after a synthetic drug...
13 arrested for the theft of 300 tons of clothing
The National Police have disbanded two organisations in Valencia, Alicante, and Castellón that stole clothing from charity bins. The operation resulted in the...
Sentenced for stealing iron from a country house in Petrer and selling it at a scrap yard
The Alicante Provincial Court upheld a man’s conviction for burglary at a country residence in Petrer, Almafra Alta area. According to the punishment,...
Serious accident between a bus and a car in Elche leaves two with minor injuries
On Friday night, August 29th, there was a traffic accident in Elche involving a pedestrian bus and a car. The collision happened around 10:00 p.m. on the...
Man sentenced for kidnapping, tying up, and burning another man in Alicante over a debt
A man has been sentenced to prison for kidnapping, assaulting, burning, and threatening another man in Alicante in order to collect a debt. He was also put to...
British man drowns on Levante beach in Benidorm
Benidorm has suffered another tragedy on its beaches. On Thursday afternoon, August 28th, a 31-year-old British tourist died on Levante Beach, one of...
Swiss man accused of stealing license plates arrested in Alicante
This July, Calpe car owners were astonished to discover that their registration plate had vanished. The Guardia Civil has now arrested a 56-year-old Swiss man...
Man takes his own life after more than 30 hours of tension
The municipality of Agost (Alicante) is shocked by the terrible death of a 25-year-old man who had been besieged inside his home since early Wednesday morning,...
French fugitive wanted for murder and setting fire to tourists arrested in Alicante
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison and fled France to escape serving the rest of his sentence. He sought temporary asylum in the city of...
Guardia Civil dismantles an illegal immigration network arresting 14
In Operation Nautilita, the Guardia Civil detained 14 people and investigated another eight in an effort to dismantle a criminal organisation that facilitated...
