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Thief banned from Alicante airport after stealing €7,000 worth of tobacco
The Guardia Civil has arrested a 38-year-old man at Alicante-Elche Airport. He is accused of stealing €7,179 worth of tobacco from duty-free stores in several...
Three arrested in Alicante and Monforte with almost three million euros from drug trafficking
The National Police and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have finished breaking up a Hispanic-Mexican crime group called the Sinaloa...
Alicante among the airports that are approaching capacity
Aena will suggest a small rise in airport fees in the next Airport Regulation Document (DORA III), which will cover the years 2027 to 2031. The goal is to make...
Europe’s largest meths network with connections in Valencia and Alicante dismantled
The Spanish National Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have worked together to fully break up a Spanish-Mexican crime group that was thought...
Couple wanted for 49 scams arrested in Torrevieja
In Torrevieja (Alicante), the Guardia Civil arrested a man and a woman, a couple, on 49 counts of fraud and four instances of identity theft. They are said to...
Alicante leads in home purchases by foreigners: it accounts for 43.29%
After a very busy year, real estate activity is starting to slow down. According to the Association of Property Registrars’ Real Estate Registry...
The Irish name that more and more children in Alicante are having
Most parents find that naming their child is one of the most important choices they make. Some families agree on it from the outset, while in others, it might...
The government is ordering the removal of 7,499 illegal tourist apartments in the Valencian Community
With a single stroke of the pen, 7,499 tourist listings in the Valencian Community will be erased off the internet. The Ministry of Housing has notified...
Swedish tourists activate speed cameras on three consecutive days
In Torrevieja, a Swedish visitor tripped the same speed camera three days in a row. He travelled at 94 kilometres per hour the first time. As if that...
1,246 candidates are taking the Guardia Civil exam in Alicante
A total of 1,246 persons will sit the exam tomorrow, Saturday, September 6th, in Alicante for one of the 3,118 Guardia Civil positions available this year. Of...
