Tag: arrest
Golf course bandits caught
GUARDIA Civil officers at Benidorm station have arrested two men charged with breaking into vehicles on at least 40 golf courses throughout the Costas.
The...
IS ‘financier’ arrested in Madrid
NATIONAL Police have arrested a Syrian man alleging he was financing the return of jihadist fighters from the Middle East after the collapse of...
‘Cruelty’ probe into animal protection association
SEPRONA officers from Monovar are investigating the president and coordinator of an Elda animal rescue association called 'Asociación Defensora de los Animales (ADA)' for...
Beach thieves behind bars
NATIONAL Police in Benidorm have arrested five suspected members of an organised thieving gang that targeted tourists on beaches throughout Alicante province.
Police were alerted...
Scotsman suspect in Benidorm death released
A 33-YEAR-OLD man, who was being remanded in prison, over the death of a fellow Scotsman in Benidorm on March 12, has been released...
Husband arrested over wife’s ‘assisted death’
A 69-YEAR-OLD man in Madrid has been arrested, accused of helping his 62-year-old wife to die by giving her arsenic.
Maria José Carrasco had been...
Airport thieves arrested
A BADLY parked vehicle occupied by a nervous looking man aroused the suspicions of National Police at Alicante-Elche airport, leading to the arrest of...
Sex slaves released
A MARRIED couple living in Alfaz del Pi, who own two sex clubs, have been arrested by National Police accused of sexually exploiting several...
Alleged Borriol killer arrested
THE MAN who supposedly stabbed his partner to death in September in Borriol was finally arrested in Argentina last weekend.
Guardia Civil officers found the...
Spain’s biggest drugs factory discovered on the Costa
GUARDIA Civil has dismantled the largest synthetic drugs factory in Spain, led by a criminal organisation that developed and distributed them in the Marina...
Burglars behind bars
JÁVEA police have cracked two separate crimewaves affecting nearly 30 homes and shops and arrested three men this week, meaning residents and traders can...
Italian mafia boss arrested in San Juan
AN ITALIAN mafia boss, who had been on the run since 1993, was caught on Sunday by National Police.
Fausto Pellegrinetti, who was using a...
Kidnappers arrested – and victim too!
GUARDIA Civil have arrested two 40-year-old men and a 36-year-old woman, all Spanish nationals, for simulating a kidnap.
The three cooked up a plot, in...
Hunt on for illegal immigrants
POLICE in both Calpe and Moraira are searching for an unknown amount of illegal immigrants, when two abandoned boats were discovered in separate locations...
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Benidorm locks-up again
To avoid residents from other regions breaking the lockdown and trying to reach holiday apartments in Benidorm this May 1 holiday weekend, local authorities...
Deep snow in Alicante province
With the north of Alicante province still on red alert for snow today (Monday), around half a metre has fallen in Banyeres de Mariola...
Brexit passport rule changes
BRITISH people travelling within the European Union should be aware passport validity rules will change after December 31 because of Brexit.
During the current transition...
