Tenerife hacker arrested at Ritz in Madrid over one-cent luxury hotel bookings
Spain’s National Police have broken up a sophisticated cyber fraud operation following the arrest of a 20-year-old hacker from Tenerife who was able to reserve...
Crime
Huge counterfeit perfume factory supplying EU dismantled in Catalonia, 1.2 million items seized
Spanish authorities have dismantled a major industrial operation in Catalonia that was producing tens of thousands of litres of counterfeit perfume, mimicking around 50 luxury...
Spanish police alert to sharp rise in ‘lost’ passport reports ahead of migrant regularisation
Spain’s National Police have issued a nationwide warning after detecting a sharp rise in allegedly fraudulent reports of lost or stolen passports. Police investigators suspect...
Endesa reports cyberattack affecting customer data, but says impact limited
Spanish power utility Endesa said on Monday that a cyberattack had exposed personal information belonging to some of its customers, though the company stressed there...
Five arrested in Costa del Sol gang that used wigs and masks to rob luxury homes
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have broken up a criminal gang specialising in burglaries at luxury properties in Andalusia as part of Operation Despropósito, resulting in...
Spanish police intercept Europe-bound vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust
Spain’s National Police said they intercepted a merchant vessel in the Atlantic Ocean carrying nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine concealed within shipments of salt, in...
34 arrested in Spain during police raids targeting the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
Spain’s National Police – working in conjunction with Europol and the Bavarian State Police in Germany – have arrested 34 people in Spain as part...
Five arrested in southern Spain over alleged kidnap-and-murder for cryptocurrency theft
Spanish police said on Wednesday that five suspects have been detained in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a man whose cryptocurrency holdings were...
55 arrests as Spanish police smash seven ‘highly violent’ crime groups on the Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled seven criminal networks operating along the Costa del Sol, arresting 55 ‘highly violent’ suspects and...
Polish crime boss on Europol’s most wanted list detained on Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police on the Costa del Sol have detained a Polish crime boss listed by Europol as one of Europe’s most wanted, for alleged...
