Guardia Civil seize 18 tonnes of endangered eels headed for Asia
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have seized 18 tonnes of eels and baby eels destined for Asia in a huge operation targeting smugglers of the critically endangered...
Crime
Spanish actor’s son arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murder
The son of a Spanish film actor has been arrested in Thailand on suspicion of murdering and dismembering a Colombian surgeon on a tourist island,...
Couple jailed for 4 years in Spain over ‘meticulously planned’ €1.6m wine theft
A court in Cáceres (Extremadura) on Monday jailed a couple for stealing 45 bottles of wine worth over €1.6 million from a hotel restaurant, in...
Guardia Civil arrest 10 for robbing Ukrainian refugees in Alicante & Murcia
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have arrested a criminal gang that targeted the homes of refugees who’d fled the war in Ukraine, stealing items worth more than...
NCA renews its appeal to trace 7 Most Wanted Fugitives, possibly in Spain
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and partners have renewed an appeal to help trace some of the country’s Most Wanted fugitives. Twelve months ago the...
20% of all crimes committed in Spain are now online
The Spanish government on Wednesday pledged stronger action against cybercrime, saying it has come to account for about a fifth of all offences registered in...
Guardia Civil seize 5.5 tonnes of cocaine from Valencia port
Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had seized 5.59 tonnes of cocaine worth over €340 million in the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil police...
Barcelona police investigating torso of man found in a suitcase in rubbish container
Agents of the Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, are investigating the torso of a man discovered in a suitcase in a rubbish container in the l’Eixample...
Police officer and farmer shot dead in rural town in Castilla-La Mancha
A man reportedly suffering from psychological problems shot and killed a farmer and a policeman in a small rural town in the region of Castilla-La...
One of the UK’s most wanted fugitives arrested in Marbella
An alleged drugs and firearms supplier and one of the UK’s most wanted men has been arrested in Marbella (Andalusia). Dean Garforth, 29, was riding...
