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‘Influencer’ among six detained on allegations of ‘trading courses fraud’

Catherine Howley29th January 20211st February 2021

29th January 20211st February 20212859

Six men aged between 20-34, including the ‘YouTuber’ and influencer Gonzalo Sapiña, were detained in an investigation into alleged fraud surrounding trading courses, as part...

Two arrests so far as details of ‘narco-sub’ in Galicia emerge

News Desk28th November 201916th March 2023

28th November 201916th March 20232978

Further details have emerged of the ‘narco-sub’ intercepted by police off the northwestern region of Galicia in Spain – and reportedly carrying around 3,500kg of cocaine worth...

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Police operation against pickpocketing sees 17 arrests

Newsdesk / ACN28th August 20192nd September 2019

28th August 20192nd September 20192477

In an operation to counter theft on the metro in Barcelona organised by the Spanish National Police and the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), 17...

Security crisis? The facts behind the Barcelona ‘crime wave’

Newsdesk / ACN24th August 201929th August 2019

24th August 201929th August 20194432

With eight fatal stabbings in Barcelona so far this summer, news reports of violent attacks, robberies, and murders have recently rocked the Catalan capital. In June, a...

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Three fatal stabbings in 8 days in Barcelona

Newsdesk / ACN16th August 201924th August 2019

16th August 201924th August 20192836

In what is the third homicide in eight days in Barcelona, a man was stabbed in the early hours of the morning in the Nou...

Help catch 11 fugitives still on the run, possibly in Spain

News Desk1st August 201919th January 2022

1st August 201919th January 20224386

Suspected murderers, sex offenders and drugs traffickers are among just 11 fugitives left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 offenders already...

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Madrid man held as mum’s remains ‘found in Tupperware’

AFP22nd February 201925th February 2019

22nd February 201925th February 20192237

A 26-year-old man from Madrid has been arrested on suspicion of killing his mother, and then cutting up her remains and storing them in Tupperware...

Four arrested over New Year sex assault

AFP6th January 20199th January 2019

6th January 20199th January 20192860

Spanish police said Sunday they have arrested four men suspected of a New Year’s Eve sexual assault reminiscent of a 2016 Pamplona bull-running rape case...

Court confirms disputed sex abuse gang sentence

SiE Newsdesk / AFP / Agencies5th December 20189th December 2018

5th December 20189th December 20182631

A Spanish court said Wednesday it has confirmed a disputed nine-year jail term given to five men for sexually abusing a woman, despite two out...

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Police crackdown in Barcelona against ‘narcoflats’

Tim Parfitt / Agencies29th October 20182nd November 2018

29th October 20182nd November 20182483

Hundreds of police backed by a helicopter on Monday raided dozens of apartments in Barcelona, used for selling and consuming heroin and other drugs. Around...

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