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Spanish PM backs Morocco over Ceuta migrant crisis as King Felipe visit is announced

News Desk31st August 202631st August 2026

31st August 202631st August 2026503

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has rejected suggestions that Morocco was behind the unprecedented migrant influx into Ceuta, insisting that cooperation with Rabat is essential...

‘Master of Escapes’ arrested in Catalonia after breaking out of four European prisons

News Desk26th August 20261st September 2026

26th August 20261st September 2026667

A dramatic police operation in Tarragona (Catalonia) has ended the latest spell on the run for a notorious criminal known as the ‘Master of Escapes’,...

Fugitive wanted over Germany machine-gun murder attempt arrested in Valencia

News Desk25th August 202631st August 2026

25th August 202631st August 2026539

Spanish police have arrested a fugitive in Valencia who is wanted in Germany over an attempted murder in which a man was repeatedly shot with...

Five arrests as police bust migrant smuggling ring charging €9,000 from Ceuta to mainland Spain

News Desk21st August 202625th August 2026

21st August 202625th August 2026824

Spanish police have arrested five people in two separate investigations into alleged migrant smuggling operations transporting people from Ceuta to mainland Spain, with passengers reportedly...

International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

7th August 202612th August 2026999

A major international police operation led by Spain has dismantled what investigators describe as one of the largest organised criminal networks operating migrant smuggling routes...

Scottish fugitive on UK’s most wanted list captured in Madrid following lengthy manhunt

News Desk5th August 202610th August 2026

5th August 202610th August 2026869

A Scottish man listed among the United Kingdom’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Madrid after Spanish police tracked him down following a lengthy...

Guardia Civil arrest tractor driver over alleged negligence as Spain’s wildfire crisis deepens

News Desk26th July 202631st July 2026

26th July 202631st July 20262290

Spanish police have arrested a tractor driver accused of sparking one of the devastating wildfires that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee...

International gang busted on Costa del Sol over fake UK driving licence operation

News Desk28th June 20262nd July 2026

28th June 20262nd July 20261699

Spain’s National Police have dismantled an international criminal network based on the Costa del Sol that specialised in producing and distributing counterfeit UK driving licences,...

Judge probing Spanish PM’s wife faces disciplinary action over comments on police

News Desk22nd June 202629th June 2026

22nd June 202629th June 20261475

Spain’s judicial watchdog has launched disciplinary proceedings against the judge leading the corruption investigation into Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, in a move that adds...

95 arrests, as Spanish police seize 16 tonnes of counterfeit World Cup merchandise worth millions

News Desk17th June 202622nd June 2026

17th June 202622nd June 20261516

Spanish National Police have seized more than 16 tonnes of counterfeit football kits destined for sale during the FIFA World Cup as part of a...

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