https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/crime-law/ Best Expat Newspaper in Spain Thu, 01 May 2025 10:04:28 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oplogo-favicon-150x150.png https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/category/other-news/crime-law/ 32 32 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/marbella-corruption-scandal-grows-police-to-investigate-all-historical-cases-handled-by-court-clerk-who-stole-e19m-in-crypto-seized-from-fraudsters/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/marbella-corruption-scandal-grows-police-to-investigate-all-historical-cases-handled-by-court-clerk-who-stole-e19m-in-crypto-seized-from-fraudsters/#respond Thu, 01 May 2025 09:32:20 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410204 THE corruption scandal engulfing Marbella’s judicial system has deepened, as police have announced a full review of every case handled by the court clerk who confessed to stealing €19 million]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/05/01/marbella-corruption-scandal-grows-police-to-investigate-all-historical-cases-handled-by-court-clerk-who-stole-e19m-in-crypto-seized-from-fraudsters/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ibizas-opening-weekend-in-spain-kicks-off-with-narco-trafficking-police-assaults-dangerous-driving-and-76-people-stopped-with-drugs/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ibizas-opening-weekend-in-spain-kicks-off-with-narco-trafficking-police-assaults-dangerous-driving-and-76-people-stopped-with-drugs/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:39:38 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410124 IBIZA’S legendary opening weekend has once again brought a flurry of crime, arrests and drug-related offences to the island.  The Guardia Civil confirmed that eight people were arrested during a]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/ibizas-opening-weekend-in-spain-kicks-off-with-narco-trafficking-police-assaults-dangerous-driving-and-76-people-stopped-with-drugs/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/the-el-salvadoran-group-feared-by-donald-trump-comes-to-spain-27-arrests-of-notorious-ms-13-gang/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/the-el-salvadoran-group-feared-by-donald-trump-comes-to-spain-27-arrests-of-notorious-ms-13-gang/#comments Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:34:28 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=410116 A VIOLENT gang from El Salvador that has expanded into Spain has suffered a major blow with the Policia Nacional arresting 27 members. Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/the-el-salvadoran-group-feared-by-donald-trump-comes-to-spain-27-arrests-of-notorious-ms-13-gang/feed/ 1 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/gunshots-kills-man-and-leaves-his-70-year-old-mother-injured-in-malaga-town-in-sixth-shooting-this-month/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/gunshots-kills-man-and-leaves-his-70-year-old-mother-injured-in-malaga-town-in-sixth-shooting-this-month/#respond Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409997 THREE men have been arrested by the Civil Guard after the shooting this past Tuesday in the municipality of Humilladero, in which a young man died and his mother was]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/30/gunshots-kills-man-and-leaves-his-70-year-old-mother-injured-in-malaga-town-in-sixth-shooting-this-month/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/two-men-rob-84-holiday-homes-in-less-than-a-year-causing-concern-among-costa-blanca-expat-residents/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/two-men-rob-84-holiday-homes-in-less-than-a-year-causing-concern-among-costa-blanca-expat-residents/#respond Tue, 29 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409719 TWO thieves who plundered at least 84 Costa Blanca holiday homes in less than a year have been arrested by the Guardia Civil. The burglars broke into dozens of properties]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/29/two-men-rob-84-holiday-homes-in-less-than-a-year-causing-concern-among-costa-blanca-expat-residents/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/#respond Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:26:19 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409392 TWO thieves who travelled to Benidorm to rob tourists have been barred from the city centre. A judge slapped a restraining order on the women who made regular day trips]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/28/two-women-get-benidorm-city-centre-ban-after-making-special-trips-to-rob-tourists/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/two-members-of-spains-notorious-wolf-pack-sex-attackers-have-their-sentences-reduced/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/two-members-of-spains-notorious-wolf-pack-sex-attackers-have-their-sentences-reduced/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409114 A COURT has confirmed reduced jail sentences for two members of the so-called ‘Wolf Pack’ convicted of raping a woman at the 2016 Pamplona bull runs. The Navarre Supreme Court(TSJN)]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/two-members-of-spains-notorious-wolf-pack-sex-attackers-have-their-sentences-reduced/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/russian-fugitive-wanted-over-corrupt-land-deals-is-arrested-in-alicante-following-interpol-tip-off/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/russian-fugitive-wanted-over-corrupt-land-deals-is-arrested-in-alicante-following-interpol-tip-off/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=409045 A RUSSIAN fugitive has been arrested in Alicante for alleged shady land deals in his native country. The Policia Nacional were tipped off by Interpol over the 52-year-old man living]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/russian-fugitive-wanted-over-corrupt-land-deals-is-arrested-in-alicante-following-interpol-tip-off/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/watch-local-councillor-for-lgbtqi-rights-suffers-homophobic-beating-in-kebab-shop-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/watch-local-councillor-for-lgbtqi-rights-suffers-homophobic-beating-in-kebab-shop-in-spain/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:06:25 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408968 A GAY councillor says he was physically assaulted by kebab shop staff and suffered homophobic slurs. The incident happened on Tuesday night at the premises in Lorqui, Murcia, but the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/watch-local-councillor-for-lgbtqi-rights-suffers-homophobic-beating-in-kebab-shop-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/month-of-carnage-in-the-costa-del-sol-one-brit-among-the-executed-as-narco-violence-returns-to-grip-the-region/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/month-of-carnage-in-the-costa-del-sol-one-brit-among-the-executed-as-narco-violence-returns-to-grip-the-region/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408946 FIVE shootings have taken place on the Costa del Sol this month, with a handcuffed body being found and a young Brit getting executed in broad daylight. On April 2,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/25/month-of-carnage-in-the-costa-del-sol-one-brit-among-the-executed-as-narco-violence-returns-to-grip-the-region/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kebab-shop-owner-didnt-pay-vulnerable-illegal-migrants-including-children-who-worked-for-him-in-spain/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kebab-shop-owner-didnt-pay-vulnerable-illegal-migrants-including-children-who-worked-for-him-in-spain/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408757 A KEBAB shop owner has been arrested by the Policia Nacional for allegedly exploiting illegal migrants. The 41-year-old man originally from Pakistan had a store in Biar(Alicante) with his main]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kebab-shop-owner-didnt-pay-vulnerable-illegal-migrants-including-children-who-worked-for-him-in-spain/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/man-beheads-his-mother-with-an-axe-after-hearing-voices-in-malaga/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/man-beheads-his-mother-with-an-axe-after-hearing-voices-in-malaga/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:45:57 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408681 A MALAGA man has been arrested for allegedly beheading his mother with an axe. The 46-year-old suspect was arrested by the Policia Local in the Los Prados district of the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/man-beheads-his-mother-with-an-axe-after-hearing-voices-in-malaga/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/costa-del-sol-crime-wave-continues-body-found-dumped-in-a-ditch-tied-up-with-signs-of-violence-just-48-hours-after-british-man-shot/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/costa-del-sol-crime-wave-continues-body-found-dumped-in-a-ditch-tied-up-with-signs-of-violence-just-48-hours-after-british-man-shot/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:40:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408670 THE body of a handcuffed man was found in a ditch close to a farm in the Malaga town of Mijas on Wednesday, with obvious signs of violence, according to]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/costa-del-sol-crime-wave-continues-body-found-dumped-in-a-ditch-tied-up-with-signs-of-violence-just-48-hours-after-british-man-shot/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kinahan-cartel-bagman-johnny-morrissey-spotted-living-the-good-life-in-spains-marbella-bar-over-the-weekend-while-out-on-bail/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kinahan-cartel-bagman-johnny-morrissey-spotted-living-the-good-life-in-spains-marbella-bar-over-the-weekend-while-out-on-bail/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:34:14 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408678 NOTORIOUS Kinahan cartel associate Johnny ‘Cash’ Morrissey was seen enjoying a night out in Marbella over the Easter weekend. Long linked to cartel kingpin Daniel Kinahan, Johnny and his wife,]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/24/kinahan-cartel-bagman-johnny-morrissey-spotted-living-the-good-life-in-spains-marbella-bar-over-the-weekend-while-out-on-bail/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:45:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408568 SOCIAL media influencer, Marta Hermoso, has been arrested with three others over a Madrid hotel robbery last September. Hermoso from Sevilla counts a number of celebrities as friends including the]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/spanish-influencer-and-friend-of-the-bad-boy-of-spains-royal-family-is-arrested-in-scheme-to-rob-mexican-businessman-at-five-star-hotel-in-madrid/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/cash-machine-robbery-warning-in-spain-after-thief-strikes-six-times-to-steal-over-e5k/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/cash-machine-robbery-warning-in-spain-after-thief-strikes-six-times-to-steal-over-e5k/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408593 POLICE in Alicante have warned ATM users to stay alert to prevent being robbed via a technique known as ‘sowing’. They’ve issued some tips to reduce the chances of being]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/cash-machine-robbery-warning-in-spain-after-thief-strikes-six-times-to-steal-over-e5k/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/swedish-man-47-dies-in-car-fire-after-crashing-in-a-tunnel-on-spains-costa-del-sol/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/swedish-man-47-dies-in-car-fire-after-crashing-in-a-tunnel-on-spains-costa-del-sol/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:21:44 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408578 A SWEDISH man of 47 years has died after his car burst into flames following a crash in a tunnel on Spain’s Costa del Sol. The fatal incident occurred early]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/swedish-man-47-dies-in-car-fire-after-crashing-in-a-tunnel-on-spains-costa-del-sol/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408518 UP to 40 migrants were crammed into a Valencia region flat and charged around €100 per month to stay. The Policia Nacional have arrested a 24-year-old man in Xirivella where]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/man-exploited-40-migrants-by-cramming-them-into-his-flat-in-spain-and-charging-e100-per-month-in-rent/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/shots-fired-in-estepona-urbanisation-as-desokupa-eviction-team-tried-to-move-in-on-squatters/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/shots-fired-in-estepona-urbanisation-as-desokupa-eviction-team-tried-to-move-in-on-squatters/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:18:21 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408492 SHOTS were reportedly fired in the Cancelada area of Estepona on Tuesday evening during a tense attempted eviction carried out by a private Desokupa team. The incident unfolded shortly after]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/shots-fired-in-estepona-urbanisation-as-desokupa-eviction-team-tried-to-move-in-on-squatters/feed/ 0 https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/marbella-court-clerk-steals-e19-million-in-crypto-seized-from-costa-del-sol-fraudsters/ https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/marbella-court-clerk-steals-e19-million-in-crypto-seized-from-costa-del-sol-fraudsters/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theolivepress.es/?p=408495 A COURT clerk from Marbella has stolen €19 million in cryptocurrencies that were seized from scams and internet fraudsters. The crypto assets were seized by the Policia Nacional last September]]> https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2025/04/23/marbella-court-clerk-steals-e19-million-in-crypto-seized-from-costa-del-sol-fraudsters/feed/ 0