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A SEVEN-STRONG gang stole over 1,100 chairs from bar and restaurant terraces in Spain to sell on the black market. The crew were arrested in early October by the Policia Nacional. The chairs were sold off domestically as well as…
DO you feel safe in Spain? The answer you give will probably depend on where you live – and fresh crime data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) has shone a light on a startling disparity between the country’s cities.…
A MASSIVE gas explosion has ripped through a bar in Madrid’s Vallecas district, leaving 25 people injured and forcing residents to flee their homes as the building partially collapsed. Video captured the aftermath of the blast, which tore through the…
THREE young immigrants who were beaten up in a vicious assault were targeted by masked attackers thought to be linked to a neo-Nazi group with ties to the Kremlin. The attack took place near a centre for unaccompanied foreign minors…
A RETIRED police chief inspector in charge of security for a top Spanish Ibex 35-listed company has been arrested for assault at a Madrid restaurant. The La Razon newspaper reported that the unnamed man was drunk and attacked three Policia…
TRAVEL on the Madrid-Barcelona high-speed rail line has resumed after a forest fire near the tracks left hundreds of passengers stranded onboard. The blaze, located between Guadalajara Yebes and Brihuega in Castilla la Mancha, forced the suspension of all activity…
A COSTA del Sol-based gang with British, Irish, and Spanish members that exported marijuana inside animal feed pallets has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. It’s believed that up to three tons of marijuana may have been smuggled into Ireland…
MOVE over Pedro Sanchez – there’s a new sheriff in Spain’s corruption town. The various scandals engulfing the prime minister have for the time being been knocked off the top spot by a new case that has gripped the country.…
AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and gave them a low-cost plane ticket to access the airport’s luggage area. The ‘mules’ would…
JUST outside of Spain’s capital, you’ll find vast agricultural lands, rolling hills and history all to be enjoyed with some of the country’s best wine in hand. To the southeast of Madrid, you’ll find the Las Vegas and Alcarria regions,…
