Crime/Incidents news & information for Costa del Sol

National Police officers attached to the Costa del Sol Organised Crime Unit arrested 58 year old Brian Brendon Wright in Marbella yesterday. Wright is believed to have been the boss of a criminal network and one of the...

In a joint operation involving British and Spanish police code-named "Sugar," thirteen British people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a drug-trafficking and money-laundering ring based on the...

More than 4kg of the designer drug, crystallised ecstasy (MDMA powder, also known as 'crystal', 'molly', 'mandy', mud', or 'madman'), has been seized by National Police officers in...

Four British men - MAA (40), KAA (62), MZS (59) and MLK (46) - have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a compatriot in Puerto Banús on September 24th.

Scottish actor, Sean Connery, and his wife have cited "problems with their health and age" as reasons not to travel to Marbella (Málaga) to give evidence in court, after being charged with financial...

A 30-YEAR-OLD Moroccan national has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Swedish holidaymaker, 19, in a Costa del Sol hotel.

BURGLARS behind a crimewave on an urbanisation in Rincón de la Victoria (Málaga) used 'sleeping gas' on the occupants, say police.

Evacuees have been housed in sports halls and community centres in Cala de Mijas, Coín, Calahonda, Ojén, Alhaurín, Monda and Marbella, and include around 300 British tourists.

A FATHER-OF-THREE was shot dead whilst driving his children to school near the Marbella Hills estate early yesterday (Tuesday) morning.

A 53-YEAR-OLD man has drowned off the Carvajal beach in Fuengirola, emergency services confirm.

AT LEAST 10 homes were evacuated last night in Mijas (Málaga) when a blaze took hold near two residential areas.

THE Costa del Sol has suffered its worst floods in a quarter of a century, with buses and cars under water, residents on rooftops, one woman dead and a family with nine children rescued by swimmers.