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Armed Masked Robber Thwarted By Shop Assistants

June 2, 2025June 2, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A masked robber was beaten to the ground by brave petrol station staff after threatening them with a fake gun.

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Former Top Ukrainian Govt Aide Gunned Down In Madrid

May 21, 2025May 21, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, ukraine

A leading key aide to a former Ukrainian president was shot dead today, Wednesday 21st May morning outside an American

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Whodunnit? Prime Suspect In Brutal TikTok Murder

May 16, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan crime, spain news

A beauty influencer gunned down live on air in a brutal killing was allegedly in a relationship with a notorious

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Police Smash Chinese – Arabic Money Laundering Operation

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The EU´s Europol agency and Spanish National Police have the dismantling of a Chinese-Arab criminal network accused of laundering $21 million in profits

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Hapless Yacht Thieves Call Coastguard Rescue

April 27, 2025April 29, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Hapless crooks who stole a EUR 100,000 yacht from a Spanish marina were seized when they got hopelessly lost at

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Spanish Police Dismantle “Hells Angels” Drugs Gang

April 7, 2025April 8, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have concluded a successful international operation led by Europol to dismantle a gang allegedly linked to

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Footage Released Of Half Sunk Narco Sub Off Spanish Coast

January 26, 2025January 27, 2025 Madrid Metropolitan narcos, spain crime news

This footage shows how the Spanish authorities found a narco sub half sunk and adrift off their coast. The vessel

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Civil Guard Bag Christmas Seafood Haul

December 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Spanish authorities have joined forces with their counterparts in Portugal and France to have bust a gang smuggling contaminated seafood

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Spanish Authorities Shut Down Spain´s Biggest Illegal Liga Streaming Network

November 21, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan la liga, spain crime news, spanish football

Spain´s Civil Guard has taken down the country´s largest illegal football streaming network, ‘Cristal Azul’, in an operation that left

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Police Swoop On Swedish Murder For Hire Gang

November 20, 2024November 21, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have arrested a Swedish gang that tasked minors with assassinations and bombings with footage showing one

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Top Anti Money Laundering Cop Arrested After 20 Million Found At Home

November 10, 2024November 10, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Madrid´s top-ranking anti-money laundering police officer Oscar Sanchez Gil, has been arrested alongside his partner, also a police officer, after

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Man Sets Car Rental Company On Fire In Ibiza Resort

November 7, 2024November 8, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

This is the moment a man sets a store in Ibiza on fire leading to EUR 400,000 of damage and

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UK Police Offer £20,000 Reward For Brit Fugitive

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Detectives in Lancashire, England have issued a substantial reward for information on the whereabouts of a British fugitive believed to

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Brad Pitt “Romantic Scammers” Arrested

September 24, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish Civil Guard have  arrested five people accused of scamming two women of 350,000 euros by posing as the

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Outrage As Man Avoids Prison For Domestic Abuse By “Changing” Sex

August 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, transgender

A man sentenced to 15 months in prison for assaulting his partner has avoided going to jail after changing his

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Civil Guard Apprehend Thieves After Brazen Statue Robbery

August 15, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Thieves who used a tow rope and car to steal three statues worth EUR 300,000 from a fountain in Spain

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Sinister Drug Lynchpin “The Professor” Arrested

July 23, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Spanish National Police have taken part in a massive international operation to break up a worldwide drug trafficking ring arresting

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Three Brits Arrested And 36 Guns Seized In Spanish Raid

July 13, 2024July 16, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Three British nationals have been arrested and 36 firearms seized as part of joint Spanish National Police and National Crime

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EU Authorities Smash Chinese Money Laundering Network

July 6, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid weather, spain crime news

Five members of an alleged Chinese criminal network have been arrested this week in Madrid and other major cities in

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Disgruntled Ex Employee Indentified As Top Bodega Wine Sabateur

June 28, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A Spanish woman who allegedly sabotaged a high-end winery, earlier this year, by opening the taps so 60,000 litres of

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Suspected British Drug Dealer Arrested & Facing Extradition

May 26, 2024May 28, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

A suspected British drug dealer who is believed to have fled to Spain in a desperate attempt to evade the

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Police Recover €5m Painting By Francis Bacon

May 24, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have recovered a painting by the late artist Francis Bacon that was stolen from a banker’s

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Champion Boxer Takes Down Children´s Cinema Thug

May 7, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

This is the moment a loudmouth thug gets a lesson in manners when he’s decked by a six-time champion boxer

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Four Arrested In Solar Panel Scam

April 19, 2024April 21, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Four people have been arrested in Extremadura by the Spanish Civil Guard  following an investigation into scams related to the

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UK & Spanish Police Swoop On Human Traffickers In Madrid

March 21, 2024March 21, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Nine people suspected of human trafficking offences have been arrested in Madrid in a joint operation between Spanish and UK

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Beware “Wangiri” Phone Scam

March 12, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan crime, living in spain

The Spanish consumers association have issued a warning about the latest telephone call scam where criminals attempt to dupe victims

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“Speedy Gonzalez” Biker Cought Doing 300 Kph On Madrid Motorway

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A biker who is seen here driving at over 300 kph on a motorway in Madrid has been arrested by

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Real Madrid´s Ancelotti Faces Tax Fraud Charges

March 7, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, Real Madrid, Sport

The Spanish Public Prosecutors Office are pressing criminal charges against the Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti for alleged tax fraud.

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Los Petazetaz Influencers Arrested For Raping Followers

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan crime, madrid news

Two famous Spanish influencers  have been detained in Madrid for drugging and raping underage female followers. The duo reportedly used

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Sabotage Attack At One Of Spain´s Most Prestigious Wineries

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan ribera del duero, spain crime news, spain news

A sabotage attack carried out at one of Spain´s best known high-end wineries has left 60,000 litres of DO Ribera

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Police Smash People Smuggling Ring At Bajaras Airport

February 16, 2024February 17, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have said that they have smashed an international smuggling ring which has managed to bring around

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Rampaging Yob Attacks Women On Metro Platform

February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan barcelona, spain crime news

This is the brutal moment a man punches a woman waiting for a train so viciously that he knocks her

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Partner Imprisoned & Raped Girlfriend In Cellar

February 12, 2024February 11, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A man in Madrid has been arrested for binding his partner with cable ties, locking her up in the cellar

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Man Turns Himself In For Triple Murder In Madrid Village

January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The horrifying murder of three siblings; Amelia, 67, Ángeles, 74, and José Gutiérrez Ayuso, 77, who were found at their

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Police Arrest Spaniard On FBI Most Wanted List

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan

The Spanish National Police have arrested the founder of the Spain-North Korean Friendship Association who was wanted by the United

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Municipal Police In Cocaine Fuelled M30 Car Chase

November 8, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A driver high on cocaine led police on a terrifying 20-mile chase down a motorway sending cars and pedestrians diving

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Police Seize $60 Million Of Ukrainian Gold Artefacts In Madrid

November 7, 2023November 9, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, ukraine

Five suspects have been arrested in Madrid after smuggling and trying to sell gold artefacts from Ukraine worth EUR 60

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Visitors Warned Of Prado Museum Ticket Scam

October 19, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Visitors to Madrid´s world famous Prado Museum are being warned of a sophisticated ticket scam which has seen unsuspecting tourists

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Star Strikers Home Burgled During Liga Match

October 14, 2023October 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Football, spain crime news

Former Manchester United and Chelsea striker Radamel Falcao’s home in Madrid has been broken into and plundered while he was

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Crashpoint: Police Seize Gang After Digger Used For ATM Robbery

September 17, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A gang using building site diggers to smash their way into bank ATMs have been seized by police after two

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Scooter Thief Stages Own Kidnapping After Police Stop

August 11, 2023August 11, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

This is the moment a bungling thief puts on handcuffs to pretend that he had been kidnapped when caught red

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Mexcican Drug Cartel Boss Arrrested In Madrid

August 2, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, narcos, spain crime news

The European boss of a Mexican drug cartel has been arrested in Madrid, after an international operation involving the United

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Civil Guard Busts Daring Madrid Ram-Raiding Gang

July 29, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Civil Guard has successfully dismantled an active criminal group of ram raiders operating in multiple provinces in central Spain

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Taken For A Ride: Off Duty Police Officer Carried Off By Car Thief

July 27, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

This is the moment an off-duty policeman is carried off on the bonnet of a car after he stopped a

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Brazen Thieves Steal 20,000 EUR Worth Of Wine In Broad Daylight

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

This is the moment brazen thieves break into a secure glass vault for some of the world’s most expensive wines

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Scam Of God Trickster On Trial For Conning Believer Of Life Savings

July 10, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A man has gone on trial in central Spain for scamming an elderly woman out of nearly a quarter of

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Spanish Authorities Seize 50 Tonnes Of Fake Pata Negro Jamon

July 1, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish authorities have seized over 50 tonnes of fake luxury hams infested with worms and covered with mould. The

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Sick Killer Left Flowers On Victim’s Bricked-Up Corpse

June 9, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

Spanish National Police investigating the murder of the missing 22-year-old woman found bricked up in an apartment have reported they

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One Of Spain´s Longest Cold Cases Ends After Murderer´s Confession

June 8, 2023June 9, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

One of Spain´s longest missing person searches has ended after National Police  reported they had found the body of a

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Twin Daughters Of Russian Exile Found Dead After “Falling From Window”

May 28, 2023May 29, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, ukraine

The Spanish authorities are investigating the suspicious deaths of the twin daughters who were found dead after falling from a

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Stupid Cupid – Civil Guard Seize Drugs Concealed As Valentine´s Day Gifts

May 17, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Authorities in Madrid have dismantled a criminal organisation that trafficked ecstasy and pink cocaine concealed in 3D-printed Valentine’s Day gifts.

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Spanish Big Brother Contestant Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Fellow Participant

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

A former contestant on the Spanish edition of Big Brother has been sentenced to 15 months in jail over the sexual

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Sanction Busters Busted By Spanish Authorities

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, ukraine

The Interior Ministry in Madrid has revealed that Russian and Ukrainian nationals accused of weapons trafficking to Moscow have been

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Police Seize British Drugs Courier Gang

March 23, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan costa del sol, spain crime news

Police on the Costa del Sol have seized four British drugs kingpins and a haul of nearly a tonne of

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Bloom & Bust: Police Seize Gang That Moved Cocaine In Flowerpots

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan

This footage shows how a policeman cracks open a flowerpot holder using a sledgehammer and finds slabs of cocaine inside.

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Europol’s Most Wanted Fugitive Arrested In Madrid

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish authorities have released video footage of one of Europol’s most wanted fugitives being arrested in a Madrid hotel.

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Feared Latin Kings Gang Busted In Civil Guard Swoop

February 21, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan latino gangs, madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish Civil Guard have seized members of an extremely violent chapter of the notorious Latin Kings street gang, including

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Operacion Captura: UK Redoubles Efforts To Arrest Its Most Wanted In Spain

February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The UK´s National Crime Agency and partners have renewed an appeal to help trace some of the Most Wanted British

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Spanish Police Make First Reported Arrest In Metaverse

February 7, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A teenage boy is reportedly the first person to be arrested for crimes committed in the metaverse after he posed

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Spanish Football Match Fixing Probe Leaves 23 Behind Bars

February 5, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan Football, spain crime news

Twenty-three people, including players, have been arrested as part of an investigation into match-fixing in lower-division football matches in Spain,

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FBI Swoop On Sanction Busting Brit At Barajas Airport

January 25, 2023January 27, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news, ukraine

Madrid´s Adolfo Suárez–Madrid Barajas was the scene of an FBI led arrest of a British national accused of facilitating a

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Convicted Killer Of Alcasser Girls Arrested Again

December 21, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan alcasser, spain crime news

The notorious Spanish killer who was convicted for kidnapping, raping and then killing  three schoolgirls in what became known as

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Spanish Authorities Seize 75 Properties In Russian Money-Laundering Sting

December 15, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news, ukraine

Spanish National Police working with Europol have seized 75 properties worth over EUR 25 million in a money-laundering bust that

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Madrileño Drugs Lord Arrested In Dubai Swoop

December 12, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan narco, spain crime news

Police in Dubai have arrested ‘The Tiger’ – the most-wanted Spanish cocaine trafficker – as a crackdown on drug traffickers

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Drug Dealing Sniper Arrested For Shooting At School And Nursery

December 6, 2022December 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan

A man has been arrested for shooting at a school and a nursery from his home using a sniper rifle.

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British “Drugs Lord” Taken Down With Super Cartel

November 29, 2022November 28, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan costa del sol, spain crime news

The British Embassy in Madrid has been instrumental in taking down a British drug lord who fled the Costa del

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Chef Confesses To Murdering His Girlfriend 20 Years Ago

November 11, 2022January 19, 2023 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A Spanish fast-food cook has confessed to murdering his girlfriend, who went missing nearly 20 years ago, and then burying

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Four Killed In Horrific Intentional Hit & Run

November 6, 2022November 7, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Four people were killed and four others seriously injured early Sunday after a car rammed into members of a wedding

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The Great Madrid Grape Escape

November 3, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Thieves made off with 132 bottles of wine worth EUR 200,000 from one of Spain’s best collections at a two-starred

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Albanian Underage Trafficking Gang Busted In Joint UK – Spain Operation

October 11, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan migrants, spain crime news, spain news

The Spanish Civil Guard working with Britain’s NCA say they have dismantled an Albanian crime gang that had been trafficking

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Fake Ransom Kidnap Backfires As Civil Guard Arrest Woman

October 5, 2022October 8, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan canary islands, spain crime news

Cops in Tenerife have arrested a woman who staged her own violent kidnapping to demand  45,000 Euros from her own

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Fugitive British Rapist Arrested In Madrid

September 19, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

A suspect accused of multiple rapes has been seized in Madrid after a British woman reported him to police in

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Spanish Police Swoop On Kinahan Crime Cartel

September 16, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan kinahan, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have busted a huge money laundering operation linked to Ireland’s once mighty Kinahan Cartel. Footage of

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“Queen Of Ronda” Drugs Gang Leader Cought

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

A notorious drug trafficker known as the Queen of Ronda has been busted in Madrid with 24 lbs of cocaine.

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Passersby Help Themselves To Looted ATM Cash On Madrid Street

August 8, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid crime, madrid news

This is the moment when passersby cash in on a gang’s botched bank ATM raid and grab handfuls of notes

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Thousands Lose Out In Medicinal Cannabis Ponzi Scheme

August 4, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Up to 6,000 Spaniards from across the country are believed to have been scammed by a company claiming to be

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Judge Declares TV Presenter´s Husband Murdered Not Suicide

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan crime, madrid news, spain crime news

A camerman found hanged a year after he married a well-known Spanish TV host was murdered and did not commit

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Spanish Police Pursue Michelin Wine Thieves Across Europe

July 26, 2022July 27, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An international police operation has led to the arrest of a former Mexican beauty queen and her Dutch-Romanian boyfriend in

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Hero Civil Guard Officer Donates Organs After Siege Slaying

July 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan civil guard, spain crime news

A hero Civil Guard officer has donated his organs for use in transplants after he was shot in a senseless

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Cruel Bloodsucker Made Fortune From Bleeding Pets To Death

June 18, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid crime, spain news

A cynical crook who bled cats and dogs to death to sell their blood to scientists and vets is facing

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Leg Of Jamon Saves Waiter From Assassins Bullets

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid crime, madrid news

A waiter survived a murder attempt at a downtown Madrid bar after the bullets were stopped by a leg of

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Starburst: Thugs Smash Penelope Cruz’s Walk Of Fame Star

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan Art & Culture, madrid news, penelope cruz

Spanish superstar,Penelope Cruz’s star on Madrid’s Walk of Fame has been completely destroyed by vandals. The Oscar winning 48 year

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Nigerian “Love King” Scammer Arrested In Madrid

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Nigerian leader of a criminal organisation which is believed to have fraudulently gained around €118,000 through romance scams has

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European Police Agency Release Most Wanted Fugitives In Spain

May 31, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

The European police agency ENFAST, which focuses on catching the most wanted fugitives in Europe has released the latest list of criminals

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Illegal Road Racing Craze Goes National

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Madrid´s latest export to the rest of the country is illegal road racing. What started in the Madrid districts of

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Icon Not Believe It! Miraculous Return Of Churchs Stolen Saints

April 9, 2022April 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Astonished church leaders are celebrating the miraculous return of 16th-century panels of saints stolen from an altar more than 40

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Madrid Pays Homage To Atocha Terrorist Attack Victims

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan atocha, madrid news

Madrid has been marking the 18th anniversary of the Atocha train bombings – the biggest terrorist attack that Spain had

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Man Jumps From Window When Discovered Keeping Mummified Father

February 13, 2022February 12, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid crime, madrid news

A man who was about to be thrown out of his flat by arriving officials decided instead to throw himself

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Big Brother Sexual Assault Trial Suspended On First Day

February 11, 2022February 10, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news

The trial over allegations of sexual assault on the TV show,Big Brother, has been put on hold just as soon

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Push To Find Most Wanted Brits In Spain

January 19, 2022January 20, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Spain’s reputation as a refuge for on the run has been further dented with a new appeal to trace and

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Police Arrest “Spanish Pablo Escobar Of Heroin” In Toledo Raid

January 17, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An alleged drugs overlord dubbed the ‘Spanish Pablo Escobar of Heroin’ because he is believed to be the biggest trafficker

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Lupin – Spain´s Cyber King Fraudster Arrested In Madrid

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

Jordi Arias Fernández, aka, “Lupin”, considered Spain’s most wanted cyber scammer, has been arrested in Madrid. Jordi Arias Fernández, who

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Madrid Police Seize Unauthorised Antigen Tests

December 29, 2021December 30, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, SPAIN COVID NEWS

The Spanish National Police have have seized 300,000 unauthorised Covid-19 antigen tests, which do not comply with the regulations set

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Police Hunt Attacker After British School Pupil Stabbed

December 11, 2021December 12, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, madrid news, spain crime news

The National Police are appealing for information following the stabbing of a seven-year-old boy who was returning to his school

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Madrid Court Extradites Notorious Irish Mobster

September 28, 2021September 28, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

The central court in Madrid has agreed a request from the Irish authorities for the extradition of notorious gangster,Gerry ‘The

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Dr Noelia de Mingo Arrested After Stabbing Rampage

September 21, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Footage has been released of the moment a doctor tried to stab Madrid police officers as they attempted to arrest

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Police Issue Awareness Alert As Spanish Online Scams On The Rise

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan living in madrid, living in spain, spain news

The Spanish National Police have issued a public awareness campaign due to the rocketing number of reports of online fraud

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The Billion Euro Fraud Of Spain´s Favourite Ventriloquest

August 7, 2021August 7, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain news

Veteran Spanish entertainer, Jose Luis Moreno, once considered ” Spain´s favourite ventrilquest,” and who was arrested in Madrid on June

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Madrid Police Seize Unique Roman Coin Haul From Smugglers

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police have arrested four people on historical artifact smuggling charges and seized an Imperial Roman treasure trove

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Shock As 81 Year Old Woman Killed By 80 Year Old Husband With Hammer

June 16, 2021June 16, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news

The Spanish National Police have a arrested an 80-year old man following the death of his 81-year wife who had

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British Woman Murdered By Husband In Madrid

June 7, 2021June 6, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The Spanish National Police are investigating the deaths of a married couple in Madrid whose bodies were discovered yesterday, Sunday

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Civil Guard Dismantle Billion Dollar Chinese Mafia Money Laundering

June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news

The Spanish Civil Guard have dismantled a Chinese criminal organization that authorities believe could have handled some 2 billion Euros

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Feared Columbian Hit Man “El Nene” Arrested In Madrid

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain news

The Spanish National Police, have arrested an alleged Columbian hitman in an international operation with the Columbian authorities and Interpol.

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Macabre “King Of Cachopo” Trial Continues

May 19, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

The Madrid trial of César Román, known as the King of Cachopo, for his signature recipe, and who was arrested

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Briton Working As Madrid Teacher Arrested On Child Porn Charges

April 24, 2021April 25, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

The Spanish National Police have arrested a British man, who has been working as a teacher in a Madrid school,

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Madrid Cannibal Trial Hears Gruesome Details Of Mother´s Murdered Body

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

An alleged cannibal is on trial accused of strangling his own mother,  dismembering her body and putting it into lunchboxes which

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Madrid Police Arrest Three For Electronic Roulette Table Rigging

April 11, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

The National Police have arrested three people for defrauding more than €60,000 from at least 19 bingo and gambling halls

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Police Dismantle Biggest Drug Distribution Network In Madrid

March 16, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news

Police in Madrid have arrested 12 people and seized about 600 kilos of cocaine in an operation that dismantled what

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Mobdro – World´s Largest Pirate Streaming App Closed By Spanish Police

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

Mobdro, the world’s largest pirate streaming app, has ceased operations following raids and arrests in Spain resulting in it´s closure

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Police Recover Plundered Roman Artefacts From Madrid Art Gallery

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

An Ancient Roman plinth and funeral urn have been recovered by Spanish authorities following a several month-long investigation into their

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High Court Rules Upholds Botin Ruling For Picasso Smuggling

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan Business, spain crime news, spain news

An ex-banker and one of Spain’s richest men has lost a battle to avoid paying a 91.7 million fine Euro

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Madrid Bank Employee Charged With Defrauding Customers

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan madrid crime, madrid news

Spanish National Police officers have arrested a bank employee in Madrid for identity theft and defrauding customers of over 300,000

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Man With “2000” Tumours Fraud Exposed

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan conman, madrid news, spain crime news, spain news

A fraudster who claimed he was terminally ill with a rare type of cancer in order to net over 260,000

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“Queen of Con” Woman Arrested In Property Pyramid Scheme

February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan scam, spain crime news, spain news

One of Spain´s most infamous con artists, known as the “Queen of Con” has been arrested in an operation to

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105 Arrested In Spain Credit Card Scam Swoop

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Madrid Metropolitan spain crime news, spain news

An international cross-border operation led by the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), coordinated with Europol and the US Secret Service

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