https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Seven British fugitives have been arrested in Spain in the space of just three weeks as a result of joint operations between the National Crime Agency and the Spanish National Police, the British Embassy in Madrid has announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20210720/seven-british-fugitives-arrested-in-spain-in-just-three-weeks Tue, 20 Jul 2021 15:07:09 +0200 seven-british-fugitives-arrested-in-spain-in-just-three-weeks Police posed as hotel staff to capture the fugitive Salvatore Mariano, who had been on the run since March, and was one of the most-wanted members of the Italian mafia. https://www.thelocal.es/20160823/italian-mafia-boss-found-on-family-holiday-in-benidorm Tue, 23 Aug 2016 19:04:20 +0200 italian-mafia-boss-found-on-family-holiday-in-benidorm Police swooped in on properties in Marbella to arrest five men and one woman allegedly involved in a gang feud in greater Manchester. https://www.thelocal.es/20160219/six-arrested-on-costa-del-sol-over-salford-gang Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:42:58 +0100 six-arrested-on-costa-del-sol-over-salford-gang Spanish police have released a video showing the detention of one of Europe's most wanted drug lords in his luxury villa on the Costa del Sol. https://www.thelocal.es/20151211/dramatic-police-raid-on-luxury-villa-spain-brit-drug-kingpin Fri, 11 Dec 2015 15:31:31 +0100 dramatic-police-raid-on-luxury-villa-spain-brit-drug-kingpin Spanish police are looking for a Slovakian model who they suspect shot dead her former lover, a British millionaire jeweller, in his home on the Costa de Sol on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140407/police-hunt-for-ex-of-uk-millionaire-shot-dead-in-spain-2 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:31:45 +0200 police-hunt-for-ex-of-uk-millionaire-shot-dead-in-spain-2 A British fugitive believed to have been kidnapped by men posing as Spanish Civil Guard police officers has been found dead on a beach in Alicante, Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/kidnapped-uk-fugitive-found-dead-on-spanish-beach-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 18:14:13 +0200 kidnapped-uk-fugitive-found-dead-on-spanish-beach-2 Spain and the UK are calling for public help as they ramp up efforts to hunt down 13 criminals they believe are hiding in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20131114/unlucky-meet-the-uks-most-wanted-in-spain Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:50:00 +0100 unlucky-meet-the-uks-most-wanted-in-spain Spanish police said on Monday they had arrested a notorious British drug dealer, Brian Charrington, whom they accused of running an international trafficking racket involving cocaine from Venezuela. https://www.thelocal.es/20130716/uk-coke-king-busted-in-benidorm Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:41:00 +0200 uk-coke-king-busted-in-benidorm