More than 500 Britons have been arrested by Spanish police on the Costa del Sol - Daily Mail
More than 500 Britons have been arrested by Spanish police on the Costa del Sol in the past two years, new figures reveal Foreign Office data shows five Brits lifted every week in seaside favourite Bulk for public disorder, but many relate to... Official data obtained from the Foreign Office shows 257 Brits were arrested on the coastal holiday retreat last year, with 260 nicked in 2013. Around 400 of these were listed as 'general' offences, likely to include alcohol-related public order... The Costa del Sol - once dubbed 'Costa del Crime' - has been known as a hideaway for British criminals in the past, particularly in the late 1970s and 80s when there were no extradition agreements with the UK. The National Crime Agency... Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
