Crime & Law
Luxury pad of Marbella mayor’s son could be seized as Swedish mafia trial continues
A LUXURY home belonging to Marbella mayor Angeles Muñoz’s son could be confiscated as part of an ongoing Swedish mafia trial in Madrid.
The Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office is demanding the seizure of Alexander Broberg’s property as they pursue his half-brother Joakim Broberg for leading the Swedish branch of the notorious ‘Mocromafia’ in the Costa del Sol.
Prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence and a €30 million fine for Joakim, whilst also targeting assets they claim were purchased with drug money – including Alexander’s San Pedro home.
The property is registered under Panamanian company Lesley Company INC, which was created by the brothers’ late father Lars Broberg in the tax haven decades ago.
Lars was Angeles Muñoz’s husband until his death in March 2023.
According to prosecutors, the company was used to mortgage the property for €230,000 – exactly matching the amount allegedly laundered for Joakim’s drug trafficking operations.
Alexander Broberg, who appeared as a witness in his half-brother’s defence, claims he has lived in the house since 2017 and became the legal owner in 2019 through a ‘donation’ from the company.
“The names of the shares were changed – the court has the original documentation. There was no payment,” the mayor’s son told judges.
However, prosecutor Maria Dolores Lopez Salcedo has requested ‘the annulment of the transfer of shares that took place in 2019 in favour of Alexander Broberg’, criticising his reluctance to cooperate despite knowing about the seizure proceedings.
The case has now embroiled three members of the Popular Party mayor’s family. Lars Broberg, who died aged 73, is accused posthumously of laundering over €7 million in hashish trafficking proceeds across three separate operations.
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A chief inspector from Spain’s UDEF financial crimes unit told the court that Lars was ‘supervising’ his stepson’s criminal enterprise, visiting construction projects, advising on legal arrangements and inspecting properties.
“It’s as if he were supervising everything,” the officer testified.
Perhaps most damaging was evidence that Lars tipped off Joakim about police surveillance and wiretaps on his phone during the investigation.
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In October 2019, intercepted calls revealed Lars warning his son: “Listen, listen, the one you’re holding is being monitored.”
Lars was arrested in February 2021 as part of the operation targeting the drug trafficking organisation, but was released without trial due to his deteriorating health. He was later deemed unfit to defend himself and excluded from proceedings.
Angeles Muñoz initially defended her husband’s innocence and accused political opponents of trying to damage her reputation ahead of elections.
She even sued investigative newspaper elDiario.es for their reporting, though a local court dismissed the case, ruling their information had been ‘scrupulously verified’.
The trial continues at Madrid’s National Court, where Joakim Broberg faces charges of leading a criminal organisation that imported hashish and marijuana from Morocco for distribution in Sweden.
Swedish authorities first raised suspicions in 2018 that Swedish nationals had established a sophisticated trafficking network on the Costa del Sol, prompting the Spanish investigation that has now reached the heart of Marbella’s political establishment.
The mayor has attempted to distance herself from Joakim since the allegations emerged, but cannot separate herself from Alexander – one of her two biological children with Lars Broberg.
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THE Guardia Civil has started a week-long campaign to catch drink-drivers on Valencian Community roads.
The push- focusing on Alicante province- will also target drugged-up motorists and runs until next Sunday.
Officers will carry out stops on roads during the day and at night, focusing on areas with high accident rates and busy highways.
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Alcohol is a factor in a third of fatal road accidents and consumption multiplies the probability of an accident by up to 15 times.
Promoted by the Directorate General of Traffic (DGT), the campaign seeks to prevent accidents that are linked to taking substances that affect the driving ability of motorists.
During June, 13,071 breathalyser tests were carried out on Valencian roads with 289 results being positive resulting in fines and 46 leading to court proceedings.
Even more worrying, out of 690 tests administered for drug use, with under 30%- 209- turning out positive.
The Government sub-delegate in Alicante, Juan Antonio Nieves, visited a local checkpoint on Monday.
He said that ‘alcohol and drugs are still behind too many traffic accidents’.
“Our commitment to road safety is firm, and these controls are an effective tool to reduce risky behaviour and raise awareness among citizens,” he stated.
“Zero tolerance over alcohol and drugs must be the norm,” Nieves added.
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A MOLDOVAN national has been charged with robbing 15 homes and breaking into two cars in Benissa, Teulada, and Calpe in the north of Alicante province.
The one-man crime wave started in Moraira towards the end of last year when the Guardia Civil learnt about several break-ins.
The 35-year-old acted at night having previously ensured that properties- mainly holiday homes- were empty.
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He also covered his face to make it difficult to identify him on security cameras.
The man switched his attention to Benissa in early 2025 with a dozen robberies.
His mistake was being spotted by Guardia patrols prowling around urbanisations in the early morning where he later staged break-ins.
The burglar was identified and arrested at his Calpe home with numerous stolen objects recovered as well as two firearms.
Items found included laptops, video consoles, jewellery, high-value perfumes, tools, and clothing.
The Guardia investigation is still active as they believe other properties were plundered by the Moldovan.
The man was jailed after appearing before a Denia judge.
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Alicante Province
€1.2m fraudster on Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CONMAN who pocketed €1.2 million and made it onto Europol’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, has been arrested on the Costa Blanca.
Hungarian authorities issued a European Arrest Warrant for the 52-year-old fugitive on May 30 in tandem with Europol publishing details about his activities.
Roland Sandor Porkolab was wanted for 15 counts of fraud and faking documents and faces a prison sentence of over 22 years.
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He ran the con back in 2019 where he set up a logistics firm to transport high value goods which he then stole and resold for his own benefit.
The Policia Nacional were told that the man could well be in Spain with information that he was living somewhere between Alicante and Murcia
Three months of investigations and surveillance of areas visited by the fugitive in a high-end car linked to his bogus firm resulted in the net tightening in on him.
Officers also verified that he used Alicante-Elche airport.
He was arrested in Pilar de la Horadada close to the border of the Murcia region and his extradition will be processed by the National Court in Madrid.
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