EXCLUSIVE PICTURE SPECIAL: Irish gangster Gerard ‘the Hatchet’ Kavanagh slain in broad daylight in Marbella murder
More than a hundred punters looked on as bullets flew round the busy square. Photographs copyright the Olive Press
Drug detecting nail polish invented to help fight date-rape
A nail polish that detects date-rape drugs has been invented by students in North Carolina State University
Family drug business disbanded in Velez-Malaga
Three family members were arrested for drug-dealing after receiving a tip-off
Stamping out the ‘Class A drugs post’ peril
Injected into silicone breasts and surgically implanted into defenceless puppies – the Class A Drugs ‘delivery service’ is becoming increasingly deadly as traffickers seek horrific new ways to smuggle contraband into Europe, using Spain as their back door. But it’s a ‘smug’s game’, reports Tom Powell
Dutch ‘Scarface’ executed in Benahavis
One of Amsterdam's most prominent crime lords was gunned down in Benahavis last Thursday
Guardia Civil seize 2.8 tonnes of hashish in Marbella thanks to tip-off
Police seize 2.8 tonnes of hashish and arrest five people following an emergency call by a concerned citizen
Canary Islands cartoonists fined thousands for poking fun at ex-prosecutor’s illegal home
The illegally-placed and illegally-sized home is in Lanzarote
Police to clamp down on Spain’s criminal biker gangs
Spanish authorities pledge to prevent a criminal biker gang culture from developing
Gibraltar FA warns of fake football kits
Supporters are being urged to check Gibraltar football shirts before buying
Three arsonists arrested in Las Rozas
A farmers' squabble allegedly incensed the fire-starters
Five arrested for raping a young woman at Malaga Feria
Two of the five perpetrators are minors
Gibraltar Government hits out at ‘sensationalist’ reporting of EU tobacco smuggling report
A Spanish television channel apparently faked tobacco smuggling scenes and portrayed them as real
Police investigating brutal murder of Nerja museum director
Around 400 people gathered to mourn the fatal stabbing of Ana Maria Marquez
Gibraltar cracks down on speeding drivers
The Rock has begun installing speed cameras in hazardous locations
Car dealers trip up over turning back odometers
27 auto dealers have been detained for 'rollback fraud'
Towns across Spain rethink streets named after the Infanta Cristina
The royal embezzlement scandal has disillusioned many Spaniards
Colombian drug lord arrested in Alicante
Nicknamed the Rat, Hernan Alonso Villa faces extradition back to Colombia
Arrests in Almeria follow ‘accidental’ murder
Three have been detained for alleged involvement in shooting
Catalan town is Spain’s first to ban burqas
Reus has defied a Supreme Court ruling and banned full face veils in public areas
The dark side to nights out in Puerto Banus and Magaluf
The Olive Press goes undercover in Puerto Banus and Magaluf to investigate drink spiking in Spanish resorts, and discovers how easily obtainable date-rape drugs are
Estepona expat paedophile sentenced to 13 years in prison
Wheelchair-bound Donald Cassidy was arrested in the town last November
Judge Castro, on NOOS case: “Everything will be determined today”
Torres' ex-accountant issues last-minute accusation
Police bust Pamplona’s San Fermin drug smuggling gang
Ketamine, cocaine and hashish were to be sold during the bull-running festival
Barcenas reaches a year in prison, read the story so far
With former PP treasurer Luis Barcenas having been in prison for exactly a year, remind yourselves of the whole slush-fund saga so far
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