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Peaky Blinders gang based on Spain’s Costa del Sol tortured driver after he was robbed of €3 million of cocaine

SIX men have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for kidnapping and torturing a young Dutch man in Fuengirola. The Policia Nacional has released images of the crew’s arrest last year, showing

25 Mar, 2024 @ 12:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Three Colombian men are found shot dead inside a car in Valencia after being ‘ambushed’

THREE Columbian men have been shot dead in the El Saler district of Valencia- one of them a major player in setting up a drug-trafficking ring with the Balkan mafia. Their bodies

28 Feb, 2024 @ 10:38

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

PICTURED: Albanian ‘kingpin’, 48, who ‘tried to smuggle cocaine into Spain’s Costa del Sol by hiding three tonnes of the drug in BANANA shipments from Ecuador’ – as police make 30 arrests

YET another international drug trafficking cartel operating between the Costa del Sol and Ecuador has been smashed in a ‘mega operation’ that intercepted 3.2 tonnes of cocaine. Police carried out 21 raids

7 Feb, 2024 @ 13:30

Andalucia·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

Three Brits are arrested for ‘trafficking 300kg of Balkan mafia cocaine’: Hair-raising police chase ends in a supermarket car park of popular expat town on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THREE British men and two Albanians have been arrested after a motorway chase ended in a Costa Blanca supermarket car park with 300 kilos of cocaine seized. Two Policia Nacional cars were

11 Jan, 2024 @ 12:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British expat and son are dramatically arrested at a Marbella restaurant for ‘trafficking €100m worth of cocaine across the Atlantic’

THREE British nationals have been arrested as part of an international operation against drug trafficking across the Atlantic, which has seen around 1.2 tonnes of cocaine seized from a boat. National Crime

22 Dec, 2023 @ 16:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Seven tonnes of cocaine seized by Spain's National Police

What happens to the tonnes of cocaine and other drugs seized in Spain each year?

THIS WEEK saw the Spanish authorities announce that they had seized 11 tonnes of cocaine as part of two operations to combat the smuggling of narcotics inside shipping containers. Pictures and videos

16 Dec, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Enormous cocaine bust in Galicia: Police warehouse raid finds 7.2 TONNES stashed among frozen fish

A FRESH mega cocaine bust has seen authorities confiscate a staggering 7.2 tonnes of the white stuff from a warehouse in Galicia. The seizure was made following a raid of a frozen

6 Dec, 2023 @ 10:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Border guards find 90 kilos of cocaine with ‘Scarface’ pictures smugglers tried to take INTO Morocco from Spain’s Andalucia

POLICE have found 90 kilos of cocaine hidden inside a car smugglers tried to take into Morocco at a ferry port in Spain’s Andalucia. The find surprised the guards that are normally

7 Nov, 2023 @ 09:10

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Drugs

Police Warn Of 'killer' Drug That's Cheaper Than Cocaine On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fentanyl, the horror drug causing US overdose crisis, yet to arrive in Spain, says police report

FENTANYL, the synthetic opiate that is causing a major health crisis in the United States, is yet to arrive on Spanish shores. That’s according to data from the Spanish authorities, who say

31 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

How wanted boss of ‘most feared’ Mexican cartel lived a ‘no frills’ life on Spain’s Costa del Sol: THIS is where the ‘Los Zetas’ kingpin lived, entertained women and closed multi-million euro drug deals

A FEARED Mexican cartel boss lived a ‘no frills’ life among expats on the Costa del Sol years before being arrested, it has emerged. Known only as Said R, the paranoid boss

30 Oct, 2023 @ 13:31

Lead·Malaga·Must Read

SNOWFALL: Boat with British flag carrying 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million intercepted in northern Spain

A BOAT waving a British flag that was transporting 2,000 kg of cocaine worth €70 million has been intercepted in northern Spain. The white sailing boat was spotted 30 nautical miles from

3 Aug, 2023 @ 19:00

Cantabria·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Must Read

Police arrest parents in Spain’s Estepona after baby tests positive for cocaine

THE PARENTS of a baby have been arrested in Estepona after the child was admitted to hospital with a broken leg, among other injuries, and also tested positive for cocaine. The man,

31 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead·Marbella

STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante

POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation, which took place on 23rd June, marks

21 Jul, 2023 @ 17:12

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

In joint operation between Spain and UK, authorities bust cocaine smugglers using recreational boats

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has carried out a joint operation with UK authorities to bust a drug-trafficking gang that was using recreational boats to smuggle their illicit hauls. The operation, dubbed “Eulalia”, targetted

7 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead

Woman Arrested At Costa Blanca Airport In Spain For Smuggling Cocaine Inside Video Game Console

Woman arrested at Costa Blanca airport in Spain for smuggling cocaine inside Play Station 5 console

A WOMAN has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after she tried to smuggle in cocaine hidden in her Play Station 5 console. The 23-year-old traveller had flown from Brazil to Madrid, but

26 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police seize 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags in Algeciras (Cadiz)

A TOTAL of 322 kg of cocaine hidden between popcorn bags inside a container have been seized at Algeciras Port (Cadiz). Policia Nacional were notified of the imminent arrival of goods declared

25 May, 2023 @ 09:15

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Court drops charges against Spanish ex-porn star Nacho Vidal for death of photographer during ‘toad venom ritual’

CHARGES against former porn star Nacho Vidal have been provisionally dropped by a Valencia court in a bizarre case in which he was accused of involuntary manslaughter after a man died at

9 May, 2023 @ 18:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Wanted by Spain’s Interior Ministry: Companies to help incinerate the police’s record drug hauls

SPAIN is one of the main hubs in Europe for the import of cocaine and hashish, meaning that the country’s authorities are constantly making narcotics seizures as they bust drug gangs. But

25 Apr, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Authorities in Spain’s Galicia discover ‘narco-submarine’ off coast

AUTHORITIES in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia have discovered a home-made semi-submersible vessel – a craft that is more commonly known as a ‘narco-submarine’. The discovery was made on Monday in

13 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

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New meaning to coca powder: Over a tonne of cocaine seized at Barcelona Port disguised as chocolate powder

Over a tonne of cocaine was discovered in the Port of Barcelona disguised in a shipment of cocoa powder. The bust was made after the Guardia Civil received a tip-off about a

31 Jan, 2023 @ 13:29

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

740 kilos of cocaine seized from huge drug trafficking gang in Malaga

A high-profile member of the Dutch Mocro-Mafia is among nine people arrested for operating an international cocaine trafficking ring based out of Malaga. It comes as National Police seized 740 kilos of

30 Jan, 2023 @ 17:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Suitcase with hidden cocaine stash arrives at Costa Blanca airport in Spain without passenger

A suitcase with 1.8 kilos of cocaine that originated from Brazil has been intercepted at Alicante-Elche airport. The case was dispatched with a ‘high priority’ label stuck on it and was not

27 Jan, 2023 @ 12:00

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

THE FRENCH CONNECTION: Cocaine gang based in Marbella and Paris busted

AN international criminal gang that shipped cocaine to Europe using sailing boats has been broken up. The organisation was based in Marbella and Paris, and the drugs were distributed in the Spanish

17 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Other News

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Pair of alleged low-level Ronda crack houses selling cocaine and heroin to neighbours raided by police in Spain’s Malaga area

A pair of crack houses have been raided by police in Ronda where cocaine and heroin was sold to the neighbours. Police arrested two men and one woman for alleged drug trafficking

29 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WHITE CHRISTMAS: is Spain lining itself up for a cocaine problem?

WHILE most revellers will consume nothing stronger than ‘una copa’ this festive season, others will have a White Christmas where the snow isn’t lying on the ground – it’s up their noses.

18 Dec, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Prime suspect in case of mum Lisa Brown who vanished in Spain escapes from prison

The prime suspect in the case of Scottish woman Lisa Brown, feared murdered in Spain, has escaped from jail and her family say he could be headed back to Spain. Dean Woods

23 Nov, 2022 @ 17:15

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