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Guardia Civil arrests six, seizes more than two tonnes of hash, as part of ongoing drugs war on Spain’s southern coast

THE Spanish Civil Guard has made six arrests in recent days, as part of the country’s ongoing war with drug gangs on the southern coast. As well as the detentions, the police

3 Mar, 2024 @ 12:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Eight arrests in Spain’s Cadiz province after two civil guards killed during a boat chase with drug gangs

A TOTAL of eight arrests have been made in Spain’s Cadiz province after two civil guards were killed on Friday night when their speedboat was deliberately rammed by a larger craft being

11 Feb, 2024 @ 12:01

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Other News

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

Revealed: How a police officer ‘created a shield for drug traffickers’ in southern Spain – as disgraced Guardia Civil agent faces 14 years behind bars

A GUARDIA Civil officer in southern Spain is facing 14 years in jail for allegedly colluding with multiple drug cartels. Lieutenant Raul PM, is accused of tipping off narco bosses ahead of

1 Feb, 2024 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Violent gang members who robbed dozens of homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca are finally arrested

A HOME robbery gang has been arrested in two Alicante province towns and charged with 21 burglaries as well as drug trafficking. The Guardia Civil detained four men- aged between 30 and

21 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

Boss of €30m narco clan known as ‘the Chestnuts’ is jailed for six years: How ‘idolised’ Antonio Tejon, 43, avoided a serious prison term after ‘historic’ trial in southern Spain

A NOTORIOUS drug kingpin has been sentenced to over six years in prison after the largest trial against drug trafficking in Spain’s history. Antonio Tejon, leader of the ‘Chestnut’ smuggling clan –

19 Jan, 2024 @ 11:09

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Italian ‘mafia boss’ who ‘used a pizzeria in Benidorm as a front for a cocaine racket’ WILL be extradited from Spain – despite his family and children having ‘settled in well’ among the expat community

SPAIN’S National Court has thrown out an appeal to stop the extradition of a major figure in an Italian mafia gang. Francesco Faillace, 40, rented and operated the Nduja pizzeria which he

16 Jan, 2024 @ 16:30

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

Man shot dead by bullets to the head and stomach in Spain’s Andalucia believed to be related to drug trafficking

POLICE believe the death of a 30-year-old man shot in the head and stomach in Spain’s Andalucia, not far from the Costa del Sol, is related to drug trafficking. Guardia Civil agents

3 Jan, 2024 @ 09:25

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law

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

Mamma Mia! Italian family-run pizzeria is exposed as a front for mafia’s drug trafficking ring on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN Italian-owned pizzeria on the Costa Blanca served up cocaine and hashish to its customers along with its more traditional fare according to the Policia Nacional. A father and son used their

29 Nov, 2023 @ 15:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Civil Guard nabs British national in Spain’s Javea on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation

THE CIVIL GUARD has arrested a British national in Javea who is wanted by the authorities back home on suspicion of drug trafficking, money laundering and belonging to a criminal organisation. The

15 Oct, 2023 @ 15:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

British prisoner’s plan for a great escape during visit to the dentist in Ibiza fails miserably

A HUNT is on in Ibiza for two armed masked men who held up a Guardia Civil van taking a British prisoner for dental treatment in Vila. The Diario de Ibiza newspaper

10 Oct, 2023 @ 13:39

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Police in Spain’s Andalucia seize massive 68 kilos of almost pure cocaine in Cadiz operation

POLICE seized 68 kilos of very pure cocaine in the Andalucia province of Cadiz and arrested 16 people after tracking down a dealer that operated out of a motorcycle garage. The police

6 Oct, 2023 @ 09:34

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law

British and Spanish police intercept 1.5 TONNES of cocaine: Sailboat is busted en route to Spain after picking up haul in the Caribbean

SPAIN’S National Police and Navy have intercepted a sailboat bound for Spanish shores that was carrying 1,500 kilos of cocaine. The operation was carried out in conjunction with British, American and Italian

28 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Woman's hairdresser trafficked drugs across wide area and used her business to launder all the proceeds in Spain's Costa Blanca

Women’s hairdresser trafficked drugs across wide area and used her business to launder all the proceeds in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A WOMEN’S hairdresser has been exposed as the lynchpin of a drug trafficking gang operating across the Marina Alta area of the Costa Blanca. The woman used her business in Ondara to

25 Aug, 2023 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

EXCLUSIVE: Brit and Irishman among the 23 members of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang arrested across Europe

A BRIT and an Irishman have been arrested for allegedly being part of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang that has been dismantled after a two-year police operation. A Policia

7 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Malaga·Must Read

Spain’s National Police and Colombian authorities deal major blow to Mexican Zetas drug gang

THE BOSS in Europe of the notorious Zetas Mexican drug gang has been arrested in Madrid, in an operation that netted the authorities 400 kilos of cocaine and €220,000 in cash. A

1 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Cargo ship searched by drug police in Cadiz

Cocaine cowboys: Three day search of animal cargo ship fails to find drugs

A THREE-DAY search by the Spanish authorities of a ship carrying 16,000 cows was called off after officers failed to find the five tonnes of cocaine that they believed was on board.

25 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Dangerous and violent drugs gang brought down in Mar Menor area of Spain

THE GUARDIA CIVIL have arrested 19 people in Los Alcazares who belonged to a ‘dangerous criminal group’ selling drugs and who used knives and guns to intimidate anybody that got in their

23 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia

Italian mafia fugitive arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL in association with their Italian counterparts have arrested a fugitive who belonged to the Calabrian mafia known as the ‘Ndranghueta’. The man was detained in an undisclosed location of

16 Jun, 2023 @ 10:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Costa Blanca Couple Used Fake Prescriptions To Get Pharmacy Drugs For Social Media Sales In Spain

Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online via social media messaging apps with most

15 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

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

British Tourist In Benidorm Seriously Injured After Motorbike Knocks Him Over In Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest 22 in bust of Benidorm-based ring dealing drugs and ripping off rivals

THE SPANISH authorities have arrested 22 people suspected of forming part of a drug-trafficking ring in Benidorm that was also ripping off rivals. A major police investigation was sparked after a fire

11 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

VOX councillor for Parla (Madrid) arrested as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation

THE VOX Councillor for Parla, Ana Gonzalez Martinez, has been arrested as part of an anti-narcotics operation in Madrid. The 37-year-old politician, who is also the number three on the party’s list

15 May, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Politics

Hash Packages German Gang Three Members Arrested In Mijas Photo By P. Nacional

Three drug traffickers who sent hash and marihuana from Malaga to Germany arrested in Mijas

A GANG that transported marihuana and hash from the Costa del Sol to Germany has been dismantled in Mijas (Malaga). The group was formed by two Germans and one Moroccan who hid

15 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Cannabis Smoking Club Closed For Selling Drugs On Spain's Costa Blanca

Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are permitted to allow the smoking of marijuana on premises, but sales of

12 May, 2023 @ 12:57

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

Drugs in plane sight: Ex-airport worker at Spain’s Barajas thought to have earned €24m from drug trafficking

SPAIN’S High Court is investigating a former employee at Madrid’s Barajas Airport who is alleged to have amassed a €24 million fortune from trafficking drugs through his workplace. The suspect has been

26 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

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