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Reality TV star among dozens of arrests as international cocaine trafficking gang is busted in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has dismantled a major international group of cocaine traffickers who created a network to send consignments to Mallorca. Operation Checkmate has seen...

Laboratory cooking up powerful marijuana-based drug is shut down by police in Spain’s Murcia

A clandestine laboratory concocting a cannabis extract drug called rosin has been busted by the Policia Nacional in the Murcia region. 17 people of various...

Italian gangster, 38, is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca: Fugitive hid among the expat community for years to avoid...

AN Italian fugitive who faces 20 years in prison for drug trafficking charges has been arrested in a holiday apartment in Arenales del Sol. The...

Luxury rental villas costing €4k a month are converted into marijuana farms on Spain’s Costa Blanca

POLICE have arrested two members of a gang that set up indoor marijuana farms in luxury rental villas across Alicante province. One villa was located...

How a British gang based in Estepona trafficked cocaine and hashish to Europe by hiding the drugs in furniture...

A BRITISH man has been arrested for being part of a gang distributing drugs from the Costa del Sol across Europe via parcel delivery...

What is ‘tusi’? The ‘high class’ drug known as ‘pink cocaine’ believed to be behind the death of a...

A 14-YEAR old boy died in Spain last week after drinking a can of Red Bull spiked with over two grams of a lethal...

Is marijuana legal in Spain and can I REALLY grow plants at home?

THE legality of cannabis consumption and cultivation in Spain is murky, with consumption and cultivation being decriminalised, but only if done in private. To put...

Welcome to ‘Narco Village’: The drug traffickers’ paradise in southern Spain with rows of illegal villas featuring swimming pools,...

LAST Friday's killing of two Guardia Civil officers off the coast of Barbate has served as a reminder of the power wielded by drug...

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...

Revealed: How a police officer ‘created a shield for drug traffickers’ in southern Spain – as disgraced Guardia Civil...

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...

British expats are arrested for running a marijuana farm inside a house on Spain’s Costa Blanca

TWO British men who ran an indoor marijuana farm in Benissa were arrested after an electricity company found them using an excessive amount of...

What is Nolotil? The painkiller sold in Spain that’s been linked to dozens of British deaths

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE Olive Press recently revealed that campaigners are launching an official complaint with Spain’s public...

Spain’s largest ever ecstacy factory is raided after making more than €100m worth of the drug

THE Policia Nacional has dismantled Spain's biggest-ever ecstasy laboratory and seized 1,900 litres of MDMA with a street value of €105 million. 12 men of...

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...

Drug cartel members who used cocaine profits to buy hundreds of El Gordo lottery tickets are arrested on Spain’s...

A FAMILY gang selling cocaine laundered their proceeds by buying Christmas Lottery tickets with the hopes of scooping a bigger return from their criminal...

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...

LONG READ: Why Estepona is now the ‘capital of drug trafficking’ on Spain’s Costa del Sol – and Marbella...

ON the surface, Estepona is a charming seaside town on Spain’s Costa del Sol, boasting pristine beaches, a sprawling old town and five-star dining.  It’s...

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...

Student falls from her third floor balcony ‘after eating piece of weed brownie and hallucinating’ on Spain’s Costa del...

A FEMALE Malaga student is lucky to be alive after eating a home-made marijuana brownie which made her believe she was being kidnapped- leading...

Wanted Hells Angels biker, 37, who ‘trafficked cocaine and meth’ is arrested during meal at exclusive restaurant in Ibiza

A ‘dangerous’ Hells Angels biker accused of a number of drug related crimes has been arrested in Spain’s Ibiza.  The two-metre-tall German, who had been...

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

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...

BREAKING: Irish tourist accused of drug dealing arrested in Spain’s partying hotspot Magaluf 

ANOTHER Irish tourist accused of drug dealing has been arrested in Spain’s Balearic Islands, the second in less than a week.  The Irishman, who is...

Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is busted by police dog: German Shepherd named Ahzarus alerts cops to cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana...

AN Irishman has been arrested after being caught carrying various drugs within his luggage at Ibiza Airport.  Officers allegedly found 28 g of cocaine, 15...

British teenager, 18, is arrested for ‘selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine’ in Ibiza

A BRITISH teenager has been arrested for allegedly selling cocaine, MDMA and ketamine in Ibiza.  According to reports, the 18-year-old was caught in the act...

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...

Elderly woman almost chokes to death from drugs stash vapours in Spain

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es AN ELDERLY resident in Vall d'Uixo(Castellon province) kept so many illegal drugs at her home that she could...

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