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British drugs fugitive arrested in Benidorm

British drug trafficker on the run for four years is arrested at Benidorm hotel on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm after a four-year search to bring him to justice.

24 Apr, 2024 @ 18:04

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Narco boat’ manufacturers who ‘helped drug traffickers ferry eight tonnes of cocaine and hashish’ along the Gibraltar Strait are arrested in Spain as crackdown continues

A GANG that specialised in manufacturing the notorious ‘narco launches’ that have become ubiquitous in the Strait of Gibraltar has been raided. The Galicia-based criminal

19 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Crime & Law·Lead

Notorious British drug trafficker Brian Charrington is arrested AGAIN in new police probe on Spain’s Costa Blanca

INFAMOUS British drugs baron Brian Charrington has been arrested again in a Policia Nacional operation that swept up 30 people. Charrington, 67, was detained at

22 Mar, 2024 @ 17:45

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

Welcome to ‘Narco Village’: The drug traffickers’ paradise in southern Spain with rows of illegal villas featuring swimming pools, top notch security and secret tunnels

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 traffickers

16 Feb, 2024 @ 11:07

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Drugs·Lead·Must Read·Other News

What are ‘narcolanchas’? The boats used by drug traffickers to carry up to 3 TONNES of narcotics into Spain – after the high-speed vessel killed two Guardia Civil officers in Cadiz

TWO Guardia Civil officers, David Perez, 43, and Miguel Angel Gomez, 39, were killed last week in the coastal town of Barbate after being deliberately

13 Feb, 2024 @ 16:17

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

PICTURED: Police officers and fathers ‘killed by drug traffickers in Cadiz’ – as furious Guardia Civil leaders demand the resignation of Spain’s Interior Minister

THESE are the two Guardia Civil officers who were last night killed when their patrol boat was rammed by a ‘narco launcher’ in southern Spain.

10 Feb, 2024 @ 13:16

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

Top customs official arrested for ‘audacious cocaine smuggling scheme’ at a port on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Drug traffickers ‘controlled inspections for year and a half’

A MALAGA customs chief was the ‘inside man’ in an audacious scheme that saw cocaine traffickers manning the port’s container inspections. The head of the

5 Feb, 2024 @ 14:45

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·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

1 Feb, 2024 @ 17:16

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Wanted Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca after showing police a ‘manipulated’ photo of his ID

AN IRISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking and the illegal possession of weapons has been arrested on the Costa Blanca after an anonymous tip off.

24 Jan, 2024 @ 14:45

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

Giant Hell’s Angel boss, 38, is finally extradited from Spain: ‘Special operation’ was required to fly drug trafficker from Ibiza to Germany after failed first attempt

IBIZA authorities have finally got rid of a Hell’s Angel leader who was wanted in his native Germany on drugs trafficking charges after hiding out

19 Oct, 2023 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead

Irish ‘drug trafficker’ is busted by police dog: German Shepherd named Ahzarus alerts cops to cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana ‘hidden inside suspect’s suitcase’ at Ibiza Airport

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

21 Aug, 2023 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

Dutchman arms trafficker who was hiding in Spain arrested in Alicante

A DUTCHMAN sought for arms and drug trafficking has been arrested in Orihuela (Alicante). Guardia Civil started an investigation in March after being informed the

26 Jul, 2023 @ 18:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Drug trafficker supplies ecstasy to teenage boy who goes into a coma on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE POLICIA NACIONAL have arrested a drug trafficker who supplied ecstasy to a minor who went into a coma at Alicante General Hospital. The 26-year-old

19 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

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

Police Smash Drug Smuggling Gang Hiding Narcotics In Potato Lorries Travelling From Spain To Poland

Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland

POLICE in Spain and Poland have brought down an international drug trafficking gang that shipped in large amounts of drugs hidden in lorries transporting potatoes.

1 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

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

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

15 May, 2023 @ 12:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

18 injured after octogenarian wife of infamous drug trafficker loses control of her car in Galicia

EIGHTEEN people have been injured after the octogenarian wife of a notorious drug boss lost control of her car, crashing into a marquee in Vilanova

8 May, 2023 @ 13:30

Lead·National News

‘It’s a stitch up’: Anti-drugs officer facing bribery allegations is being set up by vengeful narco traffickers, colleagues claim

COLLEAGUES of a decorated Guardia Civil counter narcotics officer facing charges of bribery have claimed he is being set up by vengeful drug trafficking gangs.

17 Apr, 2023 @ 19:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

A top chief in the Malaga Guardia Civil under investigation for partying with drug traffickers near Gibraltar

ONE of the top commanders of the Guardia Civil in Malaga is under investigation for allegedly partying with drug traffickers and then trying to cover

12 Apr, 2023 @ 18:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Holy Week Procession In Malaga, Spain 5 Mar 2023

You’re free! Drug trafficker released from Malaga jail with less than year on sentence remaining in Semana Santa tradition

A DRUG trafficker has won this year’s lucky dip as Malaga continues its generous tradition of freeing a prisoner at Semana Santa. Antonio Daniel, who

8 Apr, 2023 @ 15:00

Lead·Malaga

Drug Traffickers Growing Marijuana For Export Are Detained On Spain's Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers busted for growing marijuana for export on Spain’s Costa Blanca

NINE Albanian men have been arrested, with all bar one of them jailed, for growing marijuana destined for the European market. A joint Guardia Civil-Policia

28 Mar, 2023 @ 13:08

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

People trafficker handed suspended sentence for bringing dinghy with five people to Mallorca on perilous 38-hour journey

A YOUNG Algerian man has been given a two-year suspended sentence for skippering a dinghy that brought five other people to Mallorca illegally. The boat

23 Feb, 2023 @ 16:30

Balearic Islands·Mallorca

Drug Traffickers Steal Boat From Costa Blanca Marina In Spain To Use As Narco Craft

Drug traffickers steal €400,000 boat from Costa Blanca marina in Spain to use as narco-craft

DRUG traffickers stole a pleasure boat from Altea marina in Alicante Province to convert it into a narco-craft. But a day after the theft, the

25 Jan, 2023 @ 14:15

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

Drug traffickers arrested for shipping in cocaine to Valencia in Spain

A two-year Guardia Civil investigation has brought down a gang of cocaine importers bringing in supplies on shipping containers docking in Valencia from South America.

12 Oct, 2022 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Drone Causes Emergency Alert At Busy Costa Blanca Airport In Spain

Arrested in Marbella two international drug traffickers

POLICE have arrested two international drug lords who were hiding out in luxury. Guardia Civil swooped on the Dutch and Belgian citizens who were lying

5 Sep, 2022 @ 16:39

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish police bust notorious drug trafficker known as the Queen of Ronda

A NOTORIOUS drug trafficker dubbed the Queen of Ronda who ran a network of mules bringing in cocaine from the Caribbean has been busted by

22 Aug, 2022 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Premium

Costa Blanca Drugs Gang Used Post Offices In Spain To Mail Narcotics To Uk And Usa

Costa Blanca drugs traffickers use post offices in Spain to mail narcotics to UK and USA

THREE Czech nationals have been arrested for running a mail order drugs service out of the Costa Blanca. They were based in Playa de San

28 Jun, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead