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WATCH: Traffickers ambush police confiscating speed boat in Andalucia drug hotspot – as police chief says the Atlantic is ‘infested with narcos’

AUDACIOUS drug gangsters ambushed police to reclaim a high-speed vessel abandoned on the Andalucian coast. The attack occurred early this week on a rural road

22 Nov, 2025 @ 12:56

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught 'red-handed' unloading from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

DRUG traffickers were ‘caught in the act’ unloading a narco boat transporting hashish worth €7.8m. The vessel had sailed under the cover of darkness into

10 Nov, 2025 @ 15:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city

A PEDESTRIAN was knocked over and parked cars damaged in Torrevieja during a high-speed Guardia Civil pursuit of two drug traffickers. Two men, aged 25

30 Oct, 2025 @ 15:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja

‘Just need him blind and face melted’: UK ‘Lord of War’ arms trafficker told thug to ‘double dose’ in horrific acid plot before Costa del Sol arrest

A BRITISH arms dealer living in a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol plotted to ‘melt’ a rival’s face with acid before his arrest

6 Oct, 2025 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Is Morocco is ending its role as one of the last remaining safe havens for international cocaine traffickers?

ONE of Europe’s most wanted cocaine traffickers has been arrested in Morocco, bucking the country’s trend as a safe haven for gangsters. Younes El Ballouti,

1 Oct, 2025 @ 14:30

Crime & Law·International Affairs·Lead

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

DRUG smugglers on the Costa del Sol are facing a formidable new foe after Spain’s Guardia Civil launched a new €35 million patrol ship to

22 Sep, 2025 @ 15:41

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

ON many a sweltering afternoon this summer, speed boats have been spotted skimming across the Alboran Sea to Spanish shores. To the casual eye, they

7 Sep, 2025 @ 09:30

Almeria·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read

‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11

A HEATED social media debate sparked after the National Police Union spokesperson publicly defends the United States’ methods in combating drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

4 Sep, 2025 @ 17:30

Lead·National News·Other News

WATCH: ‘Drug traffickers’ unload stash in front of stunned beach-goers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THIS is the shocking moment a group of brazen narcos unloaded their drug haul on a packed beach on the Costa del Sol. The remarkable

1 Sep, 2025 @ 13:59

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

A FRENCH fugitive on the run for nine years has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a Benidorm hotel. The 33-year-old man had no

28 Aug, 2025 @ 15:00

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers

SPAIN’S war on Class-A drug smuggling has taken a high-tech leap. Traffickers, never short of cunning, have embraced drones, narco-submarines, and hidden tunnels, pushing law

23 Jun, 2025 @ 15:18

crime·Lead

Arms traffickers supplied AK-47s, shotguns and high-powered tactical rifles to narco gangs in Spain

SPAIN’S Guardia Civil has dismantled a criminal organisation that supplied firearms to drug traffickers. Eighteen people were arrested, six have been charged and several firearms

13 Jun, 2025 @ 12:17

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Gang arrested for supplying ‘weapons of war’ to drug traffickers in Spain

A GANG selling weapons of war to drug crews around Spain has been brought down by the Guardia Civil. The military-style guns were supplied to

12 Jun, 2025 @ 16:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

JUNTA president Juanma Moreno has described the fight against drug trafficking as ‘David against Goliath’ as he called on Pedro Sanchez’s government to treat suspected

28 May, 2025 @ 15:39

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Trafficker offers cops €10k each after hotel cleaner finds his drugs in the Costa del Sol

A DRUG trafficker has been arrested on the Costa del Sol after offering police officers €10k each to keep quiet when a hotel cleaner found

7 May, 2025 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Exotic animal traffickers charged €60k for a panther with Mallorca couple running sales via social media

A RUSSIAN couple accused of trafficking exotic animals have been arrested in Mallorca. The man, 48, and woman, 46, sold protected species internationally via social

14 Apr, 2025 @ 16:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pictured: Spain’s five most wanted criminals including ‘drug trafficker’ and ‘murderer’

SPAIN has updated its list of the most wanted criminals in the hopes that they will be spotted by the public. Four of the nine

10 Feb, 2025 @ 15:56

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

British drug trafficker faces 30 years in prison after being arrested at Costa Blanca airport

British drug trafficker on the run since 2007 faces 30 years in prison after arrest at Costa Blanca airport

A BRITISH man wanted for drug trafficking by Turkey has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport after flying in from London Stansted. The 44-year-old had an

10 Feb, 2025 @ 11:29

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Marijuana growers used 31 homes for illegal farms that stole electricity- causing blackouts in Valencia coastal city

Drug traffickers used dozens of homes for illegal marijuana farms that caused regular power blackouts in Valencia

FREQUENT power cuts in Cullera were caused by illegal electricity hook-ups by a gang running a marijuana farm network. Suspecting that the outages were down

4 Feb, 2025 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

‘THE LAST cocaine queen’ has been sentenced to five years in prison by Malaga Provincial Court. Maria Teresa J.C., known as ‘The Model’ was found

29 Jan, 2025 @ 16:11

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

WATCH: Brazen drug traffickers film themselves ‘chilling’ in the Strait of Gibraltar as a giant US warship cruises past

DRUG traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar have become so brazen that they have filmed themselves relaxing at sea as an enormous US warship sails

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure

THREE Dutch people have been arrested in the Marbella area over a €16 million cryptocurrency scam that mainly fleeced criminals. The Policia Nacional cooperated with

15 Nov, 2024 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spanish police dog proudly poses with huge marijuana haul after catching ‘trafficker’ in Alicante

AN ALICANTE police dog sniffed out a 4.2 kilo marijuana stash during a random check on a coach at the city’s bus station. A 21-year-old

22 Oct, 2024 @ 14:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: How narco traffickers from Spain’s Andalucia flooded Europe with hashish, including hidden switches, secret lairs and fake cops – as police seize nine TONNES of drugs

SPANISH police have smashed a huge criminal gang that had turned the Gulf of Cadiz into one of Europe’s epicentres for drug trafficking. The group

10 Oct, 2024 @ 11:55

Algeciras·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Narco trafficker accused of ramming and killing two Guardia Civil officers in Cadiz last February finally arrested

THE drug trafficker accused of piloting the narco boat that killed two Guardia Civil officers in February has finally been arrested. After months of evading

19 Sep, 2024 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead

The suspect accused of trafficking 'blood diamonds' is detained in Malaga Airport

Blood diamond raid on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Armed police arrest alleged trafficker

SPAIN’S Policia Nacional has arrested a man in Malaga on accusations of trafficking so-called ‘blood diamonds’. The suspect is alleged to have headed up a

7 Jul, 2024 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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WATCH: Traffickers ambush police confiscating speed boat in Andalucia drug hotspot – as police chief says the Atlantic is ‘infested with narcos’

WATCH: Police grab €7.8m of drugs as traffickers are caught ‘red-handed’ unloading hashish from narco boat on the Costa Blanca

Crazy high-speed car chase sees pedestrian run over and vehicles hit before drug traffickers are arrested in Costa Blanca city

‘Just need him blind and face melted’: UK ‘Lord of War’ arms trafficker told thug to ‘double dose’ in horrific acid plot before Costa del Sol arrest

Is Morocco is ending its role as one of the last remaining safe havens for international cocaine traffickers?

Spain unveils new €35 million patrol ship to fight drug traffickers off the Costa del Sol – armed with underwater drones, heliport and 50-strong crew

SUNDAY LONG READ: People smuggling from Algeria to Spain is on the rise – thanks to drug traffickers diversifying and murky international politics

‘That’s how you deal with narco traffickers’: Spain’s police union stokes controversy by lauding US strike on drug boat that killed 11

WATCH: ‘Drug traffickers’ unload stash in front of stunned beach-goers on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Convicted French drug-trafficker on the run since 2016 is arrested at Benidorm hotel

Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers

Arms traffickers supplied AK-47s, shotguns and high-powered tactical rifles to narco gangs in Spain

WATCH: Gang arrested for supplying ‘weapons of war’ to drug traffickers in Spain

‘Narco traffickers who threaten Spain must be treated the same as ETA terrorists,’ claims Andalucia president

Trafficker offers cops €10k each after hotel cleaner finds his drugs in the Costa del Sol

Pictured: Spain’s five most wanted criminals including ‘drug trafficker’ and ‘murderer’

British drug trafficker on the run since 2007 faces 30 years in prison after arrest at Costa Blanca airport

Drug traffickers used dozens of homes for illegal marijuana farms that caused regular power blackouts in Valencia

‘La Modelo’ cocaine trafficker sentenced to five years in prison

WATCH: Brazen drug traffickers film themselves ‘chilling’ in the Strait of Gibraltar as a giant US warship cruises past

Marbella drug traffickers lose €16 million in cryptocurrency in record seizure

Spanish police dog proudly poses with huge marijuana haul after catching ‘trafficker’ in Alicante

WATCH: How narco traffickers from Spain’s Andalucia flooded Europe with hashish, including hidden switches, secret lairs and fake cops – as police seize nine TONNES of drugs

Narco trafficker accused of ramming and killing two Guardia Civil officers in Cadiz last February finally arrested

Blood diamond raid on Spain’s Costa del Sol: Armed police arrest alleged trafficker

‘Phone thief caught red-handed in Torremolinos internet cafe’ dies from cardiac arrest during police struggle

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