Squatters set up marijuana farm with side-hustle of robbing neighbours on Costa Blanca
THREE squatters set up a marijuana farm at a Denia finca and also set up an illegal electricity supply to power up equipment. They were
Spain and Ecuador both seek extradition of Albanian drug lord who owned luxury villas in the Costa del Sol
ECUADOR and Spain are set to engage in a legal contest over the extradition of Dritan Gjika, the alleged leader of an Albanian drug trafficking
Police make multiple arrests to bring down family-led drugs gang in Spain
A SEVEN month probe into a family-led drugs trafficking gang has produced 40 arrests in Valencia and Madrid. The Policia Nacional described the operation as
Police raid €20m Chinese and Arab ‘mafia crypto bank’ based in Spain
AN international criminal gang which ran one of the world’s biggest clandestine crypto banks has been busted by the Policia Nacional. There were two distinct
Gunshots kills man and leaves his 70-year-old mother injured in Malaga town in sixth shooting this month
THREE men have been arrested by the Civil Guard after the shooting this past Tuesday in the municipality of Humilladero, in which a young man
WATCH: Shellfish divers call for ‘removal’ of famous dolphin in Spain’s northern coast because he eats all their catch
A BOTTLENOSE dolphin known locally as ‘Manoliño’ is causing increasing frustration among shellfish divers in Galicia, northern Spain, who say the animal’s playful behaviour is
Police uncover specially-built underground shooting range to test ‘weapons of war’ sold to narco gangs in Spain
THREE people have been arrested in the Granada area for selling ‘weapons of war’ to drug trafficking gangs. Assault rifles were priced at up to
‘Narcosubs’: The new silent menace smuggling hundreds of tonnes of drugs into Spain along the now-infamous ‘cocaine superhighway’
SPAIN is facing a growing maritime threat as drug cartels embrace a new tool in the smuggling trade: the narcosub. These low-profile, semi-submersible vessels –
Crypto-fraudsters scam €19m using AI-generated celebrity endorsements in Spain’s Costa Blanca
A CRYPTOCURRENCY scam banked over €19 million for an Alicante Province gang posing as financial advisers. They produced AI-generated bogus videos featuring celebrities endorsing their
PICTURED: The mind boggling sums of cash seized from the home of Spanish police’s Breaking-Bad narco cop
THESE are the incredible sums of hard cash and luxury goods that were found in the home of one of Spain’s most senior police officers.
Narcos in southern Spain vandalise car of judge investigating the deaths of two police officersÂ
A JUDGE who is investigating the deaths of two Guardia Civil officers found her car had been trashed outside her home in the Costa de
Watch: ‘Narco submarine’ en route to Spain’s Andalucia is busted with 6.6 tonnes of cocaine
A ‘NARCO submarine’ carrying 6.6 tonnes of cocaine has been intercepted en route to Spain’s Andalucia. Believed to be the biggest narco sub ever, the
Deadly illegal steroids and medicines worth €1m seized by police on Spain’s Costa del Sol
DANGEROUS unapproved medicines and anabolic steroids with a retail value of €1 million have been seized from a Fuengirola storage area by the Policia Nacional.
Drug smuggling returns to Spain’s Costa del Sol: Seven narcos arrested unloading cocaine onto a Manilva beach
A BAND of drug traffickers were surprised by police as they unloaded their wares on a beach in the heart of one of the Costa
Search-and-rescue mission is on for five suspected ‘narcos’ who fell into the water after a collision between speed boats during police chase in southern Spain
FIVE suspected drug traffickers are missing after a narco speed boat collided with a stationary one during a high-speed chase on a river in Sevilla.
Off-duty policeman spots boxes full of marijuana being loaded up for long journey out of Spain
A DUTCHMAN has been jailed by an Alicante court after an off-duty policeman spotted him loading cardboard boxes full of marijuana into a rental van.
Here’s how to pick up a luxury car for just one euro: The catch? They’ve been confiscated in Spain’s war on the narcos
CAR enthusiasts and bargain hunters have a unique opportunity to own high-end vehicles at an unbelievably low price. But what’s the catch? Well, they were
Watch: Narco boat washes up on tourist beach in Estepona
ONE of the Strait of Gibraltar’s notorious narco boats was discovered washed up on a tourist beach in Estepona province yesterday The vessel was found
Watch: Most wanted German fugitive is arrested in Estepona after hiding among the expat community
A GERMAN fugitive has been arrested in Estepona after hiding amongst expats since last year. The Guardia Civil has arrested a 36-year-old German fugitive in
Have YOU seen him? Scottish expat ‘narco’ who escaped notorious Alicante prison 32 years ago – after daring €100m cocaine plot
Do you know more about this story? Email tips@theolivepress.es THIS is the Scottish expat gangster who remains on the run after escaping from an Alicante
Narco twins who lead the Sinaloa cartel in Barcelona are arrested over the death of a Serbian rival in Spain
TWIN brothers aged 20 and sons of a notorious Mexican drug trafficker have been arrested and extradited to Spain from Hungary. Patricio and Pablo Lorenzo
More than a third of stolen electricity in Malaga is used by drug cartels, figures reveal
CASES of electricity theft to power indoor marijuana plantations are surging in Malaga, with drug cartels consuming more than 36% of the stolen energy, according
Pictured: The secret ‘narcotunnel’ between Morocco and Spain that went undiscovered for YEARS – as ‘corrupt cops’ arrested
THIS is the underground tunnel between Morocco and Spain that was used by drug traffickers to smuggle large quantities of hashish. Images shared by the
Revealed: New favoured drug route for ‘narcos’ in southern Spain – as police plead for more weapons
A SO-CALLED ‘narcolancha’ has been intercepted while transporting 200 cans of fuel along the Guadalquivir River. The semi-rigid boat, known to be used by drug
‘Narco’ is killed at sea after his boat collides with police vessel off southern Spain
A MEMBER of a narco boat crew died after colliding with a Guardia Civil vessel during a chase on Monday evening. The pursuit happened 20
