All you need to know about historic trans-Atlantic cocaine submarine seized by police in Spain as experts believe much of €100 million haul was heading to UK

The first vessel of its kind to be caught in European waters, it was carrying 152 packages containing more than three tonnes of cocaine

29 Nov, 2019 @ 13:19

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: How Spain is central to EU’s €30 BILLION cocaine and narcotics market as new report warns of increasing violence from ruthless European gangs

Despite record seizures this year, trafficking inside containers destined for European ports is still the most common transport method

28 Nov, 2019 @ 13:05

Costa Blanca·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED in Spain

THE LEADER of a human trafficking gang that brought more than 100 migrants into the UK inside refrigerated lorries has been jailed for four years

26 Nov, 2019 @ 10:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

BREAKING: Drug smuggling SUBMARINE busted arriving from COLOMBIA to Spain’s coast with more than TWO TONNES of cocaine on board

A NARCO submarine has been busted trying to smuggle more than two tonnes of cocaine into Spain today. The underwater device, which was located on

24 Nov, 2019 @ 17:26

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Why mafia violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol is ‘worse than 10 years ago’ while Brexit ‘threatens fight against organised crime’, warn Spanish politician and true crime author

It comes a decade after the pair's controversial book, Costa Nostra: The mafias on the Costa del Sol, sent shockwaves through the costa community

24 Nov, 2019 @ 16:58

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months

Since the end of summer, a dead body with signs of violence has been found between Marbella and Mijas every month

17 Nov, 2019 @ 09:50

Costa Blanca·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News

BREAKING: Man who SURVIVED suspected drug-related shooting in Marbella tonight fighting for life in Hospital Costa del Sol as more info revealed

Investigators are working with the theory that the killing was a 'settlement of accounts' between drug traffickers

16 Nov, 2019 @ 00:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Valencian doctor specialising in facial surgery and reconstruction caught with half a kilo of cocaine in his backpack

A VALENCIAN doctor specialising in surgery of the face has been charged with a crime against public health after being caught with half a kilo

1 Oct, 2019 @ 17:32

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Health·Lead

One of the biggest dark web drug dealers arrested in Costa del Sol’s Mijas

When the individual was arrested, the police found two kilograms of hashish, two laptops, and a phone.

9 Sep, 2019 @ 11:22

Lead

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

A gang of six UK drugs traffickers have been arrested by Spanish and British police

6 Sep, 2019 @ 13:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Huelva·Lead·Mallorca

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The ordeal took place in broad daylight in a public spot, with several beach-goers visible in frame only a matter of metres away

4 Sep, 2019 @ 11:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

The gang of four Brits operated from a house in Istan and are believed to have trafficked hash to the UK

28 Aug, 2019 @ 13:59

Crime & Law·Lead

FULL STORY: How an innocent British man on a business trip ended up jailed for a YEAR with terrorists and murderers in southern Spain

Now safely back in the UK, Robert Mansfield-Hewitt became collateral damage in a drugs heist

3 Aug, 2019 @ 08:42

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain

The UK's National Crime Agency has launched a fresh appeal today

1 Aug, 2019 @ 12:48

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca

Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge

Niko Ranta-aho, who runs a restaurant in Marbella, and his bikini-model girlfriend Sofia Belorfia, will both remain in custody in Helsinki, Finland

19 Jul, 2019 @ 15:13

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Drug smuggler held in Spain after hiding half a kilo of cocaine under toupee

Arriving at Barcelona airport from Bogota, the Colombian man attracted suspicion with a disproportionately large hairpiece under his hat

16 Jul, 2019 @ 13:50

Crime & Law·Lead

How a gang sold more than €1.5 million of drugs EVERY WEEK with the help of a Breaking Bad-style family in Cadiz – and how they spent it on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Investigators soon discovered the family controlled six cocaine and heroin outlets while also supplying other local traffickers

13 Jun, 2019 @ 15:13

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

DATE rape drugs take away your freedom, until you take away the freedom of their traffickers. A British man has now been arrested after Guardia

30 May, 2019 @ 10:31

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

‘SERIOUS CONCERN’: Huge rise in murders and assassinations on Costa del Sol, public prosecutor says

Explosives used by ‘narco terrorists’ in ‘score-settling’ between rival gangs was also highlighted by the Ministry, as a concerning trend

15 May, 2019 @ 11:37

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police in Spain break up Asian people-smuggling ring

The Bangladesh-based network reportedly obtained fraudulent visas for at least 350 people

2 May, 2019 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Two Britons arrested in Marbella’s San Pedro and Mijas accused of using fruit export company to traffick drugs to the UK

The investigation began at the end of October last year when Guardia Civil became aware of British gangs sending large amounts of the drug back

30 Apr, 2019 @ 11:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Eight arrested in HUGE drug bust in Spain as 200 Guardia Civil officers swoop on Tarifa and Algeciras

It comes as a separate incident saw one of the most notorious hash dealers in Algeciras also detained by police

10 Apr, 2019 @ 15:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Spanish fireman who saved thousands of migrants faces human trafficking charge

Miguel Roldan has been accused of aiding illegal immigration and conspiring with human traffickers

8 Apr, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead

Police in Spain catch drug ‘home delivery’ biker gang

The well organised gang used Honda and Yamaha motorcycles to make deliveries 24 hours a day

22 Mar, 2019 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

29 arrested in Spain as 500 police continue HUGE drug bust in Cadiz and Costa del Sol with roadblocks, boats and helicopters

“All those who work or collaborate with drug traffickers will end up in jail"

12 Feb, 2019 @ 18:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

500 police begin HUGE drug bust on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz with boats and helicopters

A police boat and at least two helicopters are also patrolling the skies and seas in the area

12 Feb, 2019 @ 12:34

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Malaga

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All you need to know about historic trans-Atlantic cocaine submarine seized by police in Spain as experts believe much of €100 million haul was heading to UK

WATCH: How Spain is central to EU’s €30 BILLION cocaine and narcotics market as new report warns of increasing violence from ruthless European gangs

Gang leader who trafficked more than 100 migrants into Britain last year in ‘deadly’ freezing-cold refrigerated lorries is JAILED in Spain

BREAKING: Drug smuggling SUBMARINE busted arriving from COLOMBIA to Spain’s coast with more than TWO TONNES of cocaine on board

REVEALED: Why mafia violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol is ‘worse than 10 years ago’ while Brexit ‘threatens fight against organised crime’, warn Spanish politician and true crime author

REVEALED: How a ‘new generation’ of ruthless Dutch gangs are ‘helping Irish drug mafia operate along Spain’s Costa del Sol from Dubai’ after third suspected assassination in three months

BREAKING: Man who SURVIVED suspected drug-related shooting in Marbella tonight fighting for life in Hospital Costa del Sol as more info revealed

Valencian doctor specialising in facial surgery and reconstruction caught with half a kilo of cocaine in his backpack

One of the biggest dark web drug dealers arrested in Costa del Sol’s Mijas

TO BOLDLY STOW: Six British people arrested with tonne of cocaine on Spanish boat named ‘Bold’

‘I KILL YOU’: Shouts suspected drug smuggler as he unloads hash on popular tourist beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

British gang among 85 arrests for ‘explosives and murder’ in HUGE drugs bust that seized AK-47, five tonnes of hash and 49 vehicles in Spain’s Andalucia

FULL STORY: How an innocent British man on a business trip ended up jailed for a YEAR with terrorists and murderers in southern Spain

WANTED: The 11 British fugitives who may be hiding among expat communities in Spain

Expat Marbella couple held in prison on drug and money laundering charges ‘may have links to Finland’s Hells Angels’ as more details emerge

Drug smuggler held in Spain after hiding half a kilo of cocaine under toupee

How a gang sold more than €1.5 million of drugs EVERY WEEK with the help of a Breaking Bad-style family in Cadiz – and how they spent it on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brit arrested with 10,000 date rape pills in carry-on luggage at Alicante airport

‘SERIOUS CONCERN’: Huge rise in murders and assassinations on Costa del Sol, public prosecutor says

Police in Spain break up Asian people-smuggling ring

Two Britons arrested in Marbella’s San Pedro and Mijas accused of using fruit export company to traffick drugs to the UK

Eight arrested in HUGE drug bust in Spain as 200 Guardia Civil officers swoop on Tarifa and Algeciras

Spanish fireman who saved thousands of migrants faces human trafficking charge

Police in Spain catch drug ‘home delivery’ biker gang

29 arrested in Spain as 500 police continue HUGE drug bust in Cadiz and Costa del Sol with roadblocks, boats and helicopters

500 police begin HUGE drug bust on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Cadiz with boats and helicopters

Tragedy in Lanzarote after three-year-old girl drowns in holiday home swimming pool

LONG-READ: Inside Tommy Robinson’s empire of dodgy fundraising and questionable crypto schemes that fund his luxury lifestyle in Spain

Spain’s shocking housing shortage is set to break the one million homes barrier by 2028

Transplant patients offered new hope as Spanish doctors develop technique to end organ rejection

Flu and Covid jab campaign kicks off in Andalucia on October 1, with pregnant women and toddlers first in line

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