Brit drug trafficker arrested at Malaga airport
Unnamed man had evaded capture since 2007 following conviction
Naked trafficker found gutted like a fish
The drug trafficker was found dead in a ravine with a vertical cut down his stomach
The murky mystery behind why Spain’s elite anti-narco unit was disbanded after years of crushing the drug cartels
OCON-Sur was disbanded suddenly in 2022 at the height of its success, and nobody in government has ever given a satisfactory explanation as to why.
Spain prepares raft of new asylum and immigration laws to speed up deportations after Ceuta migrant crisis
The headline measure is a strict 72-hour border triage system for anyone arriving irregularly without the right to enter.
WATCH: ‘Migrant taxi’ speed boat drops dozens more people on a beach in southern Spain – the second in a week
AROUND another 50 migrants have been intercepted after landing a high-speed boat on a beach in southern Spain. The group disembarked at Cala de los
Andalucia demands Madrid revive elite anti-narco unit as drug-related violence escalates across the region
ANDALUCIA has called on Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez to revive an elite anti-narco unit as concerns grow over escalating drug violence across the region.
Ten arrested after narco gang opens fire on Guardia Civil during dramatic high-speed chase off Andalucia coast
TEN suspected members of a drug trafficking gang have been arrested after opening fire on a Guardia Civil patrol boat during a dramatic chase off
‘Dangerous’ British fugitive arrested in Spain after fleeing UK high-security hospital where he seriously injured fellow patient
The 34-year-old fugitive was also wanted by authorities in the UK.
Huge search underway for rogue ‘lion’ spotted in central Spain after delivery driver reported seeing one ‘on the loose’
POLICE are searching for a lion on the loose in central Spain after a delivery driver reported one near Toledo. The Guardia Civil received a
Teenage boy, 16, shot dead in Huelva family massacre was ‘innocent bystander with no link to narco clan feud’
A TEENAGE boy who was shot dead last night in Isla Cristina had no apparent links to the suspected narco feud behind it.
Estepona ‘cocaine lord’ laundered millions in Rotterdam drug profits through Costa del Sol property
A SUSPECTED high-level drug trafficker has been arrested in Estepona on allegations he laundered of millions of euros in drug profits into property on the
Snapshots of Ceuta still counting the cost of 72,000 people arriving from Morocco
THROUGH the lens of Cristina Cuadra’s camera, the Olive Press spent two days talking to anxious locals and desperate migrants. These are their stories.
Marbella coffee shop raided as police find hashish hidden among chocolate wrappers
POLICE have busted an illegal cannabis shop in Marbella after discovering its managers were hiding slabs of hashish inside chocolate wrappers. Three people have been
WATCH: British man accused of multiple sex offences and on latest UK ‘Most Wanted’ list is arrested in Spain
A BRITISH man accused of committing a string of sexual offences has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Madrid. John Rocks, 37, was among
Dozens more migrants arrive in Cadiz as trafficking mafias reactivate Strait of Gibraltar route following Ceuta chaos
FOUR migrants have been arrested in Algeciras after a fast boat carrying up to 20 people landed on the coast at dawn. The arrests appear
Ceuta crisis latest: Thousands more migrants pour in from Morocco overnight as Spain deploys army – while locals ‘throw rocks and brandish guns’ in violent clashes
AROUND 40,000 migrants have crossed into Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco in recent days, security officials said, after thousands more arrived overnight in the worst migration
Italy threatens to suspend Schengen with Spain as Trump’s White House blames ‘destructive’ migration policies for Ceuta chaos
ITALY has threatened to suspend the Schengen Agreement with Spain after tens of thousands of migrants poured into Ceuta yesterday and overnight. Similar pressure has
Spain blames trafficking gangs for driving thousands to storm the Ceuta border – but admits border forces were helpless
SPAIN’S Interior Ministry has blamed trafficking gangs – not the courts – for driving thousands to storm into Ceuta. In a statement issued on Thursday,
Three Brits arrested for buying 100 kilos of cocaine in Spain which they were going to smuggle into UK
THREE British men have been arrested at an Alicante province warehouse for buying and then trying to ship over 100 kilos of cocaine to the
Wild car chase on the Costa Blanca sees gangsters ram police vehicle as eight AK47 ‘weapons of war’ are seized
FOUR men have been arrested for possessing eight automatic Kalashnikov AK-47 rifles following a high speed car chase between Alicante province and the Murcia region.
Is a local padel champ now leading the Costa del Sol’s biggest and most infamous drugs cartel?
A SANCTIONED member of the Costa del Sol’s biggest drugs cartel has been tracked down playing padel in Dubai under a false name. Ian Dixon,
‘Give us grenade launchers’: Guardia Civil plead for heavier firepower to take on narco gangs terrorising Spain’s south coast
A GROUP of Guardia Civil generals is requesting grenade launchers to combat drug traffickers across the Strait of Gibraltar, an investigation has revealed. In a
Mob killer wanted in France arrested in Almeria before ferry dash to Morocco
A MAN accused of a deadly drug feud execution in France has been captured in Spain while trying to flee to Morocco. The fugitive was
These are the costa crimes Spanish police are set to interrogate Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons about – could it lead to the unravelling of the entire ‘super cartel’?
STEVEN LYONS, head of Scotland’s most feared criminal organisation, has arrived in Spain to face charges of murder, drug trafficking and money laundering after a
Spain is heading towards a narco state and gangland drug wars will soon impact ordinary public, warns security expert
A BARCELONA sociologist has cautioned that Spain is expected to become a haven for drug trafficking and violence. An interview between El Mundo and Xavier
