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Police discover 21 kilos of cannabis at secret weed plantation in Gibraltar Campo town

POLICE have raided an illegal weed plantation in an Algeciras neighbourhood and seized more than 20 kilos of marijuana. Policia Nacional agents arrested a man they believe to be responsible for the

15 Sep, 2022 @ 14:53

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Police find assault rifles in back of work van in Gibraltar bay linked to clan conflict

NATIONAL Police officers were shocked to find automatic rifles in the back of a van as part of an operation spying on rival criminal clans in the port city of Algeciras. Police

20 Aug, 2022 @ 14:15

Gibraltar·Lead

Barbate Port On The River Credit Vic Stamp

ON a second visit to Spain’s unspoilt Costa de la Luz, Jo Chipchase was finally switched on to its beautiful beaches and illuminated villages… oh, and tuna fish

I HAD visited the Costa de la Luz only once before, a decade ago with my young sons. At the time, I had only heard of Tarifa, famed for its knockabout winds

14 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Cadiz·Costa de la Luz·Lead·Must Read·Olive Press Travel·Travel Andalucia

Ferry routes between Spain and Morocco resume after two year stop

FERRY crossings between Spain and Morocco were resumed this week after stopping more than two years ago as the pandemic hit. The first ferries crossed between the ports of Algeciras and Tangier

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Jihadist Leader Is Arrested In Spain's Andalucia Along With Three 'radicalised' Group Members In Murcia

Jihadist leader arrested in Spain’s Andalucia along with three ‘radicalised’ group members in Murcia

FOUR members of a jihadist group have been arrested by the Policia Nacional after an 18-month investigation. Officers swooped on the leader in Algeciras on Tuesday as well as detaining three people

21 Jan, 2022 @ 17:22

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

PP politician resigns in Andalucia after posting sex ad in revenge against divorce lawyer

A LOCAL rightwing politician in Andalucia has been forced to resign after it emerged she posted personal ads offering gay sex in the name of her ex-husband’s lawyer in what appears to

6 Sep, 2021 @ 17:30

Lead·Malaga

Guardia Civil officer busted smuggling migrants into Spain’s Andalucia inside his car

The man has been arrested, together with his 23-year-old Moroccan wife and two other collaborators,

7 Jul, 2020 @ 12:25

Cadiz·Lead·Malaga

Hostel in Spain’s Andalucia put on lockdown after man dies of coronavirus

A HOSTEL in Cadiz province has been put on lockdown by the police after an outbreak of coronavirus within the establishment.

18 Jun, 2020 @ 15:43

Cadiz·Health·Lead

Dead body found in boot of car in Campo de Gibraltar

A DEAD body has been found in the boot of a car in the Campo de Gibraltar. The corpse was discovered in a parked vehicle in the Port of Algeciras. Policia Nacional

12 Mar, 2020 @ 13:33

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

‘King of Algeciras port’ brought down in HUGE win for Spain’s drug war after cops seize half a tonne of cocaine and €700,000 cash hidden inside a pool table

While he was arrested several times throughout his career, nothing quite stuck and his run ins with the law only made him more determined

14 Dec, 2019 @ 17:43

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

Hugely popular luxury restaurant busted for money laundering for drug traffickers as €650,000 seized in dramatic raid in Spain’s Andalucia

The money, allegedly made from the sale of drugs in the Campo de Gibraltar, was found stashed in a pipe

31 Oct, 2019 @ 08:01

Gibraltar·Lead

SHOEDUNIT: Man cuffed in Spain’s Andalucia after hiding kilo of hash in trainers

The shoes - black Nike Air Force 1s - had been altered to conceal the hash in the tongues and in cavities under the insoles

19 Jul, 2019 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

PICTURED: Freed British man snaps selfies after year of hell locked up with terrorists and murderers near Spain’s Costa del Sol

Robert Mansfield-Hewitt, 51, was thrown in Botafuegos jail after police happened upon a €5.5 million stash of hashish in the adjoining garage of a house where he was renting a room

8 Jul, 2019 @ 14:51

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

VICTORY: British man FINALLY released without charge after being locked up with terrorists for over a YEAR near Spain’s Costa del Sol

e Chichester man was cuffed after he stayed at a rental apartment in San Roque, where police seized the €5.5 million worth of drugs from an adjoining garage

5 Jul, 2019 @ 14:14

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Briton facing €8 MILLION fine after being locked up with terrorists for almost a year without charge near Spain’s Costa del Sol

Home to ETA terrorists and murderers, Hewitt - who has a PHD and is an avid poet in his spare time - will have been held for exactly one year on June

22 Jun, 2019 @ 09:26

Cadiz·Lead

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

Seven arrested on Costa del Sol and in Barcelona as police bust drug gang who sold cannabis using cryptocurrencies

Police also seized €2,000 in cash and €115,000 in computer equipment used for managing cryptocurrencies

8 Apr, 2019 @ 17:16

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police arrest five ‘drug traffickers’ after young man kidnapped and murdered on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Brian Martos Carmona's body was found an hour and a half later in Algeciras, a single shot had hit his arm before piercing both lungs and his heart

19 Mar, 2019 @ 13:05

Crime & Law·Lead

Female gypsy Vox candidate wants to undo Spain’s gender violence laws as fight for women’s rights turns ugly in run-up to the 8M strike today

AS thousands of Spaniards prepare to take the streets, joining the global sisterhood in a show of solidarity on March 8 for the second consecutive year, a bus with a caricature of

8 Mar, 2019 @ 12:37

La Cultura·Lead·Politics

NARCO WARS: Thousands arrested and hundreds of tonnes of drugs seized in Andalucia last year as battle between mafias and police rages on

The results came in what was one of the bloodiest years on the Costa del Sol in terms of mafia activity

11 Feb, 2019 @ 13:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Terrifying moment HUGE spitting COBRA acosts workers at port in southern Spain

The snake is highly aggressive and has a venomous bite

18 Jan, 2019 @ 14:54

Cadiz·Lead

300 mainly African migrants dock in Spain after a week at sea saw them refused entry by Italy and Malta

A BOAT carrying 300 migrants docked in Spain this morning after being refused entry twice into Europe. Operated by Spanish charity NGO Proactiva Open Arms, the vessel docked in Algeciras at 9:00am

28 Dec, 2018 @ 17:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?

Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates

24 Nov, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Environment·Gibraltar·Health·Huelva·Lead·Nature·Politics·Sevilla

Don’t miss the annual Oktoberfest festival at Bar Allioli

THE Oktoberfest festival at Bar Allioli, in Jimera de Libar, will kick off this Saturday. Music is planned from 1pm until 11pm and there are three bands playing at the unique hangout

11 Oct, 2018 @ 15:35

La Cultura

Body found in Algeciras IS linked to Estepona kidnapping as victim identified

THE victim of the Estepona kidnapping has been identified as a young Spaniard. The 29-year-old, whose name has not been released, had a history of drugs and tobacco smuggling. His body was

4 Oct, 2018 @ 14:04

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Brutally murdered body dumped in Algeciras may be victim of last night’s kidnapping on Spain’s Costa del Sol

A BRUTALLY murdered body has been discovered in Algeciras just hours after a shootout and alleged kidnapping on the Costa del Sol. The body had several stab wounds which make it clear

3 Oct, 2018 @ 09:19

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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