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Irish fugitive who ‘worked with Colombian cartels to smuggle tonnes of cocaine to UK’ arrested on the Costa del Sol

Spanish police’s elite GRECO unit carried out the arrest which came ten days after the fugitive escaped a similar raid following a suspected tip-off

1 Jul, 2019 @ 18:31

Crime & Law·Lead

Largest ever cocaine haul made in Spain’s Sevilla as 1000 kilos of the drug smuggled in banana truck

Udyco anti-drug officers from Sevilla and Malaga forces were behind the record raid

23 May, 2019 @ 16:03

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Judge allows convicted British criminal to go on Spain holiday after taser and cocaine bust

Judge Jenkins agreed to postpone the crook’s sentencing as ‘an act of mercy’ but campaigners have said it sends mixed messages to crime victims

22 May, 2019 @ 16:56

Crime & Law·Lead

British soldier and football coach guilty of intent to supply £3,000 of cocaine outside Gibraltar ‘military establishment’

After his initial arrest in February outside a ‘military establishment’ police also used ‘specialised sniffer dogs’ to search two locations

10 May, 2019 @ 15:11

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·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

WATCH: Police in Spain ‘fire rubber bullets’ at Scottish football fans after Benidorm bar ‘torched’ and man arrested for crystal meth

It also emerged on Wednesday that there would not be a fan zone for the roughly 10,000 football fans journeying from Scotland to Spain

21 Feb, 2019 @ 17:08

Crime & Law·Lead·Sport

WANTED BRIT: Liverpudlian gangster who ‘dealt AK-47s and cocaine’ spotted roaming southern Spain in luxury Audi

The UK based Cullen gang was heavily armed, with access to a fully working AK47 assault rifle, a pump action shotgun and handguns

19 Feb, 2019 @ 12:22

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Colombian trafficker says corrupt cops on Costa del Sol keep 30% of smuggled drugs for themselves

A Colombian cocaine trafficker from Malaga has told Telecinco that corrupt police officers, security or dock workers keep ‘between 25% and 30%’ of cocaine smuggled

18 Feb, 2019 @ 14:39

Lead·Malaga

British drug dealer cuffed ‘outside military establishment’ in Gibraltar carrying large amounts of cocaine

He has been arrested for possession and possession with intent to supply

13 Feb, 2019 @ 15:37

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

WATCH: Police SMASH one of Europe’s largest cocaine labs run from luxury Costa del Sol villa

POLICE in Spain have smashed one of the largest cocaine labs in Europe, which was run from a luxury villa on the Costa del Sol.

21 Jan, 2019 @ 12:41

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

JAIME BOND: Two arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol for 007-style PEN GUN and seven kilos of cocaine

Sean Connery’s Bond uses a similar 9mm rocket-firing pen gun in the film Never Say Never Again (1983)

9 Jan, 2019 @ 12:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

IBIZA police have arrested a driver who tested positive for all drugs when breathalysed on New Year’s Day. Roadside tests revealed the 31-year-old man had

2 Jan, 2019 @ 20:01

Crime & Law·Lead

One tonne of cocaine found hidden in avocados on Spain’s Costa del Sol

The haul, with a street value of around €160 million, was found in a warehouse in Velez-Malaga earlier this month

20 Dec, 2018 @ 15:50

Crime & Law·Lead

Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport

The man was carrying 725 grams of cocaine in his stomach

6 Dec, 2018 @ 17:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Expat busted for drug smuggling after crashing his stolen car revealing 450 kilos of hashish on Costa del Sol

Cocaine and hashish were found in backpacks in the car after the driver crashed into the back of a broken down lorry

27 Nov, 2018 @ 16:32

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash

Drug traffickers had hidden the cocaine, believed to have originated from Ecuador, underneath bananas in cardboard boxes

26 Oct, 2018 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Food & Drink·Lead·Malaga

Record SIX TONNE cocaine haul hidden in bananas on Spain’s Costa del Sol is worth over €350 MILLION

POLICE have intercepted Spain’s second biggest ever cocaine haul on the Costa del Sol this morning. An astonishing SIX TONNES of the drug were found

24 Oct, 2018 @ 14:24

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Top ‘narco’ reveals how 30% of cocaine profits in Spain spent bribing police and port workers in explosive interview detailing how the criminal industry works

Some 32,795 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain last year

17 Sep, 2018 @ 12:35

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting outside luxury Marbella nightclub leaves two ‘drug cartel members’ injured

A HIRED assassin has attempted to murder two senior drug cartel members outside one of the Costa del Sol’s most popular luxury nightclubs, it can

29 Aug, 2018 @ 14:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Police in Spain raid UK-registered yacht seizing almost €17 million worth of cocaine in Balearic Islands’ biggest ever haul

Some 300 kilos of the Class A drug were intercepted on Sunday morning around 15 miles from Ibiza

22 Aug, 2018 @ 11:13

Lead·Mallorca

There are now more cocaine addicts than alcoholics for first time in Spain

COCAINE is taking over from alcohol as the addiction most people in Spain seek help in quitting. According to the Observatorio Proyecto Hombre report, the

14 Jul, 2018 @ 09:13

Health·Lead

Victim of Marbella drive-by was ‘Costa cocaine king’ and ‘owed Colombian drug cartels millions’

Police believe his debt with the Colombians could go into the millions

15 May, 2018 @ 12:54

Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil officers attacked with bottles and clubs by gang of 40 in Andalucia drug-trafficking hotspot

The nine officers were off-duty at the time of the violent incident which is believed to be in 'retaliation' to the recent crackdown of drug

14 May, 2018 @ 11:52

Crime & Law·Lead

Plant workers arrested in Andalucia after trying to save cocaine sent for destruction

TWO cement plant workers have been arrested after the Guardia Civil found they tried to hoard cocaine meant for destruction. Last Friday agents transported the

9 May, 2018 @ 15:34

Crime & Law·Lead

Europe’s biggest EVER cocaine haul seized by Andalucia cops

Nearly nine tonnes of cocaine were found hidden in banana boxes being transported from Colombia

25 Apr, 2018 @ 16:43

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Outrage after Mallorcan drug death driver arrested THREE times previously

THE driver of a Porsche Cayenne who ran over nine German cyclists – killing one – has three times been caught for taking drugs before.

12 Apr, 2018 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca·Sport

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Irish fugitive who ‘worked with Colombian cartels to smuggle tonnes of cocaine to UK’ arrested on the Costa del Sol

Largest ever cocaine haul made in Spain’s Sevilla as 1000 kilos of the drug smuggled in banana truck

Judge allows convicted British criminal to go on Spain holiday after taser and cocaine bust

British soldier and football coach guilty of intent to supply £3,000 of cocaine outside Gibraltar ‘military establishment’

Police in Spain catch drug ‘home delivery’ biker gang

WATCH: Police in Spain ‘fire rubber bullets’ at Scottish football fans after Benidorm bar ‘torched’ and man arrested for crystal meth

WANTED BRIT: Liverpudlian gangster who ‘dealt AK-47s and cocaine’ spotted roaming southern Spain in luxury Audi

WATCH: Colombian trafficker says corrupt cops on Costa del Sol keep 30% of smuggled drugs for themselves

British drug dealer cuffed ‘outside military establishment’ in Gibraltar carrying large amounts of cocaine

WATCH: Police SMASH one of Europe’s largest cocaine labs run from luxury Costa del Sol villa

JAIME BOND: Two arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol for 007-style PEN GUN and seven kilos of cocaine

Driver in Spain’s Ibiza tests positive for ALL DRUGS in NYE breathalyser revelation

One tonne of cocaine found hidden in avocados on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Man with 54 balls of cocaine in belly arrested trying to enter Spain at Malaga airport

Expat busted for drug smuggling after crashing his stolen car revealing 450 kilos of hashish on Costa del Sol

WATCH: Police in Malaga seize 6,000kg cocaine hidden in bananas and recover guns and €300,000 in cash

Record SIX TONNE cocaine haul hidden in bananas on Spain’s Costa del Sol is worth over €350 MILLION

Top ‘narco’ reveals how 30% of cocaine profits in Spain spent bribing police and port workers in explosive interview detailing how the criminal industry works

EXCLUSIVE: Shooting outside luxury Marbella nightclub leaves two ‘drug cartel members’ injured

Police in Spain raid UK-registered yacht seizing almost €17 million worth of cocaine in Balearic Islands’ biggest ever haul

There are now more cocaine addicts than alcoholics for first time in Spain

Victim of Marbella drive-by was ‘Costa cocaine king’ and ‘owed Colombian drug cartels millions’

Guardia Civil officers attacked with bottles and clubs by gang of 40 in Andalucia drug-trafficking hotspot

Plant workers arrested in Andalucia after trying to save cocaine sent for destruction

Europe’s biggest EVER cocaine haul seized by Andalucia cops

Outrage after Mallorcan drug death driver arrested THREE times previously

21 migrants arrested after ‘hurling rocks at police’ in Ceuta – as fears grow of new speedboat smuggling route linking enclave to mainland Spain

Hollywood royalty descends on Spain: Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz lead A-list line-up at this month’s San Sebastian Film Festival

EXPLAINER: Inside the row over the right-wing mayor of Madrid’s €6m penthouse – and why it could offer a lifeline to Pedro Sanchez

British holidaymaker becomes latest drowning victim on Catalunya’s beaches after ‘drunkenly leaping off ferry to swim to beach bar’

WATCH: Horror as female tourist, 64, is gored to death in street during running of the bulls festival in southern Spain

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