‘The party’s over!’ Estepona launches long-awaited crackdown on e-scooter users A TOURIST hotspot on the Costa del Sol is tightening the screws on e-scooters as their popularity continues to surge across Spain. A new regulation 9 Apr, 2026 @ 12:46 Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Estepona·Lead
Watch out drunk tourists: Crackdown on anti-social behaviour to begin next week in Spain’s Mallorca PALMA police are set to crackdown on drunken tourists and other anti-social behaviour next week as the summer season heats up. The long arm of 28 Apr, 2023 @ 13:30 Lead·Mallorca·Travel News
The party’s over: Malaga approves crackdown on raucous stag and hen do’s The city of Malaga has approved proposals to come down on wild and boisterous behaviour by weekend partygoers. The council has passed a new bylaw 17 Feb, 2023 @ 16:45 Lead·Malaga
Gibraltar announces drone crackdown after Gatwick attacks saw 140,000 travellers affected at Christmas The UK’s second busiest airport was shut down for more than 36 hours, as drones were piloted near the transport hub in the run-up to 21 Jun, 2019 @ 11:44 Gibraltar·Lead
Authorities break up one of Spain’s ‘biggest’ hashish drug smuggling rings It is estimated the La Linea criminal organisation brought more than 10,000 kilograms of hashish from Morocco to Spain 22 May, 2018 @ 11:42 Crime & Law·Lead
Andalucia hotspot introduces €3,000 fines after hen do interrupts religious procession while whacking each other with giant phallic inflatables Witnesses say worshippers asked the girls to leave but they refused 15 May, 2018 @ 14:28 Lead·Sevilla
Hundreds of new Mallorca restaurant inspections to take place in crackdown MALLORCA’S health inspectors are getting tough. In an island-wide crackdown, they will be undertaking hundreds more random inspections this year. In a bid to increase 1 May, 2018 @ 14:00 Entertainment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Mallorca
PARTY’S OVER: Boozed up Brits travelling to Spain could face hefty fines at UK airports In a bid to crackdown on boozy in-flight incidents, passengers could soon be slapped with new penalties costing a few hundred pounds. 13 Apr, 2018 @ 13:01 Lead·Other News
NO MORE bar licences and music crackdown for more than 100 Malaga streets MALAGA will not grant any more licences for bars and will crackdown on music-playing hours. More than 100 streets will be affected by the new 2 Feb, 2018 @ 13:06 Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga·Politics
2500 tons of ‘fraud food’ confiscated across 47 countries Interpol battles frozen food billed as fresh and sell-by-date fiddling 19 Feb, 2015 @ 16:30 Food & Drink·Lead·National News
Billionaire philanthropist drives global crackdown on corruption Starting with Equatorial Guinea 29 Nov, 2014 @ 09:52
BREAKING: Further anti-corruption raids see at least 30 more arrests, many in Sevilla The crackdown includes technicians, senior municipal officials and politicians 11 Nov, 2014 @ 10:42 Lead·Sevilla
More than 1,000 arrested in ‘unprecedented’ Europe-wide organised crime crackdown Total of 250 arrests in Spain, in 'single largest coordinated assault on organised crime in Europe' 25 Sep, 2014 @ 10:39 Lead
Crackdown on Magaluf pub crawls after mamading oral sex video scandal Boss of bar crawl Carnage Magaluf refuses to apologise to sex video girl's family 11 Jul, 2014 @ 11:13 Lead·National News
Police arrest 740 in massive fake business crackdown Estimates say the fraud cost the state €20.5 million 15 May, 2014 @ 11:58
Spanish police arrest 35 in crackdown on violent Latin American gangs Knives, fake guns, drugs and documents were also seized in raids across the country 25 Mar, 2014 @ 16:25 Lead
No more monkey business Government crackdown to stop Barbary Macaques gathering in urban areas of Gibraltar will involve loud noises going off 26 Feb, 2013 @ 15:31 Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s smuggling crackdown success In a recent bust HM Customs and the Royal Gibraltar Police seized a car stashed full of cannabis resin worth £3.9million 27 May, 2011 @ 08:49 Gibraltar