Tag: drug trafficking spain
Court in Spain’s Andalucia releases alleged head of drug clan on bail during high profile Algeciras case
A COURT in Spain’s Andalucia has released the alleged leader of the Castanas criminal group on bail for €400,000 after spending nearly three years...
Cocaine cowboys: Three day search of animal cargo ship fails to find drugs
A THREE-DAY search by the Spanish authorities of a ship carrying 16,000 cows was called off after officers failed to find the five tonnes...
Police arrest 22 in bust of Benidorm-based ring dealing drugs and ripping off rivals
THE SPANISH authorities have arrested 22 people suspected of forming part of a drug-trafficking ring in Benidorm that was also ripping off rivals.
A major...
Drugs in plane sight: Ex-airport worker at Spain’s Barajas thought to have earned €24m from drug trafficking
SPAIN’S High Court is investigating a former employee at Madrid’s Barajas Airport who is alleged to have amassed a €24 million fortune from trafficking...
Police detail 82 Ceuta gang members after Friday arrest of their leader in Spain’s Andalusia
POLICE have arrested 82 people alleged to be part of one of the biggest drug trafficking gangs in Spain’s Ceuta.
Policia Nacional agents arrested the...
First day of Mallorca Hells Angels trial sees 34 of nearly 50 defendants cut deals with the prosecutor
THE FIRST day of a massive trial of members of a Hells Angels chapter based in Mallorca saw 34 of the nearly 50 defendants...
Officers corner man with 8.6 kilos of hash after police chase and forest scramble in Spain’s Algeciras
AGENTS on three police cars who gave chase to a suspicious vehicle arrested a man with 8.6 kilos of hashish in the Spanish port...
Tell-tale whiff gives away massive marijuana plantation hidden in Spain’s Antequera
A TEAM from Spain’s Guardia Civil uncovered a massive marijuana plantation hidden in Antequera after following their noses.
Officers detected the tell-tale whiff given off...
VIDEO: Beachgoers help nab drug traffickers during dramatic police chase in southern Spain
BEACHGOERS at a playa south of Granada in southern Spain had a peaceful afternoon at the beach rudely interrupted on Saturday when they found...
Stuffed: Gang of four arrested in Spain for smuggling drugs in cushions
FOUR Spaniards have been arrested on suspicion of organising a criminal network after police intercepted 181kg of hashish which was being sent from Malaga...
Shocked beach-goers watch as drug boat carrying migrants runs ashore on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Authorities have seized the boat.
In HUGE drug bust, 700kg of cocaine seized by authorities on Spain’s Costa del Sol
As well as the alleged crooks being obtained, police have impounded four vehicles, and around €40,000 in cash.
Spanish police seize half tonne of cocaine in fake fireplace bricks
A nationwide investigation in Spain led to the discovery of a large amount of cocaine and the arrests of 25 people
Cocaine found in fake bananas in Malaga and Valencia drug bust
Two Spanish men have been arrested following the bust and third, Italian, is currently being investigated
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