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WATCH: Inside the secret three-level tunnel used by narco bosses to smuggle drugs from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

DRUG smugglers have been using a sophisticated three-level tunnel system, complete with rails, wagons and pulley mechanisms, to move tonnes of hashish into Spain without

31 Mar, 2026 @ 15:16

Crime & Law·Lead

Second narco tunnel is discovered between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

A SECOND narco tunnel has been uncovered in an industrial park in Ceuta, near the exclave’s border with Morocco. The discovery was made at the

30 Mar, 2026 @ 13:12

crime·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Spanish police seize first ever shipment of drugs from CANADA as over three tonnes of cannabis are found in Valencia port

SPAIN has recorded its largest-ever seizure of marijuana originating from Canada after authorities intercepted a major drugs shipment at the Port of Valencia earlier this

27 Mar, 2026 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Ex-Premier League footballer arrested on the Costa del Sol: Brit, 47, accused of drug trafficking after ‘police discover marijuana and knives in shop raid

DRUGS, cash and packaging equipment uncovered in Riviera del Sol shop raid expose suspected trafficking operation linked to ex-Premier League player. The 47-year-old British man

19 Mar, 2026 @ 20:00

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Man stopped on Costa del Sol with loaded guns and a pile of drugs – as local police make five arrests and 74 drug citations during month-long crackdown

MIJAS police have arrested a man carrying three loaded firearms and drugs during a routine stop, as officers revealed the results of an intensive month-long

10 Feb, 2026 @ 13:15

Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

TWO people have been arrested in Benidorm after a car carrying a 580-gram slab of cocaine was intercepted at a police checkpoint. Two Ukrainians aged

29 Jan, 2026 @ 16:00

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Ozempic and other anti-diabetes drugs lead medicine spending in Spain's health service

‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

A NEW illegal business is flourishing in Gibraltar as narco-style ‘couriers’ buy Ozempic legally on the Rock before reselling it on the black market in

4 Dec, 2025 @ 11:42

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

AUTHORITIES have seized two tons of cocaine that arrived at the port of Valencia within a cargo of fruit from Ecuador. The drugs had been

27 Nov, 2025 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police rumble narcos loading up on fuel on popular Marbella beach loved by expats and tourists

THE Policia Nacional have intercepted a van carrying 127 bottles of fuel which being loaded onto a narco boat at a beach off the Marbella

19 Nov, 2025 @ 13:11

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain's crack police unit demand to be deployed to Andalucia's narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

Spain’s crack police unit demands to be deployed to Andalucia’s narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

A SPECIALIST Policia Nacional unit wants to fight narco traffickers operating in the Campo de Gibraltar but claims to have been blocked by Spain’s Interior

19 Nov, 2025 @ 12:06

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine shipped into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

POLICE have seized almost 1.7 tonnes of cocaine imported into Valencia by the so-called Balkan Cartel. The joint operation involved the Policia Nacional, Guardia Civil,

17 Oct, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Spanish scientists hail breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment as debate grows over safety, costs, and benefits

A NEW treatment for Alzheimer’s slowed the disease’s progression “for the first time in history,” Spanish scientists said – but the breakthrough remains mired in

3 Oct, 2025 @ 12:30

Health·Lead

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

THE Guardia Civil has seized almost seven tonnes of hashish after stopping two drug shipments in the Strait of Gibraltar. The operation took place over

17 Sep, 2025 @ 15:13

Andalucia·Cadiz·Costa del Sol·crime·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

A POLISH fugitive described by Europol as a ‘High Value Target’ has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benhavis on the Costa del Sol.

26 Aug, 2025 @ 12:30

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Police arrest British-Irish Costa del Sol gang which smuggled tons of marijuana to Ireland- hidden in animal feed

WATCH: Police arrest British-Irish gang on Costa del Sol that smuggled tons of marijuana to Ireland

A COSTA del Sol-based gang with British, Irish, and Spanish members that exported marijuana inside animal feed pallets has been arrested by the Policia Nacional.

7 Aug, 2025 @ 18:15

Costa del Sol·Crime & Law·Lead

Guardia Civil rescues 18 migrants from illegal tobacco factory

EIGHTEEN men from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia have been rescued from an illegal tobacco factory in Andalucia, where they were forced to roll up

7 Aug, 2025 @ 16:22

Andalucia·Cordoba·crime·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain

A GUARDIA Civil helicopter stumbled upon a massive marijuana farm run by two Albanians in Spain’s northern La Rioja region. Officers flying over the Aldeanueva

25 Jul, 2025 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead

Gang paid ‘mules’ €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

AUTHORITIES have smashed a drug-trafficking gang that hired ‘mules’ to collect cocaine shipments from Madrid airport. The criminals paid vulnerable people up €10,000 each and

21 Jul, 2025 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia

IT sounded like the ultimate wellness hack for the high-flying elite – a smoothie that could fuel a finance bro’s 3am club cameo AND his

23 Jun, 2025 @ 16:47

Costa Blanca·crime·Lead

Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers

SPAIN’S war on Class-A drug smuggling has taken a high-tech leap. Traffickers, never short of cunning, have embraced drones, narco-submarines, and hidden tunnels, pushing law

23 Jun, 2025 @ 15:18

crime·Lead

Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign

A HIGH-SPEED car chase in Benidorm’s streets ended in a vehicle carrying 7,240 ecstasy pills crashing into a road sign. Two men- both aged 35

17 Jun, 2025 @ 14:31

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Man driving in UK-plated vehicle on Costa Blanca is caught with cocaine in his car boot

A MAN has been arrested on the Orihuela Costa for drug trafficking and possessing 400 grams of cocaine. A car with a UK license plate

11 Jun, 2025 @ 18:04

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain’s Valencia

CUSTOMS officers at the port of Valencia have intercepted cocaine weighing 170 kilos inside catalytic converters imported from Brazil. Authorities said the narcotics had a

27 May, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears

A POLICIA Nacional inspector has accused the stepson and late husband of Marbella’s mayor of laundering more than €7 million of suspected drug money, as

23 May, 2025 @ 13:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Marbella

Spain’s first-known illegal opium farm is closed down by police in Murcia

POLICE have dismantled the first-known illegal opium farm in Spain and arrested two men. It was being operated by two brothers in the Cartagena area

16 May, 2025 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Police outrage as Spain rules possessing or taking drugs in a parked vehicle ‘is not to be punished’

THE Spanish Secretary of State issued an instruction to the Policia Nacional and Guardia Civil, stating that the consumption of drugs in a parked vehicle

8 May, 2025 @ 11:24

Crime & Law·Lead

WATCH: Inside the secret three-level tunnel used by narco bosses to smuggle drugs from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

Second narco tunnel is discovered between Morocco and Spanish exclave of Ceuta

WATCH: Spanish police seize first ever shipment of drugs from CANADA as over three tonnes of cannabis are found in Valencia port

Ex-Premier League footballer arrested on the Costa del Sol: Brit, 47, accused of drug trafficking after ‘police discover marijuana and knives in shop raid

Man stopped on Costa del Sol with loaded guns and a pile of drugs – as local police make five arrests and 74 drug citations during month-long crackdown

Police in Benidorm’s ‘English Zone’ intercept luxury car carrying large slab of cocaine

‘Narcos of Ozempic’: Gibraltar finds itself at the heart of a new weight-loss black-market with Spain

WATCH: Police seize two tons of cocaine in Valencia shipped in from Ecuador- hidden in fruit crates

Police rumble narcos loading up on fuel on popular Marbella beach loved by expats and tourists

Spain’s crack police unit demands to be deployed to Andalucia’s narco hotspots after officer is shot with military assault rifle

Police seize 1.7 tonnes of cocaine smuggled into Valencia by infamous Balkan Cartel

Spanish scientists hail breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment as debate grows over safety, costs, and benefits

Spanish police catch narcos dumping drugs into the Strait of Gibraltar and seize almost seven tonnes

Polish gangster wanted for murder arrested in upmarket Costa del Sol town: Narcos sent drugs between Spain and Krakow

WATCH: Police arrest British-Irish gang on Costa del Sol that smuggled tons of marijuana to Ireland

Guardia Civil rescues 18 migrants from illegal tobacco factory

Police helicopter discovers large marijuana farm hidden within pine forest in Spain

Gang paid ‘mules’ €10k each to pick up cocaine-filled suitcases from Madrid airport

Smoothie operators: Cocaine base hidden in barrels of guava pulp discovered in Spain’s Valencia

Spanish authorities ramp up cutting-edge technology and international cooperation to outsmart drug traffickers

Benidorm high-speed chase ends with car containing 1.5 kilos of ecstasy pills crashing into road sign

Man driving in UK-plated vehicle on Costa Blanca is caught with cocaine in his car boot

Cocaine worth €5m found inside catalytic converters shipped to Spain’s Valencia

Marbella mayor’s stepson and late husband ‘laundered €7m as bosses of the Swedish mafia’ trial hears

Spain’s first-known illegal opium farm is closed down by police in Murcia

Police outrage as Spain rules possessing or taking drugs in a parked vehicle ‘is not to be punished’

Trump calls for investigation into death of Spanish gang-rape victim, 25, by euthanasia: US president hits out at ‘systemic human rights failures’

Spanish woman found guilty of murdering new-born baby is finally locked up after two-week manhunt

British tourist died in Costa Blanca hospital after taking drugs before flight to Spain

IN PICS: Violent prisoner released in Malaga as part of centuries-old ritual as thousands hit the streets to celebrate Semana Santa

Diesel con nets €196k with 15 fraudsters arrested for impersonating companies in Spain

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