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EXCLUSIVE: Brit and Irishman among the 23 members of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang arrested across...

Alberto Lejarraga - 7 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

A BRIT and an Irishman have been arrested for allegedly being part of a major Costa del Sol based drug gang that has been...

Costa Blanca

International gang used luxury villas to grow marijuana on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 3 Aug, 2023 @ 12:45

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es A SIX MONTH operation to bring down an Albanian-led drugs gang that used luxury Costa Blanca villas as...

Costa Blanca

Three of Europe’s ‘Most Wanted’ arrested on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 2 Aug, 2023 @ 14:15

GOT A STORY? Email us at tips@theolivepress.es THREE of Europe's 'Most Wanted' criminals have been arrested by the Guardia Civil in Calpe on the Costa...

Crime & Law

Spain’s National Police and Colombian authorities deal major blow to Mexican Zetas drug gang

Simon Hunter - 1 Aug, 2023 @ 10:00

THE BOSS in Europe of the notorious Zetas Mexican drug gang has been arrested in Madrid, in an operation that netted the authorities 400...

Crime & Law

In joint operation between Spain and UK, authorities bust cocaine smugglers using recreational boats

Simon Hunter - 7 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

SPAIN’S Civil Guard has carried out a joint operation with UK authorities to bust a drug-trafficking gang that was using recreational boats to smuggle...

Andalucia

Vast quantities of cocaine intercepted in banana shipments to Spain’s Andalucia

Alex Trelinski - 30 Jun, 2023 @ 11:10

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has dismantled a criminal gang who imported large quantities of cocaine hidden in banana containers that docked in Algeciras. 13 people have...

Cadiz

Cocaine cowboys: Three day search of animal cargo ship fails to find drugs

Simon Hunter - 25 Jun, 2023 @ 15:45

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...

Andalucia

Major hashish gang arrested in Andalucía

Alberto Lejarraga - 29 Mar, 2023 @ 20:00

A total of 16 members of a criminal group located in the province of Jaén have been arrested as part of a Guardia Civil...

Costa Blanca

Drugs gang laundered €4 million in real estate and business purchases on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 7 Mar, 2023 @ 11:29

A Costa Blanca drugs gang laundered €4 million of profits by purchasing businesses and properties between 2019 and 2022. The criminals portfolio of businesses included...

Costa Blanca

150 police officers bust Costa Blanca drugs gang exporting marijuana from Spain to the UK

Alex Trelinski - 23 Feb, 2023 @ 19:30

SIMULTANEOUS Guardia Civil raids early on Tuesday morning involving 150 officers have brought down a Teulada-Moraira gang that exported marijuana to the United Kingdom 17...

Costa Blanca

Police simultaneously raid six indoor marijuana farms in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Murcia

Alex Trelinski - 16 Jan, 2023 @ 18:30

AN investigation spanning several months has culminated in simultaneous raids on six indoor marijuana farms in Alicante Province and Murcia. 2,181 plants were removed by...

Benidorm

Police in Spain’s Benidorm arrest major money launderer working for Dutch drugs gang

Alex Trelinski - 17 Nov, 2022 @ 11:07

THE Guardia Civil in Benidorm have arrested a key figure in a Dutch drugs gang- said to be one of Europe's major narcotics trafficking...

Drugs Stash Hidden In Farm Tractors And Combine Harvesters Before Onward Journey To Spain's Madrid

Crime & Law

Imported drugs hidden in farm tractors and combine harvesters before arriving in Madrid area of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 21 Oct, 2022 @ 15:00

A drug trafficking gang that hid imported supplies in farm tractors and combine harvesters has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. 24 people have...

National News

Europol most wanted list: Spain’s most dangerous alleged fugitives revealed

Anthony Piovesan - 28 Sep, 2022 @ 16:30

SPAIN’S most dangerous alleged criminals have evaded police who suspect them of horrific crimes, and now their profiles have been made public. Europol on Wednesday...

Guardia Civil Agents Arrest A Man In Connection With Drug Raids

Crime & Law

WATCH: Police smash huge smuggling ring that sent weed to Germany on trucks and camper vans

John Culatto - 12 Sep, 2022 @ 13:56

EUROPOL agents have arrested 44 and seized over €4 million in cash after the stakeout of a powerful weed and hash Costa del Sol...

Crime & Law

Petrol head jailbirds – United Tribuns biker gang jailed in Mallorca

Kimberley Mannion - 1 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

FIVE members of the notorious United Tribuns neo-Nazi biker gang have been jailed for a total of 15 years. The accused accepted 15-and-a-half years of...

Benidorm Area Drugs Gang Family Squat In Homes Turned Into Sales Outlets On Spain's Costa Blanca

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Benidorm family drugs gang converted squatted homes into drug dens and sales points on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 19 May, 2022 @ 13:37

A Benidorm drugs gang operating out of three illegally occupied Villajoyosa homes has been brought down in a joint Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional...

Valencia

Italian mafia crime boss and two henchmen arrested in Valencia area of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 29 Mar, 2022 @ 12:08

AN Italian mafia drugs lord and his two lieutenants have been arrested in Valencia Province. The leader has been detained by the Policia Nacional in...

Drug Traffickers Jailed After Shoot Out Kills Gang Member With Body Dumped In Parked Car On Alicante Street In Spain

Costa Blanca

Drug traffickers jailed after shooting gang member and dumping body in car boot on Costa Blanca street in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 10 Feb, 2022 @ 14:42

TWO drugs gang members have been jailed for 12 years each after a shoot out on a Petrer farm killed one of their colleagues. They...

Benidorm

Benidorm drugs gang is collared by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 6 Jan, 2022 @ 12:00

A Benidorm area drugs gang has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Five men and five women of different but undisclosed nationalities have been...

Costa Blanca

Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Alex Trelinski - 10 Dec, 2021 @ 17:50

THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs 'supermarket' that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men...

Cocaine and crystal meth sellers arrested in major operation on Mallorca in Spain

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Cocaine and crystal meth dealers arrested in major operation on Mallorca in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 20 Oct, 2021 @ 17:00

FIVE people were detained this Wednesday morning(October 20) in a major Policia Nacional operation against a Mallorca drugs gang. The dealers sold cocaine, crystal meth...

Costa Blanca

Criminal gang turns squatted flat into secure drug dealing compound on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 19 Aug, 2021 @ 11:57

A gang of Alicante drug dealers turned a squat into a secure compound to avoid being caught by the police. Five people have been arrested...

Costa Blanca

Removal firm on Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol was used to export drugs from Spain to Sweden

Alex Trelinski - 12 Aug, 2021 @ 17:41

A Swedish-owned removal company operating out of the Marbella and Torrevieja areas of Spain was used as a front to make major drug shipments....

Costa Blanca

‘MAIL ORDER DRUGS’ as Costa Blanca gang send out marijuana parcels from Alicante-Elche airport in Spain

Alex Trelinski - 9 Jul, 2021 @ 12:15

FOUR men have been arrested over a major marijuana growing and shipping operation that dispatched customer orders from Alicante-Elche airport. The criminal enterprise was co-ordinated...

Costa Blanca

Police swarm out to bring down drug-dealing family that threatened concerned residents on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 8 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

ALMOST a hundred Guardia Civil officers took to the streets at the same time to bring down a drugs gang operating out of a...

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