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Million euros of meth seized as human trafficking gang snared in raid on Spain’s Costa Calida

Simon Wade - 26 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

A GANG of 24 people traffickers operating in Costa Calida have been arrested for smuggling people from Algeria. As well as the 23 men and...

Andalucia

Lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a secret compartment in truck

Kirsty Mckenzie - 19 Apr, 2021 @ 18:30

A GANG of lorry drivers tried to smuggle over 300kg of marijuana into Spain using a hidden compartment in a trucks’ floors. The men -...

Andalucia

Hash hidden in fuel cans on boat recovered in drug raid at Guadalmina beach

Kirsty Mckenzie - 11 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

POLICE intercepted drug-loaded boats carrying 510kg worth of hash in the waters near Marbella. Guardia Civil and National Police launched a joint operation to target drug traffickers working...

Crime & Law

Four tonnes of marijuana set alight by Spanish police after three arrested in drug factory raid

Simon Wade - 9 Apr, 2021 @ 12:30

OVER four tonnes of marijuana was seized and burned by Guardia Civil as three people were arrested in Aragon’s city of Teruel. Including the three...

Costa Blanca

Pringles snack tubes with drugs and cash in false bottoms don’t fool police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 6 Apr, 2021 @ 20:55

TWO Costa Blanca men could'nt fool the Guardia Civil at a checkpoint after officers discovered drugs and cash in two Pringles snack tubes. The men...

Andalucia

VIDEO: Police bust gang who smuggled drugs into Spain on speedboats

Fiona Govan - 4 Apr, 2021 @ 14:15

Spanish police have arrested 100 members of a gang which smuggled drugs across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain using high powered speedboats. The gang...

Less drinking in Spain due to bar lockdowns and restrictions

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Spain’s lockdown bar closures produce less boozing but people have turned to other vices

Alex Trelinski - 26 Mar, 2021 @ 20:30

SPAIN'S lockdowns have seen people turn away from alcohol but replace it with online gambling and the taking of drugs. That's the conclusion of a...

Crime & Law

WATCH: Police bust violent drug gang with arsenal of weapons in Spain’s capital Madrid

Fiona Govan - 15 Mar, 2021 @ 16:15

Police in Spain seized almost three-quarters of a million euros in cash, a red Ferrari and an arsenal of weapons including automatic weapons and...

Shocking Blue As Europe's First 'narco Sub' Discovered At Warehouse In Costa Del Sol Area Area Of Spain

Andalucia

SHOCKING BLUE as Europe’s first ‘narco-sub’ is discovered at San Roque warehouse in Spain’s Andalucia region

Alex Trelinski - 12 Mar, 2021 @ 19:15

EUROPE'S first 'home-built' narco-submarine has been seized by the Policia Nacional from a San Roque warehouse in southern Andalucia. Officers stumbled on the nine-metre-long craft...

Almeria

BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco

Simon Wade - 12 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man...

Valencia

THE WHITE STUFF: Three men arrested while trying to ‘rescue’ 300 kilos of cocaine at Valencia port

Staff Reporter - 10 Mar, 2021 @ 12:45

THREE men have been arrested for attempting to recover 300 kilos of cocaine from Valencia port. The suspects were detained as they tried to break...

Alicante

IN PICS: Motorcycle gang arrested with over 7,000 marijuana plants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 9 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

A GANG of ten Alicante bikers were detained after more than 7,000 marijuana plants and 30 kilos of the drug were found in their...

Costa Blanca

Holland’s most wanted fugitive arrested with international terrorist after ‘upmarket’ drugs bust in Spain’s Valencia

Simon Wade - 7 Mar, 2021 @ 16:30

SPAIN’S biggest haul of ‘pink cocaine’ was seized and Holland’s most wanted man was arrested after a joint operation between Guardia Civil and the...

Costa Blanca

Man to face trial for lacing smoothies with drugs to sexually abuse little girl in his holiday home on...

Alex Trelinski - 1 Mar, 2021 @ 20:00

A man will face an Alicante court this Wednesday(March 3) accused of sexually abusing a young girl after he laced her milk shakes with...

Costa Blanca

BUSTED: Secret drugs farm hidden in stables producing half tonne of cocaine a month – gang of 30 arrested...

Simon Wade - 1 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

AN ALMORADI drugs farm has been dismantled by Policia Nacional with 30 people being arrested. The secret cocaine processing laboratory was busted whilst in operation,...

Unlucky Burglar Tries To Rob Home Of Guardia Civil Agent On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm

DRUGS HIT: Man gunned down on terrace of British bar in Alfas del Pi near Benidorm

Dilip Kuner - 20 Dec, 2020 @ 11:37

A MAN has been gunned down in front of his British girlfriend on the terrace of a popular expat bar near Benidorm. The 42-year-old Albanian...

Crime & Law

WATCH: Police dogs help smash cocaine and meth gang operating in Spain’s Mallorca

Isha Sesay - 4 Dec, 2020 @ 17:00

Guardia Civil shutdown three narcotics sales points in Capdepera as part of their crackdown on drugs across the island

Costa Blanca

British teenager arrested for selling drugs to children on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 3 Dec, 2020 @ 20:30

A BRITISH teenage girl has been arrested for selling drugs to children in the Jalon area of the Costa Blanca. The 16-year-old was detained with...

International Drugs Gang Used A Warehouse On Spain S Costa Blanca In Big Swiss Export Racket

Alicante

Smell leads to downfall of international drugs gang exporting to Switzerland from Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 17 Nov, 2020 @ 19:15

A STENCH of marijuana wafting out of an Alicante area warehouse has led to the downfall of a major drugs supply line to Switzerland. Drugs...

Police Close Down Bar And Arrest British And Irish Nationals Over Drug Sales On Spain S Costa Blanca

Benidorm

Brits and Irish arrested in Benidorm area as police raid bar used for drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 9 Nov, 2020 @ 18:30

BRITISH and Irish nationals have been arrested after a police swoop on a Benidorm area bar in Albir-Alfaz that sold cocaine and viagra pills. Two...

Brits Escape Doing Jail Time After Shipping In Super Drug Into Spain S Costa Blanca

Alicante

Brits escape prison time after shipping in ‘super drug’ into Spain’s Costa Blanca

Alex Trelinski - 12 Oct, 2020 @ 15:00

TWO BRITISH men will not go to prison for planning to distribute a synthetic drug up to 80 times stronger than cannabis. The unnamed duo...

Alicante

WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with...

Simon Wade - 12 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from...

Alicante

WATCH: Brothels raided as human trafficking ring busted in Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 4 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

A CRIMINAL gang of ten dedicated to trafficking women for sexual exploitation and drug dealing has been arrested in Alicante. The nine victims being held...

Alicante

Armed smugglers arrested as quarter tonne of drugs hidden among Indian spices seized on way to Spain’s southern coast

Simon Wade - 28 Sep, 2020 @ 12:01

HUGE quantities of weapons and marijuana destined for the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol have been intercepted by Spanish and Dutch National Police. An...

Alicante

BUSTED: Champagne-swilling multinational drug gang of 12 dealing on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Simon Wade - 25 Sep, 2020 @ 12:45

The two gang leaders, men aged 23 and 28, installed security systems and CCTV at each location, and even supplied their ‘tenants’ with gyms to keep fit

Costa Blanca

British duo arrested as drugs gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca kidnap and torture supplier who conned them

Alex Trelinski - 11 Sep, 2020 @ 12:06

TWO BRITISH men were among a 18-strong drug trafficking and kidnapping gang arrested by the Guardia Civil on the southern Costa Blanca. One of the...

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Flight bookings to Spain’s Mallorca soar after Germans told they will NOT have to quarantine or take PCR test...

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New MTV documentary investigating the death of Kirsty Maxwell in Spain’s Benidorm is a stark reminder of dangers faced...

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