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EXCLUSIVE: Spanish police seize 56kg of MDMA in Europe-first probe into criminals exporting drugs TO South America

By Anthony Piovesan and Walter Finch WHEN officers from the Policia Nacional stopped a small yacht bound for South America and found enough MDMA powder to make more than one million ecstasy

16 Dec, 2022 @ 19:15

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Must Read·National News·Premium

Spanish police intercept mega 56kg MDMA haul on yacht bound for Argentina

Rather than busting drugs brought to the shores of Spain’s crooked Costa del Sol, from South America, Spanish police have this time uncovered a massive haul of drugs headed the opposite way.

12 Dec, 2022 @ 18:27

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Premium

Queen Of Cocaine Maria Teresa Jaimez Caicedo

EXCLUSIVE: Police bring down ‘cocaine queen’s’ 25-year smuggling ring in Spain

By Jon Clarke and Anthony Piovesan She was the Rolls Royce of cocaine smuggling since the 1990s and looked every inch the part in her €700 blouses and €1,000 high heels. But

16 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Must Read·National News·Premium

Marbella father in Spain arrested for child neglect after his baby taken to hospital high on weed

A MARBELLA father whose baby daughter nearly died after getting high on his cannabis smoke has been arrested for child neglect. The father, 42, rushed the child of just 11 months to

15 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Monster haul of drugs, luxury items in Spain linked to Moroccan drug lord

A Costa del Sol lawyer specialising in cases of drug trafficking has been arrested over allegedly working for ‘one of the most wanted drug traffickers in the world’ known by Spanish police

15 Nov, 2022 @ 12:07

Almeria·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News·Premium

Teenage Boy Kidnapped And Taken By Speedboat To Spain's Costa Blanca From Algeria To Sell Drugs

Teenage boy kidnapped and transported by speedboat to Spain’s Costa Blanca from Algeria to sell drugs

A 13-year-old boy was kidnapped in Algeria and brought over by speedboat to Alicante Province to sell drugs. The teenager went to the Policia Nacional who then arrested an Algerian man for

15 Nov, 2022 @ 11:16

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

‘World’s biggest marijuana bust’ is not what it seems, claims Spanish businessman at centre of case

THE Civil Guard billed it as not just the biggest marijuana bust ever seen in Spain, but also in the whole world. Operation Gardens, as the operation was dubbed, netted 32 tons

9 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s Civil Guard seizes biggest haul of marijuana the world has ever seen

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has found the biggest ever haul of marijuana, estimated to have a street value of at least €64 million. According to the force, they seized 32 tonnes of

6 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Halloween Terror: 24 arrested and 600 identified in huge Valencia crime crackdown

Valencia police have arrested 24 people and identified 596 others as part of a sweeping citywide crackdown on crime this Halloween. In a statement, police said the crimes spread out on October

3 Nov, 2022 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Bogus Policemen Caught After Stealing Narcotics From Costa Blanca Drugs Gang In Spain

Fake policemen steal marijuana haul from Costa Blanca drugs gang in Spain

A gang posing as Policia Nacional officers to rob drug dealers on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the genuine police. Three men- aged 26 to 29- were caught after fleeing

1 Nov, 2022 @ 11:36

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Valencian Community

Man charged with raping mother-in-law pepper sprays police officer in Spain's Valencia

Man charged with raping mother-in-law attacks police officer with pepper spray in Spain’s Valencia

A Valencia man accused of raping his mother-in-law has been arrested by the Policia Nacional after he was caught red-handed stealing from a van. The 42-year-old Spaniard violently resisted arrest and pepper

27 Oct, 2022 @ 12:50

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Italian gang arrested for stealing luxury watches from elderly foreign tourists in Spain's Balearic Islands

Possible drugs trafficking war behind recent shooting in Spain’s Mijas

THE 21-year-old man who was seriously injured last Saturday night after being gunned down in Mijas has a criminal record for drug trafficking. The young man, who was shot four times last

25 Oct, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Man in Spain’s Malaga arrested for drink and drug driving and found in possession of firearm

A 53-year-old man has been arrested in Malaga for a string of traffic offences as well as the illegal possession of a firearm. The man was arrested, together with a 43-year-old woman,

11 Oct, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Covid-19 pandemic triggers big rise in stressed-out workers taking drugs in Spain

A massive uptake in drug consumption among public sector workers in Spain has been recorded since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020. The shock results come from a CSIF

10 Oct, 2022 @ 19:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain's Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

Trial of Irish crime boss John Gilligan suspended until New Year on Spain’s Costa Blanca after co-defendant son fails to appear

THE trial of Irish criminal John Gilligan and eight other people was suspended on Tuesday in Torrevieja after one of the defendants- his son Darren- failed to appear. The hearing has now

4 Oct, 2022 @ 18:37

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Torrevieja·Valencian Community

Toll Free Motorway Produces More Journeys And Fewer Accidents On Spain S Costa Blanca

Police arrest two men in Málaga province transporting 700kg of hashish via the ‘Go Fast’ method

SPAIN’S National Police force seized 700 kilograms of hashish at a toll booth in Málaga province, after they intercepted the drivers of two vehicles that were transporting the drugs from Sanlúcar de

3 Oct, 2022 @ 16:39

Alicante·Lead

Top court rejects extra night-time hours for clubs and late bars in Costa Blanca area of Spain

Court in Spain hands down 160-year sentence to man found guilty of killing sex workers with highly pure cocaine

A COURT in Valencia on Thursday handed down a sentence of nearly 160 years to a man who was found guilty of killing three women by intoxicating them with large quantities of

2 Sep, 2022 @ 12:40

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized

A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000 in cash. 12 Brits have been detained

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:52

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

OPINION: Myth or fact? Why we all need to be alarmed at Spain’s needle-spiking craze

THE huge surge in supposed needle-spiking cases experienced in bars and nightclubs across Spain this summer is worrying on so many levels and is the latest in the long list of potential

26 Aug, 2022 @ 17:15

Lead·National News·Opinion

Over hundred drivers in Spain’s Malaga test positive for alcohol or drugs in latest DGT road campaign

THE latest DGT (The Directorate-General for Traffic) road campaign ‘Operation August 15’ in Spain’s Malaga has tallied over hundred road users driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. As reported by

26 Aug, 2022 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga·Other News

Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain

A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Four men and two women of Cuban, Lithuanian, Moroccan, and Ukrainian nationalities

4 Aug, 2022 @ 16:00

Almeria·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

British tourist arrested over rape of UK holidaymaker on Spain’s Mallorca

A British man in his early 20’s has been arrested over the alleged rape of a female UK holidaymaker at a Magaluf hotel. Calvia’s Guardia Civil detained him on Saturday. He was

20 Jul, 2022 @ 10:57

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Pharmacies in Spain’s Malaga ‘willing’ to dispense medicinal cannabis

PHARMACIES in Malaga have announced that they are ready and ‘willing’ to participate in the dispensing of cannabis-derived drugs. The news was announced last Thursday, July 7, when a subcommission of the

10 Jul, 2022 @ 11:15

Health·Lead·Malaga

Most wanted Brit cocaine baron arrested in Benidorm

A MAN dubbed ‘Britain’s most wanted cocaine baron’ has been arrested in Benidorm. The search for Louis Edwards, 44, had initially focused on Malaga but investigators finally tracked him down to a

5 Jul, 2022 @ 11:52

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

Man in Spain’s Sevilla arrested for making opium-based cocktail

A 20-YEAR-OLD man in Sevilla has been arrested for making a narcotic cocktail. His cocktail of choice, known as a ‘purple drank’ is a cocktail first popularised in 1960s Texas. The accused

3 Jul, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Benidorm Bars And Clubs In Resort's 'english' Zone Get Police Checks On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm ‘English’ zone bars and clubs raided by police on Spain’s Costa Blanca

SIX people have been arrested by Benidorm’s Policia Nacional during a crime sweep targeting bars and clubs called ‘Operation Summer’. The detainees, aged between 20 and 40, were described as being of

27 Jun, 2022 @ 13:30

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Premium

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