Tag: Europol
Multi-million money laundering ring acting as ‘bank’ for criminals is busted in Spain’s Malaga area
THREE German fugitives have been arrested in Malaga Province for running a money laundering ring that acted as a 'de facto' shadow banking system...
Spain among countries with police raids targeting hate crimes and racism across Europe
A STAND against racist and xenophobic hate speech online and elsewhere has taken place across 11 countries, with four arrests in Spain alone.
Law enforcement...
Toys that risk choking and electrocution of children seized in multinational operation led by Spanish police
FAKE and counterfeit toys worth €18million that put childrens’ lives at risk have been seized in a Europe-wide operation led by Spain’s Guardia Civil.
Operation...
Drugs lord arrested at luxury Costa Blanca home in Spain for exporting narcotics via lorries across Europe
A Polish drugs lord who used lorries from Spain to transport drugs to Scandinavia and Eastern Europe has been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
Officers...
Dawn raids across 80 homes in Spain and Belgium result in arrest of 45 Albanian cocaine-drugglers
DAWN RAIDS carried out by authorities from seven countries has resulted in the takedown of one of Europe’s most active Albanian-speaking cocaine trafficking gangs.
Spain...
EU-funded crime unit arrests five jihadists operating terrorist network in coastal Spain
FIVE suspected terrorists have been arrested in the last two weeks by an EU-funded task force assisting Spain’s Polica Nacional.
Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre...
Stolen items from Costa Blanca beach goers despatched on people smuggling route between Spain and Algeria
AN Alicante-based people-trafficking gang has been arrested in a joint Policia Nacional-Europol operation.
The criminal crew ran a route between Spain and Algeria and also...
Spain given €1 million by Europol to fight international organised crime
SPANISH police have been handed €1million by Europol to continue its fight against international organised crime until 2025.
The European police organisation’s EMPACT unit is...
WHO’S LOOKING AT YOU KID? Spanish police dog star of photo competition
A PICTURE of a police dog from Valencia, Spain, looking lovingly at his handler has scooped top spot in a Europol photo competition.
Professional and...
Fraudsters pocketed €4 million by selling fake citizenship exam diplomas across Spain
POLICE say a Barcelona-based gang netted €4 million by selling fake diplomas to Spanish citizenship applicants.
The criminal organisation was broken up in simultaneous arrests...
43 arrests as fake Euro notes were sold from Andalucia in Spain via social media
AN online business selling counterfeit Euro notes has been smashed by the Policia Nacional in association with Europol.
The two operation ring-leaders have been arrested...
‘Most-wanted’ European fugitive is arrested on popular expat urbanisation in Murcia area of Spain
A Latvian man, branded as one of Europe's 'most wanted fugitives' has been arrested on a Torre Pacheco urbanisation in the Murcia region.
The ENFAST(European...
Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries
THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a...
Massive money laundering fraud worth €45 million is busted in Valencia area of Spain
A four-year investigation has led to the arrest of five members of a Valencia area family gang for laundering over €45 million.
They were detained...
WATCH: ‘Biggest cocaine distribution gang in Europe’ broken up in Spanish led international operation taking in Malaga and Valencia
SPANISH police have been at the heart of a massive international operation that has busted what they describe as the biggest cocaine distribution network...
Marijuana gang rented six Costa Blanca homes in Spain to grow and export the drug to the UK
THE leader of a Costa Blanca-based marijuana gang has been arrested after a year-long probe to bring down his operation.
The crew invested over €100,000...
Police arrest marijuana growers and dealers on Spain’s Costa Blanca linked to Polish football hooliganism
LUXURY villas, cars and boats worth €5 million were seized on the Costa Blanca in police raids against a Polish gang that grew and...
EU-funded task force seizes counterfeit items of clothing and luxury goods worth €16.5m in Spain
FAKE GOODS including clothing, footwear and luxury goods have been seized in an cross-country operation in Spain and Portugal.
The haul, worth some €16.5 million,...
Bank-robbing gang steal €1.3 million from 33 branches in Spain and even replace front-door locks
A robbery gang that looted 33 banks across Spain and stole nearly €1.3 million have been arrested by the Guardia Civil.
The crooks used a...
Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal
A CRIMINAL gang exporting illegal tobacco and cigarettes from Spain to Portugal has been thwarted by Europol and a cross-border team of customs and...
Largest OCG cash seizure in Spanish history as €16 million confiscated with 1.6 tonnes of cocaine
AN ORGANISED Crime Gang has had cash amounts totalling €16.5 million seized as Spain’s Guardia Civil delivered Operation Jumita.
The largest cash seizure in Spain’s...
EU-funded law agency helps smash complex Spanish VAT fraud scheme that netted €26 million
EUROPOL, the EU’s international law enforcement agency, worked with authorities across five countries to arrest 22 suspects belonging to an organised crime group which...
EUROPOL call for public help in finding child abusers with release of carefully-cropped images
FRESH LEADS are needed in historic child abuse cases that EUROPOL are investigating.
The EU Law Enforcement Agency have published images in a hope that...
Combined police operation sees gang of 65 Chinese drug smugglers arrested across Spain
ONE OF the largest Chinese drug trafficking gangs has been taken down by a combined police operation over three countries.
A total of 65 people...
31 people arrested at Spanish-French border for travelling with false PCRs
SPANISH Policia Nacional have arrested 31 Romanian citizens on the Spanish-French border in the town of La Junquera, in Girona province, for travelling with...
Cryptocrooks: Spanish police bust tax haven Bitcoin fraudsters
A RECENT huge rise in the value of cryptocurrencies has seen a parallel rise in scammers.
Spanish police have moved in on a ring of...
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SPAIN will impose limits on air-conditioning in public buildings this summer in a bid to slash its energy bill as prices soar.
Civil servants will...
