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Gibraltar residents are urged to foster rescue dogs instead of buying from breeders following ‘record low adoptions’ this year

THE Animals in Need Foundation has encouraged Gibraltar residents wanting to give loved ones a new pet for Christmas to ‘foster a rescue animal instead’. The Foundation said there had been ‘a

24 Dec, 2023 @ 09:49

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Customs catch up with men as they try to load 20,000 cigarettes from Gibraltar

CUSTOMS arrested two Spaniards and seized 20,000 cigarettes just as they were about to load them onto a waiting boat at Catalan Bay car-park. The Spanish nationals arrived at the temporary reclamation

16 Nov, 2023 @ 09:00

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Gibraltar police officer, 42, arrested for contacting under-age child about sex after UK and Spain probe

A POLICE officer from the Royal Gibraltar Police has been arrested for having sexual communication with a minor under 16-years-old. Spanish National Police and UK law enforcement took part in the investigation

23 Oct, 2023 @ 15:02

Crime & Law·Gibraltar

Gibraltar Customs seize ‘staggering’ 500 kilos of cocaine valued at £30 million attached to passing ships

CUSTOMS officers have seized more than 500 kilos of cocaine attached to the hull of two bulk carriers that were anchored off Gibraltar’s coast. The street value of the cocaine comes to

12 Oct, 2023 @ 09:37

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Customs officers find two tonnes of hash valued at £9 million floating in the sea east of Gibraltar

CUSTOMS officers have seized two tonnes of hashish they found floating in British waters on the eastern side of the Rock. Authorities worked out that the 53 bales of cannabis resin have

27 May, 2023 @ 09:30

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New fund uses seized money laundered cash to boost Gibraltar police and customs training

A NEW fund will reinvest cash recovered from money laundering and terrorist financing in Gibraltar back into the law enforcement agencies who tackle it daily. The government of the British territory started

30 Mar, 2023 @ 12:45

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Operación De Incautación De Cocaína Por El Servicio De Aduanas De Gibraltar (2)

Customs discover €3 million of cocaine attached to hull of a cargo ship in Gibraltar waters

CUSTOMS have discovered 55 kilos of cocaine hidden in the water intake compartment of a Norwegian cargo ship that was passing through Gibraltar. A local diving company help Gibraltar’s Customs officers extract

9 Mar, 2023 @ 15:09

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Customs officers charge two Gibraltar men with £22 million money laundering over illegal cigarette sales

CUSTOMS in Gibraltar charged a local man for allegedly money laundering over £22 million from undeclared tobacco sales from 2015 to 2019. Authorities arrested Rajesh Shivkishore Shukla, 62, of Montagu Gardens, the

8 Mar, 2023 @ 16:16

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Gibraltar slams Spanish press for ‘ludicrous’ claims it was going soft on tobacco smuggling

GIBRALTAR hit back at Spanish press reports it was going soft on tobacco smuggling and said it was keeping to a 2018 agreement to keep its prices 32% less than Spain. Chief

13 Feb, 2023 @ 15:16

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Gibraltar customs officers locate secret cocaine stash in the hull of a passing cargo ship

CUSTOMS officers discovered six large packages containing 172 kilos of cocaine hidden in the water intake of a ship that was passing through Gibraltar. A local company that was doing a routine

9 Feb, 2023 @ 14:08

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Gibraltar Defence Police officers complete ‘intense’ firearms at sea and emergency driving courses

TEN Gibraltar Defence Police (GDP) officers recently took part in a ‘gruelling’ heavy weapons training course at sea, the UK Ministry of Defence said. GDP firearms instructors imparted the course over a

14 Oct, 2022 @ 16:43

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GIBRALTAR: Demo after death of Spanish ‘tobacco smuggler’ ruled accidental

A SPANISH man who was killed when his boat was in collision with the Gibraltar Custom’s vessel HMS Searcher died accidently, an inquest has ruled. The news was greeted with anger in

10 Oct, 2021 @ 16:38

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BREAKING: Two suspected smugglers dead after high-speed sea chase

TWO people have died after a Gibraltar police launch collided with suspected drug smuggling launch early this morning in a combined operation.

8 Mar, 2020 @ 18:50

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Gibraltar police act fast to arrest fine-payers on drug money suspicion

Six Spanish national were accused of paying the £10,000 fine with black money as it was all handed over in cash at Windmill Hill Prison.

22 Feb, 2020 @ 01:05

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Dramatic sea chase leads to arrests in Gibraltar waters

FOUR Spanish nationals have been arrested after a high speed chase off Sandy Bay along with a boat believed to be used for drug smuggling.

18 Feb, 2020 @ 20:14

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Gibraltar admits it needs to do more to fight dirty money after EU report

Gibraltar needs to improve money laundering and terrorist funding measures according to a European Council report published its findings this week.

12 Feb, 2020 @ 16:15

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Police cage three after high speed chase in Gibraltar waters last night

MARINE police have caught up with three suspected drug smugglers off Europa Point after a dramatic cat and mouse sea pursuit in another combined operation.

10 Feb, 2020 @ 14:10

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Money laundering suspect arrested in Gibraltar during cross-frontier police operation

A local man has been arrested on money laundering charges related to drug smuggling by the Royal Gibraltar Police with the help of the Guardia Civil.

6 Feb, 2020 @ 17:33

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Gibraltar Customs get tough on tobacco and drug smugglers with new arrests

Three people have been arrested in total recently, the first on tobacco charges and the second for having tried to send drugs by mail.

5 Feb, 2020 @ 16:14

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Customs officers attacked as they halt illegal tobacco smuggling in Gibraltar waters this morning

CUSTOMS officers resisted attacks by suspected smugglers to seize 1,500 cartons of tobacco this morning after a battle at sea.

22 Jan, 2020 @ 18:30

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