Tag: Gibraltar smuggling
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.
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Gibraltar’s Supreme Court turns down judicial review of unlawful killing inquest over police collision at sea
GIBRALTAR’S Supreme Court has this week rejected a petition by two policeman to review the inquest that found them guilty of the unlawful killing...
Gibraltar customs warn of nitrous oxide ‘legal high’ after seizing 120 canisters at land border
AUTHORITIES in Gibraltar warned about the dangers of nitrous oxide after customs stopped a car crossing the frontier with 120 canisters of the legal...
Gibraltar leader blasts customs Eastern Beach landing as ‘most serious and dangerous incident’ in years
GIBRALTAR’S Chief Minister has declared the Eastern Beach landing by Spain’s customs officers ‘the most serious and dangerous incident for many years’ and ‘a...
SHOTS FIRED: Spanish customs injured by stones while chasing smugglers onto Gibraltar beach
SPANISH customs officers who scrambled onto a Gibraltar beach chasing smugglers allegedly fired shots as they were pelted by rocks, a social media video...
Hash smugglers used teenagers as mules in Gibraltar Campo bust
A POLICE investigation has found how hash smugglers are using teenagers to help unload bales and act as lookouts in Algeciras.
Smuggler who fell off a fast launch rescued and arrested in Gibraltar
A PERSON who fell off a speedboat trying to escape Customs officers at sea was rescued and charged with smuggling offences.
Hash bales mysteriously appear in Gibraltar waters this morning
OVER 37kg of hashish was found floating in the sea near Camp Bay by Customs officers this morning after a tip-off from the public.
Over £2 million of hash found in the sea dropped by fleeing smugglers
A TOTAL of 13 bales of hashish thrown overboard by suspected smugglers, have been confiscated by Customs officers in Gibraltar waters.
Tobacco and cash seized by Customs officers in Gibraltar smuggling crackdown
NEARLY £50,000 in cash and over 3,500 cartons of cigarettes were confiscated by Customs in two operations as officers cracked down on smuggling.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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