Tag: guns
Brutally violent Costa Blanca home robbery gang arrested in Spain
A violent home robbery gang who did not hesitate to threaten property owners with guns has been brought down in Dolores.
Six men, aged 29...
Guns under the hammer in bumper weapons auction in Costa Blanca area of Spain
A bumper public auction of seized weapons is being organised by the Guardia Civil in Alicante Province.
It's the first sale since November 2019, when...
Violent far-right hate group arrests after using social media as recruiting tool in Spain
SEVEN members of a violent ultra-right group that co-ordinated hate crimes via social media have been arrested by the Policia Nacional.
One of those detained...
Police collar major drug-trafficking and money laundering criminals in Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain
TWO drug and money-laundering gangs that did business with each other have been brought down in the Valencian Community.
A seven month joint-probe between the...
416 officers from 26 countries including Spain search 42,000 parcels to find just SIX guns
A TOTAL of 416 police and customs officers checked more than 42,000 parcels in a bid to intercept illegal guns and weapons sent through...
Drunk Brit shoots gun at Benidorm club doorman after entry refused.
A DRAMATIC shooting was reported on the packed streets of Benidorm, after a ‘drunken Englishman’ was refused entry to a nightclub early on Wednesday...
Bullets found in Andalucia city attributed to ‘murders’ of the Spanish Civil War
It is thought that executions carried out by Republicans between July 19 and August 8 took place at the burial site during the war.
Jail for British gangster traced to Spain and nabbed while waiting for wife at airport
Detectives had linked Lindsay to a gang who have been jailed for a total of 87 years after an investigation into violence, drugs and firearms offences
WANTED BRIT: Liverpudlian gangster who ‘dealt AK-47s and cocaine’ spotted roaming southern Spain in luxury Audi
The UK based Cullen gang was heavily armed, with access to a fully working AK47 assault rifle, a pump action shotgun and handguns
Teacher from Spain ‘hid in cupboard’ with students while white supremacist went on killing spree at US school
A TEACHER from Spain was forced to hide in cupboard with her pupils as a white supremacist went on a killing spree in the...
Andalucia dad who abducted his three children busted with cache of weapons and €250,000
A FATHER who abducted his three children has been caught with a huge cache of weapons and €250,000 in cash.
Dad Antonio Jesus MC, absconded...
809 military weapons destined for the USA seized in Algeciras port
A total of 737 assault rifles and 72 rocket launchers were intercepted by the Guardia Civil on a container from Ghana
Gunfight in Granada arranged over WhatsApp
Two rival gangs met in a park in Granada with one 19-year-old taken to hospital suffering from a severe bullet wound
British drug gang dismantled in Malaga
Police arrest seven Brits and uncover 70kgs of marijuana in latest set of raids
Mafia weapons found on the Costa del Sol
A French national has been arrested for holding weapons for the mafia
The Costa Nostra
LIFTING THE LID ON MAFIA SPAIN: After a spate of gangland-style shootings and the high profile arrests of three dozen Irish mobsters, the Olive Press takes a closer look at why the Costa del Sol is said to have become the world’s centre for organised crime
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Largest marijuana plantation in Spain discovered in Barcelona
POLICE have discovered the largest marijuana plantation in Spain, in Vilassar de Mar in Barcelona.
The farm, comprising 35 hectares, had been in operation since...
