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Seven tonnes of cocaine seized by Spain's National Police

What happens to the tonnes of cocaine and other drugs seized in Spain each year?

THIS WEEK saw the Spanish authorities announce that they had seized 11 tonnes of cocaine as part of two operations to combat the smuggling of narcotics inside shipping containers. Pictures and videos

16 Dec, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Police Warn Of 'killer' Drug That's Cheaper Than Cocaine On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fentanyl, the horror drug causing US overdose crisis, yet to arrive in Spain, says police report

FENTANYL, the synthetic opiate that is causing a major health crisis in the United States, is yet to arrive on Spanish shores. That’s according to data from the Spanish authorities, who say

31 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

Costa Blanca Couple Used Fake Prescriptions To Get Pharmacy Drugs For Social Media Sales In Spain

Fake prescriptions created by drug dealers allow pharmacy drugs to be sold via social media from Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN ALICANTE couple have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for using bogus prescriptions to get barbiturates from pharmacies. The drugs were then sold online via social media messaging apps with most

15 Jun, 2023 @ 11:15

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

Pilot who crashed one of Spain’s traffic helicopters tests positive for cocaine and amphetamine

A PILOT for one of Spain’s traffic helicopters, which are used to detect infractions on the road, has been arrested after crashing his aircraft on Sunday and subsequently testing positive for cocaine

7 Mar, 2023 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·National News

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Worrying photo sums up Costa del Sol’s huge drug problem

The Costa del Sol is notorious for its drug activity, but perhaps no other photo sums it up better than this one. Dozens of petrol cans used to refuel narcotic boats transporting

31 Jan, 2023 @ 11:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

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 2018 and was discovered by the authorities

7 Jul, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca 'hostess' club in Spain and gets €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards

Tourist drugged at Costa Blanca ‘hostess’ club in Spain and has €10,000 of charges on stolen bank cards

A Finnish tourist had €10,665 charged on two stolen bank cards after being rendered unconscious by a spiked drink and pill at an Alicante ‘hostess’ club. Three Spanish men and a Romanian

11 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Break Up Illegal Drugs Party Inside Road Tunnels On Spain's Costa Blanca

Police raid illegal booze and drugs ‘rave’ inside road tunnels on Spain’s Costa Blanca

AN illegal party in a network of road tunnels in an isolated area of Benissa was raided by the Guardia Civil and the Policia Local. The rave was attended by over 20

21 Feb, 2022 @ 14:15

Costa Blanca·Lead

‘Well-structured’ Costa Blanca marijuana gang with network of indoor farms is arrested in Spain

A ‘large scale’ drugs trafficking gang in Alicante Province that cultivated and sold marijuana has been brought down by the Policia Nacional. Ten people, all of Albanian nationality, and aged between 19

10 Feb, 2022 @ 20:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Police Swoop On Big Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Enterprise In Alicante And Valencia Areas Of Spain

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 Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional has resulted

23 Dec, 2021 @ 15:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police raid 24-hour drugs ‘supermarket’ operating in Costa Blanca area of Spain

THE Policia Nacional have closed down an Alicante drugs ‘supermarket’ that welcomed clients at any time of the day or night. Five Spaniards, three men and two women, aged between 19 and

10 Dec, 2021 @ 17:50

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

EXCLUSIVE: Police shut down massive illegal party where 1,300 people raved in breach of Covid regulations in Spain’s Cadiz

A PAIR of local councillors had a rude awakening when they were asked to join their police force in breaking up an illegal rave of around 1,300 people. The duo joined up

21 Jul, 2021 @ 18:10

Cadiz·Coronavirus·Lead