organised crime

Eight arrested in dawn raids across Spain and Scotland following two-year probe into organised crime

THE OPERATION started off at 4am on Friday, with officers carrying out simultaneous raids in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Barcelona and Malaga. The cross-border crackdown

27 Mar, 2026 @ 14:16

crime·Crime & Law·Lead

Revealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods – do you live near one? Barcelona’s El Raval ranks high

DRUG trafficking, gang shootouts and gun possession galore. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where crime is part of daily

7 Mar, 2026 @ 16:00

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·crime·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga·Murcia·Sevilla

WATCH: How huge narco network used cars with secret compartments to smuggle tonnes of cocaine from Andalucia to Madrid

A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable of carrying up to 160

12 Feb, 2026 @ 11:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Creators of scarily-accurate crime drama ‘Marbella’ said Campo de Gibraltar authorities ‘did not cooperate on narco issues’

AS the second season of Marbella shines a spotlight on the world of drug trafficking in southern Spain, its creators reveal that local authorities in

22 Jan, 2026 @ 16:20

Algeciras·Crime & Law·Entertainment·Gibraltar

Former Kinahan mafia ‘financier’ Johnny ‘Cash’ Morrissey released from Spanish prison after paying €60,000 bail

A MANCHESTER-BORN expat considered to have been the money launderer for the international crime organisation led by Irish gangster Daniel Kinahan has been released from

11 Jun, 2024 @ 12:07

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

Shooting begins on crime series 'Marbella', credit: Nacho Carretero

‘Marbella’: Cameras roll on new Spanish TV show set in the Costa del Sol’s world of organised crime

A NEW television series set in and around the world of organised crime on the Costa del Sol has started filming on location. The series,

10 May, 2023 @ 08:00

Crime & Law·Entertainment·Lead·Malaga

Drug mule, 76, is among three passengers arrested for ‘trying to smuggle 200kg of cocaine into Madrid airport’

Drugs in plane sight: Ex-airport worker at Spain’s Barajas thought to have earned €24m from drug trafficking

SPAIN’S High Court is investigating a former employee at Madrid’s Barajas Airport who is alleged to have amassed a €24 million fortune from trafficking drugs

26 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

British expat is bludgeoned to death with a gardening hoe ‘for walking his dog near neighbour’s home’ in southern Spain

Businessman in Spain’s Valencia tortured with electric dog collar by organised gang of thieves

A BUSINESSMAN in Valencia was held captive by a gang of four hooded individuals, who tortured him using an electric dog collar in a bid

19 Jan, 2023 @ 10:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Kinahan mob and Spain-based businessman Johnny Morrissey and Nero Vodka named on US Treasury sanctions list as €5 MILLION reward offered for leaders of crime gang

A RAFT of businesses with strong links to Spain have been placed on a US Treasury sanctions list for their association with Ireland’s top mafia

12 Apr, 2022 @ 15:27

Crime & Law·Lead

Police bring down criminal gang that scammed tourists in Spain with fake holiday accomodation

TEN people have been arrested for ripping off 300 tourists to the tune of €4 million in a series of accommodation and credit card scams.

6 Jul, 2021 @ 18:45

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Malaga

Man arrested over Gary Hutch murder as police raid MGM Marbella gym linked to Kinahan crime family

Suspect seized at airport trying to flee as Irish and Spanish police mount dawn swoops

14 Sep, 2016 @ 15:17

Crime & Law·Lead

Banco de Madrid files for bankruptcy after money laundering allegations surround parent company

The Andorran parent company BPA accused of laundering money for organised crime groups

16 Mar, 2015 @ 12:25

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News