Tag: South America
Italian mafia crime boss and two henchmen arrested in Valencia area of Spain
AN Italian mafia drugs lord and his two lieutenants have been arrested in Valencia Province.
The leader has been detained by the Policia Nacional in...
MUST READ: British ‘narco’ baron Brian Charrington jailed after Costa Blanca cocaine smuggling retrial in Spain
BRITISH drug trafficker, Brian Charrington, has been found guilty and jailed for almost 11 years for smuggling cocaine into a Costa Blanca marina in...
No post-Brexit ‘rush’ for British expats to become Spanish citizens
BREXIT fears and consequences did not prompt a rush of British expats to become Spanish citizens in 2020.
The latest figures from the National Statistics...
Big cocaine stash discovered hidden in rice shipment to port of Valencia in Spain
A container of rice shipped in to Valencia from South America had 626 kilos of cocaine hidden within it.
The Guardia Civil and the Tax...
Police bust cocaine gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca where members led ‘life of luxury’
A Columbian-led cocaine gang has been busted by the Policia Nacional on the Costa Blanca.
They've been accused of large-scale drug trafficking as they distributed...
Spain converts water cannons into coronavirus disinfectant machines
TO many they are symbols of state power over the common people, used to control protesting crowds
WATCH: How Spain is central to EU’s €30 BILLION cocaine and narcotics market as new report warns of increasing...
Despite record seizures this year, trafficking inside containers destined for European ports is still the most common transport method
REVEALED: These countries made the most asylum applications to Spain so far this year
Andalucia had the third most asylum applications so far this year after Madrid with 20,395 and Catalunya with 6,059
Scientists in Spain develop new pioneering VACCINE against deathly Zika virus
The virus can cause serious neurological conditions like microcephaly, where a baby’s head develops abnormally
Europe’s first fire ants that make cats and dogs go blind found in Marbella and could take TWO YEARS...
The finding of the invasive creature, published in the journal Iberomyrmex, is thought to have been in part due to increased temperatures on the Costa del Sol
Top ‘narco’ reveals how 30% of cocaine profits in Spain spent bribing police and port workers in explosive interview...
Some 32,795 kilos of cocaine were seized in Spain last year
Couple who quit jobs ‘to get paid to travel around the world having sex’ visit Spain and beyond
A COUPLE who quit their jobs to sell videos of themselves having sex have visited Spain, most of Europe and South America thanks to...
‘Cursed’ book in Spain about Granada orphan thought lost for 400 YEARS published for the first time
A BOOK chronicling the adventures of a Granada orphan during Spain's Golden Age has been published for the first time.
Historia del Huerfano, or The...
Huge cocaine haul hidden in bananas uncovered in Spain
The haul is said to have arrived from South America
Sevilla police raid frees five South American sex slaves forced to work 24 hours a day
The leader of a major human trafficking circle has been arrested in Sevilla
Spanish goat semen is to be transported to South America
Malaga’s goat semen has become sought-after as Spain’s goats produce up to twice as much milk as those elsewhere
Eight Brits arrested in Malaga as €681 million cocaine shipment is seized
Worth €681 million, the Class A drug load was seized in Galicia
Star-studded Sevilla dance group brings Carmen with a flamenco twist to Andalucia
The show will hit Malaga before jetting off to Asia and South America
Spain suffers mass exodus due to bad economy
Economic woes and high unemployment rates have forced people to look for their fortunes elsewhere
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