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Anti-smoking association in Spain calls for ban on tobacco sales in bars, restaurants and petrol stations
AN ANTI-SMOKING association has called on the Spanish government to ban the sale of tobacco in bars, restaurants, hotels and petrol stations, as well...
Spain’s inflation rate tumbles to one-year low thanks to lower fuel prices
SPAIN'S inflation rate has fallen to a one-year low of 5.8% according to preliminary December figures published on Friday by the National Statistics Institute(INE).
Inflation...
SPAIN’S ROBIN HOODS: Retracing the steps of famous Andalucian bandits who took from the rich and gave to the...
In Andalucia during the 18th and 19th centuries, bandits were flamenco dancers, bull-fighters, smugglers and travellers, writes Diana Tang and Grace Lee
Huge €2.1m haul of cigarettes from India seized in Bay of Gibraltar port investigation
CUSTOMS officers from the Algeciras port have discovered the biggest haul of cigarettes arriving by container in Spain this year.
Authorities found over 10.3 million...
Spain poised to raise price of cigarettes and ban smoking on terrazas and in cars
SPAIN’S Ministry of Health is considering plans to raise the price of tobacco and ban smoking on terraces and inside cars as part of...
Spain’s wine trade breathes easy after European Parliament backtracks over ‘cancer warning’ labels
SPAIN'S wine industry has applauded a U-turn from European politicians who ditched proposals to slap 'cancer warning' labels on wine bottles.
The European Parliament(EP) rolled...
GIBRALTAR: Demo after death of Spanish ‘tobacco smuggler’ ruled accidental
A SPANISH man who was killed when his boat was in collision with the Gibraltar Custom’s vessel HMS Searcher died accidently, an inquest has...
Enough tobacco to make 11 million cigarettes seized as smuggling gang arrested in raids throughout Spain and Portugal
A CRIMINAL gang exporting illegal tobacco and cigarettes from Spain to Portugal has been thwarted by Europol and a cross-border team of customs and...
Gibraltar signs information sharing deal to fight tobacco smuggling
SMUGGLERS will find it harder than ever to bring tobacco into Spain after the authorities teamed up with wholesalers.
The Government of Gibraltar and HM’s...
Guardia Civil officer accused of aiding smuggling of illegal goods into Spain from Gibraltar
A GUARDIA Civil officer has been arrested for allegedly facilitating the smuggling of illegal goods into Spain.
The officer was one of six arrested in...
WATCH: ‘Superhero’ promises to drive tobacco smugglers out of town in southern Spain
In the footage a man, disguised as a Power Ranger, addresses the camera and warns smugglers their trade will soon come to an end
UK and Spain sign first treaty over Gibraltar for 300 years in fight against tax fraud
SPAIN and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement to fight tax fraud and money laundering in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
The treaty,...
Gibxit: Gibraltar WILL leave EU as Spain admits it won’t veto any Brexit deal, but issues on Andalucia, tobacco...
Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo flies to London to clarify the agreement between Gibraltar and Spain on key issues like the tobacco trade and citizens’ rights
Spain makes fresh demands over Gibraltar in Brexit negotiations
Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez met with chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier to seek a new Gibraltar chapter in the Brexit agreement this week
Spanish Tax Agency questions Gibraltar’s tobacco imports
THE motive behind Gibraltar’s exhaustive importation of tobacco has been questioned by new figures.
The Rock imported 72 million packs of cigarettes in 2017 despite...
18 arrested in Malaga and Granada after cops raid illegal tobacco factory producing TWO MILLION cigs per day
COPS in Granada have raided an illegal tobacco factory capable of producing two million cigarettes per day.
Some 18 suspects have been cuffed in raids...
Guardia Civil uncover 250 TONNES of illegal tobacco leaf in Europe’s biggest ever haul
GUARDIA Civil officers have uncovered Europe's biggest ever illegal tobacco haul.
Some six people have been arrested after 250 tonnes of tobacco leaves were seized...
Woman prostituted her 13-year-old daughter for cigarettes in Almeria
The child is now in a protection centre for minors
Police bust 24 in Campo de Gibraltar tobacco raid
Tobacco contraband raids sweep across the Campo de Gibraltar
Illegal cigarette factory raided by Guardia Civil in Sevilla
More than thirty tonnes of tobacco were confiscated at the scene
IRA bomber arrested in Malaga walks free
Donna Maguire - formerly Europe's most dangerous woman - released without charge
PP under attack for sensationalising tobacco-smuggling figures in the Campo de Gibraltar
Gibraltar blamed for 60% of all seizures in Spain
Gibraltar Government hits out at ‘sensationalist’ reporting of EU tobacco smuggling report
A Spanish television channel apparently faked tobacco smuggling scenes and portrayed them as real
Smoking falls following workplace ban in Spain
Smoking bans leads to five per cent drop in workforce smokers while consumption also falls
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