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Spain refuses to return Russian oligarch’s yacht after vessel was seized in Mallorca as part of Ukraine sanctions

MADRID’s High Court of Justice has refused to return one of three yachts seized in Mallorca due to their links to Russian oligarchs. The Sasha

25 Feb, 2025 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Spanish cops are hospitalised after ‘accidentally’ eating drug-laced sweets seized during raid of Costa del Sol cannabis club

THREE Policia Nacional officers ‘mistakenly’ ate jelly beans impregnated with a drug following a raid on a Fuengirola cannabis club. They were treated for poisoning

25 Feb, 2025 @ 11:58

Costa del Sol·Lead·Malaga

Military-trained narcos arrested in three tonne cocaine bust in south of Spain: Kalashnikov assault rifles among weapons seized

NEARLY three tonnes of cocaine and four military-grade weapons have been seized in a major drug bust along the Guadalquivir River in Sevilla. Spanish police

17 Jan, 2025 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Sevilla

Watch: Extraordinary moment three TONNES of octopi and clams are seized in Spain’s Andalucia – this is why

MORE than three tonnes of octopi and clams have been seized in southern Spain. In footage shared online, the Guardia Civil can be seen removing

27 Nov, 2024 @ 11:54

Andalucia·Animals·Crime & Law·Environment·Lead·Video

Fake El Greco painting is seized in Spain just before selling for €1.3m: Owner claimed he bought ‘genuine’ piece for €200 at a flea market

THE Policia Nacional’s Historical Heritage division has acquired a fake painting being marketed as an El Greco masterpiece with a sale price of €1.3 million.

2 Oct, 2024 @ 21:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Porsche and Audis are among 22 stolen cars seized in Spain’s Cadiz: Luxury vehicles were being sent to Morocco

A SERIES of luxury cars stolen from countries across Europe were seized by police just moments before they were due to be shipped to Morocco.

28 Sep, 2024 @ 08:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Five-tonne haul of hashish is seized on the Guadalquivir River – the new narco hotbed in southern Spain

SPANISH police have intercepted a mammoth haul of hashish on the riverbed of a sleepy town in Cadiz. Some five tonnes of the drug were

16 Sep, 2024 @ 22:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Egyptian crocodiles and African turtles among haul of animals seized on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A VARIETY of endangered exotic animals including Nile crocodiles, an African spurred tortoise and a Burmese python have been rescued over the last year by

1 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Alicante·Animals·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencian Community

WATCH: Eight TONNES of cocaine are seized at Algeciras port in southern Spain – after ruse to trick officials failed

EIGHT tonnes of cocaine hidden in a specially-built cargo container have been seized at Algeciras port. The bonanza of cocaine, Spain’s second largest ever and

13 Feb, 2024 @ 18:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spain’s war on drugs in numbers: How almost 20,000 people have been arrested in the Campo de Gibraltar with TONNES of hashish, cocaine and other drugs seized since 2018

SPAIN’S position as a narco gateway into Europe has come under the spotlight again with the latest release of staggering arrest and seizure figures. Over

12 Feb, 2024 @ 12:58

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner ‘drew sketches of child rape’: Details of paedophile’s seized notebooks are revealed ahead of his sex crimes trial

GERMAN prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters has revealed more details of how German police “know” that Christian Brueckner killed Madeleine McCann.Wolters today said the evidence came

1 Feb, 2024 @ 12:20

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

REVEALED: The Dutch cocaine kingpin who connected South American cartels with Balkan mafia: String of luxury Marbella villas seized

A COMPLEX narco money laundering operation on the Costa del Sol has been smashed with the arrest of a Dutch cartel boss in Marbella. Police

25 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

The year ends with a bang for Spain’s overworked customs police as TWO TONNES of cocaine are seized in Tenerife

IN a year of humongous cocaine busts in Spanish ports, 2023 signs off with a hefty – but by no means record-breaking – haul of

28 Dec, 2023 @ 19:00

Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead

Thousands of 'unsafe' toys seized during raids on stores in Spain's Valencia

Thousands of unsafe toys seized from shops during Christmas campaign in Spain’s Valencia

THE GUARDIA CIVIL has seized 10,696 toys from six shops in Manises for failing to follow European Union safety marking rules. The Christmas campaign raids

19 Dec, 2023 @ 15:21

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

11 NeoNazis in Spain arrested with guns and arms seized as leaders call for government overthrow

POLICE have arrested 11 leaders of a NeoNazi group who allegedly called for their thousands of followers to arm themselves and overthrow the government. During

18 Dec, 2023 @ 11:38

Almeria·Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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

16 Dec, 2023 @ 17:00

Crime & Law·Lead

Ay, caramba! Moment a huge €130m haul of ‘Bart Simpson cocaine’ sent from South America is seized in Spain

THE Guardia Civil has seized 600 kilos of cocaine hidden in a container on a Quart de Poblet industrial estate in Valencia province. Some of

27 Nov, 2023 @ 17:30

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Police officer who gambled and lost €9,000 of seized narco cash at a CASINO in southern Spain avoids being kicked off the force

A SPANISH police officer who gambled thousands of euros of seized narco cash has avoided being kicked off the force. The Guardia Civil officer took

21 Nov, 2023 @ 10:19

Alicante·Lead·Murcia

Benidorm scammers conned savers out of €339,000 with bogus claims of UK-based investment companies bringing massive monthly profits

Fake bank notes totting up to millions of Euros seized from scamming brothers ripping-off sellers in Spain’s Madrid and Valencia

THREE Croatian-Italian brothers who used counterfeit euro notes to con sellers of high-value items have been arrested by the Policia Nacional. The siblings led a

14 Aug, 2023 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Madrid·National News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Thousands of fake branded football kits and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

Thousands of fake branded football shirts and clothing seized by police in Benidorm area of Spain

THOUSANDS of bogus-branded clothes and accessories have been seized by the Guardia Civil during visits to Benidorm shops and Moraira market. Twelve people have been

11 Aug, 2023 @ 11:34

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

STAGGERING: 5 tonnes of 87% pure cocaine with street values of a quarter of a BILLION euros seized in Alicante

POLICE swooped on a warehouse that was storing nearly five tonnes of cocaine, with an 87% purity, and arrested five Albanian drug traffickers. The operation,

21 Jul, 2023 @ 17:12

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead

5 Tons Of Hashish Seized From British Flagged Luxury Yacht On Spain's Costa Blanca

Five tons of hashish seized from British-flagged luxury yacht on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A BRITISH-FLAGGED luxury yacht called ‘Getaway of London’ was intercepted by the Guardia Civil in Santa Pola while a consignment of nearly five tons of

5 Jul, 2023 @ 18:45

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Guardia Civil in custody after having 8 kg of hash allegedly seized from her storage room in Albacete

A GUARDIA Civil officer has been remanded in custody after she was allegedly found in possession of 8 kg of hash in Albacete last week.

3 Jun, 2023 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Six tonnes of coffee seized in drugs smuggling operation is donated to needy people in Spain’s Murcia

THE Policia Nacional have donated six tonnes of Columbian coffee seized during a drugs bust to a Murcia City food bank. 137 kilos of marijuana

27 May, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Car Crammed With Drugs Intercepted Before Boarding Costa Blanca Ferry For Spain's Ibiza

Car crammed with drugs is seized before boarding Costa Blanca ferry for Spain’s Ibiza

A CAR carrying drugs stashed in secret compartments has been seized by the Guardia Civil as it was going to board a ferry from Denia

16 May, 2023 @ 11:03

Balearic Islands·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Valencian Community

Five Fake Paintings By Spanish Masters Marketed For €76 Million Area Seized By Valencia Police

Five fake paintings by Spanish masters put on sale for €76 million are seized by Valencia police

FIVE fake paintings claiming to be originals from Spanish masters Goya and Velazquez have been seized by Valencian police working for the regional Historical Heritage

12 Apr, 2023 @ 11:15

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