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Hapless ‘Whatsapp group’ narco gang busted in the Strait of Gibraltar: Chat messages reveal group’s inner workings

A STRAIT of Gibraltar narco gang met their downfall thanks to the Whatsapp group they used to organise their drug trafficking. The group, named ‘123’

15 Jan, 2025 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Police corruption in Spain latest: Guardia Civil officer and his brother are accused of leading drug trafficking ring in Campo de Gibraltar

Body of a woman is found inside a torched caravan in southern Spain

A WOMAN’s body has been found inside a burnt motorhome in Andalucia. Yesterday a body was found in a torched caravan in a carpark in

10 Jan, 2025 @ 17:28

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Woman gives birth on a bus in Spain's Valencia: Driver and other passengers helped deliver healthy baby boy

Outrage after ‘error’ sees bus prices suddenly surge by 200% in the Campo de Gibraltar

COMMUTERS in the Campo de Gibraltar faced a nasty New Year surprise when bus fares mysteriously tripled on the first day of 2025. The Junta

2 Jan, 2025 @ 16:00

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Spanish ex-footballer who trafficked €32m worth of cocaine into Spain is arrested

AN ex-footballer has been arrested for smuggling cocaine into Spain through Algeciras and Valencia after ten years on the run. Jesus Emilio Diez de Mier,

19 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Algeciras·Cadiz·Crime & Law

WATCH: Superyacht burns through the night in luxury Sotogrande marina in Spain

A LUXURY motor yacht burned to a spectacular crisp in Sotogrande marina last night. The €3.75 million Elysium, which has been in drydock undergoing repairs

17 Dec, 2024 @ 14:00

Cadiz·Lead

WATCH: Brazen drug traffickers film themselves ‘chilling’ in the Strait of Gibraltar as a giant US warship cruises past

DRUG traffickers in the Strait of Gibraltar have become so brazen that they have filmed themselves relaxing at sea as an enormous US warship sails

13 Dec, 2024 @ 15:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Exclusive: British expat’s horror after discovering the kitchen of his newly purchased home in Spain is communal – with locals walking in and out

A BRITISH expat got a shock after realising the house he bought had a kitchen shared with his neighbours. From the moment Steven Najda received

1 Dec, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Police find flooded drugs lab producing cocaine at ground zero of Valencia DANA

‘There is a serious problem of police corruption in the south of Spain’: Guardia Civil convicted in Sevilla is just one of 150 corrupt cops in recent years

A GUARDIA Civil officer who helped narcos steal hash worth €1.5 million from police storage is just the tip of the iceberg. The Andalucia High

19 Nov, 2024 @ 19:23

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Narco is killed in Spain’s new ‘drug smuggling superhighway’: Incident exposes the ‘violent escalation’ police face daily

TENSIONS are heating up in Spain’s ‘maritime drug superhighway’ after a narco was killed in a collision with a Guardia Civil patrol boat yesterday. The

15 Nov, 2024 @ 14:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain evacuates luxury Sotogrande resort and San Roque as Guadiario river reaches red alert after DANA storms

EMERGENCY evacuations are currently underway in the luxury enclave of Sotogrande – home to a street nicknamed ‘billionaire’s row’. Residents are being hurried out of

14 Nov, 2024 @ 19:01

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Cyclone warning for Campo de Gibraltar and coast of southern Spain: Heavy rain is expected from this date

A CYCLONE is expected to bring heavy rainfall as it forms in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula this week. Spanish state weather agency Aemet

11 Nov, 2024 @ 15:27

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Malaga·Weather

Moroccan child with hypothermia is rescued from interior of refrigerated truck at major port in southern Spain

POLICE at the port of Algeciras have rescued a Moroccan teenager who hid in a refrigerated lorry that had travelled from Tangier. Policia Nacional officers

9 Nov, 2024 @ 13:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale is detected off Spain’s Cadiz

AN earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale shook the Gulf of Cadiz on Wednesday afternoon. The National Geographic Institute said they recorded the

7 Nov, 2024 @ 17:38

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Exclusive: No deal for Gibraltar could see far reaching economic pain in Spain but La Linea ‘shouldn’t fall to the narcos’ says mayor

THE inhabitants of La Linea de la Concepcion are fighting for a treaty with Gibraltar to stop the town from slipping into the hands of

4 Nov, 2024 @ 14:58

Cadiz·Gibraltar·Lead

Watch: Hilarious moment flood victim in southern Spain reveals he only saved his wife’s meatballs when his house filled with water

IT was cloudy with a chance of meatballs in the southern Spanish city of Jerez on Thursday. A flood victim has gone viral on social

31 Oct, 2024 @ 12:35

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Watch: Chaos in Cadiz and Jerez as rivers burst their banks and trees are blown over – with more weather warnings in place for today

CADIZ and Jerez have been battered by heavy rain and flooding following DANA’s destructive path- with rain and storms set to continue. The gota fria

31 Oct, 2024 @ 11:40

Cadiz·Lead·Video·Weather

Emergency weather alerts are sent to phones in southern Spain amid fears of a repeat of deadly Valencia floods tonight

MOBILE phones in Andalucian areas affected by a Red Warning have received alarms in the first ever activation of the region’s emergency alert system. The

30 Oct, 2024 @ 18:16

Cadiz·Lead

Watch: Terror in southern Spain’s Jerez as streets become rivers and child is almost swept away amid life-threatening red alert for rain

THE streets of Cadiz have filled with flood water this afternoon amid a ‘dangerous’ deluge sparked by a so-called DANA weather system. Footage shared online

30 Oct, 2024 @ 17:40

Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Cadiz is placed on an urgent RED weather alert as Andalucia braces for further onslaught of heavy rain and storms tonight

SEVERAL areas of Cadiz have been placed on a red alert for heavy rainfall and storms. The warning from state weather agency Aemet is in

30 Oct, 2024 @ 15:18

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead·Weather

Missing: British expat disappears in southern Spain as loved ones launch online appeal

AN appeal has been launched for a British expat who has disappeared from her home in southern Spain. Gillian Webster has not been seen since

28 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Ancient Roman forum is discovered in Spain: Experts believe it served this special purpose

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed a spectacular Roman forum that they believe was used to help integrate new tribes into the empire. The discovery was made in

27 Oct, 2024 @ 11:30

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Pictured: Incredible €25million aquarium that could be coming to Cadiz but is being held back by red tape

CADIZ could have this incredible €25million aquarium but is being held back by red tape. It has investors, funding and design but red tape is

25 Oct, 2024 @ 13:56

Cadiz·La Cultura·Lead

Revealed: How narco gang in Spain’s Andalucia hid drugs inside truck wheels

A TYRE shop in Algeciras has been busted for running an ‘ingenious’ drug trafficking hub where the merchandise was hidden inside truck wheels crossing from

23 Oct, 2024 @ 17:30

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead