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Guardia Civil operation to bust a trafficking ring

Trafficked into Spain and exploited in restaurants: Police and Guardia Civil bust network that was paying a pittance to Colombian nationals in four Tarragona eateries

A JOINT operation between the Policia Nacional and the Guardia Civil has busted a network in Spain’s Catalunya region that was trafficking Colombian nationals into

19 Apr, 2024 @ 16:05

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead

Women beaten up and exploited by prostitution gang in Spain's Valencia

Seven women rescued from clutches of sex exploitation gang in Spain

SEVEN victims of a sex exploitation gang that operated in different parts of Spain have been freed by the Policia Nacional. Three men who pimped

16 Dec, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid·Mar Menor·Murcia·Valencian Community

Cruel Family Gang Forces Disabled Man To Beg All Day During Costa Blanca Heatwave In Spain

Cruel family gang intimidated disabled man into begging all day long during Costa Blanca heatwave in Spain

FIVE members of a Romanian family have been arrested by the Policia Nacional for forcing a disabled man to beg for 12 hours a day

8 Nov, 2022 @ 12:45

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

Traffickers lured women to Spain with bogus job offers but forced them into prostitution at Valencia area flats

A gang that brought over women from Columbia with promises of legal jobs in Spain, but used them instead as prostitutes, has been brought down

6 May, 2022 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

PACMA slams Andalucian President’s attendance of Sevilla bullfight

SPANISH animal rights party PACMA has condemned animal rights abuses at Sevilla’s Feria de Abril. Several horses have fainted from the heat at the Feria,

6 May, 2022 @ 14:52

Lead·Sevilla

Sweatshop Factory Owner Paid Foreign Workers A Pittance To Exploit Them In Spain's Alicante Area

Sweatshop factory exploiter paid vulnerable foreign workers a pittance in Spain’s Alicante area

A 38-year-old clothes recycling warehouse owner has been arrested for exploiting workers at his Cocentaina factory in Alicante Province. It’s the latest in a series

2 May, 2022 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

What is THB, how can it ruin refugees’ lives and what can be done to prevent it in Spain?

RUSSIA’S INVASION of Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis and prompted large numbers of refugees to flee from Ukraine to the EU, including many already

22 Mar, 2022 @ 21:00

Lead

Police In Spain Bring Down Big Chinese Prostitution Network That Pocketed €5 Million

Police in Spain bring down Chinese prostitution network that pocketed €5 million

A Bilbao-based Chinese prostitution gang that banked an estimated €5 million has been smashed by the Policia Nacional. 63 people have been arrested- 61 of

18 Jan, 2022 @ 16:55

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Anonymous Tip Off Brings Down Murcia Gang That Sexually Exploited 19 Women They Shipped To Spain

Anonymous tip-off brings down Murcia sex exploiters who abused 19 women that came to Spain

AN anonymous e-mail to a Policia Nacional anti-human trafficking website has led to the bringing down of a major Murcia criminal gang. Police have arrested

13 Jan, 2022 @ 16:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 per head to get into Spain. The Policia Nacional have arrested two people in Alicante Province and one in the Madrid area, who was one of the organisation's bosses. They've been charged with homicide and infringing the rights of foreign citizens Police believe the gang netted millions of euros in their people trafficking operation. Besides Spain, members of the crime ring operated in Algeria, Bangladesh, Dubai, Mali, Morocco, and India, Journeys from Bangladesh would take over a year and culminate in a perilous sea crossing in unsuitable crafts from Morocco to Spain. One journey in November 2019 saw nine Bangladeshi and North African nationals die after the boat's engine stopped working and the vessel sank. The police probe has succeeded in dismantling the Spanish and Moroccan legs of the international enterprise. The Madrid leader personally supervised clandestine crossings of the migrants from Algeria into Morocco. He also organised accommodation for them in Fez, Rabat, and Tangier. The dangerous sea crossings cost were valued at €5,000 per person and the man got a commission on each boat fare.

People smugglers arrested in Costa Blanca and Madrid areas who charged €12,000 per person for journey to Spain

POLICE have smashed the Spanish end of an international people smuggling gang that charged Bangladeshi nationals an average of €12,000 each to get into Spain.

1 Dec, 2021 @ 19:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Migrants Crammed Into Lorries Operated By Spanish Trafficking Gang That Made Millions Of Euros Offering Passage To European Union Countries

Migrants crammed into lorries operated by trafficking gang in Spain who ‘made millions’ for journeys to European Union countries

THE Policia Nacional have smashed a migrant trafficking gang based in Spain that charged up to €20,000 per person to gain access to a European

4 Nov, 2021 @ 15:47

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police Rescue Trafficked Woman Who Bravely Phoned Them From Valencia Bound In Spain

Police rescue woman forced into prostitution who phoned them from Valencia-bound coach in Spain

POLICE boarded a coach that arrived at Valencia bus station from Sevilla to rescue a victim of human trafficking. A Columbian man, 33, has been

3 Nov, 2021 @ 15:56

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia

EXPLAINER: The sex industry in Spain and why PM Pedro Sanchez wants to ban prostitution

IT MAY be the oldest profession in the world, but Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pledged on Sunday to criminalise prostitution in Spain insisting the time

28 Oct, 2021 @ 13:37

Lead·Must Read·National News·Politics

Alicante Area Factory Owner Ran Sweatshop In Spain Which Exploited Workers With Low Wages

Alicante area sweatshop owner in Spain ‘locked up’ workers for poorly paid 12 hour shifts with no COVID-19 protection

A textile factory owner has been arrested in Alicante Province for running a sweatshop that exploited employees. The businessman, 44, was detained by the Policia

14 Oct, 2021 @ 12:45

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign fruit and vegetable pickers are exploited on a farm in the Murcia area of Spain

Police make 43 arrests as poorly paid foreign farm workers are exploited in the Murcia area of Spain

EIGHT people have been arrested for exploiting foreign workers on a Murcia region farm. The Policia Nacional swooped on a Torre Pacheco finca and discovered

25 Jun, 2021 @ 13:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mar Menor·Murcia