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Spain is set to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes in huge relief for thousands of suffering patients

SPAIN is set to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes, it has been announced. The Ministry of Health has submitted a draft Royal Decree for public

1 Oct, 2024 @ 08:00

Health·Lead·National News

Warning over ‘weed cookies’ sold in Spain: Woman claims she was ill and vomiting for seven hours after eating the laced treat

SPANISH media has reported that two people were poisoned in Madrid and exhibited symptoms of vomiting and intense dizziness after ingesting cookies laced with HHC,

6 Apr, 2024 @ 09:48

Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

WATCH: Shocking moment up to 60 youths launch rocks at police in Spain after their marijuana farm is rumbled

FIVE police officers have been injured in Catalunya following a clash with a gang of youths after their secret marijuana farm was uncovered. A shocking

20 Mar, 2024 @ 12:37

Catalunya·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Is marijuana legal in Spain and can I REALLY grow plants at home?

THE legality of cannabis consumption and cultivation in Spain is murky, with consumption and cultivation being decriminalised, but only if done in private. To put

17 Feb, 2024 @ 06:45

Lead

Police Warn Of 'killer' Drug That's Cheaper Than Cocaine On Spain's Costa Blanca

Fentanyl, the horror drug causing US overdose crisis, yet to arrive in Spain, says police report

FENTANYL, the synthetic opiate that is causing a major health crisis in the United States, is yet to arrive on Spanish shores. That’s according to

31 Oct, 2023 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead

BUSTED: Massive marijuana stash found in Cadiz

A stash of over 3,000 plants of marijuana has been seized in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz). The massive plantation was found inside an industrial

21 Jul, 2023 @ 15:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead

Clandestine cannbis club goes to pot on Spain's Costa Blanca

No dope: Man absolved of cannabis possession in Spain because the drugs ‘were to be shared with friends’

A MAN who was arrested in Spain in March 2020 in possession of more than two kilos of cannabis has been absolved of his crime

7 Jun, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

Police Smash Drug Smuggling Gang Hiding Narcotics In Potato Lorries Travelling From Spain To Poland

Police smash drug traffickers hiding stashes in potato lorries travelling from Spain to Poland

POLICE in Spain and Poland have brought down an international drug trafficking gang that shipped in large amounts of drugs hidden in lorries transporting potatoes.

1 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Andalucia·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

Authorities in Spain bust two criminal gangs who used explosives to steal from cash machines

THE SPANISH authorities have busted two criminal gangs who specialised in using explosives to steal money from cash machines. A total of 14 people were

16 May, 2023 @ 20:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police on Spain’s Costa Blanca probe drugs gang exporting millions of euros of marijuana amongst animal feed

TWO PEOPLE have been arrested for being part of an Alicante province drugs trafficking gang that exported marijuana mascarading as animal feed to Ireland and

2 May, 2023 @ 11:39

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencian Community

Chaos and confusion during wild knife fight between two gypsy clans over reported drug battle in Spain’s Mallorca

CHAOS ensued in Mallorca last night after gang war broke out when one gypsy family reportedly tried to rob another while disguised as Guardia Civil.

5 Apr, 2023 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Machine guns and revolvers brought in to Spain’s Valencia from Poland for black market sales

A weapons cache has been discovered in a disused Polish ambulance parked up at L’Eliana in Valencia province. The Policia Nacional found two assault machine

17 Feb, 2023 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

British Man With Suitcase Full Of Drugs Is Caught At Spain's Valencia Airport

British man with suitcase full of drugs gets caught at Spain’s Valencia Airport

A British man, 38, has been arrested at Valencia Airport for trying to smuggle drugs onto a Balearic Islands-bound flight. The Brit was charged with

7 Dec, 2022 @ 12:00

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

Dozens arrested on Costa del Sol for trafficking weed inside ‘humanitarian aid’ packages for Ukraine

Dozens of people in Andalucia have been arrested for pretending to deliver ‘humanitarian aid’ to Ukraine as a way to sell cannabis across Europe. Guardia

5 Dec, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga·National News

‘World’s biggest marijuana bust’ is not what it seems, claims Spanish businessman at centre of case

THE Civil Guard billed it as not just the biggest marijuana bust ever seen in Spain, but also in the whole world. Operation Gardens, as

9 Nov, 2022 @ 14:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Spain’s Civil Guard seizes biggest haul of marijuana the world has ever seen

THE SPANISH Civil Guard has found the biggest ever haul of marijuana, estimated to have a street value of at least €64 million. According to

6 Nov, 2022 @ 13:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Police bring down international organised crime marijuana farm in Spain’s Valencia area

VALENCIAN Guardia Civil officers have arrested five people from an organised criminal group who were responsible for setting up a giant marijuana plantation and selling

3 Nov, 2022 @ 20:30

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

Bogus Policemen Caught After Stealing Narcotics From Costa Blanca Drugs Gang In Spain

Fake policemen steal marijuana haul from Costa Blanca drugs gang in Spain

A gang posing as Policia Nacional officers to rob drug dealers on the Costa Blanca has been arrested by the genuine police. Three men- aged

1 Nov, 2022 @ 11:36

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

Serbian drugs gang exported €2 million of marijuana annually from Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

A Serbian drugs gang operating out of the Alicante and Valencia areas of Spain has been brought down in an international police operation. Europol said

31 Oct, 2022 @ 15:28

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

MUST READ: British gang arrested on Spain’s Ibiza in country’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with over €500,000 in cash seized

A British gang has been arrested on Ibiza after the Guardia Civil made Spain’s biggest-ever ‘pink cocaine’ swoop with 13.25 kilos seized plus over €500,000

30 Aug, 2022 @ 15:52

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Ibiza·Lead·Must Read

Family call for justice after British father-of-two dies in Magaluf after ‘police knelt on him’

A British father of two died after he was allegedly beat up by bouncers outside a Magaluf club and then ‘knelt on by police officers

4 Aug, 2022 @ 17:45

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Police smash Costa Blanca drugs gang who exported narcotics out of Spain

A Costa Blanca-based drugs gang has been brought down in a joint operation between the Guardia Civil and Policia Nacional. Four men and two women

4 Aug, 2022 @ 16:00

Almeria·Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Lead·Murcia·Valencia·Valencian Community

Spain's top court orders end of height discrimination against female police force recruits

Largest marijuana plantation in Spain discovered in Barcelona

POLICE have discovered the largest marijuana plantation in Spain, in Vilassar de Mar in Barcelona. The farm, comprising 35 hectares, had been in operation since

7 Jul, 2022 @ 17:45

Barcelona·Catalunya·Lead

Benidorm Tower Blocks In Crime Hot Spot Zone Get Raided In Drugs Bust On Spain's Costa Blanca

Benidorm tower blocks in crime hotspot get raided in drugs bust on Spain’s Costa Blanca

14 people of different nationalities have been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Benidorm for drug-dealing. Officers raided the Playmon residential blocks on Avenida Portugal,

20 Jun, 2022 @ 11:13

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

Lettuce lorry carrying marijuana worth €3.7 million pulled over in Spain’s Bilbao before boarding Ireland-bound ferry

OVER half a ton of marijuana has been seized from a lorry officially taking lettuce to Ireland. The truck had travelled from southern Spain to

2 Jun, 2022 @ 12:45

Crime & Law·Lead

British drug mules travelled from Spain to UK with suitcases full of marijuana as part of massive Costa Blanca narcotics export operation

MUST READ: British drug mules flew from Spain to UK with suitcases full of marijuana grown on Costa Blanca and other parts of country

A drugs gang including British citizens who took suitcases of narcotics to the UK and across Europe, has been arrested by the Policia Nacional. Police

24 May, 2022 @ 16:15

Alicante·Almeria·Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia·Must Read