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Revealed: How the Chinese mafia in Spain ‘trafficked HUNDREDS of people and drugs into Britain via Gibraltar’

A CHINESE mafia is suspected to have made profits of a million euros by trafficking hundreds of their fellow countrymen into Spain, only to then

28 May, 2024 @ 12:05

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead

British Tourist In Benidorm Seriously Injured After Motorbike Knocks Him Over In Spain's Costa Blanca

Police arrest 22 in bust of Benidorm-based ring dealing drugs and ripping off rivals

THE SPANISH authorities have arrested 22 people suspected of forming part of a drug-trafficking ring in Benidorm that was also ripping off rivals. A major

11 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Benidorm·Crime & Law·Lead

Hospital in Spain's Valencia becomes first in Europe to implant miniature pacemaker in premature baby

Lebanese mutlimillionaire sentenced to prison for attempted illegal organ transfer in Valencia

A Lebanese multimillionaire has been sentenced to eight months in prison by the Provincial Court of Valencia after attempting to buy a liver. Hatem Akkouche,

29 Mar, 2023 @ 21:00

Alicante·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Valencia

Authorities in Portugal, Spain bust gang that was illegally trafficking in protected eels

SPAIN’S National Police force has busted a gang that was trafficking in protected species of eels. The joint operation, which also involved the Portuguese and

16 Mar, 2023 @ 20:41

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Authorities in Spain’s Galicia discover ‘narco-submarine’ off coast

AUTHORITIES in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia have discovered a home-made semi-submersible vessel – a craft that is more commonly known as a ‘narco-submarine’.

13 Mar, 2023 @ 18:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

KINGS OF HASHISH: Trial begins for Castaña clan, alleged to have made €30 million from drug trafficking in southern tip of Spain

IT’S taken over a decade, but finally the ‘Kings of Hashish’ are on trial. Brothers Francisco and Antonio Tejon are facing 20 years in prison

23 Apr, 2022 @ 15:45

Crime & Law·Gibraltar·Lead·Other News

Tonne of drugs retrieved after 26 bundles found floating off Spain’s Costa Blanca

OVER a tonne of hashish was spotted floating in waters some 40 miles off the Costa Blanca on April 9. Packed into 26 bundles, they

14 Apr, 2022 @ 15:35

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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Man arrested for attempting to sex traffic two under-age Ukrainian girls after bringing them to Spain

POLICE in Madrid have arrested a Ukrainian man who is believed to have brought two teenage girls into Spain with the intention of exploiting them

1 Apr, 2022 @ 16:30

Lead·Madrid

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

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People smuggling boat service between Spain's Murcia and Algeria is stopped before picking up first passengers

People smuggling boat service between Spain’s Murcia and Algeria intercepted before picking up first passengers

FOUR Algerian men have been arrested in Murcia after plans to smuggle in people on boats from North Africa were rumbled by the Policia Nacional.

23 Feb, 2022 @ 15:29

Crime & Law·Lead·Murcia

Dawn raids across 80 homes in Spain and Belgium result in arrest of 45 Albanian cocaine-drugglers

DAWN RAIDS carried out by authorities from seven countries has resulted in the takedown of one of Europe’s most active Albanian-speaking cocaine trafficking gangs. Spain

17 Feb, 2022 @ 09:15

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Six years for man rescued after sinking rented boat laden with drugs bound for Torrevieja on Spain’s Costa Blanca

ALICANTE Courts have sentenced a man to six years to six years in prison after his failed attempt at importing nearly two tonnes of drugs

3 Feb, 2022 @ 11:15

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Lead

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

IN PICS: Criminal gang busted smuggling Algerians into France via coastal provinces of Spain

A COMPLEX operation involving trafficking people from Algeria to France has been busted by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Vulnerable people were taken from Algeria and promised

3 Aug, 2021 @ 16:30

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Million euros of meth seized as human trafficking gang snared in raid on Spain’s Costa Calida

A GANG of 24 people traffickers operating in Costa Calida have been arrested for smuggling people from Algeria. As well as the 23 men and

26 Apr, 2021 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law

Combined police operation sees gang of 65 Chinese drug smugglers arrested across Spain

ONE OF the largest Chinese drug trafficking gangs has been taken down by a combined police operation over three countries. A total of 65 people

20 Apr, 2021 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

BUSTED: Police in Spain arrest 46 involved in huge trafficking gang importing drugs from Morocco

A NETWORK of warehouses from Gibraltar to Barcelona have been raided, revealing a large scale and ‘perfectly-structured’ drug trafficking operation led by a man known

12 Mar, 2021 @ 13:30

Almeria·Barcelona·Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

IN PICS: Motorcycle gang arrested with over 7,000 marijuana plants on Spain’s Costa Blanca

A GANG of ten Alicante bikers were detained after more than 7,000 marijuana plants and 30 kilos of the drug were found in their homes.

9 Mar, 2021 @ 14:15

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Human trafficking gang arrested after smuggling 700 Moroccan refugees into mainland Spain via Canary Islands

A HUMAN-trafficking operation has been smashed by Policia Nacional and Europol in Spain. Hundreds of desperate refugees were allegedly transported by the gang from Morocco

18 Dec, 2020 @ 15:00

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

IN PICS: Spain’s largest ever haul of firearms seized in 10 household raids before it’s sold online

A BREATHTAKING haul of guns, missiles and ammunition has been seized by Spain’s Guardia Civil. Sources describe the foiled operation as the largest online sale

7 Nov, 2020 @ 15:45

Barcelona·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

WATCH: Violent eastern European drug traffickers who smuggled guns among COVID-19 medical supplies busted on Spain’s Costa Blanca with help from UK cops

A VICIOUS drug trafficking gang has been dramatically captured during a house raid in Alicante. The bust concluded an international investigation involving police forces from

12 Oct, 2020 @ 13:30

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

WATCH: Brothels raided as human trafficking ring busted in Spain’s Costa Blanca

A CRIMINAL gang of ten dedicated to trafficking women for sexual exploitation and drug dealing has been arrested in Alicante. The nine victims being held

4 Oct, 2020 @ 15:45

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Spain a ‘high risk’ country for trafficking of tigers due to lax laws, warn environmentalists

In 14 countries across the EU, private individuals and/or circuses can still keep tigers. Both scenarios are permitted in Spain.

1 Oct, 2020 @ 14:15

Environment·Lead·Other News

Parrot smugglers arrested on Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca after netting €1 million trafficking exotic birds to Africa

SPANISH police and the Moroccan Royal Guard have arrested a gang of 28 bird traffickers who were earning over €1 million a year. Some 280

20 Jul, 2020 @ 11:38

Alicante·Costa Blanca·Lead

Police release 13 women in human trafficking operation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

It is believed that the women were captured in Romania through the ‘lover boy’ technique

10 Feb, 2020 @ 14:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

WATCH: Tonne of narcotics found hidden in furniture leaving Costa Blanca’s Alicante for France – 18 arrested

A DRUGS trafficking operation that transported tonnes of narcotics between Alicante and France has been busted by National Police. A total of 18 arrests were

16 Jan, 2020 @ 14:00

Costa Blanca·Crime & Law·Granada·Lead·Malaga