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Spanish police intercept Europe-bound vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust

News Desk13th January 202613th January 2026

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Spain’s National Police said they intercepted a merchant vessel in the Atlantic Ocean carrying nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine concealed within shipments of salt, in...

US considers action against Spanish-flagged vessels after Spain blocks Israel arms cargo

News Desk22nd December 202529th December 2025

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Another point of tension has emerged in the already strained relationship between US President Donald Trump’s administration and the Spanish government led by Prime Minister...

Spain begins trial of terrorism suspect in 2023 church machete killings

News Desk7th October 202513th October 2025

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Spain’s highest criminal court on Monday began the terrorism trial of a Moroccan man accused of carrying out machete attacks on two churches in 2023...

Ten arrested in Andalusia, after police bust hashish smugglers who used Ukrainian drones

News Desk29th November 20244th December 2024

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The Spanish National Police said on Thursday that they had arresting 10 people, after breaking up a criminal network that used Ukrainian-made drones to fly...

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

News Desk7th November 202418th November 2024

7th November 202418th November 20241812

The Spanish National Police said on Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest-ever haul of the drug – and...

Spanish customs agents seize 8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in fake power generator

News Desk12th February 202419th February 2024

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Spanish customs agents have seized an eight tonne shipment of cocaine from the small Latin American country of Suriname. It was hidden in a container disguised as...

Spain finds record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana freight from Ecuador

News Desk25th August 20231st September 2023

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Spanish customs agents and the National Police said on Friday that they had confiscated the country’s biggest cocaine haul to date of 9.5 tonnes hidden...

Suspected terrorist attack at churches in Algeciras leaves one dead, four injured

News Desk26th January 20231st February 2023

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A man was arrested on Wednesday evening on suspicion of killing a church assistant and injuring a priest in a machete attack in the southern...

Heavy fuel yet to be removed from Gibraltar cargo ship, as captain detained

News Desk2nd September 20226th September 2022

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Gibraltar authorities said on Friday that 80% of the diesel from a damaged and partly sunken bulk carrier ship has been removed, but that some...

Spain offers port of Algeciras to Open Arms rescue ship

Newsdesk / ACN18th August 201920th August 2019

18th August 201920th August 20192093

The Spanish government has offered the port of Algeciras to the Open Arms rescue ship, still carrying 107 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea, as Italian...

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