Guardia Civil seize over a million ecstasy pills, with nine arrests in Ibiza & Malaga
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Tuesday that they had seized more than one million ecstasy pills and other narcotics worth more than €25 million....
Balearic Islands
British hiker dead after storms in Mallorca, and lightning postpones America’s Cup in Barcelona
A British hiker has been found dead and another is missing on the island of Mallorca in the Baleares, after heavy rains swept over the...
Messi’s mansion in Ibiza targeted by climate activists
Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight what they called the...
Four dead, 21 injured in Mallorca as restaurant roof collapses
The roof of a restaurant in the Balearic island of Mallorca collapsed on Thursday evening, killing four people and injuring 21 others, local authorities said....
England rugby star Billy Vunipola pays €240 fine after being tasered and arrested in Mallorca
England and Saracens rugby player Billy Vunipola was arrested and fined for ‘disobedience’ and resisting arrest following an incident in Mallorca, Spanish police said on...
Right-wing opposition calls for resignations in ‘Koldo scandal’
The Spanish coalition government is under increasing pressure from the country’s right-wing opposition due to a scandal involving the purchase of face masks during the...
PSOE suspend ex-minister Ábalos, who will now serve as an independent MP
#UPDATED at 19h on Tuesday 27 February The PSOE socialists have now temporarily suspended former transport minister José Luis Ábalos from the party, following his...
Spanish airports saw record 283 million passengers in 2023
Passenger traffic at Spanish airports hit a record high in 2023 as tourism rebounded strongly after several years of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A...
Mallorcan rapper returns to Spain from Belgium after years avoiding extradition
A Mallorcan rapper who fled Spain after he was sentenced to jail for praising terrorism in his songs returned to the country on Sunday, after...
Spanish customs officers seize record 8.3 tonnes of hashish in Ibiza
Spanish customs officers said on Wednesday that they have seized over eight tonnes of hashish on the island of Ibiza – the biggest ever bust of...
