Two arrests so far as details of ‘narco-sub’ in Galicia emerge
Further details have emerged of the ‘narco-sub’ intercepted by police off the northwestern region of Galicia in Spain – and reportedly carrying around 3,500kg of cocaine worth
Crime
Police operation against pickpocketing sees 17 arrests
In an operation to counter theft on the metro in Barcelona organised by the Spanish National Police and the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), 17
Security crisis? The facts behind the Barcelona ‘crime wave’
With eight fatal stabbings in Barcelona so far this summer, news reports of violent attacks, robberies, and murders have recently rocked the Catalan capital. In June, a
Three fatal stabbings in 8 days in Barcelona
In what is the third homicide in eight days in Barcelona, a man was stabbed in the early hours of the morning in the Nou
Help catch 11 fugitives still on the run, possibly in Spain
Suspected murderers, sex offenders and drugs traffickers are among just 11 fugitives left on the run in a campaign that has seen 84 offenders already
Madrid man held as mum’s remains ‘found in Tupperware’
A 26-year-old man from Madrid has been arrested on suspicion of killing his mother, and then cutting up her remains and storing them in Tupperware
Four arrested over New Year sex assault
Spanish police said Sunday they have arrested four men suspected of a New Year’s Eve sexual assault reminiscent of a 2016 Pamplona bull-running rape case
Court confirms disputed sex abuse gang sentence
A Spanish court said Wednesday it has confirmed a disputed nine-year jail term given to five men for sexually abusing a woman, despite two out
Police crackdown in Barcelona against ‘narcoflats’
Hundreds of police backed by a helicopter on Monday raided dozens of apartments in Barcelona, used for selling and consuming heroin and other drugs. Around
Police seize cocaine haul in banana cargo
Spanish police said Thursday they had seized over six tonnes of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas and arrested 16 suspects, some of them