Polish crime boss on Europol’s most wanted list detained on Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police on the Costa del Sol have detained a Polish crime boss listed by Europol as one of Europe’s most wanted, for alleged...
Drug trafficking
Guardia Civil bust hallucinogenic drug ‘spiritual retreat’ in Alicante province
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had dismantled a network accused of running a so-called ‘spiritual retreat’ where hallucinogenic drugs were offered...
Spanish police dismantle gang smuggling marijuana to Ireland in farm feed
Spanish police, working closely with authorities in the UK and Ireland, have broken up a criminal organisation accused of smuggling marijuana hidden in sacks of...
162 women rescued from alleged sexual exploitation gang working across five Spanish provinces
In a joint operation carried out across several Spanish provinces, agents from the National Police, the Guardia Civil and Vigilancia Aduanera (Customs Surveillance) have rescued...
20 arrests, as police bust Benidorm gangs that used QR codes to sell drugs to tourists
Spain’s National Police have taken down two criminal networks engaged in the sale of drugs to tourists in Benidorm. The groups had covered various public...
Spanish police investigate drugs link after two Scots shot dead on Costa del Sol
Two Scottish men in their forties were fatally shot on Saturday night in Fuengirola, Málaga (Andalusia), in what has been described as an execution-style murder....
Spanish police dismantle lucrative Chinese-Arab money laundering ring
Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had dismantled a Chinese-Arab criminal network accused of laundering $21 million in profits from drug and people trafficking,...
Guardia Civil arrest last crew member of drug boat used in murder of two officers
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Sunday that they had detained the fourth and final member of a drug smuggling crew whose boat collided with...
Spanish police discover underground shooting range used by gun traffickers
Spanish police have discovered a covert underground shooting range believed to have been run by a weapons trafficking network that supplied firearms, including assault rifles,...
Spanish police seize tonne of cocaine in Valencia gang bust, linked to Belgian Hells Angels
Agents of the Spanish National Police, in a coordinated operation led by Europol, have dismantled a criminal organisation allegedly dedicated to smuggling cocaine in shipping...
