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Five arrested after Spanish customs seize 2.1 tonnes of cocaine from yacht in Atlantic

News Desk22nd September 202628th September 2026

22nd September 202628th September 20261185

Spanish customs officers have dismantled a criminal network suspected of supplying sailing boats for major maritime drug shipments after intercepting a yacht carrying around 2.1...

Spain-led operation targets underground ‘Dubai Bank’ money-laundering network

News Desk9th September 202614th September 2026

9th September 202614th September 20261467

Twenty-one suspects have been arrested and assets worth around €20 million identified in an international investigation into an underground banking system allegedly used to finance...

Over three tonnes of cocaine seized from armed drug boat off Gran Canaria

News Desk4th September 20269th September 2026

4th September 20269th September 20261002

Spanish police have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine from a high-powered drug-running boat intercepted off the coast of Gran Canaria, arresting five men...

Ten arrested after drug traffickers open fire on Guardia Civil patrol boat off Huelva coast

News Desk23rd August 202626th August 2026

23rd August 202626th August 20261236

Ten suspected members of a drug trafficking organisation have been arrested following an armed attack on a Guardia Civil patrol boat during a high-speed pursuit...

Joint Spain-Ecuador operation seizes 21 tonnes of cocaine and arrests 44 suspects

News Desk5th August 202610th August 2026

5th August 202610th August 20261442

A long-running international investigation involving Spanish and Ecuadorian authorities has dismantled a major cocaine trafficking organisation, leading to the arrest of 44 suspects and the...

British fugitive arrested in Costa Blanca raids tied to drug trafficking and forgery probe

News Desk15th May 202619th May 2026

15th May 202619th May 20261569

Spanish police have arrested one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives after dismantling an alleged drug trafficking and forgery network operating on the Costa Blanca, in...

Guardia Civil mourns two officers killed in drug boat chase tragedy off Andalusia

News Desk10th May 202612th May 2026

10th May 202612th May 20261879

Spain’s Guardia Civil is mourning the deaths of two officers killed during a high-speed pursuit of suspected drug smugglers off the coast of Andalusia, as...

Spain intercepts massive cocaine shipment off Gran Canaria, crew arrested

News Desk4th May 202612th May 2026

4th May 202612th May 20262097

A major anti-drug trafficking operation has led to the interception of a cargo vessel in the Atlantic carrying a vast quantity of cocaine, in what...

Irish crime gang figure arrested in Canary Islands joint operation

News Desk10th April 202616th April 2026

10th April 202616th April 20262208

A senior figure in one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminal networks has been arrested in the Canary Islands following a coordinated international police operation involving...

Scottish crime boss deported from Bali as Spain moves to extradite over Costa del Sol crimes

News Desk8th April 202616th April 2026

8th April 202616th April 20261919

A suspected Scottish crime boss wanted by Spanish authorities has been deported from Indonesia and is now facing extradition proceedings to Spain following his arrest...

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