Four ‘drug mummies’ detained at Barcelona airport
Spain’s National Police have detained four people at Barcelona-El Prat Airport, two of them carrying 186 cylinders of cocaine inside their bodies – and two...
Drug trafficking
Colombian drug traffickers rescued then arrested after sinking their submarine
A gang of Colombian drug traffickers sank their submarine off the coast of Spain after they were spotted by customs officers, police said on Tuesday....
Guardia Civil join Europol operation to smash international drug-smuggling ring
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have helped to smash an international network led by Turkish nationals suspected of smuggling ‘large amounts’ of marijuana and heroin from Spain...
Arrests in Marbella and Canary Islands after Europol bust cocaine gang
Europol, the Hague-based European police force, said on Thursday that a crime ring smuggling drugs into Europe had collapsed as the result of an investigation...
Spanish police rescue then arrest ‘drug traffickers being held hostage at sea’
Eight drug traffickers who were being held hostage by an armed member of their own gang were rescued at sea and then arrested by the...
Spanish customs agents seize 8 tonnes of cocaine hidden in fake power generator
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...
Eight arrested after two Guardia Civil officers killed in drug boat chase
Eight people have now been arrested after two Guardia Civil officers were killed on Friday during a drug traffickers’ boat chase. A video shared on...
Spanish police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine hidden in shipping containers
Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal drugs inside shipping...
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...
Spain finds record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana freight from Ecuador
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...
