Guardia Civil in Galicia refloat homemade suspect ‘narco submarine’
The Guardia Civil police in Galicia this week refloated a homemade semi-submersible vessel that they suspect may have been used to transport cocaine. The 16-metre...
Drug trafficking
Trial starts in Madrid of alleged Hells Angels organised crime gang from Mallorca
The trial of 49 alleged members of a criminal gang linked to the Hells Angels motorcycle club commenced on Monday in Madrid, almost a decade...
Spain’s Guardia Civil bust ‘Ukraine humanitarian aid’ drug smuggling ring
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had busted a drug smuggling ring that was transporting cannabis across Europe under the pretence of...
Guardia Civil seize 5.5 tonnes of cocaine from Valencia port
Spanish police said on Wednesday that they had seized 5.59 tonnes of cocaine worth over €340 million in the port of Valencia. The Guardia Civil police...
Spain’s Guardia Civil seize largest amount of marijuana on record
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have seized 32 tonnes of packaged marijuana with a street value of at least 64 million euros, which they claim is...
32 arrests in series of actions against Italian mafia in Spain
32 suspects linked to the Italian ‘Ndrangheta mafia have been arrested in Spain for their alleged involvement in large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering. The ‘Ndrangheta...
Spanish police dismantle huge marijuana plantation near Barcelona
The Spanish National Police and the Guardia Civil said in a joint statement on Thursday that they had seized a record six tonnes of marijuana...
Spanish police uncover ‘Europe’s largest’ cannabis plantation in Navarra
Spanish police have uncovered a huge cannabis plantation in the region of Navarra and arrested three suspected growers, Spain’s Guardia Civil said on Wednesday, working...
Guardia Civil dismantle drugs ring that used helicopters from Morocco to Spain
Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled a drug-trafficking ring that allegedly brought hashish and marijuana from Morocco to southern Spain by helicopter, before transporting it to...
37 arrested in Madrid for alleged sexual exploitation of minors, drug trafficking
The Spanish National Police arrested 37 people in Madrid on Tuesday for allegedly sexually exploiting minors and drug trafficking. 10 victims – all minors aged between...
