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

News Desk6th August 20266th August 2026

6th August 20266th August 2026191

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...

King Felipe VI and Claudia Sheinbaum seal Spain-Mexico diplomatic thaw after years of tension

News Desk26th June 202616th July 2026

26th June 202616th July 20261707

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum have formally ended years of diplomatic tension between Spain and Mexico after meeting at the National...

Former Spanish PM Zapatero faces corruption probe over airline bailout

News Desk19th May 202625th May 2026

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Spain’s former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has been placed under formal investigation by Spain’s National Court over alleged influence peddling, money laundering and...

Spanish police intercept Europe-bound vessel carrying 10 tonnes of cocaine in largest-ever maritime bust

News Desk13th January 202612th May 2026

13th January 202612th May 20263157

Spain’s National Police said they intercepted a merchant vessel in the Atlantic Ocean carrying nearly 10 tonnes of cocaine concealed within shipments of salt, in...

Spanish police seize record cocaine haul in banana shipment from Ecuador

News Desk7th November 202418th November 2024

7th November 202418th November 20242333

The Spanish National Police said on Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine – the country’s largest-ever haul of the drug – and...

Spanish police seize 11 tonnes of cocaine hidden in shipping containers

News Desk14th December 202321st December 2023

14th December 202321st December 20233008

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...

Spain finds record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in banana freight from Ecuador

News Desk25th August 20231st September 2023

25th August 20231st September 20232361

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...

Two arrests so far as details of ‘narco-sub’ in Galicia emerge

News Desk28th November 201916th March 2023

28th November 201916th March 20233511

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...

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