95 arrests, as Spanish police seize 16 tonnes of counterfeit World Cup merchandise worth millions
Spanish National Police have seized more than 16 tonnes of counterfeit football kits destined for sale during the FIFA World Cup as part of a...
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Police bust Alicante counterfeit document workshop linked to migrant smuggling networks
Spanish police have dismantled a sophisticated counterfeit document workshop in Alicante that investigators say was supplying forged identity papers to criminal networks across Europe, seizing...
12 arrested in Spain over €4.75m scheme exploiting vulnerable Ukrainian women
An international police operation targeting a sophisticated money-laundering network has led to the arrest of 12 suspects in Spain who are accused of exploiting vulnerable...
34 arrested in Spain during police raids targeting the ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation
Spain’s National Police – working in conjunction with Europol and the Bavarian State Police in Germany – have arrested 34 people in Spain as part...
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...
Crypto investment fraud ring busted in Spain after defrauding 5,000 victims worldwide
Spain’s Guardia Civil police, with the support of Europol and law enforcement agencies from Estonia, France and the USA, have arrested five members of an...
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,...
21 arrested as Spanish police dismantle ‘hugging pickpockets’ gang
Spain’s National Police – in an operation carried out jointly with police in Romania and coordinated by Europol – have arrested more than 20 people...
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...
22 arrests as Guardia Civil seize over €6.5m in cash from drug smugglers
Spain’s Guardia Civil, working in conjunction with Europol, have seized more than €6.5 million in cash and arrested 22 suspects after dismantling a Barcelona-based international cocaine...
