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International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

7th August 202612th August 2026844

A major international police operation led by Spain has dismantled what investigators describe as one of the largest organised criminal networks operating migrant smuggling routes...

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

News Desk5th August 202610th August 2026

5th August 202610th August 2026845

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...

95 arrests, as Spanish police seize 16 tonnes of counterfeit World Cup merchandise worth millions

News Desk17th June 202622nd June 2026

17th June 202622nd June 20261420

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...

Police bust Alicante counterfeit document workshop linked to migrant smuggling networks

News Desk10th June 202615th June 2026

10th June 202615th June 2026894

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

News Desk9th March 202616th March 2026

9th March 202616th March 20261948

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

News Desk11th January 202614th January 2026

11th January 202614th January 20262301

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

News Desk26th August 20251st September 2025

26th August 20251st September 20254683

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

News Desk1st July 20257th July 2025

1st July 20257th July 20253857

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

News Desk15th May 202521st May 2025

15th May 202521st May 20256061

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

News Desk17th April 202525th April 2025

17th April 202525th April 20256894

Spain’s National Police – in an operation carried out jointly with police in Romania and coordinated by Europol – have arrested more than 20 people...

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