Avalanche kills three people in Spanish Pyrenees
An avalanche near a Spanish Pyrenees mountain resort killed three skiers and injured another on Monday, the Guardia Civil police said, the latest deadly natural...
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Spanish police search laboratory near Barcelona in African swine fever outbreak investigation
Spanish police carried out a search on Thursday morning at the IRTA-CReSA state-funded laboratory near Barcelona, as part of an investigation into the origin of...
Guardia Civil dismantle drug gang using helicopter to smuggle in hashish from Morocco
Spain’s Guardia Civil police on Saturday said they had dismantled a criminal gang that flew helicopters to smuggle hashish into the country from Morocco, in...
Spanish authorities to investigate five laboratories in search for origin of African swine fever outbreak
Spanish authorities confirmed on Saturday that they are examining five laboratory facilities as part of efforts to determine the origin of an outbreak of African...
Two ‘rebel nuns’ released on bail after alleged cultural-heritage misappropriation
Two former Spanish nuns who were expelled from the Catholic Church and later aligned themselves with a fringe sect have been detained on suspicion of...
Four people under investigation as Guardia Civil rescue nearly 500 exotic animals from unlicensed shelter
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Saturday that they had raided an unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures. They also said that...
Guardia Civil bust illegal trafficking ring of protected species in Valencia
Spain’s Guardia Civil said on Tuesday that it had broken up an illegal network involved in trading wild animals, among them species that are endangered...
At least 12 migrants missing after jumping from boat south of Mallorca
At least 12 migrants are missing after jumping from a boat bound for Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, authorities said on Saturday. Another 14...
Pedro Sánchez promises financial aid for reconstruction of areas hit by wildfires
Despite a slight drop in temperatures across Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cautioned on Tuesday that the country still faces ‘difficult hours’ in its ongoing...
Guardia Civil bust hallucinogenic drug ‘spiritual retreat’ in Alicante province
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Monday that they had dismantled a network accused of running a so-called ‘spiritual retreat’ where hallucinogenic drugs were offered...
