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Five arrests as police bust migrant smuggling ring charging €9,000 from Ceuta to mainland Spain

News Desk21st August 202621st August 2026

21st August 202621st August 2026399

Spanish police have arrested five people in two separate investigations into alleged migrant smuggling operations transporting people from Ceuta to mainland Spain, with passengers reportedly...

International crackdown breaks up vast Spain-Algeria migrant trafficking operation

News Desk7th August 202612th August 2026

7th August 202612th August 2026949

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...

EU backs Spain after Ceuta migration crisis while ministers push for tougher anti-smuggling measures

News Desk4th August 202610th August 2026

4th August 202610th August 2026862

European Union interior ministers have voiced strong support for Spain following last week’s unprecedented migration crisis in Ceuta, while agreeing that the bloc must strengthen...

Spanish court opens security inquiry into Ceuta mass crossing as Morocco cites trafficking networks and false rumours

News Desk3rd August 20269th August 2026

3rd August 20269th August 2026975

Spain’s National Court has opened a preliminary investigation into last week’s unprecedented mass border crossing into Ceuta, as Morocco issued its first official response to...

Sánchez condemns mass Ceuta crossing as ‘violation of Spain’s territorial integrity’

News Desk31st July 20263rd August 2026

31st July 20263rd August 20261731

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

Diplomatic row erupts as Italy urges Schengen action against Spain over Ceuta crisis

News Desk31st July 20262nd August 2026

31st July 20262nd August 20261726

LATEST: Spain installs sea barrier as Ceuta slowly returns to normality and death toll rises to 72. ALSO READ: Ceuta crisis sparks emergency EU meeting requests...

Pope Leo concludes Spain trip in Tenerife after highlighting migrant crisis in Canary Islands

News Desk12th June 202617th June 2026

12th June 202617th June 20261105

Pope Leo XIV was due to fly back to Rome on Friday after concluding a week-long visit to Spain with a final stop in Tenerife,...

Police bust Alicante counterfeit document workshop linked to migrant smuggling networks

News Desk10th June 202615th June 2026

10th June 202615th June 2026935

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...

Pope Leo calls for respect for migrants, end to rearmament in historic speech to Spanish parliament

News Desk8th June 202615th June 2026

8th June 202615th June 20261164

Pope Leo XIV used the first papal address ever delivered to Spain’s parliament on Monday to warn that the world is facing a ‘profound spiritual...

Irish crime gang figure arrested in Canary Islands joint operation

News Desk10th April 202616th April 2026

10th April 202616th April 20261872

A senior figure in one of Ireland’s most dangerous criminal networks has been arrested in the Canary Islands following a coordinated international police operation involving...

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