Live mouse in passenger’s meal forces Spain-bound flight to make unscheduled landing
A Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) plane from Oslo in Norway heading to Malaga in southern Spain was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Copenhagen, Denmark,...
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Guardia Civil seize over a million ecstasy pills, with nine arrests in Ibiza & Malaga
Spain’s Guardia Civil police said on Tuesday that they had seized more than one million ecstasy pills and other narcotics worth more than €25 million....
Guardia Civil join Europol operation to smash international drug-smuggling ring
Spain’s Guardia Civil police have helped to smash an international network led by Turkish nationals suspected of smuggling ‘large amounts’ of marijuana and heroin from Spain...
Spanish police arrest ‘ex-military gang’ of six following 71 burglaries on Costa del Sol
Spain’s National Police said this week that they had detained a criminal gang of Eastern Europeans with military training who specialised in breaking into luxury...
Spanish airports saw record 283 million passengers in 2023
Passenger traffic at Spanish airports hit a record high in 2023 as tourism rebounded strongly after several years of disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. A...
Three arrested in Andalusia over alleged connection to shooting of Vidal-Quadras
Spain’s National Police have arrested three people in Andalusia for their alleged connection to the attempted murder of veteran right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras. The retired politician was...
Guardia Civil arrest 26 people after raiding illegal wells, amid drought
The Guardia Civil said on Tuesday that it had arrested 26 people in raids on illegal wells in the Andalusia region, as part of a...
Court in Andalusia orders man to pay ex-wife €204k for 25 years of housework
A judge in Vélez-Málaga (Andalusia) has ordered a man to pay his ex-wife over €200,000 for 25 years of unpaid domestic work, based on the minimum...
Spain dismantle gangs allegedly forging residency papers for British nationals
The Spanish police said on Thursday that they had dismantled two rings suspected of helping British nationals illegally obtain residence permits by providing them with...
Spanish police arrest 43 for exploiting migrant workers in agricultural sector
The Spanish National Police said on Thursday that they have broken up a criminal group that exploited undocumented migrant workers in the agricultural sector, mainly...
