Spain carried out 107 arrests in major marijuana raids during summer
Over 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring during the summer, Europol and the Spanish police announced on Wednesday....
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Seven British fugitives have been arrested in Spain in just three weeks
Seven British fugitives have been arrested in Spain in the space of just three weeks as a result of joint operations between the UK’s National Crime...
65 arrests as police dismantle Chinese gang selling cannabis across Europe
At least 65 people, most of them Chinese nationals, have been arrested as police dismantled one of the largest criminal gangs growing cannabis in Spain...
Woman loses eye, as second night of protests follow jailing of rapper Hasél
Also read (19/2/21): Sánchez: violence ‘unacceptable’ – political fallout over protests for jailed rapper Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protestors in Madrid...
Spanish Police and US Secret Service close down mass credit card fraud
Police in Spain working with the US Secret Service have closed down a criminal network that had the potential to defraud more than 12 million...
Four dead and eight injured after explosion destroys building in Madrid
Four people have died and eight have been left injured following a large explosion in Madrid on Wednesday. The blast occurred just before 3pm, destroying four floors...
61 arrests in drug trafficking raid in Barcelona
Nearly a thousand officers from the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra), the Spanish National Police and Barcelona’s local police, the Guàrdia Urbana, took part in...
Coronavirus in Spain full update (16 March)
As the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic continued to spread across the globe on Monday, Spain experienced its first working day in the ‘state of alarm’ lockdown, imposed...
Trial of former Catalan police chief, Josep Lluís Trapero, starts
The trial of Josep Lluís Trapero, former head of the Catalan police (the Mossos d’Esquadra) starts at Spain’s National Court in Madrid on Monday. Trapero is...
Two arrests so far as details of ‘narco-sub’ in Galicia emerge
Further details have emerged of the ‘narco-sub’ intercepted by police off the northwestern region of Galicia in Spain – and reportedly carrying around 3,500kg of cocaine worth...
