A SUN-DRENCHED city on the Costa Blanca is in mourning this weekend after a three-year-old girl was killed by her...
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Your definitive source for real-time Spanish cannabis news and regulation developments across Spain.
This page aggregates curated news from leading Spanish and international sources, providing reliable coverage you won’t find on a standard news feed. We organize complex and often fragmented information into three clear areas:
Legislation & Policy: Track the latest movements in Spanish cannabis law, from national political reform to the specific regional regulations affecting Cannabis Social Clubs (CSCs) and medical cannabis.
Business & Market: Dive into the economic side of Spain’s cannabis landscape, including investment news, CBD market growth, and global business trends impacting the Iberian Peninsula.
Enforcement: Stay current on all local law enforcement actions, including Guardia Civil operations, police raids, and large-scale drug seizures, offering a clear view of the legal risks and decriminalization grey areas.
We filter out the noise so you can stay informed on the future of legal cannabis in Spain—whether you are an industry professional, activist, or local resident.
Reward upped for information on fate of British father and son who mysteriously vanished in southern Spain in 2019
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21 March 2026
A REWARD for information linked to the fate of a British father and son duo who mysteriously vanished on the...
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NAMED: Ex-Premier League footballer, 47, arrested in dramatic undercover drugs bust on the Costa del Sol
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21 March 2026
THE identity of a former Premier League footballer arrested in a daring drugs raid on the Costa del Sol has...
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National Police intercept armed group in Fuengirola; arsenal seized
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21 March 2026
ARMED suspects heading to the Costa del Sol with loaded guns and balaclavas have been stopped just hours before a...
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Girl, 14, escapes hotel sex attack
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20 March 2026
A TEENAGE girl had to flee for her life across a hotel balcony in Torremolinos after a knife-wielding gang took...
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Spanish narco leaders in Dubai offer to turn themselves in to leave
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20 March 2026
FUGITIVE crime bosses linked to Spain are scrambling to cut deals with authorities as rising regional instability rattles the long-standing...
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Ex-Premier League footballer, 47, arrested in Costa del Sol drug raid
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19 March 2026
DRUGS, cash and packaging equipment uncovered in a Riviera del Sol shop raid have exposed a suspected trafficking operation allegedly...
Read MoreSpanish graffiti artists jailed in Poland for metro vandalism
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18 March 2026
FOUR Spanish tourists were arrested in Poland and are now facing two months of pre-trial detention after getting caught vandalising...
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British couple arrested for Mallorca attempted kidnapping were previously detained in February for an identical crime
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18 March 2026
A BRITISH couple arrested for an attempted kidnapping in Mallorca on Sunday, were previously detained for a similar incident last...
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Benidorm tattoo parlour in resort’s ‘English Zone’ raided for selling cocaine
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18 March 2026
A BENIDORM tattoo parlour has been raided by the Policia Nacional for selling cocaine. The business is located in the...
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Cocaine dealer arrested in Marbella strip club
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11 March 2026
NOTRIOUS Liverpool cocaine dealer Dominic McInally was arrested at a Marbella strip club after six years on the run. Merseyside...
Read MoreWATCH: Police uncover 1.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden in bags of cement by the feared Mocro mafia during Marbella warehouse raid
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11 March 2026
FIVE people linked to the so-called ‘Mocro mafia’ have been arrested in Malaga province after the Police Nacional seized 1.5...
Read MoreSpanish police have one vessel to patrol narco-infested coastline
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9 March 2026
IT has been revealed that Spanish police have only one vessel to patrol along the stretch of narco-infested Andalucian coastline....
Read MoreRevealed: Spain’s most dangerous neighbourhoods
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7 March 2026
DRUG trafficking, gang shootouts and gun possession galore. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where...
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Narco shootout leads to discover of cocaine bunker in Marbella
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4 March 2026
THE Policia Nacional have discovered a bunker holding a tonne of drugs and firearms after being shot at by suspects...
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Germany Medical Cannabis Imports Top 200 Tonnes in 2025
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3 March 2026
Germany’s imports for 2025 surpassed 200 tonnes for the first time, exceeding the country’s already revised import quota for the...
Read MoreThe Scramble for Europe
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3 March 2026
Last month, the German cannabis market saw its most significant consolidation deal to date, as Canadian heavyweight Organigram announced plans...
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Spain cartel bust delves into drug logistics empire
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27 February 2026
A MAJOR police operation on the Costa del Sol and in Granada has uncovered what officers describe as a sophisticated...
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British fugitive cocaine dealer arrested after going to pick up family member at Costa Blanca airport
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27 February 2026
A BRITISH fugitive wanted for drug trafficking in the UK has been arrested at Alicante-Elche airport. The 43-year-old man was...
Read MoreDrug user who was ‘out of control’ in front of his children dies after police taser him in Mallorca
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19 February 2026
A 47-YEAR-OLD Polish man died at his Palma home on Thursday after he was immobilised by a taser fired by...
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Dangerous Swedish gangster and bomb maker is tracked down hiding out in a ‘capsule’ hotel in Madrid
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19 February 2026
A SWEDISH gangster has been arrested by the Policia Nacional at a hostel in the Cuatro Caminos area of Madrid....
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Stenocare Launches into France Amid Danish Consolidation
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13 February 2026
As Europe’s medical cannabis markets continue to mature, an increasingly familiar pattern is beginning to emerge. First, access opens and...
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Narco cars with secret compartment smuggled cocaine to Madrid
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12 February 2026
A MAJOR cocaine trafficking network in Spain hid vast quantities of drugs inside specially adapted vehicles with secret compartments capable...
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Man stopped on Costa del Sol with loaded guns and a pile of drugs
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10 February 2026
MIJAS police have arrested a man carrying three loaded firearms and drugs during a routine stop, as officers revealed the...
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British man arrested for pre-Christmas killing of fellow countryman on Spain’s Costa Blanca
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9 February 2026
A BRITISH man has been arrested and jailed for the fatal Costa Blanca shooting of a fellow countryman on December...
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Spain’s top police chief made €30 million by feeding intel to drug gangs
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5 February 2026
FORMER head of Spain’s UDEF anti-money laundering unit helped a criminal network smuggle at least 58,000 kilos of cocaine into...
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How a La Linea phone shop sold gear for drug traffickers
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5 February 2026
AN innocuous mobile phone shop in Spain’s former narco capital has been found to have been selling gear for drug...
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Insurance Has Become a Critical Benchmark for Cannabis Industry Maturity
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3 February 2026
Since the emergence of the legal cannabis industry across the Western world, operators have persistently been forced to deal with...
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Fear of new Brit gangland murder as ‘prominent’ Liverpool fugitive vanishes from Costa Blanca following string of shootings
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26 January 2026
A 28-YEAR-OLD British man has vanished in the southern Costa Blanca after a series of gang-related incidents involving expats. The...
Read MoreSpanish mayor confronts traffickers as narco boat idles metres away
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26 January 2026
THIS is the moment an Andalucian mayor pleaded for government help as brazen ‘nacro-boats’ were caught on camera idling off...
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Is This Europe’s Future in 2026?
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23 January 2026
Why are Europe’s emerging markets excluding flower? Martinez argues that the shift away from flower is a natural evolution in a...
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Drug mule who swallowed a kilo of heroin is arrested at airport in Spain
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23 January 2026
A DRUG mule who flew from Amsterdam to Valencia swallowed over 1.1 kilos of heroin in a failed bid to...
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French Medical Cannabis Access Could Be Delayed Until 2027
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20 January 2026
Extracts over flowerAnother key part of the pharmaceutical focus is the omission of raw cannabis flower, a controversial choice for...
Read MoreIrishman arrested in southern Spain after ‘ramming police car and leading cops on 15km chase with loaded down drug-filled carrier bags in the boot’
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15 January 2026
TWO Guardia Civil officers were injured after their car was rammed by an Irish driver during a 15 kilometre chase...
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Behind the takedown of the notorious Balkan cartel
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15 January 2026
DRUG busts in Spain have become so commonplace that it seems like there is one a day – and this...
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Shootout in Mijas part of deadly wave of drug violence on Costa del Sol
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14 January 2026
A SHOCKING shootout in Mijas at the weekend has laid bare a terrifying new reality on the Costa del Sol...
Read MoreRust-bucket ‘burner’ ship reveals another way narcos smuggle cocaine into Spain
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12 January 2026
RUSTING against the dock in Santa Cruz de Tenerife sits the United S, a vessel that looks like it belongs...
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Spanish police storm cargo ship off and find 10 tonnes of cocaine
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12 January 2026
ELITE officers from the Policia Nacional have seized the largest high-seas cocaine haul in the force’s history after storming a...
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Spain’s Medical Cannabis Decree Faces Supreme Court Appeal
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9 January 2026
The Legal ArgumentsBoth appeals challenge the decree on multiple grounds, with a strong emphasis on patient access and equity rather...
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WATCH: Shocking moment traffickers force migrants entering Andalucia to swim to shore at gunpoint
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8 January 2026
A MAN has died and several others are feared missing after human smugglers forced migrants to swim to Andalucian shores...
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Police raids shut down narco flats in Costa del Sol expat town
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7 January 2026
POLICE raids have shut down narco flats in a popular expat town during the latest drug crackdown on the Costa...
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Terrifying Mexican cartel gains foothold in Spain
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7 January 2026
A NOTORIOUS Mexican cartel that slipped crystal meth into Europe by concealing it in marble statues delivered to Spain has...
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PICTURED: Notorious British gangster, 32, seriously injured in brazen assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca
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5 January 2026
A BRITISH man who survived a brazen mafia-style assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca has been named.Sonny Redmond, 32, remains...
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From Protest to Practice: Klub Karl and the Quiet Maturation of Germany’s Cannabis Clubs
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1 January 2026
Report from Chemnitz Just a short walk from the imposing Karl Marx monument in Chemnitz —a 7-meter-high bronze head—sits a...
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UNESCO’s Mondiacult to Spotlight Cannabis in Global Cultural Policy for First Time
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1 January 2026
For the first time in its history, UNESCO’s flagship cultural policy conference will give cannabis a prominent platform,...
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Minutes of ENCOD General Assembly 2025
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1 January 2026
MINUTES Annual General Assembly 2025_VF Annual General Assembly ENCOD, European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies 10th and 12th October...
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British man executed in second gun attack within 10 days in same Costa Blanca area
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30 December 2025
A BULLET-RIDDEN body of a British man was discovered in an Orihuela Costa property before Christmas. Details have only just...
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Cocaine price slump is driving traffickers to recycle narco-submarines, Spanish police warn
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26 December 2025
THE falling price of cocaine is driving drug traffickers in Spain to reuse ‘narco-submarines’ they would otherwise destroy, in what...
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Illegal marijuana farms are syphoning energy from Malaga’s grid – enough to power 2,500 homes a year, authorities say
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24 December 2025
INDOOR marijuana farms leeching electricity off Malaga’s power grid are stealing enough energy to keep 2,500 homes lit for an...
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Cult tricked members with expensive animal sacrifices and illegal drugs- coupled with threats and manipulation in Spain
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24 December 2025
FIVE people have been arrested in the Canary Islands for their involvement in a cult that ripped off members with...
Read MoreWar-zone chaos in Malaga as gangs clash with axes and swords in city-centre park
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22 December 2025
GANG violence exploded in Malaga as rival groups clashed in a city-centre park on Sunday – prompting terrified onlookers to...
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Inside the crime-cracking world of Spain’s premier forensic linguist
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21 December 2025
HER name is Sheila Queralt. By training, she’s a linguist. But if you are thinking of committing crime in Barcelona,...
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Raids on Costa del Sol topple cocaine gang shipping drugs to the UK
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19 December 2025
MORE than two tonnes of cocaine were seized and five people arrested as raids on Costa del Sol brought down...
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Shock Almeria arrests after bus-based drug network discovered
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17 December 2025
FIVE arrests have been made in Almeria after the discovery of a drug trafficking network that transported goods on buses....
Read MoreShock in Almeria as drug speed boats form ‘floating narco village’ in tourist beauty spot during Storm Emilia
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16 December 2025
AUTHORITIES on the Costa del Sol have called for government assistance after defiant drug traffickers anchored their speedboats off a...
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Cannabis Superior to Opioids for Back Pain
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16 December 2025
Findings from the successful trials of a new, multi-compound, cannabis medicine look set to deliver a major breakthrough for the...
Read More‘Historic blow against drug trafficking’ as notorious Balkan Cartel group is dismantled – over two tonnes of cocaine are seized in raids across Costa del Sol triangle
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15 December 2025
MORE than 2,5 tonnes of cocaine have been seized as multiple raids across Costa del Sol brought down the Spanish...
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Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco
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15 December 2025
THE Guardia Civil have smashed a gang that used helicopters to smuggle hashish into Spain from Morocco. The helicopters, which...
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Global Cannabis Industry 2026: Trends, Risks & Predictions
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15 December 2025
The oversupply equationWith Canadian operators holding vast stocks and having scaled up production capacity over the past year due to...
Read MoreBritish man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital
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12 December 2025
A BRITISH man, 32, is recovering in Torrevieja Hospital after being struck by three bullets while in his car on...
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British ‘narco’ fugitive is arrested in Benidorm after getting life prison sentence
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12 December 2025
A BRITISH fugitive sentenced to life imprisonment for drug trafficking and weapons offences has been arrested in Benidorm. The Policia...
Read MoreNarcos are operating brazenly from Costa del Sol tourist towns
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11 December 2025
NARCOS are operating from Costa del Sol tourist towns with police confiscating ten tonnes of petrol in La Duquesa and...
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Ex-PP councillor among arrests in Malaga brothel scandal: Official ‘offered tax advice to help launder millions’ while dozens of women were forced to ‘work’ 24 hours a day
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11 December 2025
A TOWN councillor was arrested in Malaga amid investigations into a prostitution ring that laundered millions with the help of...
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ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María (1932–2025)
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19 August 2025
ENCOD deeply regret the passing of Pr. Baldomero Cáceres Santa María We, as ENCOD, as well as the Regional Board...
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‘I’ll blow your head off’: Heavily-armed British mobsters’ reign of terror against Costa Blanca cannabis clubs
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18 April 2025
TWO members of a British gang that terrorised cannabis clubs on the Costa Blanca have been arrested by the Guardia...
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Cannabis club closed over illegal drug sales on Spain’s Costa Blanca
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12 May 2023
THE GUARDIA CIVIL has closed down a private cannabis club in Almoradi because it sold drugs. Registered cannabis clubs are...
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Brits in hot water over clandestine Costa Blanca drugs den in expat area of Spain
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14 March 2022
THREE British people are being investigated over an illegal marijuana smokehouse and drug sales point on the southern Costa Blanca....
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Clandestine cannabis club goes to pot on Spain’s Costa Blanca
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2 December 2021
THREE people who ran an illegal cannabis club in Denia have been arrested for selling drugs at their city centre...
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British expat who runs a Costa Blanca cannabis club is arrested for drug dealing in Spain
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2 July 2021
A British president of a Denia-based cannabis club has been arrested for drug trafficking. It’s the latest move by the...
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Denia residents get police to shutdown cannabis sales from city centre homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca
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8 March 2021
FOUR people behind a Denia cannabis club have been arrested for selling drugs out of city centre homes in the...
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Four arrested and over €2,000 seized during cannabis club crackdown in Spain’s Marbella
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7 October 2019
POLICE in Marbella have arrested four men for drug offences in a crackdown on a cannabis club in the city....
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Briton and Irishman arrested on Costa del Sol after undergound cannabis club uncovered in Marbella
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8 March 2017
A BRITON and an Irishman have been arrested in Marbella after Spanish cops raided an underground cannabis club. The pair...
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