Category: Cannabis News

Dec 22
War-zone chaos in Malaga as gangs clash with axes and swords in city-centre park

GANG violence exploded in Malaga as rival groups clashed in a city-centre park on Sunday – prompting terrified onlookers to flee as they brandished axes and swords. Police were inundated with emergency calls at around 7.20pm after at least eight suspects descended on Parque del Sur, near Avenida de las Postas, arriving on motorbikes and […]

Dec 21
Inside the crime-cracking world of Spain’s premier forensic linguist

HER name is Sheila Queralt. By training, she’s a linguist. But if you are thinking of committing crime in Barcelona, her home town, or anywhere in Spain – whether it be violence or fraud, be warned – Sheila will be coming after you!A 27-year-old librarian, Helena Jubily, was murdered in 2001 and it looked like […]

Dec 19
Raids on Costa del Sol topple cocaine gang shipping drugs to the UK

MORE than two tonnes of cocaine were seized and five people arrested as raids on Costa del Sol brought down a criminal network trafficking drugs across Europe, including to the UK. The gang, made up of Spanish, Moroccan and Polish nationals, smuggled cocaine in hidden compartments inside lorries, transporting the drugs by road from its […]

Dec 17
Shock Almeria arrests after bus-based drug network discovered

FIVE arrests have been made in Almeria after the discovery of a drug trafficking network that transported goods on buses. The Guardia Civil has made multiple arrests following its dismantling of an international criminal organisation that linked drug operations between Morocco and EU countries, such as Belgium, Spain and France. In Spain the operations occurred […]

Dec 16
Shock in Almeria as drug speed boats form ‘floating narco village’ in tourist beauty spot during Storm Emilia

AUTHORITIES on the Costa del Sol have called for government assistance after defiant drug traffickers anchored their speedboats off a popular tourist hotspot during a violent sea storm on Sunday. Shocking images show a group of nine ‘narco-boats’ brazenly floating off the coast of Agua Amarga, a renowned beauty spot in the municipality of Nijar, […]

Dec 16
Cannabis Superior to Opioids for Back Pain

Findings from the successful trials of a new, multi-compound, cannabis medicine look set to deliver a major breakthrough for the world’s half-a-billion chronic low back pain (CLB) sufferers. Just a few months ago, we reported on the success of German company Vertanical in passing through the arduous Randomised Control Test (RCT) procedure for its VER-01 […]

Dec 15
‘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

MORE than 2,5 tonnes of cocaine have been seized as multiple raids across Costa del Sol brought down the Spanish cell of one of Europe’s largest drug cartels, authorities said. Police described the operation as a “historic blow against drug trafficking” after busts in Malaga, Sevilla, and Cadiz resulted in 30 arrests – crippling the […]

Dec 15
Police bust narco-gang that used helicopters to smuggle drugs into Spain from Morocco

THE Guardia Civil have smashed a gang that used helicopters to smuggle hashish into Spain from Morocco. The helicopters, which could carry between 500 and 900 kilograms of drugs, flew across the Mediterranean to southern Spain, where the hashish was then transported by road to other parts of Europe. Six people were arrested in the […]

Dec 15
Global Cannabis Industry 2026: Trends, Risks & Predictions

The oversupply equation With Canadian operators holding vast stocks and having scaled up production capacity over the past year due to improved domestic prices and increased export demand, the combination of expanded production and potential demand contraction has raised concerns about global oversupply. “As global producers continue to scale up while major import markets face […]

Dec 12
British man survives hail of bullets hitting his car and is ‘out of danger’ at Costa Blanca hospital

A BRITISH man, 32, is recovering in Torrevieja Hospital after being struck by three bullets while in his car on the Orihuela Costa. The vehicle was reportedly hit by up to 15 bullets in an underground car park on Calle Cabo de Gata in Lomas de Cabo Roig. The Guardia Civil are searching for the assailant […]