Category: Enforcement
An ORGANIZED crime ring turned taxis into a mobile drug delivery service to move narcotics across two towns in Malaga. The Policia Nacional uncovered 152 cannabis plants, 887 grams of cocaine, 180 grams of ecstasy and over €30,000 in cash in a recent drug bust off the Costa del Sol. The operation, dubbed ‘Carroza’ (Carriage), […]
ONE of France’s most wanted fugitives has been arrested in Madrid after hiding from the outside world for almost two years. Policia Nacional officers captured Walid Bara (‘Fondu’) in the Spanish capital on Tuesday night following a complex international manhunt. Bara carried false French documents, but had no weapons with him. A French court sentenced […]
A CRIMINAL organisation has been dismantled after trafficking Botox and running clandestine cosmetic clinics in Alicante, Valencia and Tarragona. Guardia Civil officers seized over 1,200 vials of botulinum toxin (Botox) and 382 syringes of hyaluronic acid. Operation Zlata took place on April 8 and 9 in Reus, Burjassot and Pilar de la Horadada. They arrested […]
THE story of how the Albanian mafia murdered one of their own on the Costa del Sol and tried to dump his body in a reservoir has now been revealed by the Policia Nacional. The incident occurred last year on May 12 and began with the victim, 31, receiving a call from supposed ‘friends’ while […]
POLICE are cracking down on social media posts branding officers ‘assassins’ after a man was tasered to death on the Costa del Sol. The Policia Nacional’s Cybercrime Group has launched an investigation into several social media accounts and forums, authorities have said, following reports from officers that their personal information and photos were being leaked […]
THE operation to dismantle the Lyons clan on the Costa del Sol followed from the arrest of Kinahan cartel banker Johnny Morrissey in Marbella four years ago, Spanish police sources have revealed. Morrissey, 66, a British-born Irish passport holder and former Rochdale doorman who spent two decades building a life — and allegedly a criminal […]
A FUGITIVE accused of kidnapping, torturing and executing a police informant in Marbella has been dramatically captured in Colombia after four years on the run. The Albanian suspect was tracked down in Pereira following an international manhunt involving the Policia Nacional, Interpol and Europol. Florind Rama, also known as Terziu Florin, was one of Europe’s […]
A SERIES of seasoned Costa del Sol characters were among those swept up during police raids that brought down the notorious Lyons organised crime gang. In the early hours of March 27, helicopters circled over the coast as police raided 18 properties in Mijas and Calahonda, with a few in Barcelona. New dramatic footage released […]
A MAN was arrested on the Costa del Sol after allegedly pointing a loaded pistol at a police officer during a tense late-night confrontation. The suspect, a 22-year-old known to police for previous drug offences, is said to have aimed the weapon at the officer following a routine traffic stop – only to later drop […]
A TOURIST hotspot on the Costa del Sol is tightening the screws on e-scooters as their popularity continues to surge across Spain. A new regulation came into force yesterday (Wednesday, April 8) in Estepona, bringing a raft of new obligations for riders – including wearing a helmet and obeying traffic rules just like any other […]
