Category: Enforcement
A NOTORIOUS Mexican cartel that slipped crystal meth into Europe by concealing it in marble statues delivered to Spain has been smashed by police following a series of dramatic raids. Agents from the Policia Nacional, working alongside the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), have dismantled what is described as the continent’s ‘main supply point’ for […]
A BRITISH man who survived a brazen mafia-style assassination attempt on the Costa Blanca has been named. Sonny Redmond, 32, remains in intensive care in Torreveija Hospital after he was gunned down in an underground car park in a residential area of Orihuela Costa called Lomas de Cabo Roig. Redmond was sat in his car […]
A BULLET-RIDDEN body of a British man was discovered in an Orihuela Costa property before Christmas. Details have only just been made public over the shooting of a 29-year-old Brit on the Lomas de Cabo Roig urbanisation. The Orihuela Policia Local went to the home at around 9pm on December 21. READ MORE: GUARDIA CIVIL […]
THE falling price of cocaine is driving drug traffickers in Spain to reuse ‘narco-submarines’ they would otherwise destroy, in what authorities described as a major operational change. The semi-submersible vessels, used to smuggle cocaine into Europe and each costing around €600,000 to build, would normally be scuttled in the waters between the Azores and Canary […]
INDOOR marijuana farms leeching electricity off Malaga’s power grid are stealing enough energy to keep 2,500 homes lit for an entire year, authorities have warned. According to a report by energy distributor Endesa, around a quarter of all electricity stolen in Malaga province between January and November was used to run illegal cannabis plantations, powering […]
FIVE people have been arrested in the Canary Islands for their involvement in a cult that ripped off members with charges for animal sacrifice rituals and the supply of illegal drugs. The Policia Nacional said the gang used Santeria rituals to exert psychological control over followers. Santeria is an Afro-Caribbean religion that combines West African […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
