IT was just after dawn when elite Guardia Civil officers swept into a quiet hillside neighbourhood of Almuñecar on Granada’s Costa Tropical. A few moments later, one Europe’s most wanted narcotics traffickers was led out of a luxurious villa in handcuffs. Juxhin Drazhi – an alleged Albanian Mafia Boss wanted by Interpol – fled the property when the Rapid Action …

Jamones Popi celebration, Estepona promenade. Credit: Salvador José Guerrero Román – FB Estepona, Spain, is currently hosting one of Malaga Province’s most important summer gastronomic events, the 10th World Ham Festival ‘Popi, Ciudad de Estepona’, running until Sunday, August 17. Organised by prize-winning ham cutter José María Téllez, or ‘Popi’ to his friends, and Estepona Council, the festival has become …

Health officials are raising alarms over the fact that melanoma is increasing at a faster rate than the national average in Malaga Province.  The region’s health authority struggles with an emergency of public health, made worse by the abundance of sunshine and relaxed outdoor lifestyle. At Hospital Universitario Regional de Málaga, over 180 cases were recorded in 2024 alone, which …