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SPANISH police have put the brakes on the Costa del Sol’s spiralling mafia activity with a huge operation targeting a number of interconnecting mafia gangs that formed a French-led ‘super mafia’. 55 arrests have taken place in the last month following a series armed raids in homes and properties across dozens of towns from Estepona and Marbella to Mijas and …

Guardia Civil seized five African leopards, including three babies. They were discovered on a farm in Gran Canaria. Three people are under investigation for a crime committed against protected wildlife. This includes possessing and breeding leopards on property in the Las Palmas region. The Guardia operation was a result of a drug-trafficking gang leader being arrested. READ MORE LEOPARD CUB …

A STUDY says the hidden prices of weight problems will attain €130.7 billion this 12 months in Spain- equal to eight% of GDP or half of the nation’s state pension invoice. The conclusion has been reached by a gaggle of well being financial and well being professionals in addition to sufferers in a report coordinated by the Weber Basis and …

Airbnb’s strict ban in BARCELONA leaves residents renting out a single room just to be able survive, in a precarious situation. Dozens of ordinary people living in the Catalan capital – Spain’s most expensive city to rent – claim they are being treated the same as commercial landlords for sharing their primary homes with students or short-term tenants. Anyone renting …

SOMETHING is rotten in the state of Belgium – and the stench is emanating from the country’s largest port. An investigating judge in Antwerp recently broke his silence to warn that Belgium is ‘becoming a narco-state’.  He wrote anonymously out of fear for his life, in a letter that was verified by Politico Europe, and The Brussels Times. This letter …

AN EAST European and Spanish gang that used its personal worldwide transport agency to smuggle cigarettes and laughing fuel inside authorized cargo has been busted by the Policia Nacional. Six individuals have been arrested within the Alicante province city of Muro de Alcoy together with the truck firm proprietor in Malaga. 5 out of the group have been positioned into …

A SPANISH football fan who allegedly directed racist abuse towards Barcelona and England forward Marcus Rashford could be handed a fine of up to €4,000, Spain’s anti-violence commission has said. The incident is said to have occurred on September 25, during a match played between La Liga champions Real Oviedo and the La Liga champions. TV microphones at the Estadio …

ORDERING in a restaurant, renting a city bike or routinely paying as you enter a train station car park…these are just some of the day to day ways we scan a QR code in Spain. These innovative payment methods are seen as a way to prevent the spread and transmission of germs in COVID. They save paper while allowing you …

A NEW twist in the tale of fugitive British streamer and TikTok star Harrison Sullivan – better known as HSTikkyTokky – has been revealed after he appeared to voluntarily return to the UK to face justice earlier this month. The famous 24-year old influencer who boasts of millions of followers on the internet was arrested in Marbella during a brawl …

A MAN has been arrested by the Policia Nacional in Spain for being part of a Europe-wide gang that fixed tennis matches to benefit players and gamblers to the tune of €800,000. In the areas of Guadalajara & Valladolid, evidence was found during searches. Eurojust coordinated an operation with participation from French, Bulgarians, Spanish, and Romanian authorities that resulted 16 …