Tag Archives: organised crime

At 4am on the morning of Friday, officers began raids simultaneously in Glasgow, Lanarkshire West Lothian and Barcelona. Police Scotland, Spain’s Guardia Civil and Eurojust all worked together to crackdown on the cross-border crime. After two years of investigations behind the scenes, specialist detectives from Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism moved in. Eight men, aged 35 to 64 years old, …

Guns, drug trafficking and gang violence are all over the place. Spain – unfortunately – is home to a string of neighbourhoods where crime is part of daily life. Police flag certain districts, from Barcelona to Sevilla, as being among the most dangerous in the country.  Even though Spain is one of the safer countries in Europe, pockets of deprivation …

A MAJOR drug trafficking network in Spain concealed vast quantities of cocaine inside specially modified vehicles that had secret compartments with a capacity of up to 160 kilograms at one time. Policia Nacional has arrested 26 people in a massive operation that spans several provinces. They were accused of being part of a criminal organization, trafficking drugs and money laundering. …