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EIGHTEEN men, from Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, have been rescued by the Spanish police from a tobacco factory that was illegally operating in Andalucia. They were being forced to produce eight million fake cigarettes per day in inhumane circumstances. Guardia Civil revealed the rescue on Tuesday after uncovering it while investigating suspected drug trafficking at a Malaga warehouse.  Instead, …

Guardia Civil seized more than 22,000 unmarked packs of tobacco during a major antismuggling campaign in Los Barrios in Cadiz Province. Two people have been arrested for suspected tobacco smuggling. Both suspects have extensive criminal histories. The tobacco may have come from Gibraltar where it was delivered illegally by boat from Africa. READ MORE Spain orders Airbnb to block 65,000 …