All news on the topic: Spain

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British woman dies near market in Spain: bar explosion may have been deliberate
A 56-year-old British woman was reportedly one of two people killed in a gas explosion at a bar in San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, southern Spain, as she was walking past a local market.
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Former Georgian deputy economy minister arrested for illicit enrichment of over $900,000 — assets found in Spain
Tbilisi court orders detention of Georgia’s former deputy economy minister, who stands accused of abusing his power to secure illicit wealth—including property in Spain uncovered by OCCRP’s Georgian member center.
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€250 million and Monero crypto: police expose one of the largest darknet drug markets
The Archetyp Market, with an estimated €250 million in sales, was dismantled by international law enforcement revealing widespread darknet operations.
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Killer from Costa del Sol fled across three countries in 15 hours — arrested in the UK
Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan were killed by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on May 31.
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A suspect in the shooting of gangsters Monaghan and Lyons on the Costa del Sol has been arrested in Liverpool
A suspect was taken into custody in Liverpool by Merseyside Police under an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish authorities. Police have yet to make a formal statement
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Britons in Gibraltar to be met by Spanish border guards: London cedes EU border control
British citizens will be required to present their passports to Spanish or EU officials upon arrival at the Rock.
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British tourist dies of cardiac arrest while go‑karting in Menorca — children witnessed the tragedy
A 62-year-old British man unfortunately passed away while go-karting with his children in the popular holiday destination of Menorca, Spain. Emergency services hurried to the location but, unfortunately, were unable to revive him.
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Bananas, bitcoins and the Albanian mafia: Ecuadorian court exposes global drug scheme based in Dubai
Ecuadorian court documents acquired by OCCRP detail the internal operations of a drug and money laundering scheme that authorities claim is operated by Dritan Gjika.
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Police Scotland: no evidence linking double murder in Spain to Glasgow gang wars
Eddie Lyons Jr. and Ross Monaghan were fatally shot by a hooded gunman outside an Irish pub in Fuengirola on Saturday evening.
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Bloody shooting at Costa del Sol bar: two Scottish gangsters gunned down in front of tourists
The two individuals who were shot and killed at a seafront Irish bar in a holiday destination on Spain’s Costa del Sol were reportedly gangsters from Scotland.
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“Like cattle”: hundreds of British tourists stuck in queues at Tenerife airport
Hundreds of British holidaymakers were trapped in ’inhuman’ queues at a Spanish airport at the beginning of the school vacation.
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200 kg of meth and ties to Mexico: transnational drug network uncovered in Europe
European authorities dismantle a meth network linked to Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel and gangs in Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.
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Jay Slater brags about stealing £12,000 Rolex ‘off some c***’ in video shot briefly before his disappearance
British tourist Jay Slater, a teenager, disappeared while on a vacation on Tenerife, Spain
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Andriy Portnov, former advisor to ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych, shot dead near Madrid
Former Yanukovych adviser Andriy Portnov was shot near Madrid.
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BullionVault founder dies in motorcycle crash in Spain — tragedy unfolds in front of daughter
A British millionaire gold trader has died in a horrific head-on crash with a van while on a motorbike holiday in Spain.
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Real Madrid star under investigation for allegedly sharing intimate video involving a minor
A Spanish court has officially opened a criminal case against Real Madrid youth player Raúl Asencio, who is facing charges related to the non-consensual recording and distribution of a sexually explicit video involving a minor.
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Putin’s accomplice and Russian mafia financier Ilya Traber to face trial for money laundering in the EU
In Palma de Mallorca, Russian tycoon Ilya Traber is scheduled to stand trial on charges of money laundering and connections to the Russian mafia, specifically the Tambovskaya Organized Crime Group.
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Father of three dies just hours after arriving in Spain for a holiday with friends
A father of three passed away just hours after arriving on a trip with friends to Spain, after collapsing near a beach.
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No mobile service or traffic lights: Aftermath of power outage in Spain and Portugal
Phones, traffic lights, the Spanish parliament, and newsrooms were all reportedly affected as metro stations were plunged into darkness
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In Granada, a gang that was selling military-grade weapons to drug cartels through a secret shooting range has been busted
Spanish police have dismantled a weapons trafficking network in Granada, arresting three suspects and uncovering the country’s first underground shooting range used to test and sell military-grade firearms to criminal gangs.
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István Tiborcz seen in €600k Ferrari amid revelations of Orbán family’s lavish lifestyle
Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law was spotted driving a Ferrari supercar worth €600,000. The Hungarian prime minister’s family is engaged in acquiring elite real estate in the country.
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British tourist found alive after disappearing from Alicante airport boarding queue
Jason Taylor, 36, was in a boarding queue at Alicante airport in Spain, waiting for a flight back to Birmingham, when he disappeared without a trace, prompting friends and family to launch a huge search.
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Carlo Ancelotti to stand trial for alleged €1m tax fraud over image rights
The Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, will appear in court on Wednesday to stand trial on charges of defrauding Spain’s tax office of more than €1m (£836,857) in undeclared earnings from image rights in 2014 and 2015.
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Hugo Carvajal’s lawyer plans to challenge U.S. extradition and argue sovereign immunity
Hugo Carvajal Barrios, who served as Venezuela’s military intelligence director, is scheduled to go to trial in the U.S. in June on charges of "narco-terrorism."
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Scammers use fake celebrity endorsements and paid leads to defraud investors, investigation finds
Two professional scam call-center operations relied on affiliate marketing firms to provide them with contact details of individuals who had clicked on ads for fake investment platforms.