EL PAÍS reconstructs how a special unit of Spain’s Civil Guard, tipped off by the DEA and Dutch police, boarded a vessel carrying a record 30 tons of drugs, and arrested its armed guards
Police talk about a ‘complex underground infrastructure’ similar to a mine, complete with pulleys, cranes, rails and carts to transport the drug on behalf of ‘a very, very powerful’ organization
The leader of a drug‑transport network tried to flee with a million euros in her car when police arrested the members of her organization in Madrid
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has canceled his trip to Davos and will visit the scene of the accident. The Transport Ministry warns that the death toll could rise
The former director of the Teatro Español was admiring the catch of the day and sipping wine in a café in Culatra when the police closed in
Police arrested 20 people, including high-priority DEA targets and members of the Italian Camorra
Criminal groups are adopting new methods to smuggle drugs following recent crackdowns on large shipments at ports
The organization, accused of trafficking Asian women, also extorted business owners into giving them 20% of their profits in exchange for security, according to the police investigation
Several elderly residents were also injured in the blaze, with two of them reported to be in critical condition
The bundles were concealed inside a fruit container arriving from Ecuador, which has become a major export point for drugs to Europe
The prosecutor is calling for a conviction for premeditated murder, which could carry the death penalty, while the Spaniard maintains that the Colombian surgeon’s death was accidental
In a joint operation with Europol and Italian anti-mafia investigators, 700 kilos of cocaine were seized and four men with links to the ‘Ndrangheta and a Balkans cartel arrested
Juan Carlos I, who fled the country amid allegations of financial irregularities, arrived on a private jet from Abu Dhabi, where he has been living since 2020
Half of all undocumented migrants who made the Mediterranean crossing came to Spanish shores
In a case dating back 22 years, the four-year-old child of Ana Julia Quezada fell out of a window in unexplained circumstances
New transparency project lists yearly payments to ministers, secretaries of state and PM
Young Italian woman suffers broken leg as military boat rams environmentalists’ craft
Same vehicle suffered non-fatal accident in 2010 and was simply fixed and repainted
“I always went to work honestly,” says PP politician José Antonio Monago
The Ombudswoman is calling on the government to tackle excessive plane, train and road noise The problem can cause major health issues, but agencies say there are no funds to deal with it
New legislation gets softer on protecting the shoreline
Young farmers say Spain should be doing more to help develop a sector which is graying critically
Agriculturalists and conservationists differ on the foothold the Iberian wolf has on the peninsula No coherent management plan exists to promote coexistence
How consumers and supermarkets can help cut down on a waste of resources
33 percent of deaths of the animal are traffic-related, as they are forced to travel in search of prey
Regional authorities defend good quality of Spain's largest glacial lake Meanwhile, the Civil Guard is investigating sewage dumping
Country is the sixth-worst culprit in EU for binning foodstuffs