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Abandoned drug boat on the island of Alborán.

The nearly deserted islet, located just 35 miles from the northern coast of Morocco and belonging to Spain, is being increasingly used by smugglers. A total of 11 soldiers stationed there are struggling to handle the surge

Nudists at the Picornell pools in Barcelona.

Spain

‘A place of suffering:’ Spanish Supreme Court upholds forced community nudism appeal

José María Brunet|Madrid|Feb 17, 2023 - 16:40 CET

A group of residents of a vacation complex in Almería filed a lawsuit after the owners’ committee hired private security to prevent the non-naked from accessing the pool and gardens

Members of the Civil Guard during an operation in Almeria, in July 2021.

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Why marijuana plantations are spreading across southern Spain

Nacho Sánchez|Málaga|Jan 12, 2022 - 14:10 CET

With seizures jumping eighteenfold in Almería province, authorities warn that growers are passing off illegal cannabis as hemp for industrial use

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Almería

The tiny island of Alborán, new target of the migrant mafias in western Europe

‘A place of suffering:’ Spanish Supreme Court upholds forced community nudism appeal

Why marijuana plantations are spreading across southern Spain

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