CARREFOUR PRODUCT RECALL
The Carrefour supermarket chain has called for the immediate recall of two electrical products on the grounds of safety, although they have not revealed the specifics of the fault. The first recall is a clothes More...
FIND CHEAP FUEL IN SPAIN
In the hope of assisting in keeping the cost of living down, the Spanish government is promoting its own portal that shows the cost of motor fuel in filling stations across the country. Through your web browser, More...
Carrefour Discounts IVA for pensioners
French owned supermarket chain Carrefour has announced a new initiative that will offer a deduction of IVA to the over 65 age group on grocery products such as meat, fish, vegetables, cheese, bread and ready meals, More...
Spaniards cut back on cocaine use
Cocaine use in Spain has fallen over the last year among people between the ages of 15 and 34, the Lisbon-based European Monitor Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said Tuesday. More...
Trials of Spanish HIV vaccine offer cause for optimism
A new experimental HIV vaccine being tested at Spanish hospitals has yielded good results at a Phase I clinical trial, offering some hope where most other drugs have failed. More...
Contador says he has been cleared to ride
Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been cleared of a doping charge by Spain’s cycling federation, the federation president and Contador’s press office said Tuesday. Spanish media More...
DRUG NETWORK DISBANDED
A total of eight people have been arrested, of both Spanish and Colombian nationality, by officers from the National Police who broke up a drug trafficking organization based in the town of Roquetas de Mar. Officers More...
‘Drug plot’ Brits held in Spain over cannabis smuggling
Two Britons are being held in Spain over a plot to smuggle £1.5million of cannabis to the UK in airconditioning equipment. Paul Bailey, 27, of Hardwick, Cambs, Londoner Lee Beckwith, 43, and Cornelius Casey, o More...
Britons arrested during Ibiza drugs raids
The operation targeted the resort of San Antonio, where police believed a number of British drug traffickers had based themselves. Officers from the Civil Guard, Spain´s paramilitary police force, searched several More...
Gang who imported £500m of cocaine from Spain to UK facing jai
A drug smuggling ring which brought cocaine worth up to half a billion pounds into Greater Manchester hidden in metal pipes has been brought to justice. Five men now face jail for their part in importing the drug More...
NI truck driver held over Spanish ‘cannabis in cargo’ claims
A 41-year-old truck driver from County Antrim is being held in Spain after cannabis worth £1.8m was allegedly found amongst a cargo of wine he was transporting to Britain. National Police claimed they arrested More...
2.6 tons of cocaine seized in Spain
Spanish authorities have arrested 10 people with over 2.6 tons of cocaine being shipped from Colombia, police said. The seize confirmed police suspicions about a new drug-trafficking route linking the Caribbean, More...
Irish arrests in Spain linked to crime empire
A man from the Republic of Ireland has been arrested with his two sons in Spain, suspected of masterminding an international drugs, guns and money laundering crime empire. The man, in his 50s, was detained in the More...
Spain Aims to Save 1.3 billion Euro Through Drug Price Cuts
Spain is to cut the prices of a wide range of patented prescription drugs from August 1, in a move which it estimates will save around 1.3 billion euros. However, the industry says the measure will cause its turnover More...
Fake Pilots Arrested in Madrid
Two men dresses in pilot uniforms, complete with caps and insignias, were arrested by Spanish narcotics agents, trying to smuggle 55kgs of cocaine through Madrid airport. Police said their suspicions were aroused More...
Spanish Police Find Cocaine In Bananas
Spanish police announced Wednesday the seizure of 1.4 tonnes of cocaine discovered hidden in cases of bananas shipped to Spain from Ecuador. The drugs were found in packs of the fruit delivered to two shops — More...
Spain seizes fake Dakar rally lorry loaded with cocaine
Spanish police say they have seized more than 800kg (1,760lbs) of cocaine from a lorry disguised as an official backup vehicle for the Dakar rally. The lorry was infiltrated into the race, which now takes place More...
Over 1,000 Britons are jailed over drugs abroad
British travellers have been warned not to get involved with drugs abroad, as figures show a large number of those detained are accused of drugs offences. Foreign Office figures for 30 September 2009 showed 1,057 More...
600 KILOS OF CANNABIS INTERCEPTED OFF SANTA POLA
The Guardia Civil in Santa Pola has intercepted a cache of some 600 kilos of hashish. The small craft carrying the drug was making its way toward El Pinet Beach during the early hours of Sunday morning. It was intercepted More...
Sudden deaths increased due to cocaine consumption in Spain
A study done by the Institute of Legal Medicine of Seville revealed that “more than the 3% of sudden deaths in Spain are associated with the consumption of cocaine.” And it demonstrates that “the use of the More...
