Drugs

Spanish police van and helicopter. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Suspected head of drug gang from Germany arrested in Barcelona

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/22

At his partner's residence, the investigators discovered lockers with about €250,000 in cash from drug-trafficking profits

10 May 2022, Mexico, Mexico City: A woman holds a banner during a protest on Mother's Day demanding the government's help in the search for their missing children. Photo: Jair Cabrera Torres/dpa.

World

WAR ON DRUGS

Number of 'disappeared' in Mexico exceeds 100,000

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/17/22

According to organizations that search for people who have disappeared, many families do not report missing loved ones because of distrust in the authorities

Spain

CRIME

German woman arrested in Palma for killing sick father with drugs

The Nomad Today 4/23/22

A few days before the death occurred, she made several bank transfers in which both she and her daughter appeared as beneficiaries

An agent of the National Police, next to the drugs and other materials seized during the house search. Photo: Policia Nacional.

Spain

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Spanish police arrest parents for forcing son to sell drugs at school

The Nomad Today 4/15/22

Inside a modified butane cylinder, the police officers found a 9mm pistol, with the serial number erased, and a 22mm caliber pistol, as well as ammunition and a balaclava

Video

Large-scale cannabis plantation in Spain

The Nomad Today 4/14/22

Video of the large-scale cannabis plantation seized in Navarre (Spain) by the Navarre Provincial Police (Policia Foral) and the Civil Guard. Video: @policiaforal_na/Twitter

13/04/2022. Image of some of the cannabis plants seized by the Navarre Foral Police and the Civil Guard. Photo: @policiaforal_na/Twitter.

Spain

DRUG TRAFFICKING

Spain's police find large-scale cannabis plantation of 415,000 plants

The Nomad Today 4/13/22

The plantation had an extension of 67 hectares

Spain

CRIME

More than 30 arrested in major anti-drug operation in Mallorca

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/2/22

According to media reports, around 200 officers were deployed to search dozens of flats, bars and offices

A Spanish police officer. Photo: @policia/Twitter.

Spain

MADRID

Police dismantle drug trafficking group led by 'experienced chemist'

The Nomad Today 1/11/22

Three people have been arrested when they tried to transfer 101 kilograms of cocaine from an industrial warehouse located in the municipality of Torrejón de Ardoz

16 December 2021, Hamburg: A customs officer diplays pressed and highly concentrated cocaine from after a large cocaine stash was seized, during a press conference of the Hamburg customs. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa.

Spain

DRUGS

Infamous Spanish drugs baron dead at 89

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/2/22

According to the Spanish authorities, the gang controls one of the largest drug trafficking rings in Europe from Galicia

One of the two drug trafficking suspects arrested in Murcia is put into a police car. Photo: Policia Nacional.

Spain

EL GORDO DE NAVIDAD

Two men arrested for raffling drugs in connection with Christmas Lottery

The Nomad Today 12/21/21

The first prize included various amounts of cocaine, hashish, alcohol, cash and even a 8-kilogram ham

World

EUROPOL

544 arrested in Europe-wide operation against counterfeit drugs

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/14/21

The investigators focused on gangs dealing in doping substances and counterfeit drugs for the treatment of cancer, erectile dysfunction and allergies, as well as painkillers