https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish authorities said on Saturday they had arrested two Britons after intercepting a stash of synthetic d rugs "80 times stronger" than cannabis smuggled inside sacks of coffee into the southeastern city of Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20170415/spain-uncovers-drug-80-times-stronger-than-cannabis Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:18:54 +0200 spain-uncovers-drug-80-times-stronger-than-cannabis A prisoner in jail in Segovia has been arrested for recruiting and radicalizing fellow inmates to fight for Isis on their release. https://www.thelocal.es/20151124/police-arrest-prisoner-for-recruiting-jihadists-in-spain Tue, 24 Nov 2015 13:40:23 +0100 police-arrest-prisoner-for-recruiting-jihadists-in-spain Spanish police arrested on Tuesday a woman on the Canary Islands suspected of recruiting girls and teenagers for the Islamic State group, the interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150707/spain-detains-suspected-female-isis-recruiter Tue, 07 Jul 2015 13:58:20 +0200 spain-detains-suspected-female-isis-recruiter An officer was out on patrol in the Canary Islands when he was confronted by the husband of his lover. What he did next has now landed him in the slammer for nearly two years. https://www.thelocal.es/20150605/policeman-jailed-for-arresting-lovers-husband Fri, 05 Jun 2015 12:53:14 +0200 policeman-jailed-for-arresting-lovers-husband The lead vocalist of a rap rock band was among 19 people arrested on Tuesday for threatening politicians, writing disparaging messages about terrorism victims and glorifying terrorist groups, all on social networks. https://www.thelocal.es/20150519/more-than-20-detained-for-online-terrorist-threats Tue, 19 May 2015 18:46:48 +0200 more-than-20-detained-for-online-terrorist-threats Two suspected drug traffickers who featured in the Operation Captura fugitive campaign have been arrested in the space of 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/two-of-uks-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-in-24-hours Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:57:47 +0200 two-of-uks-most-wanted-fugitives-captured-in-24-hours Police have arrested one of Italy's most wanted mafia crime bosses as he went to collect a money transfer on the Costa del Sol. https://www.thelocal.es/20150414/italian-mafia-boss-arrested-in-costa-post-office Tue, 14 Apr 2015 13:47:11 +0200 italian-mafia-boss-arrested-in-costa-post-office EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová said Europeans who have gone to join jihadist Isis fighters in Syria may number more than 6,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20150413/more-than-6000-have-left-europe-for-isis-jihad-eu Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:30:59 +0200 more-than-6000-have-left-europe-for-isis-jihad-eu A mother who was planning to send her 16-year-old twin sons to Syria to join a jihadist group has been sent to prison without bail, while the boys’ father has walked free. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/prison-without-bail-for-mother-of-jihad-twins Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:16:25 +0200 prison-without-bail-for-mother-of-jihad-twins Update: The Spanish Civil Guard arrested a Moroccan couple in Badalona early on Tuesday as well as their two sons who were about to travel to Syria, the Spanish interior ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20150331/four-detained-in-suspected-jihadist-network Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:02:22 +0200 four-detained-in-suspected-jihadist-network A convicted killer has been arrested in the Caranry Islands just days after appearing on a “most wanted” fugitives list. https://www.thelocal.es/20150323/most-wanted-killer-found-hiding-in-canary-islands Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:33:57 +0100 most-wanted-killer-found-hiding-in-canary-islands A graffiti gang who forced trains to stop so they could paint them has been busted by Spanish police https://www.thelocal.es/20150210/arrested-the-graffiti-gang-who-stopped-trains Tue, 10 Feb 2015 09:57:00 +0100 arrested-the-graffiti-gang-who-stopped-trains