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 police said Wednesday that a former Real Madrid player was among those arrested when they busted a suspected international smuggling ring which infused cocaine into cardboard boxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20200514/ex-real-madrid-player-arrested-over-cocaine-laced-cardbboard-smuggling-plot Thu, 14 May 2020 13:06:39 +0200 ex-real-madrid-player-arrested-over-cocaine-laced-cardbboard-smuggling-plot A Colombian man was arrested at Barcelona airport with half a kilo of cocaine hidden under his wig, Spanish police said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190716/operation-toupee-man-arrested-in-spain-with-cocaine-under-wig Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:58:25 +0200 operation-toupee-man-arrested-in-spain-with-cocaine-under-wig Prosecutors in Spain have decided to prosecute Jonas Falk for money laundering and tax evasion, El País reported this week. https://www.thelocal.es/20180930/spain-to-prosecute-swedish-cocaine-king-on-new-charges Sun, 30 Sep 2018 05:37:51 +0200 spain-to-prosecute-swedish-cocaine-king-on-new-charges Spanish police said Monday they have seized 67 kilogrammes (148 pounds) of cocaine found inside dozens of hollowed-out pineapples at Madrid's main wholesale fruit and vegetable market. https://www.thelocal.es/20180828/spanish-police-seize-cocaine-stuffed-pineapples Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:03:13 +0200 spanish-police-seize-cocaine-stuffed-pineapples Barcelona is officially the cocaine capital of Europe as revealed by a new scientific study of the city’s water. https://www.thelocal.es/20180309/barcelona-revealed-as-europes-cocaine-capital Fri, 09 Mar 2018 11:55:33 +0100 barcelona-revealed-as-europes-cocaine-capital Authorities in Zaragoza are in hot water after publishing guidelines for drug users that highlight the best ways to consume cocaine, speed and other narcotics. https://www.thelocal.es/20180208/crush-the-cocaine-finely-zaragoza-sparks-row-with-guidelines-for-druggies Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:30:46 +0100 crush-the-cocaine-finely-zaragoza-sparks-row-with-guidelines-for-druggies Spain's national police have made a huge cocaine bust and dismantled a Spanish-British drug trafficking organization it described as "one of the most active in Europe". https://www.thelocal.es/20171113/spain-seizes-12-tonnes-of-cocaine-and-dismantles-international-drug-trafficking-network Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:22:08 +0100 spain-seizes-12-tonnes-of-cocaine-and-dismantles-international-drug-trafficking-network Authorities in Bilbao are under fire for distributing advice on how to safely snort cocaine. https://www.thelocal.es/20170914/bilbao-health-authority-in-hot-water-over-cocaine-sniffing-kit Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:44:03 +0200 bilbao-health-authority-in-hot-water-over-cocaine-sniffing-kit Police in Cordoba arrested a man caught walking down the street with a stash of cocaine hidden inside a large cheese. https://www.thelocal.es/20170105/cordoba-police-find-cocaine-stashed-in-queso Thu, 05 Jan 2017 13:17:02 +0100 cordoba-police-find-cocaine-stashed-in-queso Police and customs agents discovered a massive stash of the class A drug disguised within synthetic bananas in crates transported through the busy Mediterranean port of Algeciras. https://www.thelocal.es/20160517/shipment-of-cocaine-found-hidden-within-plastic-bananas Tue, 17 May 2016 13:02:59 +0200 shipment-of-cocaine-found-hidden-within-plastic-bananas Enough to make one tonne of cocaine. https://www.thelocal.es/20160417/spanish-police-find-cocaine-paste-hidden-in-furniture Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:19:12 +0200 spanish-police-find-cocaine-paste-hidden-in-furniture A woman strolling along the shore on the island of Formentera discovered a stash of cocaine worth more than €4 million that had been washed up on the sand and was partially hidden under seaweed. https://www.thelocal.es/20160317/woman-finds-83-kg-of-cocaine-washed-up-on-spanish-beach Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:31:58 +0100 woman-finds-83-kg-of-cocaine-washed-up-on-spanish-beach Spanish police said on Friday they have seized 40 pallets made out of 1.4 tonnes of compressed cocaine that was made to look like wood that arrived on a shipping container from Colombia. https://www.thelocal.es/20151212/spain-seizes-14-tonnes Sat, 12 Dec 2015 12:03:50 +0100 spain-seizes-14-tonnes Spanish police seized 200 kilos (440 pounds) of cocaine found inside hollowed-out pineapples that arrived by ship from Central America, the interior ministry said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150531/police-seize-cocaine-stuffed-pineapples Sun, 31 May 2015 18:30:15 +0200 police-seize-cocaine-stuffed-pineapples Two Spaniards will appear in court on Wednesday charged with repeatedly giving cocaine to their baby. https://www.thelocal.es/20150511/parents-face-8-years-for-feeding-cocaine-to-baby Mon, 11 May 2015 11:40:11 +0200 parents-face-8-years-for-feeding-cocaine-to-baby A French businessman has been awarded €8,400 in compensation for serving jail time after Spanish police mistook the soap he was transporting for cocaine. https://www.thelocal.es/20150323/prison-after-cops-mistake-soap-for-dope Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:39:10 +0100 prison-after-cops-mistake-soap-for-dope Spanish police in Zaragoza recently stopped a car carrying the presumed head of a drugs gang and seized two chorizo sausage sandwiches containing a surprise ingredient – 150g of cocaine. https://www.thelocal.es/20150115/cops-bust-cocaine-and-chorizo-sandwich-smugglers Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:05:00 +0100 cops-bust-cocaine-and-chorizo-sandwich-smugglers A gang of Nigerian drugs traffickers has been busted for recruiting mules from Spanish unemployment queues, as well as for trafficking drugs into Japan disguised as sweets. https://www.thelocal.es/20141219/drug-gang-recruited-mules-from-unemployment-office Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:46:00 +0100 drug-gang-recruited-mules-from-unemployment-office More than half of all Spaniards are in favour of the legalization of the sale and use of marijuana for adults despite a general toughening on people's stance towards drugs, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/only-one-in-two-spaniards-think-smoking-is-dangerous Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:32:00 +0100 only-one-in-two-spaniards-think-smoking-is-dangerous 12 people were arrested on Friday in the quiet Spanish town of Nijar as police seized 229 kilograms of cocaine as well as chemical equipment and firearms. https://www.thelocal.es/20141205/colombia-style-drugs-lab-busted-in-spain Fri, 05 Dec 2014 18:57:00 +0100 colombia-style-drugs-lab-busted-in-spain