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 smashed two rings that smuggled hashish from Morocco into Spain by helicopter in dangerous low-altitude night flights, arresting 15 people and seizing nearly a tonne of hashish. https://www.thelocal.es/20151015/spanish-police-bust-helicopter-hashish-smugglers Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:11:18 +0200 spanish-police-bust-helicopter-hashish-smugglers Morocco has become the world’s top producer and exporter of hashish over the past decades and, with just 14 kilometres separating northern Morocco from Spain’s southern Andalucia region, Spanish police have their work cut to stem the flow of illegal drugs. https://www.thelocal.es/20150829/spanish-police-on-the-hunt-for-moroccan-hashish-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar Sat, 29 Aug 2015 12:12:10 +0200 spanish-police-on-the-hunt-for-moroccan-hashish-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar The number of Spaniards who said they started using cannabis in 2013 outnumbered those who said they took up smoking cigarettes, according to a government study released Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/tokers-outnumber-smokers-in-spain-for-first-time Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:50:00 +0100 tokers-outnumber-smokers-in-spain-for-first-time A helicopter loaded with hashish which crashed in southern Spain on Tuesday after hitting an electricity pylon was piloted by a major with the Albanian army, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.es/20150130/pilot-of-has-helicopter Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:01:00 +0100 pilot-of-has-helicopter Spanish police have seized 11 tonnes of hashish and detained 55 people as part of a vast operation targeting a Moroccan drug trafficking ring, sources said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150123/drug-bust-55-arrested-in-raids-on-hash-ring Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:39:00 +0100 drug-bust-55-arrested-in-raids-on-hash-ring Drug traffickers tried to set fire to their own ship to get rid of tonnes of hashish on board after being intercepted by a Spanish navy ship, the Spanish government said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141126/traffickers-set-fire-to-hashish-ship-off-spain Wed, 26 Nov 2014 16:30:00 +0100 traffickers-set-fire-to-hashish-ship-off-spain Spanish police said on Friday they seized nearly 2.8 tonnes of hashish after a passerby spotted suspected traffickers onloading bundles from a rubber speedboat on a beach near the glitzy resort of Marbella. https://www.thelocal.es/20140829/marbella-smugglers-caught-with-3-tonnes-of-hash Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:00:00 +0200 marbella-smugglers-caught-with-3-tonnes-of-hash Spain's Civil Guard police force has smashed a major airborne cannabis-smuggling organisation operating out of Cádiz, Spain's southernmost province, just across the Strait of Gibraltar from Morocco. https://www.thelocal.es/20140704/police-grab-four-planes-as-16-busted-for-hashish-smuggling Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:29:00 +0200 police-grab-four-planes-as-16-busted-for-hashish-smuggling Spanish police have seized a fleet of 30 speedboats used to transport tonnes of hashish from Morocco to Spain through the Strait of Gibraltar. https://www.thelocal.es/20140527/speedboats-seized-spains-drugs-gibraltar Tue, 27 May 2014 12:33:00 +0200 speedboats-seized-spains-drugs-gibraltar Spanish authorities found 62 bales containing close to two tonnes of hashish that washed ashore on Monday on a beach in one of Spain's exclaves in North Africa, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140311/two-tonnes-of-hashish-wash-up-on-spanish-beach Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:42:00 +0100 two-tonnes-of-hashish-wash-up-on-spanish-beach A 78-year-old and a 67-year-old have been changed after serving up a marijuana-laced cake to several unsuspecting friends. https://www.thelocal.es/20140305/pensioners-charged-over-marijuana-laced-cake Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:03:00 +0100 pensioners-charged-over-marijuana-laced-cake Two men have been arrested for selling cheap 'anti-crisis' drug packages to school students in the Spanish city of Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20131210/police-bust-anti-crisis-drug-dealers Tue, 10 Dec 2013 15:12:00 +0100 police-bust-anti-crisis-drug-dealers Spanish police have signed off on their largest ever marijuana seizure with over 3 tonnes of the drug being seized in a mega-bust. https://www.thelocal.es/20130827/police-smoke-out-mega-marijuana-plantation Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:10:31 +0200 police-smoke-out-mega-marijuana-plantation A mother died on Monday after swallowing drugs belonging to her children to stop them from being arrested by police. https://www.thelocal.es/20130529/drug-taking-mum-dies-to-stop-kids-arrests Wed, 29 May 2013 16:45:00 +0200 drug-taking-mum-dies-to-stop-kids-arrests Spanish police announced on Friday they have seized a massive 32 tonnes of hashish hidden in a truck transporting melons from Morocco, one of the largest hauls on record in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130503/moroccan-melons-hide-huge-hash-stash Fri, 03 May 2013 17:08:06 +0200 moroccan-melons-hide-huge-hash-stash A family that dealt huge quantities of hashish from their home in the Asturian town of Avilés have fallen foul of local police. https://www.thelocal.es/20130424/cops-smoke-out-hash-family-business Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:54:00 +0200 cops-smoke-out-hash-family-business