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 say they seized 250 tonnes of contraband tobacco leaves worth 40 million euros ($47 million), the biggest such haul in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20171117/biggest-ever-haul-of-contraband-tobacco-seized-by-spanish-police Fri, 17 Nov 2017 10:51:34 +0100 biggest-ever-haul-of-contraband-tobacco-seized-by-spanish-police Spanish police have seized a record 100 tonnes of contraband tobacco worth €16 million ($18 million) and arrested 13 people suspected of selling it over the internet, they said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160930/spanish-police-seize-record-100-tonnes-of-contraband-tobacco Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:13:40 +0200 spanish-police-seize-record-100-tonnes-of-contraband-tobacco A group of Spanish medical experts warns that given the serious health effects, lighting up around a child could be considered abuse. https://www.thelocal.es/20160530/smoking-near-children-is-form-of-abuse-experts Mon, 30 May 2016 18:20:03 +0200 smoking-near-children-is-form-of-abuse-experts Spanish police have seized a record 88 tonnes of contraband tobacco, the equivalent of over eight million packets of cigarettes and arrested six people, the government said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160311/spain-seize-88-tonnes-of-contraband-tobacco-in-record-haul Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:56:19 +0100 spain-seize-88-tonnes-of-contraband-tobacco-in-record-haul Seven people, including two former members of the Irish terrorist group the IRA, have been arrested by Spanish police over their alleged involvement in a massive tobacco smuggling ring. https://www.thelocal.es/20150105/ira-vets-arrested-over-spain Mon, 05 Jan 2015 10:05:00 +0100 ira-vets-arrested-over-spain The European Union's anti-fraud office estimates the EU lost €700 million ($940 million) in tax revenues from 2009 to 2013 as a result of tobacco smuggling through Gibraltar. https://www.thelocal.es/20140814/tobacco-smuggling-in-gibraltar-cost-eu-700m Thu, 14 Aug 2014 18:36:00 +0200 tobacco-smuggling-in-gibraltar-cost-eu-700m The Spanish government, which is struggling to cut one of the eurozone's largest public deficits during a double-dip recession, on Friday raised taxes on tobacco and alcohol, except wine and beer. https://www.thelocal.es/20130629/spain-raises-taxes-on-alcohol-and-tobacco Sat, 29 Jun 2013 20:10:29 +0200 spain-raises-taxes-on-alcohol-and-tobacco Two Marbella-based expats, an Irish man and a Briton, have been arrested for their part in a massive international cigarette smuggling ring. https://www.thelocal.es/20130531/expat-tobacco-smugglers-busted-in-marbella Fri, 31 May 2013 17:28:32 +0200 expat-tobacco-smugglers-busted-in-marbella