Drugs
Two sentenced to 12 years for prostituting and drugging vulnerable women
Two people have been sentenced to six years in jail and €8,700 in fines for four prostitution offences and another public health violation, including...
Guardia Civil arrests a grandmother and her son-in-law for drug trafficking
The Guardia Civil arrested a 40-year-old woman and her 19-year-old son-in-law on narcotics trafficking charges. The woman’s 18-year-old daughter is also...
Orihuela court frees Irish mobster John Gilligan for a pink cocaine lab case
John Gilligan, the legendary Irish mobster, has been released after paying €10,000 bail. Gilligan had been imprisoned since late January after a synthetic drug...
Man sentenced for kidnapping, tying up, and burning another man in Alicante over a debt
A man has been sentenced to prison for kidnapping, assaulting, burning, and threatening another man in Alicante in order to collect a debt. He was also put to...
French fugitive wanted for murder and setting fire to tourists arrested in Alicante
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison and fled France to escape serving the rest of his sentence. He sought temporary asylum in the city of...
Thirty drivers were found drunk or drugged this summer in Alcoy
This summer, the Local Police of Alcoy (Alicante) identified 30 people driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, four of whom were involved in the use...
Polish fugitive wanted for murder and drug trafficking has been arrested in Denia
The National Police in Denia arrested a Polish man who was on the run from Polish officials on charges of murder, drug trafficking, and membership in a...
Man arrested in Alicante for receiving stolen goods and drug trafficking
A 43-year-old man was arrested in Alicante by National Police on suspicion of trafficking and receiving stolen goods. From his home, the suspect ran a place to...
Police union denounces the lack of drug testing equipment in the Alicante Local Police
The Local Police Workers’ Union (SITAP) has said that officers in the Alicante Traffic Judicial Police Unit should have devices for drug tests while they...
A suitcase full of drugs was abandoned in Murcia’s Chinese Garden
According to police sources, a luggage containing marijuana was found in a garden in the regional capital by Murcia Local Police officers. Officers from the...
