Syrian gang leader arrested with 14 other suspects in Spain

The criminal network smuggled Syrian nationals through Sudan, Libya and Algeria to the EU Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in dismantling an organised criminal network smuggling migrants... Read more »

6.5 tonnes of cocaine found hidden between bananas in Colombia and Spain

Large law enforcement seizures hit Spanish narco boss, EUR 223 million worth of cocaine intercepted during three operations in Spain and Colombia Europol supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia... Read more »

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Three German fugitives arrested in Spain for providing shadow banking system to criminals

With the support of Europol’s Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC), the Spanish Civil Guarda (Guardia Civil), together with the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) and the Police... Read more »

5 arrested in Spain for Islamist militant links

Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre has supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in a major crackdown on jihadists, including those operating online. A total of five suspected members... Read more »

17 arrests in Spain for large-scale drug trafficking and money laundering

The criminal network allegedly smuggled tonnes of hashish and cocaine from Morocco to Spain The action days on 14 and 15 December 2021 led to: 16 house searches (in... Read more »

Spain. 106 Arrested in a sting against online fraudsters

About € 10 million was stolen in just a year The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by the Italian National Police (Polizia di Stato), Europol and Eurojust, dismantled... Read more »

Tobacco products worth more than € 2 million seized in Spain and Portugal

The Portuguese and Spanish authorities dismantled the criminal group, arresting 17 suspects The Portuguese National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana) and the Spanish National Police (Policía National), supported by Europol... Read more »

Europol. Eighteen arrested in Spain in a sting against migrant smugglers operating overseas

The criminal networks facilitated the illegal entry of more than 400 Albanian nationals to the United Kingdom and the United StatesAn investigation led by the Spanish National Police, with... Read more »

Operation Jumita: 1.6 tonnes of cocaine and € 16.5 million confiscated in largest cash seizure from a criminal organisation in Spain

The Spanish Guardia Civil, with the support of Europol and its European Economic and Financial Crime Centre (EFECC), dismantled a criminal network that trafficked cocaine from South America to the Port... Read more »

Europol. Smuggling network connected to four deaths at sea dismantled in Spain

The suspects are linked to the smuggling of an important amount of people through the Strait of Gibraltar On 29 March 2021 Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía... Read more »

Money-laundering gang with links to south american cartels busted in Spain

The criminal group was also involved in debt collection and contract killings Europol supported the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) and the US Drug Enforcement Administration to dismantle an... Read more »

Europol. Two arrests in Spain for terrorist financing

The individuals are believed to be part of a structure collecting financial contributions from followers of the so-called Islamic State. The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol,... Read more »

Electricity bill of over €1.5 million leads police to 5 illegal marijuana plantations in Spain

Last month,  the Spanish National Police (Policia Nacional), together with the Dutch Police (Politie) and the Belgian Federal Police (Federale Politie, Police Fédérale) and Europol seized more than 34 000 plants... Read more »

2.5 Tonnes of waste trafficked from the Canary Islands to Africa

700 kg of electrical waste and electronic equipment was among the waste seized by the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) after a two-year investigation. An organised crime group has... Read more »

Arrest in Spain for dissemination of jihadist terrorist propaganda

On 3 June 2020, Europol supported the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) in arresting a man in Madrid on suspicion of radicalisation and for dissemination of jihadist terrorist propaganda... Read more »

Corrupted football officials cornered in Spain

More than €10 million from ghost football player transfers laundered Since 2018, the Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) has been investigating two football agents linked to one of the... Read more »

One arrested in Spain for indoctrinating and recruiting young people to the so-called Islamic State

Europol supported Policía Nacional (Spanish National Police) in arresting a man in Ceuta (Spain) suspected of indoctrinating young people and promoting and disseminating jihadist terrorist propaganda. Police officers also... Read more »

From Marocco to Spain in 30 minutes: how a crime group smuggled migrants and cannabis on jet skis

An organised crime group from Morocco used jet skis to smuggle migrants and cannabis across the Mediterranean Sea to Spain. The group was dismantled in a joint action day... Read more »

Man funding the so-called Islamic State apprehended in Spain

This morning the Spanish National Police, with the support of Europol and the National Intelligence Center, arrested a Moroccan individual in Málaga, Spain, suspected of terrorist financing. The arrestee... Read more »

Illegal network used cryptocurrencies and credit cards to launder more than EUR 8 million

The ring was active in Spain and Colombia. Operation Tulipan Blanca, coordinated by Europol and conducted by the Spanish Guardia Civil with the support of the Finnish authorities and... Read more »