HUELVA, Spain — Two officers of Spain’s Civil Guard were killed and two others injured on Friday when two maritime patrol vessels collided during a high-speed pursuit of a suspected drug smuggling boat approximately 129 kilometers off the coast of Huelva, according to an official statement from the armed institute. Madrid Civil Guard Dismantles Latin […]
BRUSSELS/MADRID — A new report issued by the European Parliament has raised serious concerns about the state of democratic institutions in Spain, warning of “institutional deterioration and an increase in corruption” that could undermine public trust and compromise the country’s adherence to European rule-of-law standards. Businessman Claims Sánchez Led Alleged Corruption Network in Transport Ministry […]
MADRID, Spain — The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled an organized criminal group affiliated with the Latin Kings street gang that operated in the northwestern region of the Community of Madrid, with the municipality of Galapagar serving as its primary base of operations. The operation resulted in six arrests and three additional individuals placed under […]
HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT, Barcelona — Two men employed by a private company specializing in recovering illegally occupied properties were injured in a violent altercation late Friday night in the Catalan city of Hospitalet de Llobregat, according to emergency services and local police sources. One victim remains in serious condition after sustaining multiple stab wounds, while […]
ESPLUGUES DE LLOBREGAT, Barcelona — Catalan police, regional government officials, and local authorities have formally dismissed terrorism as a motive in the fatal stabbing of a woman in the Finestrelles neighborhood of Esplugues de Llobregat last Saturday morning, instead pointing to a “suspected psychotic episode” as the “most probable explanation for the attack.” The Moroccan […]
ANKARA, Turkey — The aircraft carrying Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez was forced to make an unscheduled emergency landing at Ankara’s Esenboğa Airport late Sunday night due to an unspecified technical issue, according to an official statement from the Spanish government’s press office. Corruption scandals have Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez cornered Sánchez was traveling to […]
L’HOSPITALET DE LLOBREGAT, Barcelona — A predawn shooting outside an unlicensed after-hours establishment in the La Torrassa neighborhood of L’Hospitalet has left five people injured and reignited concerns about rising gun violence in the area, according to local authorities and emergency services. Minor Injured In Machete Attack By Group Of Youths Leaving Barcelona’s April Fair […]
BARCELONA — A minor was injured early this morning after being attacked with a machete by a group of approximately twenty young people as they left the April Fair currently being held at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum, according to local media reports. The incident has prompted a police investigation and raised concerns about public safety […]
LAS PALMAS, Gran Canaria — The Spanish Civil Guard has intercepted a merchant vessel flying the flag of the Comoros in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean, seizing what investigators describe as one of the largest cocaine shipments ever confiscated in Spain, according to sources familiar with the operation. Neighbors and Police Stop Attempted Home […]
SEVILLE, Spain — Local police in Seville detained a man early this morning after he violently assaulted five people at a post office located on Avenida de los Gavilanes, an incident that left three victims with serious injuries and highlighted the recent deployment of Taser weapons within the municipal police force. The Moroccan Who Killed […]
