Tag: drugs

On one front doctors and medical staff continue to fight to save people’s lives across the globe but in an equally, if not more...

The dietary supplement industry is exponentially growing. To many people, supplements are an essential component of their daily diet. With the multitude of drugstores...

By Andrew Atkinson Leader Exclusive A Marijuana plantation drug bust by a Guardia Civil swoop in Rafal is the latest raid on the ongoing cartels...

The Civil Guard in Guardamar del Segura has arrested a man who was carrying 15 doses of cocaine in his car that were ready...

By Andrew Atkinson The Civil Guard have busted a drugs gang in Torrevieja - following surveillance - that had been squatting in the City. Premises were...

Last week, the Guardia Civil, assisted by the local, regional and National Police, were carrying out an extensive surveillance campaign looking for drivers who had consumed alcohol or drugs before driving, and as the season continues, so do the campaigns. Spain does have a prescribed limit, which is less than other countries, including the UK …

Upside-down snowman, with a carrot nose and two baubles hanging Santa roasting his 'chestnuts' over a fire By Andrew Atkinson Leader Exclusive SANTA Claus jumpers...

Spanish authorities in $121m submarine drugs 'sting' By Andrew Atkinson A submarine with three tons of cocaine that was being tracked by police is under...

Civil Guard agents have arrested two people in Torrevieja for an alleged crime against public health. The agents paid a routine administrative inspection as...

In the latest data released relating to road traffic fatalities on the roads of Spain, it has been revealed that almost half of the drivers who lost their lives had consumed alcohol, drugs, or both prior to the incident which cost them their lives. In total, 535 drivers were killed on the roads in 2018, …

The dealing of drugs is now understood to be largely in heroin The Cabo Roig business Community is absolutely livid at the apathy that...

In the most recent focus on alcohol and drug consumption before driving, over 200,000 drivers were subjected to a roadside test, with over 3,000 failing. In total, during the campaign that took place earlier this month, 200,306 tests were performed on drivers to ascertain if they had consumed alcohol or drugs. For those drivers subjected …

Officers from the Guardia Civil working at Alicante-Elche Airport have arrested two people on the suspicion of offences against public health, after intercepting a massive amount of drugs. The officers became aware of a shipment in January which was sent from Ireland to Torrevieja, via the airport. This shipment contained 5,640 zopiclone tablets; a medicine …

Drinking alcohol before driving is still one of the biggest contributors to road traffic incidents, despite the warnings and knowledge of the effects and consequences, however consuming drugs before driving is also continually increasing. In order to be aware of the problems associated with drug use, we have to steer our mind away from what …

The Civil Guard has arrested three people in Torrevieja, one of them a minor who is under 16 years of age, and two women...

The Civil Guard has arrested four Spanish men in Crevillente where they have been charged with being members of a dangerous criminal organization. Crimes attributed...

Alicante’s Guardia Civil has arrested 14 people in Almoradí: 12 men and 2 women, of Spanish and Moroccan nationalities, and aged between 19 and...

Murcia’s Guardia Civil carried out a day of intensive roadside checks on Friday in which they stopped the drivers of 235 heavy goods vehicles,...

Murcia’s Civil Guard carried out a special campaign last week that was specifically aimed at the professional drivers of heavy vehicles. The results tested...

Five people have been arrested in a shootout during the early hours of Monday morning in the district of La Coma in the town...

Around 200kg of cocaine were discovered in a shipping container yesterday. When the shipment of almonds was opened at the Altea processing plant, workers found...

"I saw the best minds of my generation dragging themselves through the negro streets at dawn looking for an angry fix and imperious drug,"...

Alicante’s Civil Guard has arrested two people, both of Brazilian nationality, a man aged 30 years and a woman of 25, for smuggling drugs....

The break-up of drug retailing networks remains one of the main targets of the Civil Guard as the San Javier detachment expressed delight as...

A 24 year old driver at the wheel of a 40-ton truck was stopped on Sunday and subjected to a breath test for alcohol...

The driver of a coach carrying 60 passengers from Hinojosa de Duque (Cordoba) to Benelmadena (Malaga) has been arrested after testing positive for drugs...

A convicted drug dealer’s associates are being urged to help claw back £1.5M he owes to the public purse. Damien O’Connor, 53, was extradited from...

Six men and three women, between the ages of 25 and 48, were arrested in Torrevieja last week, on charges of drug trafficking, illegal...

As far as they go it was just an innocuous accident, as two vehicles collided on the University roundabout in in San Vicente del...

Orihuela Local Police has been conducting a course which has involved both classroom work and roadside checks on drivers in which they have been...