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The Spanish Civil Guard has dismantled the money-laundering ring of one of South America’s biggest drug cartels, arresting the girlfriend of a Colombian kingpin who is already behind bars in the United States.The agents took nine people into custody – four of Spanish nationality, four Colombians and one Armenian – in the eastern town of Ribarroja del Turia, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday in a communique.Seven other people are being sought by...
The men, Kirk Bradley and Anthony Downes, escaped on Monday 18 July when the prison van they were travelling in was attacked by a gang armed with guns and baseball bats. At the time they were on their way from HMP Manchester to a court in Liverpool to face firearms charges. The security...
It happened in the men’s changing rooms, shortly before 5pm, where the victim was shot five times in the chest and once in the head. Emergency services were at the scene on Tuesday afternoon stabilising the injured man, who had one bullet wound in his head.He was rushed to the Gregorio...
The Civil Guard maritime force on patrol in the Strait of Gibraltar seized more than one ton of cannabis this week after boarding a fishing boat which was intercepted on the open sea off Almería province.The two crew, who Europa Press reports are both from El Ejido, were arrested.Monday’s...
