Spain
Colombia’s Infamous ‘Pink Cocaine’ Is on the Rise in Europe
The drug, a mix of ketamine, MDMA and pink food colouring, is being sold by a new generation of young narcos in Colombia and is increasingly being seized by authorities in Europe.
Here's What We Know About the British 'Drug Lord' Arrested in Dubai
British citizen Ryan Hale is accused of being the boss of a so-called super cartel which trafficked a third of Europe's cocaine.
Spanish Cops Seize Mega Haul of ‘Branded’ Weed
A Spain-based drugs expert told VICE World News that the cigarette-style branding on packs of weed found among a 32-tonne seizure is the latest sign of an explosion in the illegal market.
The Mayor of Marbella’s Family Have Been Accused of Being Gangsters
The husband and stepson of Marbella’s mayor, Maria Angeles Munoz, have been charged with playing a major role in an organised crime group.
‘You’re Fucking Nymphomaniacs’: Male Students Stage Mass Catcalling
More than 100 men at an all-male Madrid college screamed coordinated abuse in the direction of an all-female college in an incident that has shocked Spain.
Archeologists Discover Huge Stone Penis in Ancient Roman Ruins
The hefty phallus is 17 inches long and may be the biggest example from ancient Rome ever discovered.
Sunken Villages Are Emerging From Dried-Up Reservoirs During Europe’s Heatwave
Villages and churches were sunk in the 1960s by Spain’s fascist dictator. Now, the blistering heat has dried out reservoirs and exposed a forgotten past.
Spain Rations Ice and Cracks Down on Air Conditioning During Extreme Heatwave
Spain’s government has announced a flurry of new measures to reduce energy consumption and lower the country’s dependence on Russian oil and gas, while supermarkets try to prevent ice shortages.
Million-Dollar Wine Heist Ends With Mexican Beauty Queen Arrested in Europe
Priscila Lara Guevara, former Miss Earth 2016 for Mexico State, and her partner Constantín Gabriel Dumitru spent months on the run after stealing the bottles from an upscale restaurant hotel in Spain.
Corporate Carbon Offset Company Accidentally Starts Devastating Wildfire
This is the second forest fire started by Land Life in a month.
Spain Taxes Banks and Energy Companies to Make Trains Free for 4 Months
Spain’s Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the windfall tax would also fund enhanced youth scholarships and help build 12,000 new homes.
Cops Investigating ‘WhatsApp for Gangsters’ Arrest Key Suspect in Caribbean
Paul Krusky played a crucial role in the development of encrypted phone firm EncroChat. Now he has been arrested in the Dominican Republic.