Section: The Local (Spain)
IN PICS: Real Madrid fans welcome home Champions League heroes
Tens of thousands of ecstatic fans lined the streets of the Spanish capital to greet Real Madrid’s players as they returned home Sunday after winning their third Champions League title in a row in Kiev. …read more Source: The Local...
Mastermind behind €1 billion cyber bank robbery arrested in Spain
Spain and Europol on Monday announced the arrest of a Ukrainian man dubbed the mastermind of a gang behind hundreds of cyberattacks that have netted around a billion euros from banks. …read more Source: The Local...
Ukrainian oligarch linked to organized crime in Spain is arrested in Austria
Austrian authorities say they have detained Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash on a European arrest warrant linked to organised crime and illegal money laundering allegations in Spain. …read more Source: The Local...
Spain issues arrest warrant for Ukraine oligarch
Spanish police have announced an international arrest warrant against a powerful Ukrainian oligarch, identified by media Friday as controversial gas magnate Dmytro Firtash. …read more Source: The Local...
Spanish police bust gang who smuggled Ukrainians into UK
Spanish police say more than 100 people have been arrested in an operation against a gang responsible for smuggling Ukrainians into Britain and Ireland. …read more Source: The Local...
Congo fever outbreak feared as Spaniard dies from tick bite
Health authorities in Spain have begun screening around 200 people after a rare, deadly virus known as Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever killed a man and infected a nurse who treated him, officials said on Thursday. …read more Source: The Local...
Barcelona restaurant at centre of money laundering probe
Police in Spain on Tuesday detained the son of Kiev’s colourful former mayor Leonid Chernovetsky on suspicion of leading a ring that laundered money for Ukrainian organised crime groups. …read more Source: The Local...
Spain’s public debt surpasses 100 percent in record high
Spain’s public debt rose above 100 percent in the first quarter to its highest level in 20 years, the central bank said Wednesday as Madrid faces an EU sanctions threat for public overspending. …read more Source: The Local...
Firefighting helicopter pilot turned drug smuggler busted in Spain
Spanish police said on Thursday that they had smashed a ring that smuggled cannabis from Morocco to Spain by helicopter, arresting 20 people including a former Ukrainian pilot who used to fight wildfires. …read more Source: The Local...
Spain send Ukraine to Euro 2016 play-offs despite missing penalty
Spain ended Ukraine’s hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2016 as Mario Gaspar’s solitary goal on his international debut handed the European Champions a 1-0 win in Kiev on Monday. …read more Source: The Local...
