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Spain arrests top anti-fraud cop after €20 million ‘found in his home’
The arrest is linked to Spain’s largest-ever cocaine bust after 13 tonnes of the drug were found in a cargo…
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Spain seizes record 13 tonnes of cocaine in Ecuadorean banana shipment
Authorities in Spain say the drug bust is the second-largest ever recorded in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide.…
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Travel
Why is Galapagos doubling its entry fee for tourists?
The changes will come into force in August. ADVERTISEMENT The Galapagos Islands is doubling its entry fee for tourists. From…
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As drug war spirals, Ecuadorans elect a new president
QUITO: Voters in Ecuador went to the polls on Sunday (Oct 15) to choose a new president in the midst…
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Spain
Record cocaine haul hidden in banana shipment intercepted in Spain
Many packages in the nine-tonne-plus drug consignment were labelled with swastikas and the word ‘Hitler’ Spanish police and customs announced…
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Soldiers enter Ecuador jail in search for gang leader
GUAYAQUIL: Some 4,000 Ecuadoran military and police officers on Saturday (Aug 12)entered a prison in search of a powerful gang leader…
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Assassination of presidential candidate shocks Ecuador
QUITO: The assassination of Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shocked the South American country, where rising drug-related violence is a…
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Ecuadoran woman who woke up during wake is really dead now
QUITO: An elderly Ecuadoran woman who woke up inside a coffin at her own wake – sparking a viral video, of…
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Woman declared dead in Ecuador revives during her wake; health authorities investigate
QUITO, Ecuador: A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on…
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