holiday hotspot Marbella is reportedly now crawling with organised criminal gangs from across Europe, using torture and violence to protect their stakes in the profitable drugs trade.
According to Spanish Intelligence Centre for Counter Terrorism, 113 gangs from 59 different countries now operate in the province of Malaga, where Marbella is situated.
Of these gangs, 14 are thought to be British. READ MORE: New 'bloodthirsty' prison gang 'responsible' for three recent massacres behind barsAccording to the Daily Mail, the multinational criminal crews each specialise in a specific dark art and "sub-contract" their services to others.
Dutch and Belgians are thought to arrange cocaine shipments with their Colombian counterparts, Italian mafia groups transport it across Europe and Albanians and Kosovans provide the muscle.Speaking to the El Pais, one Spanish police investigator dubbed Marbella the "United Nations" of organised crime.Despite this cooperation, gruesome killings are still commonplace.
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