Police in Spain say they have shut down Europe's biggest cocaine laboratory.



Officers detained more than 25 people following a raid on a villa outside Madrid.

The arrests followed a two-year investigation named Operation Collapse.

Police seized 300kg of cocaine, £1.6m in cash, £42m in assets, 50 weapons, a fleet of 18 luxury cars and 470 mobile phones.

They also took away large quantities of chemicals used to manufacture the cocaine.

It is believed the gang smuggled the drug into Spain where it was processed before being sold on.

They had employed armed guards in order to try protect the laboratory from a police operation.

Several lawyers are among those arrested.

They are accused of helping to launder the money made by selling the drugs.

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In Spain, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the Spanish women

The fact that they could get lawyers to help out is a sign that lawyers are struggling financially .

Or perhaps that some lawyers are greedier than others...

Can't help thinking those packages look like brightly coloured play-dough.

In the US any involvement with a criminal activity is reason or disbarment. I would imagine that the same applies elsewhere. Greed and necessity can be very close neighbours. With the state of the spanish economy it might explain why so many lawyers were caught up. Demanding wives can be a hell of a motive to get involved.

Good. Horrible drug.

Yes it has caused untold harm to the Columbian population.

Bloody recession!

Oh you meant.....