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Inside the world of ‘vuelcos’: How worrying trend between rival narcos threatens more gun violence on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Robberies of drug shipments between rival clans, known as ‘vuelcos’, are only increasing in terms of frequency, brutality and firepower, say police unions.

Laurence Dollimore
Moment police intercept a vuelco in Benalmadena
A worrying trend among drug trafficking gangs is threatening to bring more violence to the streets of the Costa del Sol, experts have warned. Robbe

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ByLaurence Dollimore
Laurence Dollimore has been covering news in Spain for almost a decade. The London-born expat is NCTJ-trained and has a Gold Star Diploma in Multimedia Journalism from the prestigious News Associates. Laurence has reported from Spain for some of the UK's biggest titles, including MailOnline, The Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Sun and the Sun Online. He also has a Master's Degree in International Relations from Queen Mary University London.
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