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    Inside La Línea, the Spanish town in the frontline against drug trafficking

    Violence and hashish-carrying speedboats have surged since Spain’s 2008 economic crisis boosted the town’s smuggling gangs
    by Sam Jones in La Línea de la Concepción Apr 04, 2018 5 minutes

    Juan Franco asks his driver to slow down as the car swings on to what is reputed to be one of the most dangerous streets in Europe.

    Halfway through lunchtime on a warm, grey afternoon, Calle Canarias is quiet. Apart from the binman sweeping up, there are few signs of life around the modest one- and two-storey houses.

    “People expect there to be shootouts here,” says Franco, who has been the mayor of La Línea de la Concepción for almost three years. He gestures towards the fishermen’s homes, a shop, and a bar a little further up. “OK, so it’s not exactly Beverly Hills, but it’s not exactly Medellín, is it?”

    Franco doesn’t care for the comparison to the Colombian city once held in thrall by Pablo Escobar, but it is one with which he is sadly familiar.

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