Articles on criminal law: drug trafficking, organised crime, EncroChat, extraditions and prison law.https://miriamrosales.com/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-eu-citizens-rights/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-eu-citizens-rights/If you are an EU citizen and a country requests you, must Spain notify your home country? What European law says about the extradition of EU citizens.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-and-asylum-spain/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-and-asylum-spain/Can an asylum claim stop an extradition? How political asylum and extradition relate in Spain and when it is a real avenue of defence.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-refused-spain-can-i-travel/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-refused-spain-can-i-travel/Spain has refused your extradition and you want to know if you can travel freely. What a refusal really means and what risks still exist abroad.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/encrochat/encrochat-evidence-spain/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/encrochat/encrochat-evidence-spain/Can EncroChat messages be used as evidence in Spain? This is what the Supreme Court has ruled and what options the defence has.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-vs-european-arrest-warrant/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/extradition-vs-european-arrest-warrant/Are you being requested from another country and don't know if it's extradition or an EAW? This is the real difference between them and why it changes your defence.Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/organised-crime/criminal-organisation-vs-criminal-group/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/organised-crime/criminal-organisation-vs-criminal-group/The difference between a criminal organisation and a criminal group can change your sentence. What Spain's Criminal Code says (art. 570 bis and ter) and why it is decisive.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/organised-crime/petaqueo-offence-spain/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/organised-crime/petaqueo-offence-spain/Petaqueo is now a specific offence in Spain: art. 568.2 of the Criminal Code, 3 to 5 years from April 2026. What it covers, earlier cases and how to defend it.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/interpol-red-notice-how-to-cancel/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/interpol-red-notice-how-to-cancel/You have or think you have an Interpol Red Notice and don't know what it means. What a Red Notice is, what consequences it has and how to request its deletion.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/drug-trafficking/drug-trafficking-sentences-spain/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/drug-trafficking/drug-trafficking-sentences-spain/How many years in prison drug trafficking can carry under the Spanish Criminal Code: basic penalties, aggravating factors and when the penalty can be reduced.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/drug-trafficking/drug-trafficking-arrest-first-72-hours/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/drug-trafficking/drug-trafficking-arrest-first-72-hours/You have been arrested for drug trafficking in Spain and don't know what happens next. What happens in the first 72 hours, your rights and what not to do.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/european-arrest-warrant-explained/https://miriamrosales.com/en/blog/extradition/european-arrest-warrant-explained/You have been served with a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) in Spain and don't know what happens now. How the process works, the deadlines and your rights.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT