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

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.

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