The cut-throat mafia turf wars turning Tenerife into ‘new Costa del Crime'… and how ruthless crooks target Brit tourists
Now, The Sun can reveal how the Spanish party island is at the centre of an increasingly volatile turf war between British narcos, the Italian mafia and even biker gang the Hells Angels as they vie for control of its rampant narcotics trade.
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The holiday island of Tenerife is being blighted by the rise of organised crime
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Brit teen Jay Slater died on the island a year ago
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