TO the nearly 90,000 Brits who flock to Ibiza every year, the Spanish island remains the Med’s premier party hotspot with hedonism on tap.
But behind the huge demand for drugs are feuding international gangs killing each other for a slice of the multi million pound trade.
Last September, Spanish authorities seized drugs worth over 25million euros (£21.1 million) in a crackdown across Ibiza and Malaga, including 212kg of ketamine, 73kg of MDMA, 20kg of cocaine, 21kg of pink cocaine and over 1million ecstasy pills.
In October 2023, a Colombian network using lorry drivers to deliver cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy to the Balearic island was smashed by undercover officers, while in 2022 British expats were arrested in a crackdown on pink cocaine .
But cops believe they are only seizing 30