11 Brits Arrested In Underground Tobacco Factory Swoop

Eleven Brits have been arrested for running a multi-million-GBP underground tobacco factory in southern Spain that reportedly produced 3,500 cigarettes an hour while hidden under a horse stable.

The clandestine tobacco factory, considered the first such case in Europe, was based in Malaga in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, according to local media.

Reports said that 20 people have been arrested so far, including 11 British nationals.