Spanish authorities arrested 121 people who were operating a child pron ring in Spain. From the AP (via the IHT): Spanish police arrested 121 people in the country’s biggest-ever crackdown on child pornography, seizing discs containing millions of video and photo files shared by a network that distributed them in 75 countries, authorities said Wednesday. Two of the suspects [...]

Source: IFPI, “IFPI Digital Music Report-2008,” January 24, 2008, pg. 18.

In 2007, Internet users in Spain downloaded more than 150 million illegal files worth $1.2 billion, with street vendors adding another 20 to 30 million illegal film sales. Source: Pamela Rolfe, “New Pirates of the Spanish main,” March 14, 2008.

6,000 youths between the age of 14 to 18 are reportedly using cocaine on a daily basis. Source: 2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, “Europe and Central Asia: Spain,” United States Department of State, March 2007.

Spain has one of the highest levels of cocaine use in the world, with an estimated 475,000 people using the drug. Source: BBC, “Cocaine traces ‘on Spanish euros’,” BBC News, December 25, 2006.

28.6 percent of the population smoked marijuana at least once in their lifetime, and 7.0 percent of the population used cocaine at least once in their lifetime. Source: EMCDDA,“Spain Data Sheet.”