In 2018, a Spanish judge ordered a precautionary ban on the book's sale due to a defamation lawsuit from a former mayor mentioned in the text. This "kidnapping" of the book backfired, causing sales to skyrocket before it was eventually lifted.
Written by investigative journalist and released in 2015, the non-fiction book Fariña (translated as Cocaine Coast or Snow on the Atlantic ) exposes how Galicia became Europe’s primary gateway for cocaine in the 1980s. FariГ±a
The book was adapted into a hit 10-episode Spanish drama series, known internationally on Netflix as . In 2018, a Spanish judge ordered a precautionary
"Fariña" (the Galician word for "flour") is a slang term for and the title of a widely acclaimed book and television series documenting the rise of drug trafficking in Galicia, Spain. 📘 The Original Book The book was adapted into a hit 10-episode