Spain’s former PM faces tax fraud inquiry as police find €1.3m of jewellery
safe as part of a separate inquiry.
Zapatero, who led two socialist governments between 2004 and 2011, is already under investigation [for alleged influence-peddling and other offences](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/19/spanish-ex-pm-criminal-investigation-bailout-airline-rodriguez-zapatero) relating to the state