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.
The book was adapted into a hit 10-episode Spanish drama series, known internationally on Netflix as . FariГ±a
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,