The National Police has arrested in Rojales (Alicante) a fugitive claimed by the Belgian, Dutch and Spanish authorities for the crimes of drug trafficking, kidnapping, injuries to property and falsification of documents, who lived with his family in a luxurious urbanization .
The detainee was allegedly part of a criminal organization that operates throughout Europe, linked to N`Drangueta, and the European authorities consider him “highly violent and dangerous” for his handling of firearms, as reported this Saturday by police sources.
The investigation began at the beginning of 2022, when the Belgian authorities conveyed to the National Police the importance of locating and detaining the fugitive, who could be found in the province of Malaga, although after various surveillance devices it was found that he was not in that province. zone.
Last October, after the General Assembly of ENFAST (European Network of Active Search for Fugitives) was held in Spain, coordination efforts were promoted between officials from Fast Spain, Fast Belgium and Fast Netherlands.
Among the operational information exchanged by these FAST teams, there was evidence of this man’s numerous changes of residence in different parts of Spain in order to evade justice and to allegedly supervise his illicit activities. However, it was concluded that the fugitive could return to his family, so a search device was established.
The agents had indications that the fugitive could be in a municipality near the Alicante town of Torrevieja, although he was finally located in a luxurious urbanization in Rojales, where he lived with his family, and was arrested after leaving his home.
The detainee has two European Arrest and Surrender Warrants: one issued by the Dutch authorities for drug trafficking crimes, and another by the Belgian authorities for drug trafficking and kidnapping crimes – he was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2016. for kidnapping a man-, injuries and crimes against property.
There are also four national searches issued by the Spanish authorities regarding this man due to crimes related to drug trafficking and document falsification.
