British man linked to ‘one of London's most dangerous crime gangs' arrested

Telegraph

14 hours ago

A British man accused of being an assassin has been arrested in the Costa del Sol.
The suspect, who was reported by officers to be on the run and having links with 'one of London's most dangerous crime gangs', was found to have pistols, ammunition and a silencer in his crashed Nissan Qashqai following his arrest.
He is alleged to have harassed two Dutch women after getting them to buy him cocaine in an incident at a petrol station and crashed his car, according to the local paper Diario Sur.
The man, who is wanted for 'several murders', attempted to flee as officers arrived at the scene, in an area known as Riviera, between La Cala de Mijas and Marbella, it was reported by The Sun.
A spokesperson for Mijas police said: 'A British man has been arrested in Riviera who had a warrant out for him ordering his remand in prison for murder.'
He added: 'While conducting surveillance work in La Cala de Mijas, officers were called yesterday to deal with an altercation at a petrol station in the area.
'Upon arrival, they interviewed a customer at the station who stated that a foreign man who had been harassing her had already driven away from the scene.
'Shortly afterwards, a call was received alerting us to an accident on Orfebres Street in Riviera.
'Upon arrival the officers found a damaged vehicle that matched the one involved in the incident at the petrol station.'
The images of the wreckage showed two pistols, ammunition, a silencer, a notebook with names and addresses, along with a book titled 'Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self' within the vehicle.
Diario Sur reported on Saturday: 'An investigation remains open to clarify his links with organised crime.'
It comes as two alleged members of a 'professional' robbery gang were arrested in Marbella following raids on around nine tourist flats.