TORREVIEJA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN CALPE

Two men, of Algerian nationality and aged 44 and 46, who were wanted by the courts in Torrevieja for their involvement in a series of violent crimes against property, were arrested in Calpe by the Guardia Civil.

The suspects, who both had long criminal records, were taken into custody after officers observed their suspicious behaviour at a local shopping area.

Both men were in the crosshairs of justice for a series of crimes committed in the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, one of them the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by the Belgian authorities for robbery with a firearm committed in Belgium in August 2022.

Officers saw the men in the car park of a shopping centre and thought their demeanour suspicious, and so proceeded to identify the men, one of whom presented a false ID.

Subsequent inquiries revealed that both subjects had several outstanding warrants for property crimes. The 46-year-old individual was being sought by virtue of a search and arrest warrant issued by a Torrevieja Investigating Court in May 2023. The second, who tried to deceive the agents, had an arrest warrant and imprisonment of a Barcelona Criminal Court, as well as an extradition order issued from the Belgium. After their arrest, both men were made available to the Investigating Court of Denia. The 44-year-old man was detained in prison, while the other was released on bail. During the search of their vehicle, agents found several items that could be used to disguise their identity, including hats, caps, and a wig.

This summer, the Guardia Civil has strengthened this collaborative approach by incorporating agents from the French Gendarmerie and the German Police in mixed patrols in the province of Alicante.