Overview

• The operation began after a UK National Crime Agency alert and involved Spain’s Guardia Civil and Portugal’s Polícia Judiciária.
• Guardia Civil’s UCO fugitives and organized‑crime teams detained the suspect in Alicante as he left a temporary residence.
• Investigators say he moved between Málaga and Alicante, relying on expatriate contacts while family and associates provided money and lodging.
• Police report he previously evaded several capture operations and allegedly attempted to run over officers during earlier attempts to detain him.
• Portuguese case records state the April 2022 killing involved 24 stab wounds and that concealed narcotics were found in the apartment.