Overview
- The victim’s body was discovered on December 21 at a property in Campoamor, Orihuela Costa, after friends alerted authorities, with multiple gunshot wounds reported.
- The Civil Guard’s homicide unit is leading the inquiry and no arrests have been announced.
- Investigators are assessing possible links to a December 11 attack in Orihuela Costa in which a 32-year-old Briton was shot multiple times and hospitalized in intensive care.
- Local reports note the December 11 target had recently been granted bail in a separate case tied to an armed robbery at a cannabis club, as officers examine whether recent incidents reflect score‑settling.
- Separately, National Police last week arrested five people and seized multiple kilos of cocaine and ecstasy in Alicante province raids, an operation authorities say could inform ongoing probes.