Overview

• The 23-year-old suspect was arrested on May 6, 2025, in Bilbao following an eight-month search by multiple police brigades across Spain.
• The homicide occurred in September 2024 in Dénia, where a 53-year-old man was fatally shot in his garage during a dispute over five kilograms of stolen cocaine.
• Police raids in October 2024 uncovered over 17 kilograms of cannabis, cocaine, and hashish, along with weighing tools and cash, but the suspect evaded capture at the time.
• The suspect, who fled immediately after the crime, was identified as the recipient of the stolen cocaine and had been avoiding both police and potential reprisals.
• After his arrest, the suspect was transferred to Dénia, where he was remanded in provisional prison as judicial proceedings advance.