Overview

• Policía Nacional officers detained a 51-year-old man during passenger-departure checks at Alicante–Elche airport as he prepared to board a flight to Morocco.
• A database check showed an active European Arrest Warrant issued by Italian authorities in April 2024 for drug-trafficking offenses.
• The alleged crimes involve selling cocaine and hashish in Legnago in 2006, with a maximum possible penalty of eight years in prison.
• After initial procedures, the detainee was placed at the disposal of the Juzgado Central de Instrucción of the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid to initiate extradition processing.
• The suspect remains in custody pending the court’s handling of Italy’s extradition request.