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Spain Detains Two Fugitives in Valencia Under European Arrest Warrants

Investigators uncovered a years-long false identity in Spain, leading to the execution of European Arrest Warrants in a case spanning drug trafficking, assault, homicide, document falsification.

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Overview

  • Policía Nacional agents from Valencia’s Organized Crime Group arrested a 42-year-old Polish national in Requena, a 52-year-old Romanian national in Llíria on June 22, 2025.
  • Separate European Arrest Warrants targeted the 42-year-old Polish national for drug trafficking, assault, with the 52-year-old Romanian national sought for homicide.
  • Officers discovered the Polish suspect had lived in Spain under a false identity, leading to a document falsification charge, revealing a pending property crime claim from Getafe.
  • Both detainees were transferred to a Central Instruction Court for the formal execution of their European Arrest Warrants.
  • Weeks of investigation by the Valencia Provincial Judicial Police Brigade traced the suspects to their hideouts during an extensive probe of organized crime networks.