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Date Published: 07/03/2023

ARCHIVED - WATCH: Another Europol Most Wanted fugitive collared in Marbella

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Poland’s most important 'white collar' criminal was laying low in the Malaga municipality

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - WATCH: Another Europol Most Wanted fugitive collared in Marbella

One of Europe’s Most Wanted fugitives and Poland’s most important ‘white collar’ criminals has been arrested by National Police in the Malaga municipality of Marbella on Tuesday March 7. The detainee has been charged with crimes against public order, document falsification, money laundering, tax offences and belonging to a criminal organisation.

According to the Polish authorities, the suspect led a large and well-organised criminal gang that specialised in laundering a huge amount of cash under the nose of the tax authorities, and he was placed on the Europol Most Wanted list as a result last year.

Investigators in Poland tracked the fugitive to southern Spain back in 2022 and notified the Spanish National Police about his suspected whereabouts. Although a considerable manhunt was launched in the Costa del Sol within the framework of the European network of fugitives, Enfast, the Polish career criminal proved elusive and lost himself among the other expats fleeing from justice in Spain.

It also appears that he was well aware he was being hunted, as copious amounts of CCTV footage show him always on the look-out for an ambush.

The fugitive was finally traced to a cafe in central Marbella this week, disguised in dark glasses, a hat and a bulky coat. More than 6,000 euros in cash was found on his person when he was arrested, along with fake Polish ID documents.

🚩Detenido en #Marbella un fugitivo buscado por las autoridades polacas

🔹Dirigió un grupo en Polonia que cometía delitos fiscales y penales
🔹Era uno de los delincuentes de cuello blanco ➕importantes
🔹Incluido➡ lista #EUMostWanted de @Europol #ENFAST https://t.co/9AxOOByjfJ pic.twitter.com/MoAFiLYhA7

— Policía Nacional (@policia) March 7, 2023

Through collaboration with other countries, the Spanish police have been making great strides in tracking down some of the most feared criminal personalities in Europe. In February, two foreign murder suspects were captured in the same week in Girona and Madrid while in Murcia, another Most Wanted fugitive from Holland was collared after being on the run for almost a year.

Also of interest: Fuengirola police commissioner arrested for coercion and security violations

Image: Policia Nacional

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