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Date Published: 07/03/2022
ARCHIVED - Belgian fugitive convicted of large-scale drug trafficking arrested in Altea
The detainee held in the Marina Baixa area of Alicante province was sentenced to eight years in Belgium
A drug trafficker sentenced to eight years in prison in Belgium for smuggling more than 1.5 tonnes of cocaine and money laundering has been arrested in Altea in Alicante province.
According to National Police sources, the 46-year-old was sentenced without appeal last year in Ghent for being the 'ring leader' of an organised criminal gang, and was subject to a European Arrest and Extradition Warrant.
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The Organised Crime Group of the Judicial Police Brigade Alicante were notified the fugitive could be in the Marina Baixa region and after several enquiries, he was located and arrested close to his 'hide-out' in an undisclosed street in Altea.
The Belgian, who was convicted of trafficking more than 1.5 tonnes of the class A drug between 2012 and 2017 in an adapted boat has been placed in the hands of the Central Court of Instruction, which will begin the extradition process.
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