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Police in Fuengirola have arrested a 33-year-old fugitive wanted in Germany over seven kidnappings, two armed robberies and multiple drug trafficking offences.
Officers from the Policia Nacional’s Costa del Sol drugs and organised crime unit, UDYCO, tracked him down last weekend after a weeks-long manhunt. German authorities had issued three European arrest warrants for him in October.
Police said the man, who holds German and Turkish nationality, is suspected of leading a drug network dealing mainly in cocaine and cannabis. Investigators believe the group moved its base of operations to Spain after he fled Germany in autumn 2025.
According to police, he had been hiding under a false identity and was found with a Swedish passport and driving licence bearing his photograph but another name. Officers also arrested him over suspected document fraud.
Investigators said he acted as the go-between for suppliers, buyers and couriers, arranging the delivery of drugs and cash. He is also alleged to have supplied couriers with cars fitted with concealed compartments to move the drugs.
The suspect appeared before Spain’s National Court in relation to the German warrants and separately before a court in Fuengirola over the suspected forged documents. A judge ordered him to remain in custody while extradition proceedings continue.
