Spanish News | Fugitive Is Arrested In Calpe

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Calpe police , on the Spanish Costa Blanca have arrested a 53 year old suspected drug smuggler who has been on the run for 6 years .He was arrested in a bar in Calpe Port in a joint operation involving Spanish National Police , Britain´s National Crime Agency and also West Midlands Police . Armed officers surrounded the bar and Robert Knight was taken away in handcuffs to appear in a Madrid court on a European Arrest Warrant .He will be extradited back to the UK . He was wanted in connection with a conspiracy to import cocaine and he had been listed as one of the 15? most wanted ” who were believed to be hiding out in Spain . In 2008 the police had seized 6 kilos of cocaine at Heathrow Airport and Knight was alleged to have been associated with that together with five other men , who were arrested at the time and have since been jailed for the crime . Knight was the 62nd fugitive to be caught of the 76 who were named on the ” most wanted ” list called Operation Captura .This latest arrest brings the success rate to 82 % with just 14 individuals left to be caught .The police contine to ask members of the general public to provide information if they know the whereabouts of any of these people . Check Out The Full Indepth Details Here: Spanish News | Fugitive Is Arrested In Calpe

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