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ONE of the UK’s Most Wanted criminals has been arrested trying to enter Morocco from Spain.

Nana Oppong, 42, was snared by Moroccan cops after a warning went out on Interpol.

Oppong had been wanted by Essex police over the drive-by shooting of 50-year-old grandfather Robert Powell in 2020. He was arrested using false documents by officers from the DGSN –Morocco’s General Directorate for National Security.

Most Wanted snared trying to cross the Straits

By Anthony Piovesan

Oppong, who had been living in Spain for at least a year, remains in custody as extradition proceedings are underway.

He was one of 13 criminals sought in a Crimestoppers Most Wanted appeal last year and would have been included on another recent appeal a fortnight ago. The final seven, still believed to be hiding in Spain, include heavily-tattooed and often armed Jack Mayle, 31, wanted on suspicion of drugs smuggling. Mayle, from London, had a tattooed

Daughter’s deceit

A 45-year-old woman has been arrested after trying to extort money from her Alicante mother by pretending she had been kidnapped. The criminal plot involved demanding €3,000 for her freedom or else she would be killed. The mother contacted a charity assisting victims of human trafficking saying that her daughter was being held against her will in Bibao. The charity passed on the details to police who set up a sting operation. The daughter and two kidnappers were arrested when they tried to collect €800 cash - having been talked down from an initial demand of €3,000.

Explosive crime

THREE people have been arrested for arson and fraud over a fire at Alicante's Babylonia nightclub.

neck, a diamond tattoo under his left eye and 'Croydon' inked on his left forearm.

Others wanted for cocaine smuggling include Welshmen, Asim Naveed, 31, who is 6ft 2in tall, and Calvin Parris, 33, who has gold teeth.

John James Jones, 32, of Lancashire, is wanted for wounding with intent. He stayed at a hotel in Madrid the night after the stabbings, but left in a hurry the next morning.

Callum Michael Allan, 24, of South Shields, is wanted for 12 alleged offences, while Mark Francis Roberts, 29, of Liverpool, is wanted for alleged grievous bodily harm.

Finally Alex Male, 30, of Westonsuper-Mare, is alleged to be a regional distributor of drugs across the south west of England. Email newsdesk@theolivepress.es if you have seen any of them.

Two of the accused - the club owner and a hairdresser - have also been charged with attempted murder after setting off a gas leak while a man they employed as an arsonist was about to start the fire in the Calle Jovellanos premises. He was blown into the air when the gas ignited as he poured petrol around the club.Police say the club was in debt and one of the two club owners made several changes to their insurance policy in a short period of time, including an upgrade on the day before the fire.

Unconditional love

A Teulada woman was conned out of €57,000 in an online love scam - but she made him work hard for the cash by exchanging 350 messages a day for 14 months. The fraudster chatted with his victim via a dating app and his bogus backstory included a claim that he was part of a wealthy Elche family who ran a construction business.