3 Apr, 2024 @ 09:16
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WATCH: Moment British and Irish men are arrested over Puerto Banus shooting while armed police in balaclavas raid luxury homes in Marbella and Estepona

THIS is the moment a Briton and an Irishman were arrested over one of the dramatic shootings in Puerto Banus last month.

Police video footage shows the two young men being taken away in handcuffs following a weeks-long investigation on the Costa del Sol.

The duo are accused of pulling up on a motorbike to the La Sala restaurant and firing 15 shots at a unknown target.

In video shared by the authorities, two luxury homes in Marbella and Estepona can be seen being stormed by armed police officers.

Wearing bullet proof vests and masks, the agents can be seen counting seized cash and rummaging through boxes.

Both suspects are said to be linked to organised crime, according to police sources quoted by local press.

They are charged with illegal possession of weapons, falsifying documents, violation of immigration laws and more.

Police seized €31,190 in cash, a large machete and a revolver. Both men hav

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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