Four fugitives working as fruit pickers- including man on the run for 18 years- are arrested on the Costa Blanca

A POLISH man on the run for 18 years from his native country was one of four fugitives arrested during checks made on fruit pickers at a Costa Blanca farm.

The Guardia Civil discovered the 49-year-old Pole had a European Arrest Warrant issued against him back in 2007 for public order offences.

He is set to be extradited back to Poland.

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Officers checked the status of over 20 fruit pickers at a Pego orange farm this month and the visit yielded three other arrests.

Another 49-year-old man had an order issued by Valencia authorities banning him from re-entering Spain until September 2027, and he will be expelled again.

The two others from Valencia and Ourense had court warrants out against them- both for road safety offences.

They were bailed after making court appearances.