24 Mar, 2025 @ 09:32
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Brit, 36, arrested on arrival in Spain’s Tenerife over 2019 cocaine deal outside a hotel in Portugal 

A BRITISH national has been arrested on arrival in Tenerife in connection with a 2019 drug trafficking charge.

Policia Nacional officers were waiting for the 36-year-old at Tenerife South Airport thanks to a European Arrest Warrant issued by Portuguese authorities.

The arrest took place in early March when border agents detected the possible arrival of the fugitive on a flight from East Midlands Airport. 

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Officials immediately raced to verify his identity. Following a passport check, officers confirmed he was the wanted individual and proceeded with the arrest.

According to the indictment, the man was being investigated for his involvement in a major drug trafficking case that occurred in 2019 in Madeira, Portugal. 

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He and six others were intercepted by the Portuguese Criminal Police outside a hotel on the island while transporting 11 kilograms of cocaine in backpacks and hand luggage. 

The suspect has been placed in jail while extradition proceedings to Portugal are processed.

Walter Finch

Walter Finch, who comes from a background in video and photography, is keen on reporting on and investigating organised crime, corruption and abuse of power. He is fascinated by the nexus between politics, business and law-breaking, as well as other wider trends that affect society.
Born in London but having lived in six countries, he is well-travelled and worldly. He studied Philosophy at the University of Birmingham and earned his diploma in journalism from London's renowned News Associates during the Covid era.
He got his first break in the business working on the Foreign News desk of the Daily Mail's online arm, where he also helped out on the video desk.
He then decided to escape the confines of London and returned to Spain in 2022, having previously lived in Barcelona for many years.
He took up up a reporter role with the Olive Press Newspaper and today he is based in La Linea de la Concepcion at the heart of a global chokepoint and crucial maritime hub, where he edits the Olive Press Gibraltar edition.
He is also the deputy news editor across all editions of the newspaper.

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