andyrich666

Police reveal the 13 most wanted British criminals and suspects in Spain, wanted for attempted murder, child abuse and drug smuggling

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...smuggling.html

crookesey

Practically all drug smugglers, not exactly 9/11 or 7/7 is it?

IamStu

My thoughts exactly crookesey.

Dick Dasterdly

So what ?

They already have a success rate of 53 from 63 of mainly harder cases, so if they can take more scum off the streets in either Spain or the UK then why stop now ?

Decent quality mugshots, should help round up a few more.

rugbymatt

You don't think so?


http://www.examiner.com/article/glob...icking-cartels


The only sensible answer is to legalise and tax drugs....

jackytoo

2 British men have been arrested in Estepona under the European arrest warrant. One for sexual offences against minors and the other for drug offences.

http://www.diariosur.es/20131114/loc...311141234.html

Fredbargate

Those two names are not on the list of 13.

However Michael McCartney, 78, was detained in Alicante after the list of "unlucky 13" suspects accused of attempted murder, drug smuggling and child abuse was disclosed.

http://news.sky.com/story/1168303/on...ested-in-spain

crookesey

I just wonder how many Islamic terrorists there has been in Spain. As for sex and drug crime, please show me a country that has none, why a few low life drug villains and a pervert throw the whole of the UK into question is a bit much, don't you think?

mikelincs

Michael McCartney, one of the 13, and wanted for sex offences against children has been arrested.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/most-wanted...9.html#rkKDHHM

Dick Dasterdly

The Madrid Bombings come to mind 191 killed and 1800 wounded.

So what do you suggest, just totally ignore the drug villains, as well as any possible terrorist connections ?

chopera

I was expecting this thread to be about this:

http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2013/11...5388b456b.html

Yesterday the Guardia Civil released the details of these Scottish suspects in relation to the disappearance of a 6 year old boy 6 years ago.

HBG

Our criminals hiding out in Spain make the same mistake as many ordinary expats - they somehow regard Spain as being a 'backward' country, not nearly as advanced as the UK. How can it be, they can't even speak English.

So the villains have their photoshopped passports, untraceable mobile phones, and phone Mum to let her know they're safe and well in the sun. A nice photo on facebook is next, disguised of course, to show off their sun tan to the girlfriends back home.

And then they pee themselves when their villa in Spain is suddenly surrounded by nasty Spanish policemen with balaclavas and guns.

chopera

Apart from the ones on this thread obviously

crookesey

No, they are living within a European Community and fall within each individual members laws, I think that some of you guys are making a far bigger deal about UK miscreants in Spain than if they were of any other nationality. you are most probably amongst the same people who shout the odds relating to the UK's impending bankruptcy, and Spain's possible elevation to AAA status.

You've made your choice of residence, so far god's sake stop attempting to justify it by looking for everything bad about the UK.

andyrich666

If you was up on in a mountain or in the campo and kept yourself to yourself, and had a few quid I do believe you could be ok and even possibly in other countries including Ireland etc, but people they act like fools, you are right they think its still a backwards country and far from it.