An intense cooperation between the Dubai State Security Agency, European Law Enforcement, ENFAST and Europol has led to the arrest of a high value target wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by Spain. The fugitive was apprehended by the State Security Agency in Dubai. Europol, the European Law Enforcement Agency, successfully coordinated the highly specialised investigative operation.
The fugitive committed two homicide in the Spanish towns of San Pedro Alcántara and Estepona in 2018. He then fled to Morocco and later travel on to Dubai, where he took extraordinary security measures not only in his communications but also in his daily life in order to avoid leaving a trace.
The investigators of the Spanish National Police used the European Network of Fugitive Active Search Teams (ENFAST) to turn the case into a High Value Target operation at Europol.
Targeted actions and effective intelligence exchange, supported by Europol, enabled the Dubai State Security Agency to successfully identify, locate and apprehend the international criminal fugitive in order to be extradited to Spain.
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