La Guardia Civil has detained a thirty-seven-year-old Moldovan man in Torrevieja, who is linked to the Russian mafia. The arrest was made following a European Arrest Warrant issued by Italy, where he faces an eleven-year prison sentence for international criminal conspiracy. Officers initially spotted him acting suspiciously during a patrol on the twenty-eighth of February.

Upon identification, the man presented a high-quality false Romanian passport. Police checks quickly revealed its fraudulent nature. Following his arrest, officers confirmed his real identity through fingerprint analysis, which showed he had been hiding in Spain since his sentencing on the second of March in twenty twenty-two.

He was convicted by the Verona Criminal Court for being part of a criminal organisation led by a “vor v zakone”, notorious for committing violence and intimidation to further their illegal activities. Investigations by the Guardia Civil are ongoing to determine if the fugitive engaged in criminal activities within Spanish territory.

The suspect has been placed in judicial custody in Torrevieja, where a court has ordered his imprisonment while awaiting extradition to Italy.