Arrested in Alicante: Heroin and Methadone Trafficker Wanted in Romania

The National Police have arrested a fugitive from Romanian justice in the Alicante neighborhood of Carolinas Altas. The man, who was subject to a European Arrest Warrant (EAW), was wanted for drug trafficking, including methadone and heroin.

According to a statement from the security body, officers from the Judicial Police of the Alicante Police Station received a request for cooperation from the General Police Station to locate and arrest the alleged perpetrator, who was suspected of living in the city.

After a thorough investigation, the officers discovered that this man was residing in the Carolinas Altas neighborhood, where they set up a device to arrest him. The operation ended with his identification and the arrest of the fugitive.

The officers confirmed that he was indeed the wanted person. The Romanian justice assured that he was the perpetrator of a drug trafficking crime that occurred between 2008 and 2010, when the detainee received money for the sale of illegal substances, particularly methadone and heroin.

He thus faces a 12-year prison sentence. The detainee, who had no prior record, was brought before the Alicante Guard Court of Instruction. It is expected that from this location he will make the corresponding statements via telematic means before the Central Court of Instruction.