Two men arrested for the murder in Villajoyosa

Police in Alicante have arrested two men, ages 23 and 37, for killing a man in Villajoyosa last December.

This operation, which was done under the name “Basseta,” helped clear up the facts and get back the gun used in the crime as well as some of the money the hitman got for firing the shots. A third person has also been arrested for threatening the family of one of the people who is being held.

The Villajoyosa Guardia Civil Main Post found the dead body of a guy on a road in the rural area of La Moratella in the same municipality on December 17, 2024. The body had several gunshot wounds.

By getting statements and proof from people close to the victim, it was possible to figure out that the person who was allegedly planning the crime was a friend of the victim. Because they owed each other money, he agreed to the murder in return for a first payment of 20,000 euros and the promise of a second payment after the execution.

In order to finish the job, he gave the murder weapon to the alleged killer, a young man from the victim’s close group who had worked for him.

The executioner took advantage of the trusting connection they had by setting up a meeting with the victim on the road and taking her to the place where she would be killed.

After looking into it, the police nabbed two people they think did it: one in Villajoyosa on January 10 and the other in a hospital in Alicante on January 24.

A short gun that the shooter had buried in the port of Tudons, near the town of Penáguila (Alicante), was found and recovered. Also, 6,350 euros of the original payment of 20,000 euros that the shooter received have been seized.

Both of the people in jail have been charged with murder and illegally having weapons. They were both remanded in prison without bail after appearing in court.

However, on February 3, police arrested a third person for extortion. This person was the current partner of the deceased, and he had asked the father of one of the detainees to pay 20,000 euros and give him a motorbike as “the economic damages suffered by the murder.”

He was brought before a court after being arrested and was given freedom.

Police in Alicante’s Homicide Team and the Court of First Instance gave the order for Operation “Basseta.” The case is still open, and more charges could happen.