A 42-year-old Lithuanian man has been taken into custody by National Police officers in the municipality of Elda, Alicante. For repeated drug trafficking offences in 2016, Lithuanian authorities filed a European Arrest Warrant for Extradition (EAW) against him. Three days prior to the end of the search for him, he was arrested.
The National Police in Alicante were notified that the requesting country had issued a European Arrest Warrant, which was effective from April 2019. Authorities had not been able to determine the detainee’s whereabouts since, according to a statement from Police Headquarters.
The suspected offences took place in Lithuania in 2013. In discrete amounts that were readily hidden among his possessions, the suspect reportedly bought drugs (marijuana) in Spain and brought them to Lithuania for sale to third parties. He sold them in tiny amounts for his personal benefit after arriving in Lithuania.
After hearing about these incidents, investigators started their last search for the individual they were looking for, knowing that the arrest and hunt for his extradition would conclude in three days. On March 6th, they launched a police operation, found him, and took him into custody as he was walking down a street in Elda.
In Lithuania, the detainee faces a maximum penalty of ten years in jail for these actions. The detainee, who had no previous criminal history in Spain, has been taken before the National Court’s Central Investigative Court, which is in charge of handling his extradition proceedings.
In order to execute the arrest of this person, the National Police has placed a strong emphasis on information sharing and efficient cooperation between Spanish and foreign law enforcement.
Author: Derek Appleton
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