British man Simon Dutton arrested in Spain on 14-year drug sentence

Simon Dutton, 49, was arrested in La Nucia, a town north of Benidorm, Spain, on the same day the National Crime Agency, Spanish police and Crimestoppers launched their latest rogues gallery in Alicante. Armed Civil Guard officers surrounded a whitewashed villa before forcing entry while shouting "police, police" in English.

Officers entered the property with sniffer dogs and counted large amounts of cash during the arrest.

A man believed to be Simon Dutton was escorted to a patrol car by Spanish officers. Dutton remains in Spanish custody. The convicted drug smuggler from Bolton received a 14-year jail sentence in September 2016 for organising major cocaine imports and money laundering.

5 million. He can be identified by the name "Rachel" tattooed on his left arm. The arrest occurred as the latest rogues gallery launch commemorated Operation Captura's 20th anniversary.

The campaign has issued 11 public appeals which have resulted in 98 of 111 publicised fugitives being captured. In the past year alone, 56 criminals have been extradited from Spain to the UK. All 12 men on this year's list are believed to have connections to Spanish locations including Tenerife, Marbella, Alicante and Malaga.

Kevin Thomas Parle, 45, is wanted by Merseyside Police for two murders. He is accused of killing Liam Kelly in Liverpool in 2004 and Lucy Hargreaves in Walton in 2005. Parle has links to Malaga and Costa Blanca.

Derek McGraw Ferguson, 62, is sought by Police Scotland for the murder of Thomas Cameron. Cameron was killed outside a pub on Auchinairn Road, Glasgow, on June 28 2007. Ferguson is described as white, 5ft 3ins, stocky and balding.

Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov, 23, was last known to be living in Tenerife. He is accused of being part of a gang that converted drug dealers' cash into cryptocurrency. The criminal gang allegedly provided the same cryptocurrency service in reverse for cyber criminals.

The gang is also alleged to have helped Russian oligarchs to evade sanctions by purchasing UK property. NCA director general operations Rob Jones said: "Fugitives rarely stop offending while on the run. They continue to harm communities in both Spain and the UK, and attempt to stay under the radar by blending into large British expat populations.

NCA deputy director of international Rick Jones warned that criminals try to blend into British expat communities. "They will generally integrate themselves into these communities, which are populated by many, many thousands of British people who are perhaps enjoying their retirement or running businesses there," he said.

" GB News reported that the operation continues to target fugitives who exploit Spanish coastal areas popular with British residents.