The police asked for citizen collaboration to help get these people off the street. Moreover, thanks to that, there are now only nine on the most wanted list in Spain.
Police detained Manuel Bellido Moreno
This man was born in Madrid in 1975. He is very tall at 2 metres and has dark eyes and a dark complexion. Furthermore, Moreno has escaped capture on many occasions and is involved in the supply and distribution of counterfeit money. However, according to an official Tweet by the Policia Nacional, he was arrested today (Wednesday) in Madrid.
🚩Gracias a la colaboración ciudadana son 9 los #Fugitivos más buscados
👉🏻#Detenido en #Madrid uno de #LosMásBuscados por @policiaCualquier dato que ayude a su localización será tratado de manera confidencial en👇🏻
losmasbuscados@policia.es
o en 0️⃣9️⃣1️⃣#Gracias#SomosTuPolicía pic.twitter.com/sMGt4GkNqF— Policía Nacional (@policia) June 1, 2022
Largest currency counterfeiter in Spain
According to reports from El Pais, this man has been wanted for 15 years. “Authorities consider him the largest currency counterfeiter in Spain, and eight courts want to catch him. They have also issued an an international extradition order,” as stated by the National Police.
Citizen collaboration
A citizen in Madrid who had seen the photos of the “most wanted” approached the police telling them, that although he was now bald and a little fatter, he had recognised the offender. As a result, the police set up surveillance in the area. Furthermore, he was supposedly living on Tapicería Street in the San Blas area of Madrid. Although neighbours tried to stop the police, officers could arrest the man here.
Nine more
There are lots of wanted criminals, but from the initial list published on Monday, there are now nine remaining. If you have any information about any of these people, you can contact the police confidentially. They have set up a specific e-mail address: losmasbuscados@policia.es . Alternatively, you can contact the police directly or call 091.
UK´s most wanted thought to be in Spain
In addition to the remaining nine most wanted UK fugitives thought to be in Spain, the following are also wanted;
Fatah BENLAREDJ
Nicknamed Samir, international investigative services are looking for him for the rape of a 7-year-old girl. He is between 30 and 35 years old and is thought to be living in Spain.
John BARTON
Thought to be living in Fuengirola, Malaga, Barton, aged 50-55 is of medium build and approximately 5′ 8″ in height. His hair is naturally grey but is most likely receding and he may have dyed it in a brown shade. A judge sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment in 2003. Before that, a judge convicted him, in his absence, in relation to an offence of conspiring to import a commercial amount of heroin into the United Kingdom between 1999 and 2000.
If you have any information on the UK´s most wanted in Spain you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 from a UK phone, or from a Spanish phone, call this number 900 926 111.
