Overview
- The new Operation Captura appeal, unveiled Thursday by the National Crime Agency with Spanish partners, names 12 fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain.
- Hours after Thursday's launch, Spanish Civil Guard officers arrested Simon Dutton in La Nucía near Benidorm, and he remains in custody.
- Dutton, 49, is a convicted cocaine trafficker wanted on recall to prison, and he now faces extradition proceedings following his arrest.
- Officials say the remaining 11 suspects include alleged murderers, large‑scale drug traffickers, money launderers and fraudsters who often blend into British expat areas using false identities or even altered appearances.
- Crimestoppers urges expats and holidaymakers to review the gallery and share information anonymously, pointing to a 20‑year record in which 98 of 111 profiled fugitives have been found.