National Police officers have arrested a 49-year-old man at the Alicante airport who was the subject of an International Arrest Warrant issued by the authorities of Ukraine for offences against public order and security, as well as the illegal trafficking of weapons, ammunition or explosives.
The suspect was detained after officers working at the passenger entry inspection and control point at the Alicante airport became aware that a passenger arriving on a flight from Bratislava was wanted under an International Arrest Warrant issued by Ukrainian authorities, as reported by the National Police in a statement.
Once the aircraft landed, officers checked police databases and confirmed that the warrant had been active since August of this year, leading to his arrest.
The offences for which he was sought were committed in 2022 in the Zakarpatia region of Ukraine. The fugitive, on a date and under circumstances that have not yet been determined by the investigation, allegedly acquired 60 rounds of 7.62 mm calibre ammunition for rifled barrel weapons, which he subsequently concealed inside boots.
On 18th March 2022, he travelled as a passenger in a vehicle, transporting the ammunition hidden in a pair of spare shoes he was carrying. The following day, police authorities intercepted the vehicle in the town of Volovets, in the Zakarpatia region of Ukraine, where they located and seized the 60 cartridges belonging to the wanted man.
Following the completion of police procedures, the detained man was brought before the Central Investigating Court of the National Court in Madrid, which is responsible for handling the procedures for his subsequent extradition.
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