{"id":23576,"date":"2026-05-14T21:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/23576\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:10:12","slug":"most-wanted-british-man-who-imported-large-amounts-of-cocaine-arrested-in-spain-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/23576\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Most wanted&#8217; British man who imported large amounts of cocaine arrested in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews-simon-dutton-nca_7248937.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            A &#8216;most wanted&#8217; British man who imported large amounts of cocaine into the UK has been arrested in Spain.\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Simon Dutton, 49, was wanted by Greater Manchester Police for cocaine importation, money laundering, false passport offences, and breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested in La Nucia, near Benidorm, following a collaboration between the Civil Guard and the UK&#8217;s National Crime Agency (NCA).<\/p>\n<p>His arrest was announced only hours after the launch of an international &#8220;most wanted&#8221; campaign, which named Dutton among 12 fugitives sought in Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Three others were arrested for drug trafficking and document forgery.<\/p>\n<p>Read more:<br \/>Student dies after meningitis outbreak<br \/>World&#8217;s first laughing gas breathalyser trialled<\/p>\n<p>Spanish police said an investigation had been launched in November last year following a tip-off from the manager of a parcel delivery service in Benidorm, where a suitcase containing 16kg of drugs were found, destined for the UK.<\/p>\n<p>But as the investigation progressed it was found one of the suspects was among fugitives wanted by British authorities for drug trafficking offences.<\/p>\n<p>An international arrest warrant had been issued at the end of last year.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Spain said Dutton would now face a court hearing for proceedings relating to his international extradition request.<\/p>\n<p>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/skynews_2018-small.png\" alt=\"Sky News\" style=\"width:85px;height:20px;vertical-align:middle;\"\/>\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                (c) Sky News 2026: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/most-wanted-british-man-who-imported-large-amounts-of-cocaine-arrested-in-spain-13544112\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Most wanted&#8217; British man who imported large amounts of cocaine arrested in Spain<\/a>\n            <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5fabbc48b0757.jpg\" style=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Amazing HALF PRICE local offers! 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