One of the most wanted British criminals in Spain arrested in Palma

PALMA
ONE of the ten most wanted British criminals in Spain was yesterday arrested by the National Police in Majorca after giving himself up to the British Consulate here in Palma.

27 -year-old Michael Eddleston is accused of three counts of illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and his arrest was being hailed a major success last night.

His detention comes less than a week after a new campaign to track down wanted UK criminals in Spain was launched by Crimestoppers and reported in the Bulletin last Thursday.

Eddleston is the first of ten most wanted appeals launched in Spain last Wednesday as part of the ongoing Operation Captura, a long running campaign to track down and arrest wanted UK criminals on the run here in Spain.

Crimestoppers' Founder and Chair, Lord Ashcroft, KCMG said: “To have a wanted individual hand themselves in within a week of the launch of Operation Captura is a fantastic result. “But, don't forget that there are still nine most wanted men on this list, if you have any information on them please call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111, or 900 555 111 if calling from Spain, and help us track down more of these criminals.”