{"id":2085,"date":"2026-05-14T11:01:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hunt-on-for-uks-12-most-wanted-criminals-hiding-out-in-spain\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:01:11","slug":"hunt-on-for-uks-12-most-wanted-criminals-hiding-out-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hunt-on-for-uks-12-most-wanted-criminals-hiding-out-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt on for UK&#8217;s 12 Most Wanted criminals hiding out in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_184259\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">The National Crime Agency have released their wish list of 12 fugitives they believe are hiding out among Brit tourists in popular holiday resorts in Spain<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\"><\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154378\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The 12 most wanted\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"&quot;Not people you want in your neighbourhood' - Britain's FBI name their 12 most wanted \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">&#8220;Not people you want in your neighbourhood&#8217; &#8211; Britain&#8217;s FBI name their 12 most wanted <cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">These are the 12 most wanted crooks thought to be hiding in Spain according to Britain\u2019s FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The National Crime Agency (NCA) have released mugshots of their wish list of criminals lurking in holiday hotspots such as Tenerife, Marbella, Alicante, Malaga and the Costa Blanca.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The men are wanted for crimes from murder, to drugs and money laundering under Operation Captura. <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/dad-murdered-mum-22-fears-18837326\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">The fugitives allegedly include a double killer<\/a>, a scar-ridden cocaine dealer and a rapist in Benidorm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Some may have had surgery, it is believed, as they hide in plain sight mingling with Brit holidaymakers in Spain. In the past year 56 criminals have been extradited back to the UK from Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Launching the appeal, NCA director general of operations Rob Jones warned: &#8220;Spain is not a safe haven for fugitives. If you run, we will not stop looking. We will find you, and we will bring you back to face justice. Fugitives rarely stop offending while on the run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThey continue to harm communities in both Spain and the UK, and attempt to stay under the radar by blending into large British ex-pat populations. These are not people you want in your neighbourhood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ae62be\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37148230\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/brighton-beach-coastguard-search-live-37148230\" tabindex=\"0\">Brighton Beach live: Three women found dead in sea identified by police<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_ae62be\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\"><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37153945\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/nathaniel-menday-reform-sheffield-suspended-37153945\" tabindex=\"0\">Newly-elected Reform councillor suspended over vile posts suggesting UK has &#8216;subhuman underclass&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Kevin Parle<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154463\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154463\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kevin Thomas Parle\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Kevin Thomas Parle is wanted by Merseyside Police for the murder of Liam Kelly but he has been linked to a second 'execution'\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kevin Thomas Parle is wanted by Merseyside Police for the murder of Liam Kelly but he has been linked to a second &#8216;execution&#8217;<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/gangsters-hiding-uk-fugitive-behind-26632528\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Kevin Thomas Parle, 45,<\/a> is wanted by Merseyside Police, in connection with the 2004 murder of Liam Kelly. He is believed to be in the Malaga, Costa Blanca, areas of Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Towering Parle, who is 6ft 4in tall, has been on the run for more than 20 years. He has also been linked to the 2005 murder of Lucy Hargreaves and remains one of the UK\u2019s most dangerous and wanted men, with suspected links to Spain, Australia, and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The privately-educated Liverpool man described as white, of broad build with ginger hair, blue eyes and a small scar on the left side of his head, is considered one of Britain&#8217;s most wanted fugitives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The murders Parle is wanted in connection with were both considered &#8220;cold blooded executions&#8221; by detectives and involved shotgun blasts at close range.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On 3 August 2005, Lucy Hargreaves, a 22-year-old mother of three, was asleep under a duvet on her couch when three men burst through the front door of her home in Walton, Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Within seconds Ms Hargreaves had been shot three times with a sawn-off shotgun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The killers then poured petrol around the bottom of the stairs and doorway at the property, on Lambourne Road, and set it alight, despite the cries of her two-year-old daughter upstairs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Her partner, Gary Campbell, was in bed with the toddler at the time and was forced to climb out of a window with his daughter to escape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Campbell left the terrified child with a neighbour and went back to try and rescue Ms Hargreaves, but she had already died from her wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">By that time, Parle was already a prime suspect in the murder of a 16-year-old boy &#8211; Liam Kelly &#8211; who was ambushed in Dingle on 19 June 2004 after a row over a \u00a3200 drug debt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two men had approached him from different directions on Grafton Street, but one opened fire with a shotgun striking him in the chest and arm as he tried to escape into a nearby house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Parle was arrested on suspicion of that murder by Merseyside Police, but was released on bail &#8211; which he never answered &#8211; and fled overseas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Other men were charged over both murders, and in both cases the prosecution named Parle as the missing suspect in open court.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Francis Parker<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154464\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154464\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Francis David Parker\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_212_0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Francis David Parker with alleged links to organised crime is one of the top 12.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Francis David Parker with alleged links to organised crime is one of the top 12.<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Francis David Parker, 40, is believed to be a member of a notorious crime gang, the Coggins organised crime group, also known as the Huyton Firm, who directed couriers to deliver cocaine and heroin all over the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is also believed to have been collecting money on behalf of the OCG. He has links to southern Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The gang boss, Francis Coggins, 60, was jailed for 18 years last November. His younger brother Vincent Coggins, was jailed in 2020. The gang are responsible for bringing in 1.013 tonnes of cocaine and heroin with a street value of \u00a316.2 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">At the trial of Coggins senior it was revealed the gang did business with Thomas Cashman, a Liverpool drug dealer who was jailed for life over the murder of nine year old Olivia Pratt-Korbel in August 2022. She was killed by a stray bullet as Cashman tried to assassinate a rival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">NCA boss, Mr Jones, said criminals hope to blend in among British ex-pats and often continue offending while living in Spain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He told the Press Association: \u201cThey will generally integrate themselves into these communities, which are populated by many, many thousands of British people who are perhaps enjoying their retirement or running businesses there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cCriminals will do what they do here, which is integrate themselves and hide among society, and then abuse that trust of those communities and offend against them, or indeed these days it\u2019s very easy to offend against victims or vulnerable people in other countries from anywhere in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s why we are so determined to leave no stone unturned and no safe place for them to do that and offend against the Spanish communities and our own back here.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThese are serious criminals and there\u2019s nothing glamorous for the victims who\u2019ve been hurt by these individuals, whether that\u2019s people who have unfortunately got themselves addicted to drugs and will be harmed in a great, great many ways by that, or people being subject to frauds and perhaps lost a huge amount of money, maybe their life savings, from some of the individuals here. They\u2019ve chosen to operate outside the law and they\u2019ve chosen to leave this country and abuse the hospitality of a close neighbour of ours.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Alexsandr Kuksov<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154467\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154467\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The youngest in the top 12 is a Russian called Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The youngest in the top 12 is a Russian called Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One of the youngest wanted by police and a Russian man to make the list is 23 year old Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov (also known as Alexander Kuksov).His last known address was Tenerife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is wanted by the NCA for proceeds of crime offences. He is Russian with links to Tenerife, Russia and Malta.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Kuksov is accused of being part of a gang that laundered millions in UK drug dealers\u2019 money by turning it into cryptocurrency. It is claimed he has links to a Russian organised crime group which has helped Russian oligarchs avoid sanctions by buying property in the UK.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Philip Foster<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154515\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154515\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Philip Barry Foster\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_342_0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Philip Barry Foster is wanted by trading standards for allegedly conning people wanted to make it big as models\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Philip Barry Foster is wanted by trading standards for allegedly conning people wanted to make it big as models<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Philip Barry Foster, 50, from Marbella, is wanted by Trading Standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is wanted to begin a eight and a half year prison sentence for the crimes of fraud and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Foster conned his victims that they could earn money as professional models, swindling them out of substantial amounts of money. His victims were given poor, digital photographs were not usable.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Spencer Lamb<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154514\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154514\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Spencer Dillon Lamb\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_340_0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Spencer Dillon Lamb thought to be hiding in Spain wanted for drug offences\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Spencer Dillon Lamb thought to be hiding in Spain wanted for drug offences<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Spencer Dillon Lamb, 33, from Derbyshire, is wanted by his local police for drug offences including supply of cocaine and cannabis. He has a scar under his left eye.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">John Rocks<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154502\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154502\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"John Rock\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_199_1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Alleged rapist john Rock is believed to have been spotted on the strip in Benidorm.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Alleged rapist john Rock is believed to have been spotted on the strip in Benidorm.<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">John Rocks, 37, is wanted by Police Scotland, for sexual offences. He is believed to be in the Benidorm area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a Facebook post his alleged victim wrote: \u201cLadies please avoid Jon Rocks AKA Scottish Jon who works on Benidorm strip.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Derek Ferguson<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154468\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154468\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Derek McGraw Ferguson\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_449_1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The oldest most wanted is Derek McGraw Ferguson, aged 62. He allegedly murdered Thomas Cameron outside a Glasgow pub.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The oldest most wanted is Derek McGraw Ferguson, aged 62. He allegedly murdered Thomas Cameron outside a Glasgow pub.<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Derek McGraw Ferguson, aged 62, is wanted by Police Scotland for murder. The murder of Thomas Cameron took place outside a pub in Glasgow in 2007.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Barman Thomas Cameron, 49, was shot dead in the car park of the Auchinairn Tavern, Bishopbriggs after going to speak to two men.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Dean Eighteen<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154457\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154457\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dean Eighteen\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_434_1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Dean Eighteen is wanted by HMRC for cheating the revenue\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dean Eighteen is wanted by HMRC for cheating the revenue<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dean Eighteen, 48, is wanted by the HMRC, for cheating them and money laundering. He is accused of submitting false VAT repayment claims for his two companies Transome Ltd and Blue Ferns Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He claimed he was exporting cars to Asia but they did not exist and the total claimed was \u00a37.8 million.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Simon Dutton<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154456\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154456\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Simon Dutton\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756470_688_0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Simon Dutton from Bolton is wanted by Manchester Police for drug offence and money laundering\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Simon Dutton from Bolton is wanted by Manchester Police for drug offence and money laundering<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Simon Dutton, aged 49, from Bolton is wanted by Greater Manchester Police accused of drug offences and money laundering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Police say Dutton \u201corganised the importation of cocaine from Spain to the UK\u201d with one 10.5kg with a street value of \u00a31.5 million seized by police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They describe him as having a tattoo of the word \u2018Rachel\u2019 on his left arm and scars on his chin, left hand and right leg.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Matthew Purves<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154508\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154508\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matthew Purves\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756471_150_1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Matthew Purves is accused of a drugs conspiracy to supply 'multiple kilos' of cocaine across the UK\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Matthew Purves is accused of a drugs conspiracy to supply &#8216;multiple kilos&#8217; of cocaine across the UK<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Matthew Purves, 41, is wanted by Northamptonshire Police for the conspiracy to supply multiple kilos of cocaine across the UK from 2019 until 2021. He has links to southern Spain, Corby, Peterborough.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Liam Murray<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154458\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154458\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Liam Michael Murray\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756471_59_1_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Liam Michael Murray is wanted for drug offences and is thought to have links with Alicante\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Liam Michael Murray is wanted for drug offences and is thought to have links with Alicante<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liam Michael Murray, aged 34, was last known to be in Durham is wanted for drugs offences and money laundering. he is accused of being involved int he supply of cocaine, cannabis and possessing criminal cash. He is thought to be in the Alicante region.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"HeadingTwo_heading-two__4TTeG  __className_7ebe58\">Charlie Salisbury<\/h2>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37154465\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37154465\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Charlie Salisbury\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756471_748_0_Operation-Captura.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Charlie Salisbury, 34, is wanted for drug offences and has tattoos of a koi carp and a dragon\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Charlie Salisbury, 34, is wanted for drug offences and has tattoos of a koi carp and a dragon<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Charlie Salisbury, 34, is wanted for a &#8216;sophisticated&#8217; conspiracy to supply cocaine and money laundering. He has a tattoo of a koi carp, a dragon on his entire right arm and his lower right leg also has tattoos. He is linked to Malaga, Marbella and Andalusia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Publication of the latest list of fugitives marks the 20th anniversary of Operation Captura \u2013 a multi-agency campaign which has seen 98 fugitives apprehended out of 111 publicised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA\u2019s Most Wanted campaign is run in conjunction with independent charity Crimestoppers, the Spanish Ministry of Interior, <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/travel\/europe\/uk-tourist-spain-hotspot-alert-35329043\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Spanish law enforcement <\/a>partners and UK policing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The NCA have told the public how they can help saying; \u201cMany people want to do the right thing but feel unable to speak directly to the police. Crimestoppers exists for exactly that reason. You do not give your name, Your call or online report cannot be traced back to you. You will never be asked to speak to the police or give a witness statement<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cIf you have information about any of the men listed below, you can pass it on 100% anonymously. Your information could help prevent further harm and bring long\u2011overdue justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They then gave the numbers in the UK: Call 0800 555 111 and in Spain: Call 900 926 111 with translation if needed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/hunt-uks-12-most-wanted-37154313\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Crime Agency have released their wish list of 12 fugitives they believe are<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778756471_2_Operation-Captura.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}