Arrested in Toledo one of the most wanted fugitives for kidnapping and torture related to the 'Casper' gang

• Criminals Die Casper, the violent drug dealer who stole Koplowitz's paintings

The

have arrested a fugitive in the province of

with a valid legal claim from the National Court for crimes of torture, kidnapping, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, threats, injuries and crimes against public health.

This is

, a Spaniard related in the past to

, according to police sources reported to Europa Press.

Erik Ventura Pacheco, 37, had been on Europol's most wanted list since 2014 - Europol

.

According to the aforementioned sources, the fugitive is related to 36 crimes, including drug trafficking, illegal detention, torture, threats or kidnapping, which add up to more than 900 years in prison.

The 'Cásper' gang is in turn related to the attempted murder of lawyer

.

After several days of monitoring, he was arrested in a store in the province of Toledo, where he was recognized despite his radical change in appearance thanks to a dimple in the right nostril, as well as a mole in the middle of his right cheek. , as reported by the National Police.

IT EXPERT

The arrested man was part of one of the most active criminal organizations in recent decades in Spain, and was an expert in technical and computer tools that the organization used to monitor and monitor other traffickers.

The Police assure that

of this criminal organization pending arrest.

In recent years, in consideration of the importance of the target, intense efforts have been made to locate it, which have not been successful due to its ability to leave no trace of its location.

This led to the inclusion of the image of the fugitive in citizen collaboration campaigns, in order to try to receive anonymous information leading to his location.

Taking into account the profile of the fugitive, it was decided to include him in the Europe's Most Wanted public dissemination campaign, developed by Europol and the

, which in 2022 was focused on locating members of fleeing criminal organizations.

As a result of this publication, numerous anonymous tips and information were received that were verified and discarded by investigators from the Fugitive Location Section of the National Police.

However, at the end of the year new information was received indicating that the fugitive could be residing in a town in the province of Toledo.

DID NOT GO OUTSIDE

After carrying out investigative procedures and operational verifications, it was possible to focus the address where he could reside together with other men with whom he bore a certain resemblance, although the objective did not go abroad.

That is why the surveillance and monitoring device was maintained over time for days until on January 9, a person was observed leaving the house hiding his face with a hat and black glasses.

He was followed for a while until he entered a grocery store in a remote area and there was a chance to see his face.

Although due to the passing of the years and the radical change in her appearance she was almost unrecognizable, it was possible to confirm her identity thanks to a

as well as a

.

At that moment he proceeded to arrest him without resisting.

The criminal organization to which he belonged was engaged, among other activities, in carrying out 'overturns' or theft of large quantities of narcotic substances from other organizations.

To do this, they tried to locate containers loaded with drugs from other traffickers in the ports.

The arrested man was an expert in technical and computer tools that the organization used to monitor and monitor other traffickers, allegedly in charge of handling numerous technical devices such as frequency scanners, movement sensors, or GPS devices.

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