One of Britain's most wanted men Michael Farrell has been captured in Spain.
The 22-year-old dubbed Sick Mick, who has been linked to a series of violent robberies and is suspected of a string of shootings, fled last April after he was charged with burglary.
Detectives believe he joined a gang smuggling cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy to the party isle of Ibiza - and he was among 12 alleged felons held by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency on the Costa Blanca two weeks ago.
Farrell, also believed to have once sprayed a car with bullets while riding a scrambler bike in a running street battle, was last night in a cell in Alicante where a decision will be made on the charges he will face.
Police claim Farrell, of Knowsley, and seven men and four women mostly also from Merseyside, were involved in moneylaundering and identity fraud - though there are so far no plans to request his extradition. Sources say he could only be prosecuted for burglary here despite intelligence linking him to alleged gun crimes.
But £25,000 and £5,000 rewards were offered concerning his activities.
Farrell, formerly associated with murdered Liverpool gangster Nicky Ayers, is also wanted over the shooting of a pensioner in the leg outside a bingo hall.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/09/most-wanted-criminal-sick-mick-arrested-in-costa-drug-raid-115875-22620529/#ixzz11wF7tlfK
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The 22-year-old dubbed Sick Mick, who has been linked to a series of violent robberies and is suspected of a string of shootings, fled last April after he was charged with burglary.
Detectives believe he joined a gang smuggling cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy to the party isle of Ibiza - and he was among 12 alleged felons held by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency on the Costa Blanca two weeks ago.
Farrell, also believed to have once sprayed a car with bullets while riding a scrambler bike in a running street battle, was last night in a cell in Alicante where a decision will be made on the charges he will face.
Police claim Farrell, of Knowsley, and seven men and four women mostly also from Merseyside, were involved in moneylaundering and identity fraud - though there are so far no plans to request his extradition. Sources say he could only be prosecuted for burglary here despite intelligence linking him to alleged gun crimes.
But £25,000 and £5,000 rewards were offered concerning his activities.
Farrell, formerly associated with murdered Liverpool gangster Nicky Ayers, is also wanted over the shooting of a pensioner in the leg outside a bingo hall.
Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/10/09/most-wanted-criminal-sick-mick-arrested-in-costa-drug-raid-115875-22620529/#ixzz11wF7tlfK
Go Camping for 95p! Vouchers collectable in the Daily and Sunday Mirror until 11th August . Click here for more information
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