Dangerous Criminals Hiding Out in Spain

A 25-year-old British man facing three life sentences for crimes of robberies with violence and intimidation is believed to be hiding out in Spain, according to the National Police. 

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Gareth Bryan Edwards, 25, from Aylesbury, is wanted by the British authorities under a European arrest warrant, and has been included on a list of Spain’s top ten most wanted criminals, which also includes international drug dealers and people with connections to the Italian mafia.

A National Police spokesman described Edwards as “a very dangerous person, possibly armed and in possession of drugs”. The police say anyone with information can email fugitivos@policia.es or phone (0034) 915 824 136.

Other names on Spain’s most wanted include that of a woman, 32-year-old Hayet Boughanmi Ep Abbas, also known as Hayet Kaubisch, from Tunisia – who, along with a Moroccan male friend, stabbed a German man 53 times leaving him for dead.  Ishak Merenvouri, 50, from Algeria but with Finnish nationality, is sought for a sexual assault on a five-year-old child in Helsinki, and may be living in the Canary Islands or the Valencian region.