National Crime Agency reveals the 12 most wanted fugitives it believes are hiding in Spain

Police have launched a fresh appeal to track down 12 of the UK's most wanted fugitives believed to be hiding in Spain.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) unveiled the latest Operation Captura wanted list in Alicante on Thursday, targeting men suspected of offences including murder, large-scale drug trafficking, fraud and money laundering.

Officials said 98 of the 111 fugitives publicised through the campaign since 2006 have been caught.

Launching the appeal, NCA director general of operations Rob Jones warned: "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."

He added that many offenders continued to commit crimes while evading capture and often attempted to "blend into large British ex-pat populations".

The men on this year's list are believed to have links to areas including Marbella, Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, and Benidorm.

Among those wanted is Kevin Parle, sought in connection with two Merseyside murders, and Derek Ferguson, who is wanted over the fatal shooting of Thomas Cameron in Glasgow in 2007.

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Another fugitive, Simon Dutton, is wanted after breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order following convictions linked to large cocaine importation operations, including one shipment with a street value of £1.5m.

The operation is conducted in partnership with Spanish authorities and the charity Crimestoppers.

The NCA said members of the public with information in the UK and Spain should contact Crimestoppers anonymously.

The most wanted list in full

• Simon Dutton, 49 - wanted by Greater Manchester Police over cocaine importation, money laundering, false passport offences, and breaching a Serious Crime Prevention Order. Believed to have links to Spain.
• Dean Eighteen, 48 - wanted by HMRC over an alleged £7.8m VAT fraud involving fake car exports.
• Derek McGraw Ferguson, 62 - wanted by Police Scotland in connection with the 2007 murder of Thomas Cameron in Glasgow.
• Philip Barry Foster, 50 - wanted to begin an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence for fraud and money laundering linked to a bogus modelling scam operation in Marbella.
• Alexsandr Vladimirovich Kuksov, 23 - Russian national wanted by the NCA over alleged involvement in laundering millions of pounds of criminal cash.
• Spencer Dillon Lamb, 33 - wanted by Derbyshire Constabulary over drug supply and manufacturing offences.
• Liam Michael Murray, 34 - wanted by Durham Constabulary over alleged cocaine and cannabis supply offences, and possession of criminal cash.
• Francis David Parker, 40 - accused of involvement in the Coggins organised crime group, directing cocaine and heroin couriers.
• Kevin Thomas Parle, 45 - wanted by Merseyside Police in connection with the murders of Liam Kelly in 2004 and Lucy Hargreaves in 2005.
• Matthew Purves, 41 - wanted over an alleged conspiracy to supply multiple kilos of cocaine across the UK.
• John Rocks, 37 - wanted by Police Scotland over alleged sexual offences committed between 2012 and 2022.
• Charlie Salisbury, 34 - wanted over alleged cocaine supply and money laundering conspiracies.

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