Spain Arrests Germany’s Most Wanted Drug Trafficker

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Spanish police, working with German authorities, have arrested Germany’s most wanted drug trafficker in the southern city of Málaga, the National Police announced Monday. The unnamed fugitive, detained on August 24, was wanted under a European arrest warrant for drug trafficking and organized crime, as well as a separate Spanish judicial warrant.According to investigators, the suspect led a criminal network that used a warehouse in Spain to load large quantities of narcotics onto trucks bound for Germany via France.

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Primary source: OCCRP · September 1, 2026

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