5 Jun, 2024 @ 12:05
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Dramatic police chase of wanted Swedish gangster, 53, in Marbella ends with five officers injured

FIVE officers from the Policia Nacional force have been injured following a dramatic car chase through the streets of Marbella.

The squad had to receive medical assistance following the hot pursuit of a wanted Swedish gangster.

The 53-year-old suspect sparked a car chase when he refused to stop at a road checkpoint on Calle Alfonso de Hohenlohe at around 1pm on Monday.

The fugitive damage multiple vehicles as he raced through various streets in a bid to escape justice.

The injuries sustained by the police officers were not serious.

The suspect had been hiding out in Marbella after a European Arrest Warrant was issued in his name.

He is accused of being part of a drug trafficking network and has a string of charges against him.

He is expected to be extradited to his home country.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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