5 May, 2025 @ 17:35
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WATCH: Police hunt down last narco from speed boat that killed two cops in southern Spain

SPANISH police have arrested the last crew member present on the boat that killed two cops last year. 

The agents from the Cadiz Guardia Civil and Central Operating Unit (UCO) arrested Abdennour El Hichou, 39, on Sunday. 

He was the last of four narcos onboard the speedboat that killed Miguel Angel Gonzalez and David Perez on February 9, 2024.

The suspect had fled to his country of origin, Morocco, where he was hiding for the past 15 months. 

He insists the death of the men was an ‘accident’ brought on by tiredness after hours at sea. 

The other three crew members reportedly told investigators a similar story when they were arrested in September and November last year. 

They all allege they did not intend to kill the Guardia Civil agents despite police reports that the incident was a ‘brutal’ attack intended to cause ‘serious harm and kill the agents.’ 

In a similar manner to the other suspects, ‘El Hichou’ returned to Spain to turn himself in after months of pressure, accompanied by a lawyer. 

The four men, including Karim El Baqqali, Mohamed Laachiri and Yassine El Morabet stand accused of two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder (for the agents that survived the incident), six counts of assault, one count of possessing contraband and one count of belonging to a criminal organisation.

Yzabelle Bostyn

Yzabelle Bostyn is an NCTJ trained journalist who started her journalistic career at the Olive Press in 2023.
Before moving to Spain, she studied for a BA in English Literature and Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield.
After graduating she moved to the university’s journalism department, one of the best in the UK.
Throughout the past few years, she has taken on many roles including social media marketing, copywriting and radio presenting.
She then took a year out to travel Latin America, scaling volcanoes in Guatemala and swimming with sharks in Belize.
Then, she came to the Olive Press last year where she has honed her travel writing skills and reported on many fantastic experiences such as the Al Andalus luxury train.
She has also undertaken many investigations, looking into complex issues like Spain’s rental crisis and rising cancer rates.
Always willing to help, she has exposed many frauds and scams, working alongside victims to achieve justice.
She is most proud of her work on Nolotil, a drug linked to the deaths of many Brits in Spain.
A campaign launched by Yzabelle has received considerable support and her coverage has been by the UK and Spanish media alike.
Her writing has featured on many UK news outlets from the Sun to the Mail Online, who contracted her to report for them in Tenerife on growing tourism issues.
Recently, she has appeared on Times Radio covering deadly flooding in Valencia.

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