Three British teenagers held over alleged Costa del Sol drug raid plot
Spanish police arrested three British teenagers on the Costa del Sol after an investigation uncovered weapons and drugs. They are suspected of planning a violent raid to steal drugs from other criminals, raising concern about the weapons and criminal activity linked to the group.
The suspects were aged 17, 17 and 18; the eldest is in custody and the younger pair are in juvenile detention. Police seized five semi-automatic pistols, machetes, baseball bats and disguises, as well as ketamine, tusi, MDMA, ecstasy tablets and cash. The investigation began after a car reported stolen in Portugal was traced to Puerto Banús with cloned number plates.
- Three British teenagers were arrested in southern Spain.
- Police suspect they planned a drug robbery.
- Weapons, drugs and cash were seized.
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The Costa del Sol is a stretch of southern Spain that includes resorts such as Puerto Banús, where visitors and residents come from many countries. Police investigations there can involve people and suspected crimes crossing national borders; in this case, officers traced a car reported stolen in Portugal.
The teenagers are suspected of planning to steal drugs from other criminals, an alleged offence sometimes described as a “rip-off”. Police say they found weapons, disguises, drugs and cash, but an arrest and suspicion do not establish guilt. Spain treats 17-year-olds differently from adults in the justice system, while an 18-year-old is legally an adult.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Three British teenage youths amassed arsenal of guns and machetes and planned to steal drugs from Costa del Sol crime gang in violent raid”.