But now, according to police chiefs, life on the so-called Costa del Crime is changing as they are winning the war on a new generation of criminals. (Image: Stan Kujawa)Our revelations come as Stephen Lawrence suspect Jamie Acourt, 41, was arrested in Barcelona on suspicion of involvement in drug smuggling. Spanish cops swooped as Acourt, tanned and in designer clothes, ate lunch after a regular gym session. NCA head of international operations Steve Reynolds said: “Areas like the Costa Blanca and the Costa del Sol are the most popular with British holidaymakers and most of our fugitives. They found that driving giant ­electronic billboards ­featuring mugshots around the Costa del Sol to be specially effective.

Source: Daily Mirror May 12, 2018 20:22 UTC