Agents of the Document Analysis Unit (UDOC) of the Local Police of Arrecife arrested on February 19 a 67-year-old Italian man of Italian nationality. Initially, the detainee faced charges of document forgery and a crime against road safety for driving without a permit.
The Local Police noticed the situation when the motorcycle the individual was driving was stopped, at which point the agents proceeded to identify him. In this context, the Arrecife City Council highlighted "the extensive experience" of the acting agents in the detection of falsified documents, which allowed them, initially, to identify indications of falsification in the Italian identity card presented by the subject.
Given this situation, the agents made the decision to carry out exhaustive checks to reveal the true identity of the driver, considering that in this type of case they usually hide their identity for various reasons.
After the completion of the Technical Report of the document that would confirm its falsity, the detainee was transferred to the National Police facilities, where, after taking fingerprints and the corresponding processing, his true identity was revealed.
According to the Police, it was discovered that he was subject to an arrest and extradition warrant issued by the Italian authorities due to crimes committed between 1988 and 1995, including murder with a firearm, trafficking of large quantities of drugs, and belonging to an Italian mafia criminal gang.
It is worth noting that the detainee had resided in Arrecife for more than 16 years, where he managed several businesses in the capital city, including real estate and restaurant businesses. The UDOC agents emphasize "the extraordinary quality of the false identity document" carried by the detainee.
This document allowed him to register in Spain with a false identity, register as a resident, and even appear in the database of the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) with said information. The skill and expertise of the UDOC agents were fundamental to discover this complex situation and carry out a highly relevant arrest.
It is currently composed of three specialist agents in Document Analysis and Illicit Trafficking of Vehicles, who, the day before the Italian fugitive was arrested, had returned from attending a Congress in this matter, which was attended by about 300 specialists from all over Spain and from different Security Forces and Corps.
In terms of Illicit Trafficking of Vehicles, the UDOC agents have recovered this same week a Mercedes E270 car with a French license plate, which had a report of theft. Recently, they also initiated proceedings after detecting a false driver's license from Senegal, as well as the imputation of a crime of document forgery to the owner of a Spanish vehicle that was circulating with false plates.
The UDOC has also been offering its advisory services and preparation of Technical and Expert Reports to other bodies that request it and to the judicial authority for years. In March 2022, the municipal corporation provided the UDOC with state-of-the-art technical means, which, together with the high specialization of the agents that compose it, are achieving enormously meritorious services, such as this recent arrest of the Italian fugitive, on whom the judicial authorities ordered his imprisonment for subsequent extradition.
