Dutch suspect diamond robbery arrested in Spain
July 19, 2019
On Friday, a 30-year-old Dutchman was arrested on the Costa Brava. He was wanted since May last year because he and two others would have committed an armed robbery at a hotel in Amsterdam. A large amount of diamonds were captured during the robbery.

Platja d'Aro
When the Dutch police searched a home south of Utrecht after the raid, two firearms and lots of ammunition were found. The police already suspected that the man and a female co-suspect were hiding on the Costa Brava.

The Dutchman was arrested in a busy street of Platja d'Aro. The Spanish National Police cooperated with the Dutch and Catalan authorities. According to the Spanish police, the man is dangerous and belongs to a criminal family clan. Although he had changed his appearance and offered false Romanian papers to the police, his identity could be traced through his fingerprints.

Luxury watch
At the time of the arrest, the Dutchman tried to hand over his luxury watch to one of the people he was with at the time. The watch was worth more than 15,000 euros. The agents were able to prevent this just in time.

The arrested Dutchman is also wanted for crimes in Spain. The Spanish court will decide whether the suspect is extradited to the Netherlands.