The 66-year-old Koos Reuvers from Lith was arrested by the police in Spain on Wednesday evening, according to the Brabants Dagblad . R. was a fugitive after he was sentenced in July 2017 by the court in Den Bosch to a prison sentence of four years for a double attempt at manslaughter

The two brothers were each in a car during a chase by the police and tried to push the police car off the road. According to the police, speeds of 150 kilometers per hour were reached. After R.'s car came to a stop in a ditch, he assaulted one of the officers by spraying pepper spray in his eyes. His 61-year-old brother was previously arrested in the case and is still in prison.

R. has said he was under serious threat. The arrest took place in Malaga during a police check. R. is a well-known name in the underworld since the 80s.