Revealed: Britain's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives

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By Martin Brunt, Crime Correspondent

A killer, a rapist and a suspected child abuser are on a new list of most wanted British fugitives being hunted in Spain.

Police are appealing to thousands of expats and holidaymakers to help track them down and get them extradited to the UK.

The list includes several drug traffickers who are thought to be carrying on their life of crime on the Costas.

Hank Cole, head of international operations at the National Crime Agency (NCA), said: "They are hiding from the UK and Spanish authorities whilst in most cases still committing criminal offences.

"Some of them continue to be a danger to the public.

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Gallery: Britain's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives

Mohammed Jahangir Alam, 32: Wanted by Gloucestershire Police for rape and sexual assault. Alam, who is from Bangladesh, arrived in the UK on a temporary visa in October 2007

Paul Buchanan, 29: Wanted by West Mercia Police on suspicion of attempted rape. Originally from New York

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Carlo Dawson, 52: Wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of indecent assault and making indecent photographs of a child

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Paul Monk, 54: Wanted by the Metropolitan Police on suspicion of conspiracy to supply cocaine and conspiracy to supply cannabis. Monk, from Romford, Essex, was allegedly involved in the handover of 1kg of cocaine in London

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Anthony Dennis, 47: Wanted by the National Crime Agency on suspicion of conspiracy to commit drug trafficking offences outside the UK and conspiracy to import class A drugs. Believed to be the lead member of an organised crime group

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"Spain is not a safe haven for British fugitives. The NCA and its partners will continue to pursue these individuals relentlessly and return them to the UK to face justice.

"However, we still need the support of the public. Be our eyes and ears and tell us if you have any information on the whereabouts of our targets."

Some of the most wanted are already convicted, others are wanted to face trial, but all are the subject of European arrest warrants.

Their identities were revealed in the latest appeal in Operation Captura, a joint initiative by the NCA, Crimestoppers and the Spanish police.

Previous appeals have resulted in the capture and extradition of 65 out of 76 British fugitives.

Inspector Olga Lizana, head of Spain's fugitive unit, said the country was still a favourite bolt-hole for British criminals.

She said: "It's a really easy life, they come here because there is a big British community with its own schools, doctors, supermarkets and everything else.

"You don't even need to know the language, so it's a good place for them to come and hide. But we are catching more and more, so it is not a safe place for them to be."

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Gallery: The Foreign Suspects Wanted By Police

Balint Budi is wanted for human trafficking and sexual exploitation of girls in Romania

Silviu-Bogdan Bruzlea is wanted for battering a man to death with a baseball bat for arguing with his girlfriend

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Broadcaster Giles Brown, who has lived in Marbella for more than 30 years, said expats resented the area's reputation as the "Costa del Crime" and urged fellow Brits to help police.

He said: "We are not just a bunch of disinterested sun worshippers knocking back gin and tonics.

"People care about their communities here and don't want criminals living among them."

:: Anyone with information can contact Crimestoppers by phone free and anonymously from Spain on 900 555 111, from the UK on 0800 555 111, or online at Crimestoppers.

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