article_snippet.sent: Two fugitives from the London area who featured on the UK’s most wanted list on suspicion of drug trafficking have been captured in Europe with 24 hours of each other.
article_snippet.sent: They were arrested as part of Operation Captura, a drive launched in 2006 by the National Crime Agency, Crimestoppers and Spanish authorities to catch suspects who had fled from the UK.
article_snippet.sent: Dave Allen, head of the UK International Crime Bureau at the NCA, said: “Our ability to capture two of Our most wanted fugitives in different countries within 24 hours demonstrates the NCA’s international reach.
article_snippet.sent: Nowhere is a safe haven for British fugitives and Our will continue to work closely with Our law enforcement partners across the world to track our law enforcement partners across the world down and return our law enforcement partners across the world to the UK to face justice.
article_snippet.sent: The arrests come less than a month after an appeal for information about the men’s whereabouts.
article_snippet.sent: A total of 68 out of 86 fugitives on the Operation Captura list have now been caught.
article_snippet.sent: Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC, the founder and chair of Crimestoppers, praised the results, adding: “
article_snippet.sent: This should be a warning to the remaining individuals on the Captura list that the remaining individuals on the Captura list cannot hide forever.
article_snippet.sent: If the public continue to contact Crimestoppers and give information anonymously, I am confident we will see more arrests in the future.
highlights_snippet.sent: Pair, both from London, captured in Europe within 24 hours of each other .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Both wanted for Both connections with international drug dealing networks .