Despite being in a totally hidden, anti-assault "panic room" in his villa in Málaga, the 41-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after being on the run for years. He had received a 24-year prison sentence for drug dealing in the UK, in absentia.
Mark Alan Lilley is originally from Warrington in
Cheshire, and skipped bail in 2000 after being charged with conspiracy
to supply cocaine, heroin, ecstasy, amphetamines, cannabis and cannabis
resin, and for possession of a firearm.
In his absence, he was convicted and sentenced to 24 years in jail, and
since that time has regularly featured in "Most Wanted" lists published
by the UK newspapers and also by crime prevention units including Crimestoppers UK.
He was described by the UK National Crime Squad as one of the “worst types of drug dealers” who used violence against people who “crossed him.”
Despite the fact that he has changed his appearance with tattoos, shaved head and body building, he finally got recognized and was found to be living in a luxury villa in the Alhaurín de la Torre area of Málaga, under a false name.
According to the police statement, Lilley's appearance had "changed considerably" and that he had become an expert in "vale tudo," a "no holds barred" Brazilian martial art.
Once the Spanish police had traced Lilley's suspected location, they called on GOES, a Special Security Task Force, who raided the property on Saturday. The video below shows the actual raid.
On entering the house, police found two men and two women, but there was no trace of the suspect himself. Apparently, Lilley's dogs had alerted him to what was about to happen.
However, after a thorough search, officers uncovered a wardrobe with a false door in the master bedroom. This led to a security door opening onto a "panic room" and it turned out Lilley was holed up in there, complete with a computer, monitoring the CCTV cameras.
According to the UK press, the six-foot tall man was found to be naked.
While sounding like something out of a TV series, Lilley has been arrested at last and will be returned to the UK to serve out his well-earned sentence.
He was described by the UK National Crime Squad as one of the “worst types of drug dealers” who used violence against people who “crossed him.”
Despite the fact that he has changed his appearance with tattoos, shaved head and body building, he finally got recognized and was found to be living in a luxury villa in the Alhaurín de la Torre area of Málaga, under a false name.
According to the police statement, Lilley's appearance had "changed considerably" and that he had become an expert in "vale tudo," a "no holds barred" Brazilian martial art.
Once the Spanish police had traced Lilley's suspected location, they called on GOES, a Special Security Task Force, who raided the property on Saturday. The video below shows the actual raid.
On entering the house, police found two men and two women, but there was no trace of the suspect himself. Apparently, Lilley's dogs had alerted him to what was about to happen.
However, after a thorough search, officers uncovered a wardrobe with a false door in the master bedroom. This led to a security door opening onto a "panic room" and it turned out Lilley was holed up in there, complete with a computer, monitoring the CCTV cameras.
According to the UK press, the six-foot tall man was found to be naked.
While sounding like something out of a TV series, Lilley has been arrested at last and will be returned to the UK to serve out his well-earned sentence.
To the source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/353998
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