A British man has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Spain after crashing his car near a coastal resort.
The man was detained by officers in the area of Riviera Sol near La Cala de Mijas in Malaga.
He was found to be carrying several firearms loaded with ammunition, as well as a silencer.
Pictures also showed the unnamed Brit was in possession of a book called’The Buddha in your mirror’, subtitled ‘Practical Buddhism and the Search for the Self’.
Local police had attended a dispute at a nearby petrol station and were informed by two Dutch women they had been bothered by a man who had already left in his car who had tried to sell them cocaine.
An accident was then reported on Orfebras Street, where a black edition Nissan Qashqai was pictured smashed up against the kerb.
The man attempted to flee the scene with visible injuries but was arrested by police.
According to Malaga-based newspaper Diario Sur, the man was not carrying any documentation and was identified through biometrics.
The report adds that the suspect is wanted for several murders and had an immediate prison warrant issued by a Fuengirola court.
Officers found two guns in the car as well as a silencer, cartridges and bullets.
They also discovered a notebook with names and addresses.
A spokesperson for Mijas Local Police said: ‘While conducting surveillance work in La Cala de Mijas, officers were called yesterday to deal with an altercation at a petrol station in the area.
‘Upon arrival, they interviewed a customer at the station who stated that a foreign man who had been harassing her had already driven away from the scene.
‘Shortly afterwards, a call was received alerting us to an accident on Orfebres Street in Riviera.
‘Upon arrival the officers found a damaged vehicle that matched the one involved in the incident at the petrol station.
‘The driver attempted to flee when he saw police but was quickly intercepted by the officers. Once identified, they verified that he was a British man with a warrant for his arrest and remand in prison for murder.
‘He was also carrying several firearms and a large amount of ammunition which were seized.’
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