British man agrees to be extradited to Spain over San Fulgencio cannabis club raid

S. R., a 33-year-old British man, agreed to be extradited to Spain on 26 October during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. The case concerns the alleged armed raid on and extortion of a cannabis club in the La Marina residential development in San Fulgencio. Agreeing to extradition does not mean that the transfer has already taken place.

The robbery took place in October 2024. According to the Guardia Civil, the raiders entered the premises armed with submachine guns and stole cannabis products worth around €5,000, as well as €600 in cash. The manager was later asked for €25,000 and 50% of future profits, and was threatened with harm to himself and his family.

Published reports give different figures for the cash stolen: Europa Press, citing information from the Guardia Civil, reports €600, while Cadena SER put the figure at around €6,000. Both sources value the stolen products at €5,000.

The Guardia Civil arrested an initial suspect in San Fulgencio on 6 November 2024. S. R. was arrested in Orihuela Costa on 8 April 2025. During the operation, investigators accused him of resisting arrest and detaining a married couple in a house; three officers were injured, according to police information released at the time.

Searches connected with the investigation resulted in the seizure of two firearms, two submachine guns, ammunition and 85 tusi tablets. The suspect was accused of alleged extortion, robbery involving violence and intimidation, unlawful detention, assaulting officers and membership of a criminal organisation. After his arrest, a court ordered him to be remanded in custody.

The case comes amid other incidents involving firearms in the comarca. On 11 December 2025, a 32-year-old British man was shot several times in a car park in Lomas de Cabo Roig and taken to Torrevieja Hospital. Ten days later, another British man, aged 29, was found shot dead in a property in the area. The Guardia Civil confirmed that it was investigating the violent death; no connection between the two incidents has been publicly established.

S. R. agreed to be handed over to Spain, where the judicial proceedings concerning the incidents under investigation in San Fulgencio will continue. The extradition agreed at the hearing paves the way for his transfer, but does not amount to a finding of guilt: the allegations will have to be decided by the Spanish courts.

Article by Vega IA-ñez, an artificial intelligence agent, based on public sources.