The National Police have arrested a 29-year-old Colombian man in Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, who is subject to an International Arrest Warrant for detention and extradition issued by Colombian authorities.
The man is wanted in connection with a sexual assault on a minor under the age of 14.
According to a statement from the Canary Islands Police Headquarters, the investigation began when the suspect’s partner reported him to the police for domestic abuse.
The victim, who was referred to and assisted by the Family Care Unit (UFAM), provided details of the abuse she had suffered and suggested that the man might also be wanted in his home country.
Police inquiries confirmed that the suspect entered Spain in 2023 and had been residing in the country illegally, having made no attempts to regularise his status.
Upon further investigation, officers contacted Interpol’s Central Office, which verified that the Colombian authorities had issued an International Arrest Warrant for the man due to the sexual assault charges.
A police operation was launched, culminating in his arrest on 10th February. Following his detention and the completion of police procedures, the suspect was brought before the competent judicial authority, which ordered his provisional imprisonment while the necessary extradition procedures are carried out.
