Spain seeks extradition of man over gang claim

THE Spanish authorities are seeking the extradition of Dublinman Frederick ‘Freddy’ Thompson who they claim is a member of a international criminal gang involved in the trafficking of drugs and weapons.

Mr Thompson, 30, of Loretto Road, Maryland, Dublin, was arrested yesterday afternoon on foot of a European Extradition Warrant issued by the authorities in Malaga, Spain, in September 2010.

The court heard the Spanish authorities are seeking his extradition on the grounds that Mr Thompson is a member of an criminal organisation whose members include Irish, British and Spanish nationals.