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British woman arrested in Benidorm for alleged links to the Italian mafia
By h.b. - Apr 21, 2008 - 8:17 PM
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The arrest took place in a Benidorm hotel and the woman, named only as A.H. will appear in the National Court in Madrid shortly.
A 45 year old British woman, named with the initials A.H., has been arrested in Benidorm on an international arrest warrant. The arrest was carried out at a hotel in the town on the request of the Italian authorities who want to talk to the woman about her alleged connections to the Sicilian Mafia.

She is alleged to have carried out extortion, drug trafficking and even a killing for which she faces 24 years in an Italian prison.

She will appear before Instruction Court 3 in the National Court in Madrid shortly according to National Police sources in Alicante.


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