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The costa's lost its crime
The costa's lost its crime | Duncan Campbell | Comment is free | The Guardian: "'Do not get your chest tattooed with the image of a pitbull's head accompanied by the phrase 'only the strong survive'.' That tattoo, along with others written in Thai and Arabic, is among the identifying details for one of the men on the Ten Most Wanted list, issued this week by the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca) and Crimestoppers, in pursuit of British villains they are hunting in Spain.
The publication of their names and mug shots is a reminder that, despite the closing of extradition loopholes many years ago, the 'Costa del Crime' remains one of the most reliable bolt-holes for criminals on the run. But while hundreds of the chaps who provided the role models for Sexy Beast 
may still be in Spain, the British criminal is increasingly discovering that other foreign countries may now offer a safer haven: of the 60 men sought in Spain since Operation Captura was launched five years ago, 39 have already been nicked, one of them only this week."
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