Police have described the two fugitives, a British citizen and an Argentine national, as "very violent people." They were part of a group that staged a prison break in Portugal in September last year.

Police in Spain have successfully recaptured the last of two fugitives who escaped from a high-security prison in Portugal last year.

British citizen Mark Cameron Roscaleer, 36, and Argentine national Rodolfo Jose Lohrmann, 61, were apprehended at a gas station located on an industrial estate outside the Spanish coastal town of Alicante.

The pair had been working for local drug dealers and were discovered after making death threats to a victim, who subsequently reported them to the police. Investigators then identified a vehicle linked to them and launched an operation. Footage of the arrest shows officers swiftly exiting multiple vehicles and pinning the fugitives to the ground.

"We didn't think they would be together," said judicial police chief Luis Nevez.

Authorities found the fugitives in possession of €50,000 ($51,670) in cash. A search also uncovered firearms and false documents. Police suspect the pair may have committed additional crimes while in Spain.

The two were among five inmates who orchestrated a dramatic escape from the Vale de Judeus prison, located just north of Lisbon, in September. Their getaway involved scaling a long ladder that had been provided by an outside accomplice during visiting hours.

Following the escape, two Portuguese nationals and one Georgian inmate were recaptured over the next few months—one in Morocco, one in Portugal, and the third in Italy.

However, Roscaleer, who had been serving time for violent crimes such as robbery and torture, and Lohrmann, who was sentenced to 17 years for a bank robbery and was awaiting extradition to Argentina, managed to evade capture until this week.

"They are very violent people who have kidnappings and murders behind them," said Antonio Martínez Duarte of the Organized Crime Unit. He added, "This operation shows once again that Spain is not a comfortable place for fugitives."

Spanish police reported that they recaptured 460 escaped prisoners in 2024 and have already detained 55 fugitives so far this year.

"There are no borders for crime, and there should be none for police cooperation either," authorities stated.