One of Britain’s most wanted is captured in Spain with gun after seven years on the run over murder

One of the UK’s most wanted men has been arrested by authorities in Spain – the fugitive spent nearly seven years avoiding the law due to an alleged connection to a 2015 murder.

David Ungi, 30, was apprehended on Thursday, along with three other men, as he entered a gym in a shopping centre, in Coin, Malaga.

Officers also seized a 9mm Ruger firearm and ammunition from a rucksack. 

He was sought in connection with the murder of Vinny Waddington, 18, who was shot and killed in July 2015 while riding on the back of a motorbike in Liverpool.

The shooters used a 12-gauge shotgun and fired it at the victim from an Audi A3 before ramming his bike off the road.

Luke Kendrick and Ryan Bate received life sentences for his murder, but Ungi, the third suspect, fled the country within 24 hours of the killing and hadn’t been seen since.

He was also wanted in connection with the supply of heroin in the Liverpool area. 

However, following a joint operation between Spanish authorities and three crime agencies in Britain, he was arrested and now faces extradition back to Britain.

Ungi was wanted in connection to a murder of a teenager in 2015 and with the supply of heroin in the Liverpool area

Ungi was last seen seven years ago leaving the UK on a ferry less than 24 hours after 18-year-old Vinny Waddington (pictured) was murdered in a street execution

Ungi had been on the National Crime Agency’s (NCA) most wanted list since 2015, Steve Reynolds, NCA regional manager in Spain, said: ‘Three of the UK’s most wanted fugitives being arrested in a week is a fantastic achievement.

‘Ungi is a very dangerous person, and his arrest is good news for communities both in Liverpool and Spain.

‘These arrests would not have been possible without close cooperation between police forces in the UK and our law enforcement colleagues in Spain and Portugal.

‘There are still a number of fugitives on our most wanted list, and they should know we will never give up and we’re never far behind them.’

Detective Chief Inspector Cath Cummings added: ‘Merseyside Police remains relentless in its pursuit of criminals and will leave no stone unturned.

‘We will continue to work closely with other law enforcement agencies, both in the UK, and overseas to trace those wanted for carrying out the most serious offences and bring them to justice.’

The baby-faced murder suspect was caught and arrested in Malaga as he entered a gym at a shopping centre (pictured)

David Ungi has been wanted by the NCA since 2015, when he was aged 24, for murder, attempted assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to supply heroin

Lord Ashcroft, founder and chair of the charity Crimestoppers, said: ‘Having this fugitive caught within days of two others is fantastic news and shows that the public, like us, want to protect our communities.

‘It also proves how our joint Most Wanted campaign with the NCA to highlight those who are on the run is working successfully.

Ungi is the third ‘most wanted’ National Crime Agency target captured in the last week.

Alleged murderer Callum Halpin was caught in Portugal on Monday, while Alex Male, wanted on drugs charges, was also arrested at Lisbon airport on Saturday.