Alicante is "a magnificent settlement" for members of ex-Soviet organized crime, says author Alejandro Riera. The colony of Eastern citizens settled in the province is very numerous, with Russians and Ukrainians in the lead.
Alicante, Torrevieja, Orihuela Costa, and the 50 kilometers of coastline that separate El Campello from Altea are the main settlements for these nationalities. “There are areas of great proliferation of this type of criminals,” point out sources from the National Police specialized in international crimes.