Police arrest man who robbed tourists at gunpoint in Estepona

Once there, with the suspect on the run, the victims provided the officers with a description of the thief and the stolen items.

A few minutes later, officers were notified about another nearby incident, a violent robbery where a cashier was threatened at gunpoint and the robber made off with the contents of the till.

The description matched the man who had threatened the tourists, and he had fled the scene in a car.

When he was stopped by police, they found the contents of the earlier robberies in the car and they identified the 37-year-old driver as the suspect.

Police in Estepona believe he may be responsible for a total of four violent assaults, including assaults where a large knife was brandished at victims.