A FUGITIVE with connections to Bradford is one of ten wanted criminals thought to be hiding in Spain.

Independent UK crime-fighting charity Crimestoppers and the National Crime Agency today issues a new appeal to trace some of Britain’s most wanted fugitives, including Mohammed Jahangir Alam.

The 32-year-old (pictured) is wanted by Gloucestershire Police for rape and sexual assault.

Alam, who is from Bangladesh, arrived in the UK on a temporary visa in October 2007.

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He lived in Bradford before moving to Cheltenham in 2008. During this time he physically and sexually abused one victim.

Alam was convicted in March 2010 and sentenced to 14 years in his absence.

He is 5ft, 8 ins tall and his last known address was in the E3 area of London.

The new appeal is the latest under Operation Captura – a multi-agency campaign to track down individuals believed to be evading capture by hiding among ex-pat communities in Spain.

The ten fugitives added to the list are wanted by UK law enforcement agencies in connection with crimes including rape, indecent assault of a child and drug trafficking.

It is the ninth Operation Captura appeal since 2006.

Previous appeals led to 65 out of 76 wanted criminals being captured.