Wanted man arrested over 2015 Liverpool murder

Vinny Waddington was shot dead seven years ago

Author: Matt MaddrenPublished 8th May 2022

A man wanted in connection with a 2015 murder of a teenager in Liverpool has been arrested.

30-year-old David Ungi was detained on Thursday with three other men at a shopping centre in Spain.

This follows following a joint operation between British and Spanish forces, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

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

The joint investigation was carried out by the Spanish authorities, the NCA, Merseyside Police and the North West Regional Organised Crime Unit.

Ungi had been on the NCA's "Most Wanted" list after the shooting of Vinny Waddington in Liverpool.

Mr Waddington was shot through a car window and rammed off his motorbike on Banks Road in Garston. Ungi left the UK less than 24 hours later, the NCA said.

Two men were convicted of the 18-year-old's murder in 2016.

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

Extradition proceedings are under way after he appeared at court in Malaga on Friday and was remanded in custody.

He is the third most wanted NCA target arrested in the last week.

Steve Reynolds, National Crime Agency regional manager in Spain, said:

"Three of the UK's most wanted fugitives being arrested in a week is a fantastic achievement.

"These arrests would not have been possible without close co-operation 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."

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