According to new information, Martiño Ramos, a former teacher from Galicia who was convicted of sexually abusing a minor student, was recently seen in Havana, Cuba. He is believed to be living there under a false identity. The Cuban community in Spain has also mobilised and is circulating his photo on social media to help in the search.
Spanien Press
The Spanish National Police have once again included him on their list of the ten most wanted fugitives – individuals who are considered particularly dangerous and for whose arrest investigators are expressly requesting international assistance.
A case that shook Galicia
Martiño Ramos Soto, 50, worked as a music teacher in Ourense in north-western Spain. The case attracted a great deal of attention, not only because of the seriousness of the offences – repeated sexual abuse and sadistic practices against a female student aged between 12 and 16 – but also because Ramos had previously been active in local feminist and left-wing movements.
He was sentenced to 13 years in prison but disappeared before he could begin serving his sentence. According to the police description, Ramos is slim, has dark skin, wavy grey-streaked hair and brown eyes. He is considered extremely dangerous.
Information on staying in Cuba
For months, investigators have suspected that Ramos may have fled to Cuba. According to various sources, he is said to be moving around several districts of Havana using false identity documents. The police are checking this information as well as clues shared on social media by members of the Cuban diaspora in Spain.
The police have set up the email address losmasbuscados@policia.es for tips, to which information can also be sent anonymously.
In addition, the police released updated photos of all wanted persons, including AI-based reconstructions showing possible changes in appearance.
Spain’s ten most wanted fugitives
The current list includes suspected sex offenders, murderers, human traffickers and leading drug dealers:
1. Martiño Ramos Soto (Ourense, 50 years old)
Convicted of sexually abusing a minor using sadistic violence. Slim build, darker skin, greying curly hair.
2. Daniel Vázquez Patiño (A Coruña, 46 years old)
Wanted for sexually assaulting a ten-year-old girl. He is of a stocky build and has brown hair with a receding hairline.
3. Jesús Manuel Heredia Heredia, ‘El Pantoja’ (Algeciras, 40 years old)
One of Spain’s most notorious hashish smugglers, leader of the Los Pantoja clan. Wanted for drug offences and escape from custody.
4. Juan Herrera Guerrero (Puente Genil, Córdoba, 53 years old)
Wanted for the sexual abuse of several minors. Athletic build, brown hair. Considered extremely dangerous.
5. Juan Miguel García Santos (Vilanova de Arousa, 51 years old)
Alleged mastermind of a Galician cocaine network that smuggled drugs from Ecuador in fruit shipments.
6. Manuel Rodríguez López (Barcelona, 63 years old)
Numerous arrest warrants for robbery, assault, illegal possession of weapons and repeat offences.
7. José María Pavón Pereira (Huelva, 52 years old)
Sentenced to 41 years in prison for a brutal double murder in Granada.
8. Ionut Ramón Raducan, ‘Florin’ (Tecuci, Romania, 33 years old)
Convicted of human trafficking. He forced his underage sister and his partner into prostitution in Madrid.
9. Julio Herrera Nieto (Sancti Spíritus, 56 years old)
Wanted for drug trafficking, illegal possession of weapons and money laundering. Links to heroin and cocaine networks.
10. Sergio Jesús Mora Carrasco, ‘Yeyo’ (Huelva, 48 years old)
One of Europe’s biggest hashish smugglers, specialising in fast transport boats in the Mediterranean.
