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Crime World details raids in Darren Hoolahan disappearance investigation

Nicola Tallant and Niall Donald examine Spanish police footage and the authorities' first detailed account of a suspected kidnapping and murder.

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Crime World Story of November 11, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of the most watched videos since yesterday, with 14,651 views.

Weapons seized from gang suspected in disappearance of Wes Hoolahan’s brother

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0:30Hoolahan disappeared after arranging a café meeting in June; his partner reported him missing shortly afterwards.
2:07The hosts outline five arrests under Operation Bernabé and the Spanish police account of the investigation.
6:14Police raid footage shows seized firearms, cash, drugs and vehicles.
7:15The reconstruction traces a meeting in San Pedro, travel to Estepona and a car later found burnt out.
9:27The hosts report four suspects remanded without bail and an extradition request concerning a fifth.

Cash, firearms and packages of drugs appear in Spanish police raid footage as Crime World examines the investigation into Darren Hoolahan's disappearance on the Costa del Sol.

Nicola Tallant and Niall Donald build the episode around the authorities' first detailed account of the case. Hoolahan, brother of former Irish footballer Wes Hoolahan, disappeared in June after arranging a meeting at a café. His partner reported him missing shortly afterwards, the hosts explain.

The new upload has drawn about 15,000 views in its first 16 hours. Its substance is a reconstruction of what police believe happened, alongside footage of the searches and an explanation of the suspects' court position.

Tallant and Donald describe Operation Bernabé, which Spanish authorities say resulted in five arrests. They outline allegations including kidnapping, illegal firearms possession and drug trafficking. The footage shows seized weapons, including an AK-47 and a submachine gun, as well as cash and vehicles.

The police reconstruction discussed in the episode traces Hoolahan from a meeting in San Pedro to Estepona, then to a transfer into another car that was later found burnt out. The hosts describe the case as a disappearance and suspected murder, rather than presenting that reconstruction as a proven account.

Donald reports that four suspects were remanded in custody without bail pending further investigation. The episode also describes an extradition request concerning a fifth suspect under a European Arrest Warrant.

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