Three British men arrested after man shot four times near Costa del Sol bar

and Gerard Couzens Published September 26, 2026 9:42am Updated September 26, 2026 9:42am Three British suspects have been arrested following a shooting at a beach bar in Estepona on Spain’s Costa del Sol (Picture: SOLARPIX.COM) Three British tourists have been arrested at a Costa del Sol resort following reports a man was shot at a beach bar four times. A 31-year-old man from Lithuania survived the gunshot attack near the Sonora beach club in Estepona in July. The three British supects were detained in the resort of La Zenia in Orihuela, 350 miles away on the Costa Blanca. Two have been remanded in custody after being arrested for several crimes including suspicion of attempted murder, membership of a criminal gang, drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession. The third Briton has been released on bail as enquiries continue. False documentation, weapons and drugs were seized in the police operation, according to local reports. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. Several more arrests were believed to have been made near Estepona following the shooting. Staff at Sonora Beach said the incident had not occurred directly on the premises and that the attackers had sped off in a car straight away. Police sources had linked the incident to a gangland-related feud before the arrests. This week a man has been killed and three injured in three separate shootings in the past week in the province of Malaga. A 20-year-old man was shot dead on Friday of last week in a central square in the city of Malaga in a suspected case of mistaken identity. Three Swedish nationals of Somalian origin with links to organised crime have been arrested. On Tuesday a Turkish football fan was shot in the face in a restaurant in a marina in the same city after being ambushed by two gunmen, but survived. The Spanish government has responded to criticism that not enough is being done to tackle organised crime by sending in police reinforcements. Three were arrested following a shooting in Marbella on September 8 near a four-star hotel. The incident, along the resort’s famous Golden Mile and the Dutch victim being hospitalised, has also been linked to gangland crime. Three days earlier, authorities uncovered a torture chamber inside a villa in Estepona. Two men were rescued and seven suspected members of a Malaga-based Eastern European gang arrested. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page. Arrow MORE: British climber, 28, dies in 200ft fall from mountain in northern Spain Arrow MORE: ‘Two cities in one’: Lonely Planet reveals best Spanish spot for nightlife and tapas Arrow MORE: Three European nations warned of possible Russian aerial drone attack News Updates Stay on top of the headlines with daily email updates.