Three fraudsters were apprehended by the Alicantwe police after a chase on the AP-7.Guardia Civil officers from Altea detained the three men in connection with the fraudulent use of stolen credit cards.The three detained were from the Ukraine and Estonia.They used the stolen cards and false identities in shops in Calpe.They had also made purchases in denia before moving down the coast to calpe.They had purchased about 7000 euros worth of small electrical goods as well as clothing and perfume.The police were alerted in Calpe after the three failed to make purchases in certain shops.

Once the police had caught up with them they made off in a car towards the AP-7,where the chase took place.They went off in the direction of Alicante and the police radioed ahead so that a road block was set up.The car was stopped near Benidorm. Stolen items were discovered in the car and when they were found to be living in Torrevieja a house was searched there too.More stolen goods were discovered.The three have been remanded in custody pending a court hearing.