The moment Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch was arrested in Spain

Spanish police have released a video showing the moment Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch was arrested on the Costa Del Sol.
Hutch was arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant in Fuengirola Southern Spain last Thursday.
The 58-year-old was wanted by Gardaí investigating the murder of David Byrne at the Regency Hotel in Dublin in February 2016.
Spanish police said they began searching for Hutch after the warrant was issued and learned that he had been living in the Canary Islands up until April of this year when he went into hiding.
Police then focused their investigations on persons of interest in the Costa del Sol and learned that he was living there.
After discovering that he was hiding in a house in the centre of Fuengirola police set up a surveillance operation.
When he left the house to visit a well-known restaurant in the town centre on Thursday, police made their move.
They said he was “very focused on his safety” as he made his way through the town, making numerous stops and changing his clothes.
After he was arrested, he was found to be carrying false identification papers.
The following day, Gardaí requested a search at the house where he had been hiding, which was carried out on Friday.
Gardaí believe the Regency Hotel attack was carried out in response to the murder of Hutch’s nephew Gary in Malaga in September 2015.
The attack involved armed man dressed as Gardaí entering the Drumcondra hotel and opening fire during a boxing weigh-in in February 2016.
Daniel Kinahan is believed to have been the intended target. He was able to escape while David Byrne was shot dead by a man carrying an assault rifle in the hotel foyer.
Video: Guardia Civil

[@cman9219]

The women didn't look too worried and just got up and walked away 😅

[@rubenclarke7510]

I don’t believe for a second that Gerry Hutch didn’t know this was coming, the lady with him didn’t even flinch, this was on his terms, he’s as intelligent as they come, Gerry Hutch wrote the book on tactics, An Garda Siochana are only reading it

[@oliveroneill1388]

Why cover his face. We know its him . Ffs.

[@edwardhagan3157]

It couldn't be the Monk. He's on the straight and narrow as a Dublin taxi driver.

[@steveh5005]

Everyone one knows everyone in Fuengirola. Its a small but popular town. To eat out at the back of church square a couple times a week. Busy place. Easy to get noticed. The Police National and Polcia local are just a 5 minute walk away from that restaurant. maybe wanted to get lifted

[@martincarroll8637]

OOPS It’s not such a long road to Tipperary and an even shorter one to Portloaise.

[@YoutubeUser..]

Lol

[@bmwracing1974]

Free the Monk

[@Ethan-xf4or]

Of all places he could hide out he goes to Costa Del Sol 🙄 Because there totally not going to look there. Not the brightest tool in the box I’d imagine.

[@joshuabrennan8940]

I agree it was a fairly obvious place to be but when it comes to certain things there’s nun smarter then the monk, the Marino Mart and brinks allied heist where some of the biggest the country has ever seen took months of planning and preparation and to get away with it aswell is pretty impressive

[@joshuabrennan8940]

*heists

[@anthonym3351]

Seems odd given he has a reputation for being clever. He may have a trick up his sleeve yet

[@paulustarsus]

@@joshuabrennan8940 'Allegedly' 😉

[@judge20081]

He must have been working out

[@garygreen5170]

That’s not the monk, don’t care what anyone says I’ve seen him a hundred times at boxing matches that’s not the monk

[@madmade9604]

Well how wrong are you cuz that's the man and I hope he gets off like his nephew

[@ivandaniel08]

I saw him on the beach the other day. Didn’t tell it to my wife, that was sitting by my side.

[@eddieharrington5522]

Did you ask for his autograph? Lol

[@peacelove8223]

Really

[@markbutlerfox9936]

Madness The man has doen nothing wrong

[@gaelicd8328]

Mug

[@rabc1558]

Gerry is my cousin

[@peterconnolly4608]

God forgives sinners , it's not for man to judge

[@eddieharrington5522]

¡Enhorabuena, La Guardia Civil! Por Dios y por España. Don José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Don Francisco Franco: ¡Presentes!

[@martinmoore7920]

Well done my Spanish brothers in blue and also my Irish colleague's from a Dub in the NYPD...

[@aranthos]

That guard is shaking like a leaf opening the paper for the Camera Nonetheless, great work from all involved. He’s a scumbag

[@moobear1108]

Ppl saying he is some genius criminal.. it took them only 4 months to catch this dolt.. and he hides out in Malaga 😂🤣😂

[@shutup2751]

yes very strange lol, it's like an english lad hiding in benidorm

[@thankyouinadvance.yourfutu5219]

Moo Bear 2st of all its not him. Gerry was caught, but I garuntee it was under his own rules: he's a very clever individual.. 😉

[@piedpiper1201]

genius in a way, if you think about it

[@cheiftain732]

Lol is that hiding ? Dubai is hiding

[@Patrick-br6dc]

😲😲

[@mariendorf1981]

Why does he have a Croatian passport?

[@bopboi5631]

Probably got it on the black market.

[@davewalsh1006]

how you no it was Croatian Id say he had many passports in that bumbag his apartment looked empty