Detectives find Polish gangster hiding out in leafy Surrey using a dead man's name after 18 years on the run for drug trafficking, gun possession and fraud charges

  • Adam Danielewicz was found by police at address in Walton on Thames in Surrey
  • Danielewicz was using a name that Polish authorities said was that of a dead man
  • He had been sentenced for six and a half years by a Polish court in his absence 
  • Danielewicz was remanded in custody ahead of an extradition hearing to Poland

By JAMES WOOD FOR MAILONLINE

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A Polish gangster has been found hiding out in leafy Surrey using the name of a dead man after 18 years on the run. 

Adam Danielewicz was found by Surrey Police detectives in Walton on Thames on Friday.

He was wanted on a European arrest warrant on charges of drug trafficking, firearms possession and fraud.

Adam Danielewicz (pictured) was wanted on a European arrest warrant on charges of drug trafficking, firearms possession and fraud

Adam Danielewicz (pictured) was wanted on a European arrest warrant on charges of drug trafficking, firearms possession and fraud

Danielewicz was found by Surrey Police detectives in Walton on Thames on Friday (pictured)

Danielewicz was found by Surrey Police detectives in Walton on Thames on Friday (pictured)

At a hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday, Danielewicz was remanded in custody for the extradition process to continue. 

He had been sentenced for six and a half years by a Polish court in his absence and the process of him starting to serve that sentence will now begin.

Detective Sergeant Martyn Linton who led the operation said 'This is a significant arrest for very serious offences that have taken place in Poland. 

'Danielewicz thought that he could evade justice by hiding in Surrey under a false name. 

'We work with colleagues from around the world on a daily basis and Surrey is not a safe place for fugitives to hide. We will find you'.

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