Former Brookside actor on UK’s Most Wanted list arrested in Spain over £13.6m fraud
If you live on Spain’s Costa Blanca, you probably know that the area is home to a huge British community. […]
Former Brookside actor Philip Barry Foster, known on the UK’s Most Wanted list, has been arrested in Spain over a £13.6 million fraud. The 51-year-old was apprehended by the Guardia Civil in Alicante on September 17 and faces extradition proceedings that could lead to an eight-and-a-half-year prison sentence in Britain. Foster, who previously appeared in 60 episodes of Channel 4's soap Brookside, was convicted of conspiracy to defraud in a fake modelling agency scheme that defrauded over 6,000 people.
He received his sentence at Sheffield Crown Court in February 2025 but failed to appear, leading to his inclusion in the National Crime Agency's Most Wanted campaign. The arrest marks the fourth from the UK's fugitives list, with the broader Operation Captura campaign resulting in 102 arrests since its inception. The investigation involved cooperation between Spanish and British authorities, with Foster's alleged criminal activities linked to the Costa Blanca region.
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