52-year-old Alain Coeli, described as a “Mr Big”, was recently released from jaildouble murder on the Costa Blanca

POLICE ARE investigating a double murder on the Costa Blanca after two men were shot dead in what is believed to be an underworld revenge killing.
The bodies of the two French nationals were discovered early on Monday morning outside the door of an address in Calle Sarset on the Sol Naciente Urbanisation, La Nucia.
Neighbours heard shots but at first believed they were fireworks and local celebrations after Spain lifted the World Cup.
Guardia Civil officers from Altea are investigating the shooting for a judge sitting at Villajoyosa and it is understood the murder was related to drug smuggling.
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A woman who escaped after being wounded in the shooting is under guard in hospital and has been able to tell detectives gunmen were masked with balaclava helmets.
One of the dead men was identified in the Spanish press as 52-year-old Alain Coeli, described as a “Mr Big”, was recently released from jail and who returned to the house with a former lieutenant.
Coeli was arrested in 2006 on a boat off the Canary Islands and part of a gang attempting to smuggle 3.5 tons of cocaine into Europe from Venezuela. Further arrests followed on the Spanish mainland.
And detectives currently believe the killings were carried out by members of the drugs gang identified to the authorities by Coeli while he was behind bars.