MAN SHOT DEAD IN FRONT OF BRITISH HOLIDAYMAKERS ON THE COSTA DEL SOL - AS POLICE ARREST 38-YEAR-OLD AMID INTENSIFYING GANG DRUG WAR

A man has been shot dead in the upmarket Costa del Sol resort of Puerto Banus in front of shocked British holidaymakers.The 25-year-old victim was gunned down from close range in broad daylight as he sat in a cafe terrace. 
Footage from CCTV cameras appears to show the gunman with a baseball cap on but disguised as a tourist, approaching his target and opening fire and continuing to shoot him as he lay motionlessly on the ground.
The injured man was rushed to the nearby Costa del Sol Hospital where he later died from his injuries. 
Police confirmed this evening a man had been arrested. 
A spokesperson for the National Police in Malaga said: 'We can confirm a 38-year-old man has been arrested over the fatal shooting of another man in Puerto Banus.
'The investigation is ongoing and we cannot offer any more details at this stage.'
The shooting happened just after 1.30pm local time today, when Puerto Banus was thronging with tourists.
Police confirmed the victim had died around 8.15pm local time on Friday, following earlier reports he had been shot half a dozen times but was still alive and in hospital.
Both the victim and the alleged killer are said to be Swedish.
Contract killers from Sweden have been blamed for an orgy of violence around Europe including the Costa del Sol and resorts like Marbella which has been dubbed the United Nations of Crime because of the number of violent gangs operating there.
Shootings in Puerto Banús and surrounding areas over the past few summers have led to high-profile high-season police operation which have included raids on upmarket clubs, following criticism from locals the port area has become like the 'Wild West.'
In June last year Manchester City star Erling Haaland was caught up in a dramatic police raid at a beach club called Playa Padre in Marbella.
The Norwegian international was filming putting his hands into his pocket to pull out his ID after cops in balaclavas demanded to know who he was.
The surprise raid, which happened the weekend after Haaland was filmed dancing alongside a DJ at the beach club during a previous visit, resulted in the arrest of an Iranian fugitive.
One of the shootings last year in Puerto Banús included a March 11 attack on British-run eatery La Sala near Puerto Banus that led to the arrests in April of a British man and Irish national described by police as having links to organised crime.
Kerry Katona later claimed she had U-turned on a decision to move to the famous Costa del Sol resort with her family including then-fiancé Ryan Mahoney because she no longer felt safe about the prospect following the violent incidents there.