Ricky Devine DJ for Costa Blanca radio station has been arrested by Spain's National Police at the resort of Orihuela Costa, south of Alicante.

A British national has been arrested in Spain in connection with rape offences committed in south east London.The man named by news sources as Ricky Devine is accused of raping the same victim over a number or years.He was arrested by Spain's National Police at the resort of Orihuela Costa, south of Alicante.The 49-year-old accused is being held at a maximum security prison outside Madrid after appearing before a judge at the National Criminal Court.A spokesman for Scotland Yard said that "Spanish police arrested a 49-year-old British man on suspicion of rape on May 9".The former DJ for Costa Blanca radio station Excite FM presented a show in the 8pm-10pm slot called 'Boogie Nites'.A spokesman for Excite FM said that the staff were "totally shocked"."Ricky was the sort of guy who'd do anything for anybody," he said.The accused could be escorted home within two weeks if he agrees to face British justice.He could face several months behind bars in Spain if he decides to fight extradition.The investigation was carried out with the help of the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in the UK.In 1999, DJ Richard Baker from Cornwall was convicted for a string of rapes in Sussex, Essex and north London. He worked in Spain as a DJ most summers.