 In December 2006, a reporter for "El Mundo" newspaper located Almirón living in Torrent, in a paid for by the "Comunidad Valenciana" region of Spain.He interviewed the former death squad leader on December 17.Almirón was arrested by the National Police in Torrent (Valencia), Spain on December 29, 2006, on murder charges under an Argentine extradition order, and returned to Argentina.