A 37-year-old Cuban man, who is wanted in Spain for murder and robbery, was arrested on Florida's Turnpike after a routine traffic stop, the U.S. Marshals Service said this week.

Abdel Roca Teijelo is the subject of an international arrest warrant issued Aug. 30. He was captured Dec. 30 near the Snapper Creek Plaza, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations agents.

An investigation by Spanish law enforcement authorities revealed that on June 30, neighbors of a coffee shop located on Calle Navas de Tolosa in Saragossa, Spain, called the fire department because of a strong odor coming from the building, according to a provisional arrest warrant filed with the court.

Firefighters went to the café and discovered a large sarcophagus containing the body of Ruben Joaquin Fauste Elvira, Teijelo's boss, and an ax. An examination of the body determined that the cause of death was multiple ax wounds to the head, court records stated.

Spanish authorities discovered that Teijelo and an accomplice both worked for the victim at a number of coffee shops. Detectives also reviewed cellphone records for Teijelo and his accomplice and discovered a meeting was set up for Elvira, Teijelo and Teijelo's accomplice at the cafe sometime between 7:30 p.m. June 10 and 12:30 a.m. June 11. The victim was never heard from again, according to court records.

Spanish investigators also learned that on June 13, the accomplice rented two vans and purchased building materials, and with the assistance of Teijelo brought the materials to the cafe. The authorities later discovered that some of those building materials were used to construct the sarcophagus that would eventually be used to hide the victim's body and the ax used to kill him, agents said.

The U.S. Marshals Service is holding Roca Teijelo in custody until he can be turned over to law enforcement authorities in Spain.