FBI 'most wanted' fugitive appears in UK court to fight extradition after 21 years on the run
FBI 'most wanted' fugitive appears in UK court to fight extradition after 21 years on the run
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One of America's most wanted fugitives has appeared in court after he was arrested in rural Wales following 21 years on the run. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was hunted by the FBI after bombings in the San Francisco area of California in 2003. The agency described him as an "animal rights extremist." San Diego, wearing a grey prison-issue tracksuit, spoke only to confirm his name and date of birth when he appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Monday for a preliminary hearing.
Alexander dos Santos, for the US authorities who are seeking his extradition, told the court the case relates to "three bombings of two separate companies and the transportation of explosives contrary to the law". San Diego was detained by officers from the National Crime Agency, supported by Counter Terrorism Policing and North Wales Police, at a property in a rural area next to woodland in Conwy, north Wales, on November 25. He was remanded in custody and will next appear at the same court for a further preliminary hearing next month.
District judge John Bristow said that a date for the full extradition hearing has yet to be set. The FBI previously said that San Diego, who was born in Berkeley, California, has "ties" to an animal rights extremist group and there was a reward of 250,000 dollars (£198,000) for information leading directly to his arrest. On August 28 2003, two bombs exploded about one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville, the agency said.
