Arquivos de Tag: extradited

Accused drug lord known as “The Spider” extradited to California from Colombia

A Colombian warlord, whose extradition to the United States had been delayed for several months while he was designated a peace negotiator by the country’s previous government, was flown to California and placed in custody of federal agents. Geovany Andres Rojas faces drug trafficking and terrorism charges in the United States. For years, he acted […]

18 suspects in killing of Haiti’s president being extradited to Florida for trial

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were awaiting extradition to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country. The suspects will face trial in Florida, according to U.S. Attorney for the […]

Suspects accused of swindling American women out of $6 million in romance scam extradited to U.S. from South Africa

Six Nigerian nationals linked to an organized criminal network that allegedly swindled American women out of more than $6 million through online romance scams will be extradited to the United States on Friday, South African police said. The men, who were arrested in the South African city of Cape Town in 2021, are set to […]

Suspected Irish crime boss with operation that reached U.S. extradited from Dubai

The alleged leader of an Irish organized crime gang has been extradited to Ireland from Dubai to face charges that he ran an international drug smuggling and money laundering empire with tentacles that stretched to Britain, Spain and the U.S. Air Tracker data showed an Irish Air Corps plane from Dubai landing Sunday evening at […]

Ex-South Carolina police officer wanted for wife’s murder extradited from China after 21 years on the run

A former police officer wanted for sexual abuse and murder has been brought back to the United States from China after over 20 years on the run, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday.  Dan Hiers Jr., 53, was suspended from the Charleston Police Department in South Carolina in 2004 after he was accused of sexual […]