🚨 Breaking News! 🚨
A major international manhunt has ended right here in Wales! Daniel Andreas San Diego, one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, was captured in a rural area of Conwy. He’s been on the run for over 20 years, following two bombings in San Francisco, California, back in 2003.
San Diego, 47, was nabbed by the National Crime Agency, with help from Counter-Terrorism Policing and North Wales Police. Now in custody, he appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a shirt and green tie for his extradition hearing.
Here’s a bit of background: On August 28, 2003, two bombs rocked the campus of the Chiron biotechnology corporation in Emeryville, California. A month later, another bomb, this one strapped with nails, went off at the Shaklee nutritional products corporation in Pleasanton, California. These incidents led to his 2004 indictment in the US, charging him with explosives-related offences.
Prosecutors are pushing for a hefty sentence that could reach 90 years! That’s because of potential ‘terrorism enhancements’ which significantly boost sentencing guidelines. Apparently, the US legal system sometimes stacks charges to maximise penalties, leveraging them for plea deals.
Despite the serious charges, San Diego’s defence is challenging the new indictments, citing constitutional violations like double jeopardy. Legal experts have weighed in, indicating that the US sometimes uses flexible evidence tactics for such cases.
San Diego, a Berkeley-born suspect with alleged ties to an animal rights extremist group, had a $250,000 reward on his head for info leading to his capture. Now, as the extradition hearing unfolds, questions linger about the coherence of the charges and the next legal twists and turns.
Stay tuned for more updates as this case progresses! 🕵️♂️🔍 #BreakingNews #FBI #WantedMan #Conwy #CrimeNews