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Aussie Pilot's Extradition Battle with US

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Dan Duggan, an Australian citizen and former US Marines pilot, finds himself entangled in a decade-old arms trafficking case, leading to his arrest in New South Wales. Despite denying military training of Chinese pilots in South Africa, Duggan faces US charges. His family, including wife Saffrine, fights to keep him in Australia amidst the ongoing extradition battle, as journalist Michael Sainsbury delves into the reasons behind the USs sudden interest in Duggan.

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Aussie Pilot's Extradition Battle with US

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Adelaide News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Aussie Pilot's Extradition Battle with US. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00It's April 27. Adelaide News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Dan Duggan, an Australian citizen and former US Marines pilot, got arrested in October 2022, right outside of Woolworth's and orange, new. South Wales, just after dropping his kids to school, US prosecutors hit him with charges of breaking arms trafficking laws by training Chinese military pilots in South Africa over a decade back. He built a solid life down under, becoming an Aussie citizen, running a flight training business in Tasmania alongside his wife Safareen in there, family. Earlier this year, the case blew up again with fresh details on how it all started. Duggan flat out denies the accusations, insisting it was straight up civilian flight instruction, nothing military. His family feels the squeeze hard, with Safareen speaking publicly about the fight to keep him out of US hands and home with them. A journalist tied to the free Dan Duggan campaign, Michael Sainsbury, breaks down

1:01why Uncle Sam zeroed in on this Aussie pilot after all these years. Meanwhile, the extradition battle drags on in Aussie courts. This cross-border clash highlights tensions over old flights and new fights, leaving Duggan's future hanging as both sides dig in deeper.

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