Fugitive's Capture: 20 Years on the Run

0:00On March 18, Daniel Andreas San Diego, a long-time fugitive, wanted for terror charges in the United States, faces extradition after hiding out in a remote cottage in North Wales. The animal rights activists from California bought the property for 415,000 pounds in 2023 and lived there under. The alias Danny Webb, using an Irish passport. Arrested last year by the National Crime Agency during a raid near Land Roast, he is now held at Belmarsh Prison in London awaiting transfer. He spent two decades on the run, working as an IT consultant while evading capture. San Diego have been featured multiple times on America's most wanted and was a top FBI target after allegedly planting nail bombs at two California, factories back in 2003. No one was injured in those blasts, which a group called the Animal Liberation Brigade claimed a responsibility for. Local reactions in Wales have been stunned, especially from the couple who sold him the bungalow without knowing his true identity.

1:01The case highlights how fugitives can blend into quiet communities, raising questions about international tracking efforts. Recently, a district judge in London know approved North Wales Police's request to seize more than 20,000 pounds from his frozen bank accounts, along with other known assets. San Diego no longer contests the forfeiture. As preparations continue for his handover to US authorities, this chapter wraps up years of pursuit across borders, with just this inching closer for. The unresolved bombings.