Headlines:
| French fugitive held after vacation in Barbados |
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| Wednesday, 26 March 2008 | |
 An
international fugitive being sought for rape was apprehended after taking a
holiday break in Barbados.According to reports out of Miami, Amaro Rodrigues, 54, was vacationing in the Caribbean island when he was identified by authorities there as a fugitive of France. The Barbadian notified the US State Department that Mr. Rodrigues would be travelling to that country. When he attempted to transit through the US en route to his home in Canada, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Miami International Airport intercepted him. Mr. Rodrigues is wanted by Interpol on charges of rape and attempted rape. He was returned to France to face the charges in keeping with a 1996 Bilateral Extradition Treaty between the United States and France. |