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Daniel Andreas San Diego, a fugitive on the FBI’s “Most Wanted Terrorist” list, was captured in the United Kingdom on Monday after more than 20 years.
The 46 year old, wanted for his alleged involvement in two bombings in Northern California in the 2000s, was arrested in Wales, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
The California native was taken into custody by NCA officers in an operation that involved the North Wales Police and the Counter Terrorism Police.
He now faces extradition to the United States to face charges, according to the NCA.
FBI Director, Christopher Wray in a brief statement said that Daniel San Diego’s arrest after more than 20 years shows that no matter how long it takes; the FBI will smoke you out.
“There’s a right way and a wrong way to express your views in our country, and turning to violence and destruction of property is not the right way,” he concluded.
According to the FBI, on August 28 2004, two explosive devices went off about one hour apart on the campus of a biotechnology corporation in Emeryville, between California, Berkeley and Oakland.
Less than a month later, a bomb strapped with nails exploded at a nutritional products corporation in Pleasanton, east of San Francisco.
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No deaths or injuries have resulted from the blasts.
A federal arrest warrant was issued for San Diego in October 2003 and in 2009.
The bureau said that he was added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List, making him the first domestic terrorist placed on this list.
The FBI had offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to his arrest.
