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Thursday, 21 January 2016 - 12:24

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Fugitive Brit nabbed in Amsterdam during BBC shoot on fugitive Brits

A British fugitive was arrested in Amsterdam on Tuesday during the filming of a BBC documentary on British fugitives in Amsterdam and Spain. According the police, the camera team was filming scenic shots when three men walked passed the cameras. A police officer ready to give a statement for the documentary recognized one of them as a British fugitive. After checking it turned out to really be a British criminal, wanted by the British police for smuggling narcotics. The three men tried to drive away in a car, but the police managed to stop them and arrested the fugitive. He is in custody and will be extradited to the United Kingdom. A freelance cameraman who happened to be in the area filmed the arrest. It is not clear whether the man is one of the five British fugitives still on the Operation Return list. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYsi3v0h_fI

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