Man on FBI 'Most Wanted' List Captured in UK After 21 Years

Facts

• Daniel Andreas San Diego, placed on the FBI's most wanted list in 2009 after his alleged involvement in two California bombings in 2003, has been detained in the UK, ending a two-decade manhunt.^[1][2]
• The 46-year-old was arrested on Monday in rural Conwy, North Wales, by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in an operation involving the North Wales Police and the Counter Terrorism Police.^[3]
• San Diego allegedly planted two bombs at Chiron Corporation in Emeryville in August 2003 before detonating another at Shaklee Corporation in Pleasanton the month after due to their links with a firm conducting animal testing for pharmaceutical companies. No individuals were injured in the incidents.^[4][5]
• According to the FBI, San Diego was a computer network specialist and a skilled sailor, carried a handgun, and had ties to animal rights groups.^[6][7]
• He became the first domestic terrorism suspect added to the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorist List, with authorities offering a $250K reward for information leading to his capture.^[8][9]
• Indicted in the US District Court in July 2004, San Diego appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London on Tuesday, where he was remanded in custody as extradition proceedings to the US began.^[10]

Sources: ^[1]CBS, ^[2]Daily Mail, ^[3]The Standard, ^[4]CNN, ^[5]FOX News, ^[6]FBI, ^[7]The San Francisco Standard, ^[8]BBC News, ^[9]Reuters and ^[10]The Guardian.

Narratives

• Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by New York Post and North Wales Live. The sophisticated bombing campaign demonstrated clear premeditation, with secondary devices specifically designed to harm first responders. The suspect's technical background and his ability to evade capture for two decades show the serious threat posed by domestic terrorism. His arrest shows that advocating the use of violence is not the right way to achieve the goals of the animal rights movement.
• Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by Derrick Jensen and The Guardian. While there is absolutely no justification for violence or destruction, this case calls attention to the wider issue of animal rights and the growing indifference of the global elite as it places personal gain ahead of moral obligations. The targeted companies were directly supporting unethical testing practices that caused unnecessary suffering to countless animals. They, too, must be held to account.