An animal rights extremist wanted for double bombings in California over twenty years ago has finally been captured.
On Tuesday (November 26), authorities confirmed that 46-year-old Daniel Andreas San Diego was arrested by police in Wales, UK, as part of an operation backed by counter-terrorist officers.
The suspect had been wanted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for his suspected connection to two homemade pipe bombs that were detonated on August 28, 2003, at Chiron Corp. - a biotech company in Emeryville.
Per NBC News, he is also accused of sending a "bomb strapped with nails" to the nutritional company Shaklee Corp the following month.
The FBI revealed that they believe San Diego targeted the companies due to their connections with a lab that had conducted experiments on animals. He was the first alleged domestic terrorist to be added to the FBI’s list of most wanted terrorists.
A $250,000 bounty was offered for information that led to his arrest.
San Diego was revealed to be a computer network specialist who the FBI describes as having "ties to animal rights extremist groups" and who "is known to follow a vegan diet, eating no meat or food containing animal products".
In response to his arrest, FBI director Christopher Wray said, per BBC News: "Daniel San Diego’s arrest after more than 20 years as a fugitive for two bombings in the San Francisco area shows that no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find you and hold you accountable."
"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," Wray added.
The 'Most Wanted' suspect was arrested at the request of US authorities over 5,000 miles away from San Francisco. He was located at a property in a remote rural area near woodland in north Wales by Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA).
San Diego is now facing extradition to the United States.
