A fugitive who acted as the lawyer for 10 Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children has been arrested on human-trafficking charges, authorities said Friday. Jorge Puello was detained at the United States' request as he left a McDonald's in the Dominican capital Thursday, a National Drug Control Agency spokesman said. A judge has 30 days to meet with Puello, Dominican authorities and an attorney representing the U.S. before deciding whether to honor an extradition request, he said.
March 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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A fugitive who once acted as the lawyer for a group of U.S. Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children was arrested on human-trafficking charges, authorities said Friday.
Jorge Puello, 32, was detained at the United States’ request as he left a McDonald’s restaurant late Thursday in the Dominican capital, Santo Domingo, said National Drug Control Agency spokesman Roberto Lebron.
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