The federal police arrested this Thursday (25) in Tubarao, in the south of the state, a 45-year-old Argentine who was on the Interpol red list of international fugitives with pending arrest warrants. He was wanted by a judge in Argentina, the country where he is in charge of the alleged practice of the crime of embezzlement.

Interpol Red List Argentine Arrested in Santa Catarina — Photo: PF/Disclosure/ND

The arrest warrant for extradition was issued by the STF (Federal Supreme Court) at the request of the Interpol National Central Office in Brasilia (DF) based on the information contained in the red notice included by the Argentine authorities.

The prisoner was sent to the penitentiary system, where he will remain until the final extradition to the requesting country. This May, this is the fifth foreigner arrested for extradition by the Federal Police in Santa Catarina.