M'sian contractor 'Fat Leonard' nabbed in Venezuela, to be extradited to US
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Malaysian defence contractor Leonard Glenn Francis, who earlier this month went on the run after escaping house arrest in the US, has been arrested in Venezuela.
According to NBC, the 58-year-old Francis (above), who is better known as "Fat Leonard", was nabbed at the Simón Bolívar International Airport as he was trying to board a plane for another country.
The arrest came after the Venezuelan authorities were made aware of Francis' wanted status...
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