Argentina frees man sought in India arms scandal

Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Italian businessman being held in Argentina and wanted for questioning in India in a high-profile arms scandal, has been released from custody, a federal judge said on Monday.

Federal Judge Mariana Arjol said an appeals court in Misiones province ordered the conditional release of Quattrocchi after he was detained by Argentine authorities on Feb. 6 at an airport in the northern city of Puerto Iguazu.