INTERPOL fugitive arrested at Miami airport

INTERPOL fugitive arrested at Miami airport

01 April 2008

An international fugitive wanted by INTERPOL for alleged rape and sexual offences has been arrested at Miami International Airport following an INTERPOL-assisted international police operation. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers said they intercepted Amorio Liggori RODRIGUES on 18 March as he attempted to transit through the U.S. en route home to Canada.

Wanted by France for rape and sexual offences against children, the 54-year-old Canadian fugitive was vacationing in the Caribbean when local police recognized him. Close police liaison between the INTERPOL National central Bureaus (NCBs) in Barbados, Washington and Paris ensured that U.S. authorities were notified of the fugitive’s movements and that he was arrested as soon as he set foot in Miami.