Fugitive wanted over street shooting still in Amsterdam two months after arrest
Jamie Rothwell was arrested after police stopped a taxi in the Dutch capital
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Jamie Rothwell, 34 and from Salford, was arrested in Amsterdam on behalf of the NCA and Cheshire Police. He is the subject of allegations linked to a shooting in Warrington. Image: NCA (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
A fugitive who is wanted in relation to a shooting is still in custody in Amsterdam two months after his arrest.
Jamie Rothwell, 34, was held after police stopped a taxi in the Dutch capital on December 14 last year.
Rothwell was wanted by Cheshire Police in relation to a shooting in Warrington which left a 55-year-old man with life changing injuries.
Salford fugitive still in custody in Holland two months after his arrest The extradition proceedings to bring Jamie Rothwell back to the UK are ongoing
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A Salford fugitive is still in custody in Holland two months after his arrest.
Jamie Rothwell was detained on December 14 in Amsterdam on suspicion of firearms and drugs offences after an arrest warrant was issued.
The 34-year-old old was named and pictured by the National Crime Agency (NCA). He was wanted in connection with the shooting of a 55-year-old man in Warrington.
In a statement, the NCA said Cheshire Police obtained a European arrest warrant for Rothwell at Manchester Magistrates Court on December 10.
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Jamie Rothwell was arrested days after Cheshire Police secured an European Arrest Warrant for him
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Jamie Rothwell, 34 and from Salford, was arrested in Amsterdam on behalf of the NCA and Cheshire Police. He is the subject of allegations linked to a shooting in Warrington. Image: NCA (Image: Liverpool ECHO)
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