Police apprehend one of Europe’s most wanted fugitives

Police in Athens have apprehended one of Europe's most wanted fugitives, a man wanted in Luxembourg for a host of financial offences.

The 57 year old, who featured on Europol's Europe's Most Wanted Fugitives website, was arrested on Monday.

A police statement said the man is wanted for declaring a fraudulent bankruptcy, the misappropriation of corporate assets, failure to approve and publish balance sheets, money laundering, laundering the proceeds of crime, fraud, forgery, theft and threats.

The man, who was tracked down as the result of cooperation between prosecutors in Greece and Luxembourg, has been led before a prosecutor.