Spain detains software creator McAfee wanted in US

Anti-virus software creator John McAfee, who is wanted in the United States for tax evasion, has been arrested at Barcelona airport, police said Tuesday.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 16, 2016 John McAfee, founder of the eponymous anti-virus company, speaks during the China Internet Security Conference in Beijing. - McAfee was arrested on October 3, 2020 at Barcelona's El Prat airport, when he was going to travel to Istanbul, police sources told AFP. (Photo by Fred DUFOUR / AFP)

2020-10-06 15:01:15

Anti-virus software creator John McAfee, who is wanted in the United States for tax evasion, has been arrested at Barcelona airport, police said Tuesday.

Officers detained the 75-year-old on Saturday as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul and he was being held at a jail near Barcelona awaiting extradition to the United States, a Spanish police source told AFP.

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