The unassuming Welsh hideout of FBI's most wanted: Fugitive 'terrorist' kept low profile in remote village where he drove seven-year-old Seat and ate vegan food while on the run over 2003 San Francisco double bombing

This is the distant and idyllic Welsh quality spot wherever 1 of the FBI's 'most wanted terrorists' was yet traced, much than 20 years aft going connected the run.

To the fistful of neighbours with whom helium shared a wooded hillside supra the stunning Conwy Valley with views into the foothills of Snowdonia, helium was known arsenic Danny.

Since helium bought the £425,000 detached bungalow with a Nationwide owe successful August past year, astir locals person lone exchanged capable words with the caller accomplishment to found that helium is American – and enjoyed vegan food, judging by burger and noodle packaging spilling retired of his bins.

If they saw him astatine each it was driving astir successful his seven-year-old Seat, oregon chopping wood beside his detached garage.

'He didn't truly look keen to speech whenever we bumped into him,' 1 neighbour said yesterday aft MailOnline became the archetypal quality outlet to pinpoint the determination of the fugitive's hide-out.

'It's specified a secluded place, no-one would adjacent cognize determination was a location determination unless you walked close up to it.

'We conscionable assumed helium had his reasons to determination determination retired of the mode and conscionable near him alone.'

However the existent individuality of 'Danny' would dramatically beryllium revealed erstwhile equipped constabulary from the North Wales unit descended connected the peaceful agrarian spot connected Monday.

They had been directed determination by FBI agents who had ne'er fixed up the hunt for 46-year-old Daniel Andreas San Diego.

The alleged carnal rights extremist was listed arsenic 1 of the US's 'most wanted terrorists' aft 2 bombings successful San Francisco, California, successful August 2003.

Two devices had been detonated connected an Emeryville field - a biotechnology corp - an hr isolated successful the summertime of that year.

Then, the pursuing September, a weaponry wrapped successful nails blew up astatine a nutritional products corp successful Pleasanton.

Thankfully, nary 1 was injured.

The bureau issued a warrant for California-born San Diego's apprehension successful October 2003, but the committed vegan vanished earlier helium could beryllium taken into custody.

It issued posters with his past known quality headed 'most wanted terrorist', advising the nationalist that the tattooed erstwhile machine web specializer was 'skilled astatine sailing' and had 'travelled internationally'.

'He is known to person a handgun,' it adds.

There was besides a reward of $250,000 (£199,000) connected connection for details starring to his arrest.

Exactly what led investigators to the colony of Maenan – with its colonisation of astir 300 radical – has yet to beryllium revealed.

But wrong hours of his apprehension connected Monday, 'Danny' was being transported to London by the National Crime Agency – dubbed Britain's FBI.

San Diego yesterday appeared astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court arsenic the process for his extradition to look charges successful the US starts.

Locals successful Maenan who had been alerted by the beingness of equipped constabulary and a drone hovering overhead small suspected they were witnessing an planetary swoop.

'It was erstwhile I saw connected the quality that a fugitive had been arrested successful North Wales that I recognised him consecutive away,' the neighbour told MailOnline.

'I couldn't judge it – we'd been surviving truthful adjacent to idiosyncratic who'd been connected the tally from the FBI for 20 years.

'It's nary wonderment helium ne'er told america thing astir his background.

'We would conscionable speech a fewer words erstwhile we passed him portion walking the dog, helium ne'er introduced himself.

'One happening I ever noticed was determination was ever tons of discarded vegan nutrient packaging astir his bins – which each makes a batch of consciousness now.'

Today determination was nary motion of immoderate constabulary searches astatine the house, which is acceptable successful well-maintained gardens screened from walkers utilizing a fashionable footpath by bushes.

A ample terrace would person enabled him to instrumentality successful the sweeping views towards Snowdonia.

A ample woodpile wherever 'Danny' – who seemingly lived unsocial - would beryllium seen chopping logs stands acceptable for the acold wintertime months.

His car – which has a wage and show from a sojourn to an RSPB reserve successful the model – stands abandoned astatine the bottommost of the driveway.

Yesterday FBI Director Christopher Wray said: 'There's a close mode and a incorrect mode to explicit your views successful our country, and turning to unit and demolition of spot is not the close way.'

'Daniel San Diego's apprehension aft much than 20 years... shows that nary substance however agelong it takes, the FBI volition find you and clasp you accountable.'

An NCA spokesperson said: 'On Monday 25 November 2024, officers from the National Crime Agency, supported by colleagues from Counter Terrorism Policing and North Wales Police, arrested Daniel Andreas San Diego, aged 46, successful the Conwy country of Wales, astatine the petition of the US authorities.

'He appeared astatine Westminster Magistrates Court contiguous (26 November) arsenic extradition proceedings began. He was remanded successful custody.'