Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an
extradition order on Tuesday, the South American country’s public ministry said in a post on its official Twitter account.
Toledo, considered a fugitive in Peru, has refused to heed orders by local judges to spend up to 18 months in pre-trial detention in connection with a massive bribery probe related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.
Toledo has denied any wrongdoing.