Vladimir Antonov, a former shareholder of Lithuania's collapsed Snoras bank, has been extradited from France after the country's highest court approved his transfer, sources have said.
Antonov had been living in western France under an assumed identity when he was detained there last December, following a European Arrest Warrant issued by Lithuania's Prosecutor General's Office.
On May 13, the French Court of Cassation rejected his appeal against extradition, clearing the way for his handover. He was required to be transferred by May 28 at the latest.
The Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau, which carried out the escort operation, had been tasked with bringing him from France within 10 to 15 days of of a final ruling issued on May 13.
The transfer could have been conducted by air, sea or road, with French authorities designating the handover location. The Prosecutor General's Office declined to confirm whether a formal transfer request had been submitted, saying it could not provide that information.
