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Hunt for men in UK wanted abroad Hunt for men in UK wanted abroad
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An appeal has been launched by Scotland Yard to find 10 men believed to have fled to the UK after allegedly committing serious crimes abroad.An appeal has been launched by Scotland Yard to find 10 men believed to have fled to the UK after allegedly committing serious crimes abroad.
The missing men face extradition for offences including murder and rape in Poland, Romania, Lithuania and the US.The missing men face extradition for offences including murder and rape in Poland, Romania, Lithuania and the US.
Police said "extensive" investigations had failed to find them.Police said "extensive" investigations had failed to find them.
The men have been described by police as "dangerous". Half have already been convicted; the rest face criminal proceedings once they have been found.The men have been described by police as "dangerous". Half have already been convicted; the rest face criminal proceedings once they have been found.
BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the disclosure that the 10 suspects are at large in Britain is likely to raise questions about criminal record checks on visitors from abroad.BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the disclosure that the 10 suspects are at large in Britain is likely to raise questions about criminal record checks on visitors from abroad.
The Metropolitan Police are looking for:The Metropolitan Police are looking for:
  • Neculai Margineau, 49, a Romanian who allegedly punched and kicked a farmer to death in his homeland in May 1998. Has links to Mitcham and Enfield
  • Tomasz Galas, 28, is wanted in Poland for attempted rape in Radom in 2001 and for cannabis smuggling. Has links to Croydon
  • Marcin Grabowski, 32, wanted for an attempted firearms murder in Poland
  • Giedrius Rimidis, 24, is accused of a "terrifying rape" in July 2008 in Lithuania. Has links to Leyton, east London
  • Briton John McClean, 23, is wanted in Virginia, US, over a high-value burglary at a university. Has links to Tower Hamlets and High Wycombe
  • Zbigniew Kawecki, 55, wanted for firearms offences and attempts to extort more than £1m in Lublin, Poland. Has links to Greenford, west London
  • Two Polish brothers, Wojciech Glowacki, 28, and Dariusz Glowacki, 32, accused of three rapes in 2000 and 2001. Have links to Acton, west London and Slough
  • Florin Dumitru, 22, accused of being part of a gang involved in a robbery last March in Romania. Has ties to Birmingham
  • Gintautas Rupslaukis, 36, a Lithuanian accused of involvement in a kidnapping a torture case, who may be in the Greater Manchester area
  • Neculai Margineau, 49, a Romanian who allegedly punched and kicked a farmer to death in his homeland in May 1998. Has links to Mitcham and Enfield
  • Tomasz Galas, 28, is wanted in Poland for attempted rape in Radom in 2001 and for cannabis smuggling. Has links to Croydon
  • Marcin Grabowski, 32, wanted for an attempted firearms murder in Poland
  • Giedrius Rimidis, 24, is accused of a "terrifying rape" in July 2008 in Lithuania. Has links to Leyton, east London
  • Briton John McClean, 23, is wanted in Virginia, US, over a high-value burglary at a university. Has links to Tower Hamlets and High Wycombe
  • Zbigniew Kawecki, 55, wanted for firearms offences and attempts to extort more than £1m in Lublin, Poland. Has links to Greenford, west London
  • Two Polish brothers, Wojciech Glowacki, 28, and Dariusz Glowacki, 32, accused of three rapes in 2000 and 2001. Have links to Acton, west London and Slough
  • Florin Dumitru, 22, accused of being part of a gang involved in a robbery last March in Romania. Has ties to Birmingham
  • Gintautas Rupslaukis, 36, a Lithuanian accused of involvement in a kidnapping and a torture case, who may be in the Greater Manchester area
Det Sgt Dean Coyle of Scotland Yard's extradition unit said police had been unable to trace the men so far.Det Sgt Dean Coyle of Scotland Yard's extradition unit said police had been unable to trace the men so far.
He said he hoped the public manhunt, codenamed Operation Sunfire, would flush them out.He said he hoped the public manhunt, codenamed Operation Sunfire, would flush them out.
"We are hoping the public's vigilance can help us in tracing these men," he said."We are hoping the public's vigilance can help us in tracing these men," he said.
"Many are dangerous and should not be approached. However if you spot them or believe you know where they are living, working or frequenting then I would urge you to give Crimestoppers a call so that my team can find and arrest them.""Many are dangerous and should not be approached. However if you spot them or believe you know where they are living, working or frequenting then I would urge you to give Crimestoppers a call so that my team can find and arrest them."
Anyone with information about any of the men is asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.Anyone with information about any of the men is asked to contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.