Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, wanted in connection with the murder of a young Peruvian woman earlier this week, has been picked up by police while heading to Santiago in a taxi.

Van der Sloot will be held by the Chilean authorities until Peru issues an international warrant for him, which could take three to five days. Until then, the 22-year-old is technically only under a form of house arrest.
Van der Sloot faces a 25 year jail term if convicted of the murder of Stephany Flores who was found dead in a hotel room in Lima. He reportedly fled, paying two brothers to take him over the border to Chile.
Van der Sloot, who is still a suspect in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, was in Peru for a poker tournament.
Flores was killed almost exactly five years after Hollaway disappeared on the holiday island of Aruba where Van der Sloot, who was 17 at the time, lived.

Extradition
International criminal law expert Geert-Jans Knoops told the Telegraaf on Thursday Van der Sloot would not get any special legal protection as a Dutch national in Peru. Nor is it likely the Netherlands will ask for him to be extradited to the Netherlands.
In addition, Van der Sloot would have to serve any jail term in Peru because there is no prisoner exchange treaty between the two countries, he said.