U.S. Marshals from North and South Carolina assisted in the investigation of this case to include service of the warrant for the federal charge of Fugitive from Foreign Country (18 USC 3184). The investigation began in Charlotte, NC. Leads developed in the case took Deputies from Charlotte, NC to Greensboro, NC and finally to Myrtle Beach, SC where Patel was arrested with out incident. The fugitive was booked into Florence County Detention Center to await court proceedings.

In announcing the arrest U.S. Marshal Johnny Mack Brown states “cooperation with international law enforcement is making it harder for fugitives to hide even outside their borders. He will now have to return to London to face his pending charges.”

Established in 1789, the United States Marshals Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. In fiscal 2007, the Marshals arrested more than 36,000 federal fugitives, clearing 38,900 felony warrants. Marshals Service-led task forces like South Carolina’s Operation Intercept arrested 46,800 state and local fugitives, clearing 58,663 state and local fugitives clearing 70,329 felony warrants. Locally, Operation Intercept arrested over 2,500 South Carolina fugitives during that same period. More information about the Marshals and other South Carolina fugitives can be found on the web at www.usmarshals.gov.