# Does Peru and the US have extradition treaties with each other

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 11, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-peru-and-the-us-have-extradition-treaties-with-each-other/618430 "2012-04-11T02:33:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-peru-and-the-us-have-extradition-treaties-with-each-other/618430/1 "2012-04-11T02:33:00Z")

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I’m asking because the two former lawyers for George Zimmerman announced they have no idea where their former client is other than that he’s “far” from Florida.

It occurs to me since his Mother is from Peru and he, according to his brother, speaks Spanish, that he might be in Peru with family there.

If so, and Florida issues a warrant for his arrest is the Peruvian government bound by a treaty to turn him over or no?

Does anyone know the answer to that?

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**Author:** ![The\_Niply\_Elder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8e8cbc/32.png) [@The\_Niply\_Elder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Niply_Elder)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-peru-and-the-us-have-extradition-treaties-with-each-other/618430/2 "2012-04-11T03:28:00Z")

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Yes

[![](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_extradition_treaties_countries.PNG) ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:United_States_extradition_treaties_countries.PNG)