BERLIN — Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.

Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series Whale Wars.

Greenland police said they apprehended Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan, and he could face extradition there.{ai:summary}<p>In the shadowy corners of Berlin, they snagged Paul Watson, the old sea dog. With his past as an anti-whaling crusader and a dance with the law, he faces Japan's warrant—a ticket to the courtroom, not the ocean.</p><p>The chase continues for the man with a purpose, tangled in the nets of politics. #society</p>

Canadian anti-whaling activist Paul Watson arrested in Greenland

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