Peru ex-president Toledo arrested in U.S. on extradition order -Peru ministry

Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was arrested in the United States under an extradition order on Tuesday, the South American country's public ministry said in a post on its official Twitter account.

Toledo, considered a fugitive in Peru, has refused to heed orders by local judges to spend up to 18 months in pre-trial detention in connection with a massive bribery probe related to Brazilian construction company Odebrecht.

Toledo has denied any wrongdoing.