(28 Jul 2000) Spanish/Nat

Argentina has extradited a 38-year-old German facing charges in his homeland for the 1996 kidnapping of an Austrian tobacco (M) millionaire.

Thomas Drach was put on a flight for Frankfurt on Friday, accompanied by six German police officers.

He is wanted for the kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma, an Austrian millionaire he kidnapped with two accomplices, now arrested in Germany.

Reemtsma was released after his family paid an 18 (M) million dollar ransom, following 33 days of captivity in a basement.

Escorted by German police, this was the end of Drach's four year run from authorities.

He is one of Germany's most wanted men.

Drach was put on Luftansa Flight 527, with final destination Frankfurt.

The plane took off from the Ezeiza International Airport in Buenos Aires at 2010GMT.

Drach is wanted for the kidnapping of Jan Philipp Reemtsma, an Austrian millionaire he kidnapped with two other accomplices, now arrested in Germany.

Reemtsma was released after his family paid an 18 (m) million dollar ransom, following 33 days of captivity in a basement.

After the arrest of his accomplices, Drach managed to escape to Uruguay, where he lived under an assumed name in the Atlantic resort of Punta del Este.

Drach was arrested in March 28, 1998 when he came to Buenos Aires to attend a Rolling Stones concert.

He was using a false British passport under the name of Joseph Lowlar.

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