21.   Rumors as to his whereabouts have swirled since he returned to Peru in late September after a failed asylum bid in Panama.

22.   Some reports say Montesinos is hiding somewhere in South America, his hawklike features altered by plastic surgery in Caracas, after a failed asylum bid in Panama.

23.   The crisis flared a week ago when Montesinos returned to Peru after a failed asylum bid in Panama and promptly went underground.

24.   The political crisis intensified Monday, when Montesinos returned to Peru after a failed asylum bid in Panama and promptly went underground.

25.   The plans also included using Royal Navy warships to intercept people traffickers and Royal Air Force transport plans to carry out bulk deportations of failed asylum seekers.

26.   The political crisis intensified Monday when Montesinos returned to Peru after a failed asylum bid in Panama and promptly went underground.

27.   The shadowy spymaster has been in hiding since his return from a failed asylum bid in Panama.

28.   Under the CPA, Vietnamese and Laotian refugees are assisted to resettle in third countries and failed asylum seekers must return to their country of origin.

29.   Ireland Thursday signed an agreement with Bulgaria to facilitate the deportation of failed Bulgarian asylum seekers and illegal immigrants, the Irish justice ministry said.