‘Whale Wars’ star and activist Paul Watson arrested in Greenland

Captain Paul Watson – an environmentalist and star of the show ‘Whale Wars’ – has been arrested in Greenland… and the video published on his foundation’s X account captures the shocking moment.

His foundation – the Captain Paul Watson Foundation – posted a video explaining when they landed in Nuuk, Greenland, to refuel for their journey to the Northwest Passage to stop the Japanese whaling ship Kangei Maru.

However, the foundation says that as soon as the ship docked, Danish federal police boarded and arrested Watson.

In the video posted by the foundation, officers can be seen leading Watson – long white hair and thick beard – from the ship to a police vehicle before driving him away.

The Associated Press confirmed – citing a police statement – ​​that Watson had been arrested and that a district court would decide the extradition case.

In the clip, it appears that one of the Danish police officers tells the crew that they have arrested Paul on an international arrest warrant from Japan… and the foundation is confident that the longer he stays in Greenland, the more likely it is that he is extradited. to Tokyo.

For those who don’t know… Watson has been an opponent of the whaling industry for years and has damaged and sunk ships around the world since the founding of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the late 1970s. He is also one of the founders of Greenpeace.

His story – and the stories of other prominent anti-whaling activists – were chronicled in the 2008-2015 “Whale Wars” series, in which captains of several Sea Shephard ships took down whalers by any means necessary.

Watson’s foundation is asking for money to get him out of prison in Greenland before he is extradited to Japan.