VAN DER SLOOT ARRESTED!

JORAN van der SLOOT, the prime suspect in the disappearance of NATALEE HOLLOWAY has been arrested in in Chile in connection with the murder of a woman in Peru.

Chilean police say they have detained the Dutchman after INTERPOL issued an international warrant for Van Der Sloot.

He has been taken in custody in the capitol of Chile, Santiago, police spokeswoman Macarena Olivares has confirmed.

As The ENQUIRER reported exclusively yesterday, 5 years to the date of Holloway's disappearance, der Sloot was the last person to be seen with Stephany Flores, 21, who found stabbed to death yesterday in Lima, Peru.

A hotel employee told police they witnessed both Van der Sloot and Ramirez entering the room, but only van der Sloot exiting later.

Gen. Cesar Guardia Vasquez, chief of the criminal-investigation unit of Peru, said "homicide personnel are convinced, due to the incriminating evidence we've found, that this Dutch citizen is the person responsible for killing Stephany Flores."

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