itive ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁his ▁separation ▁from ▁Ros em ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁Le ary ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁Swiss - born ▁British ▁social ite ▁Jo anna ▁Har court - Smith , ▁a ▁step d augh ter ▁of ▁financi er ▁Á rp ád ▁P les ch ▁and ▁ex - g irl friend ▁of ▁H auch ard . ▁The ▁couple ▁" mar ried " ▁in ▁a ▁hotel ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁c oca ine ▁and ▁L SD ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁first ▁introduced , ▁and ▁Har court - Smith ▁would ▁use ▁his ▁surname ▁until ▁their ▁break up ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁They ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Vienna , ▁then ▁Be ir ut , ▁and ▁finally ▁ended ▁up ▁in ▁Kab ul , ▁Afghan istan ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ; ▁according ▁to ▁Luc ▁S ante , ▁" A fg han istan ▁had ▁no ▁extr ad ition ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁but ▁this ▁str icture ▁did ▁not ▁apply ▁to ▁American ▁air lin ers ." ▁That ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁American ▁authorities ▁to ▁inter dict ▁the ▁fug itive . ▁" Before ▁Le ary ▁could ▁de plane , ▁he ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁an ▁agent ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁Bureau ▁of ▁N arc ot ics ▁and ▁D anger ous ▁Dru gs ." ▁Le ary ▁assert ed ▁a ▁different ▁story ▁on ▁appeal ▁before ▁the ▁California ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁District , ▁namely :