One of Canada's most wanted fugitives has been tracked down and arrested overseas, CBC News reported. After spending years on the run, the man was taken into custody in Spain, far from the Quebec authorities who had been hunting him.
The fugitive at the center of the case is a 36-year-old man from Saguenay, Quebec. According to the report, he had been on the run since February 2023, evading capture for more than two years.
His name eventually rose to the top of the country's wanted lists. Towards the end of 2024, he was named one of Canada's most wanted fugitives, alongside another Quebecer, Dave Turmel.
Turmel's own flight from justice had already come to an end. He was arrested in Italy last year and remains there while fighting extradition, according to the report.
The charges hanging over the newly arrested man are serious and wide-ranging. Quebec's provincial police, the Surete du Quebec, say he is wanted on several criminal counts, including alleged breaking and entering, kidnappings, aggravated assaults, as well as drug and arms trafficking.
The arrest itself played out in a well-known Mediterranean destination. The SQ says he was taken into custody in the coastal Spanish town of Marbella, a popular resort area on the country's southern coast.
Bringing him in took cooperation that stretched across borders. The provincial police say they have been in communication with the RCMP and Interpol as the case moves forward, the next stage of which is likely to involve a fight over extradition back to Canada.