The RCMP and the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit BC (CFSEU-BC) will speak publicly Monday about the overseas arrest of a B.C. fugitive who’s been on the run for the last three years.

Several sources tell Global News that Rabih “Robby” Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar.

Alkhalil broke out of the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam in July 2022. Police say two men posing as contractors helped him in the escape.

One month later, Alkhalil was found guilty in absentia of first-degree murder against gang rival Sandip Duhre, who was shot and killed at the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver in January 2012.

Sources tell Global News that the RCMP and CFSEU-BC are likely going to Qatar to arrange for Alkhalil’s return.

Richard Kurland, a lawyer and policy analyst, says brin

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