The RCMP is expected to make an announcement Monday on the overseas arrest of a B.C. fugitive who escaped from jail three years ago.

Global News has learned that Rabih ‘Robby’ Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar.

In 2022, Alkhalil broke out of the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam. Police believe he was assisted by two men posing as contractors.

A month after the escape, he was found guilty in absentia of first-degree murder in connection with a deadly gang shooting at the Vancouver Wall Centre in 2012.

In 2023, a $100,000 reward was offered for any information leading to Alkhalil’s arrest.

Extradition from Qatar, however, may be difficult.

“Qatar is fugitive heaven,” immigration lawyer Richard Kurland told Global News.

“Canada has no extradition treaty with Qatar. Th

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