An alleged accomplice that helped fugitive Rabih (Robby) Alkhalil escape jail has been arrested in Spain, according to B.C.'s anti-gang police unit.

John Potvin, 49, of Ottawa was one of three men charged earlier this month after allegedly helping Alkhalil escape from North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam on July 21, 2022.

Alkhalil, originally from Montreal, has an extensive criminal record and was convicted in a 2012 Toronto murder , as well as a murder in Vancouver that same year, and remains a member of Canada's most-wanted list after the escape.

Potvin, who was charged with conspiracy to commit prison breach and prison breach in relation to Alkhalil's escape, was at large and the subject of a Canada-wide warrant and an Interpol Red Notice.

RCMP deputy commissio

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