SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Police say a man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged role in helping a high-profile gang member escape from a British Columbia jail has been arrested in Spain.

RCMP say charges have been laid against 49-year-old John Potvin of Ottawa, who was one of three men who allegedly assisted Rabih Alkhalil escape from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., three years ago.

Mounties says officers responded to an incident at the facility on July 21, 2022, after two men posing as contractors helped the gangland killer escape.

Police say Potvin was charged with conspiracy to commit prison breach and prison breach following Alkhalil’s escape.

Potvin later became the subject of a Canada-wide warrant after police officers learned that he may hav

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