The man who escaped from a B.C. prison in 2022, Rabih Alkhalil, is back in custody after being arrested overseas, police confirm.

The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said in a news release Thursday morning (Sept. 25) that Alkhalil was arrested in Qatar. He had been using an alias.

In early September, when police announced charges against three men accused in aiding with Alkhalil's escape, there were reports from multiple media outlets that he had been arrested in Qatar.

The release says that the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and RCMP worked with Qatar's Interior Ministry in the arrest. They're now working with Interpol as well to have Alkhalil returned to Canada.

Alkhalil has been wanted for more than three years for being unlawfully at large. The investigation was

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