One of Canada’s ‘Most Wanted’ Criminals Arrested in Qatar

One of Canada’s ‘Most Wanted’ Criminals Arrested in Qatar
Rabih Alkhalil was arrested in Qatar earlier this month after escaping from a B.C. jail in 2022, the RCMP says. Coquitlam RCMP/handout photo
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Convicted murderer Rabih Alkhalil has been arrested in Qatar after escaping from a B.C. jail in 2022, the RCMP says.

Alkhalil, 38, was taken into custody in Qatar this month, the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia (CFSEU-BC) and the RCMP Federal Policing Pacific Region confirmed in a Sept. 25 news release. The release does not specify what day Alkhalil was arrested, but notes that he was using an alias.