A major known cocaine trafficker in Quebec escaped from prison by drilling a hole in the fence of his cell with a torch on Thursday evening. Rabih Alkhalil, detained in British Columbia, is now actively wanted by the authorities.
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The scheme allowed Alkhalil to leave the North Fraser Pre-trial Center on Thursday evening, according to the statement issued by the Coquitlam RCMP. No details were given on how the alleged murderer could have obtained the tool, while he was being watched and detained.
“The Coquitlam RCMP have been notified by staff at the center that one of their inmates has escaped while in custody. »
Dressed in a construction jacket, the 35-year-old allegedly fled in a white Econoline van. At his side, two acolytes would have passed themselves off as construction workers. They also wore reflective jackets.
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Rabih Alkhalil, “considered dangerous”, is a 35-year-old man from the Middle East. He was last seen wearing a black coat and a reflective jacket.
Acquitted in 2020 in Longueuil
It was during the Loquace Project, carried out in 2012, that the nicknamed Robby made the headlines.
According to the police, Rabih Alkhalil is a member of a consortium of six individuals who had tried to seize the monopoly of the distribution of cocaine in Canada.
At the end of his trial held in Longueuil in 2020, he was acquitted of charges of cocaine trafficking for the benefit of a criminal organization, money trafficking, importation and trafficking of cocaine.
He was convicted on counts of conspiracy to import and conspire to traffic cocaine.
Alkhalil was previously tried for murder in Toronto in a trial at which he was found guilty.
He was facing jury justice in Vancouver in connection with a gang-related homicide case.
With Daniel Renaud, The Press