Fugitives wanted by police services across Canada on murder, attempted murder, sexual assault and other charges

SURREY, British Columbia, Oct. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A reward of up to $250,000 was announced Tuesday by the Bolo program as it updated its top 25 list of Canada’s most wanted fugitives.

The reward was announced for information leading to the arrest of Rabih Alkhalil, who has been wanted on illegal free movement since escaping North Fraser Pretrial Center in July last year. At the time of his escape, he was on trial for a 2012 murder at a downtown Vancouver restaurant. In that case, he has since been convicted of first-degree murder. Alkhalil was already serving sentences for orchestrating another brazen murder in Ontario and for his involvement in a major drug trafficking operation in Quebec.

Several other suspects on the updated top 25 list are linked to rewards of up to $100,000 and $50,000.

Bolo Program Director Max Langlois was joined by BC RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald in unveiling the first update to the Top 25 list – a unique initiative bringing together information on the most wanted suspects from across the country.

“This first update to our Top 25 is part of our commitment to encouraging Canadians to be on the lookout for Canada’s Most Wanted Persons and to making our communities safer,” said Bolo Program Director Max Langlois. “We are proud to release this first update in British Columbia with our Western Canadian Police partners with 13 new cases, including an increased number of cases from both Alberta and British Columbia.”

This is the first update to the Top 25 list since its inception in Toronto in April 2022. Seven suspects from the original Top 25 were located between April and October, including suspect #1 – Abilaziz Mohamed, who is from the Toronto Police Service wanted for murder – who was arrested within 12 hours of the start of the Top 25.

“The Bolo program places a laser focus on these sought-after…