The targeted fugitives are wanted by various Canadian police services 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 part of an update to its top 25 most wanted fugitives in Canada.

The reward is being suspended for information leading to the arrest of Rabih Alkhalil, who has been wanted on wrongful liberty since July last year when he escaped from British Columbia’s North Fraser Detention Center. At the time of his escape, he was on trial for the 2012 murder at a downtown Vancouver restaurant. He has since been convicted of first-degree murder. Alkhalil was already serving a sentence for orchestrating another brazen murder in Ontario and participating in a major drug smuggling operation in Quebec.

Several other suspects on the list are tied to rewards of up to $100,000 and $50,000.

Bolo Program Director Maxime Langlois was joined by BC RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald to unveil this first update of the Top 25, a unique initiative that brings together information on the most wanted people from across the country.

“This first update to our Top 25 is part of our mandate to encourage Canadians to be on the lookout for Canada’s most wanted suspects, thereby making our communities even safer,” said Maxime Langlois, director of the Bolo program. “We are pleased to release this first update in British Columbia, along with our policing partners in Western Canada, which includes 13 new files,…