Maxime Langlois, director of the Bolo program speaks at a press conference to release the latest Top 25 list of Canada’s Most Wanted fugitives in Montreal, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. An image of Dave (Pik) Turmel is at the right. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canada’s most wanted fugitive has been arrested in Italy after more than a year at large.
Dave (Pik) Turmel, alleged by police to be the head of Quebec street gang Blood Family Mafia, was arrested in Rome on Thursday after local police were tipped off about his presence in the Italian capital.
Quebec City police are holding a news conference this afternoon about Turmel’s capture.
In a news release today, Italian authorities say police burst into a vacation home where a 29-year-old fugitive wanted in Canada gave himself up and handed police a fake passport.
The Bolo program, operated by a Canadian charity in partnership with …