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Quebec fugitive caught in Nelson

Nelson police have arrested a man who escaped from prison and is wanted in Quebec for robbery and kidnapping.

Sgt. Dino Falcone says it happened Friday when they went to a home on an unrelated matter.

They encountered a man who gave them a false name.

Authorities from Quebec will arrive this week to escort the man back to that province.

In another case Nelson police arrested a man from Alberta wanted for drug offences.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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