Queensland Police, with the assistance of detectives from the Fugitive Squad and Major Drug Squad, have arrested escaped prisoner Orijol Rukaj.
Rukaj was last seen about 1.30pm on Saturday, 25 April when he attended a funeral at Keilor East cemetery on a supervised visit.
During the service he managed to leave the cemetery undetected.
Over the past six months, police have been actively searching for Rukaj however there had been no confirmed sightings since the funeral.
On Tuesday 9 June, police attended 20 addresses across the Melbourne metropolitan area to make further enquiries with a number of Rukaj’s associates in the hope of gaining further information.
Today, police in Queensland arrested the 47-year-old in Bamaga, near Cape York.
Rukaj is currently in custody in Queensland and will be interviewed by Victoria Police Fugitive Squad detectives in the coming days when they will seek extradition.
