Melbourne fugitive captured 4,000km away in Cape York | 7NEWS

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Orijol Rukaj, a Melbourne fugitive accused of drug trafficking, has been captured in Cape York after six months on the run. Rukaj escaped from custody officers during supervised day release at his brother’s funeral at Keilor East Cemetery in April, fleeing in a waiting car after planning the escape through prison phone calls conducted in Albanian. Victorian detectives will now fly to far north Queensland to seek his extradition.

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