More than 130 fugitives rounded up during latest Project OWE

More than 130 fugitives with a combined total of 1,240 outstanding warrants for violence-related offences such as robbery, aggravated assault and possession of firearms were arrested during the EPS’s most recent Project OWE campaign.

Held between Nov. 10^th and Dec 11^th, 2014, Project Operation Warrant Execution was managed by the EPS Targeted Offender Section with assistance provided by EPS divisional project teams and other police services across the country, including the Canada Border Services Agency.

In one instance, Project OWE members located and arrested Tusif Ur Rehman Chhina, 30, of Pakistan, wanted on 27 outstanding warrants, robbery, forgery and fraud-related charges in Edmonton, Calgary and Germany.

Tisif will remain in custody in Calgary, where he is facing 17 warrants for offences ranging from kidnapping, unlawful confinement, use of a firearm in the commission of an offence, uttering threats, extortion, fraud, possessing fraudulent identification and assault. The accused will then face a deportation hearing, which will be undertaken by the CBSA.

As one pillar of the EPS Violence Reduction Strategy, Project OWE encourages individuals with outstanding warrants to come forward and deal with them or face possible arrest.