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A Canadian on the RCMP’s list of “high risk travellers” is being sought by police after he apparently left the country — even though he had no valid passport, was on probation and under a court order not to travel abroad.

Mohammed El Shaer, a 27-year-old from Windsor, Ont., disappeared last month shortly after completing a prison sentence for passport fraud. According to a Canadian extremist fighter, he has since arrived in Syria.

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“What do you want me to say… I guess we know who got the last laugh. Allah’s plan has beaten your fragile entire nation’s plan. May Allah guide you to the truth or destroy you,” Mr. El Shaer told the Postvia email.

“What I can confirm for you is that we believe he did leave Canada and that he has travelled overseas and that he does not have a valid Canadian passport,” Insp. Lise Crouch, officer in charge of the Ontario Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, said Tuesday.