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Two Montreal cops on routine bike patrol duty arrested a man who turned out to be wanted on warrants in Ontario and in the U.S. where he was one of the most sought-after criminals by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Katay-Khaophone Sychantha, 35, reportedly a dual citizen of Canada and Laos, was arrested on Wednesday by two Montreal police officers based out of neighbourhood Station 7 who were patrolling a bike path in the St-Laurent borough near the Bois Franc train station. According to a statement issued by the Montreal police on Monday, Sychantha was with another man when they were approached by the officers who suspected they possessed drugs.

Sychantha tried to flee but was arrested after a short pursuit. He produced a fake American identification card, but the officers suspected he was trying to hide something and arrested him. He was eventually brought to the Montreal police West Operations Centre in the St-Laurent borough, where he was fingerprinted and his true identity was revealed.

According to the release, Sychantha is wanted by the Ontario Provincial Police on warrants involving a series of drug trafficking-related offences. He was also on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Ten Most Wanted list. The wanted poster on the ICE website alleges Sychantha, 35, was first indicted in Michigan in 2005 for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance.