Peter Sunde, one of the cofounders of Pirate Bay and wanted fugitive, has been arrested in Sweden.

Reuters reports that Sunde, who absconded after being sentenced in 2012 for breaching copyright laws, was found by Swedish police in the southern party of the country.

Carolina Ekeus, spokeswoman for the Swedish National Police Board said that it had been “looking for him since 2012. He was given eight months in jail so he has to serve his sentence.”

Originally sentenced to one year in prison and a $4.8 million fine with three other men linked to the Pirate Bay, the four later had their sentences reduced but also received an increased fine of $6.9 million.

It is thought Sunde had been living in Germany since Interpol issued arrest warrants in his name two years ago, and he had appealed as recently as May to the Swedish Supreme Court. Peter Althin, Sunde’s defense counsel during his trial spoke to Swedish news service TT about his client’s case:

“He is extremely talented and I still think that the judgment was wrong, it’s about being on the cutting edge if one is going to be successful… But if one is too far ahead it is not always about success. Peter fought for file-sharing and in 10 years I think it goes without saying that file-sharing for one’s own needs will be allowed.”

This isn’t the first Pirate Bay cofounder to face arrest. Gottfrid “Anakata” Svartholm Warg was arrested and deported from Cambodia in September 2012 at the request of the Swedish government.

While the cofounders of the site may slowly be finding their way behind bars, the site is still roaming free, run by a different organization and allegedly operating out of the Seychelles.

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