Edmonton police said Wednesday that a man, wanted on hundreds of theft-related charges by police, has been returned to Canadian soil – after he was arrested last month in the UK.
In early June, police said Alvin Jackson Goh, 37, was arrested May 25 via Interpol by the London Metropolitan Police.
He was originally charged on March 7, 2012 with two counts of theft over $5,000 and one count of possession of stolen property over $5,000.
Those charges were stayed on May 29, 2012, but were laid against him again on May 17, 2013 – along with the additional charge of money laundering.
According to police, although police had reached an agreement with Goh’s defence lawyer, Goh didn’t turn himself in on May 16.
Police said Goh had booked a one-way ticket to London, and flew there in May.
“Once I received that information, I passed it on to Interpol Ottawa and then Manchester, and then they notify the London Metropolitan Police who have an extradition unit look for these individuals,” Detective Marci Koshowski, who had investigated the case for 17 months, said Wednesday.
He was held by London police until EPS officers headed to London to pick him up, and bring him back to Canada.
The charges against Goh stem from over 200 alleged incidents, which are believed to have happened between 2008 and 2012.
It’s believed Goh stole more than $750,000 in cash from Dominion Sportservice, the food and beverage company contracted by Northlands.
Goh remains in custody in Edmonton.
