Man wanted in 2020 Saskatoon homicide arrested while trying to cross into U.S.
A Canada-wide warrant had been issued for Afrah Ali, 32. He was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol on Jan. 23 while unlawfully trying to get into the U.S.
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Posted: Jan 29, 2021 3:34 PM CT | Last Updated: January 29
Afrah Ali is accused of killing Logan Nayneecassum in Saskaton last August.(Submitted by Saskatoon Police Service)
A man wanted in connection with a Saskatoon homicide last year has been arrested trying to cross the border into the U.S.
A Canada-wide warrant had been issued for Afrah Ali, 32. He was arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol while unlawfully trying to get into the U.S. last Saturday, the Saskatoon Police Service said in a Friday news release.
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A man wanted in connection with Saskatoon’s ninth murder of 2020 was arrested recently while trying to unlawfully cross the border into the United States.
In a media release Friday, the Saskatoon Police Service said Afrah Ali who was the subject of a Canada-wide warrant was arrested by the United States Border Patrol last Saturday.
The Saskatoon Police Service’s Major Crime Section is now working with authorities to get Ali returned to Saskatoon.
On Aug. 25, police issued a media release saying Ali was facing a charge of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Logan Nayneecassum at a Saskatoon restaurant on Aug. 21. Police said they couldn’t find Ali and had put out a warrant for his arrest.