OPP find man wanted Canada-wide after 3 months on the run

Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is seen in this undated photo. (CityNews)

By Natasha O'Neill

Posted Nov 1, 2024 09:25:05 AM.

Last Updated Nov 1, 2024 09:25:15 AM.

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have located a man that has been on the run for more than three months.

Benjamin Buda went unlawfully at large on July 10, he was serving a two-year, two-month and eight-day sentence for weapons charges.

The 34-year-old was said to have frequented the nation’s capital, Barrie and Toronto.

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad said they apprehended Buda in Ottawa on Nov. 1.

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