A convicted killer who evaded Victorian police for 12 years has been arrested in Far North Queensland.
Graham Gene Potter has been wanted since 2010 after he allegedly failed to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates' Court on charges of conspiracy to murder and Commonwealth drug offences.
Potter was allegedly hired in 2008 to kill a man at the wedding of the son of Melbourne underworld figure Mick Gatto.
He also faces charges over a $440 million ecstasy and cocaine haul the same year.
The 64-year-old was arrested on Monday morning in Queensland's Tablelands region.
Victorian detectives will now travel to Queensland to help with Potter's extradition.
He is expected to appear before Mareeba Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
Potter served 15 years in jail for the 1981 mutilation and murder of NSW woman Kim Barry.
He is known to use disguises, such as wigs and fat suits, and there have been several unconfirmed sightings over the years.
Potter was previously spotted by police at Tully, in North Queensland, in August 2010 but escaped.
