Immigration Detention Centre escapee Jose Britto arrested in Wallerfield

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August 24, 2026

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Immigration Detention Centre escapee Jose Britto arrested in Wallerfield

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Escapee Jose Britto was arrested more than a month after he fled the Immigration Detention Centre (IDC).

Police said officers from the National Operations Task Force (NOTF) spotted Britto standing along the roadside on Moonan Road, Wallerfield around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The officers were conducting an exercise in the area when they recognised Britto as one of the people who escaped from the IDC on July 18.

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