Australia's most wanted man Graham Potter arrested in Far North Queensland after 12 years on the run

Australia’s most wanted man has been captured by police in Far North Queensland after spending more than a decade on the run.  

Graham Gene Potter was arrested on Monday at Ravenshoe, 120km south east of Cairns, on outstanding charges for conspiracy to murder as well as federal drug charges. 

The fugitive has been wanted by authorities for 12 years after allegedly failing to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court in February 2010 on charges of conspiracy to murder. 

At the time, Potter was connected with Victorian and New South Wales organised crime figures. 

Graham Gene Potter (pictured in 2009) is Australia’s most wanted man. He is wanted for two counts of conspiring to murder. Potter served 15 years in jail for murdering Kim Barry in 1981

‘Acting on information received, Tablelands Detectives, uniformed police and the Cairns Dog Squad attended an Ascham Street residence at approximately 8:45am where the 64-year-old was located and taken into custody,’ Victoria Police said.

‘Detectives from Victoria Police will now travel to Queensland to see Potter’s extradition.’ 

There had been several suspected sightings of Potter across the country since his disappearance, including in Tully, just south of Cairns, in 2011.

That same year a $100,000 reward was issued for information leading to his arrest.

He is expected to appear before Mareeba Magistrates Court on Tuesday February 22. 

Potter was wanted on outstanding charges for conspiracy to murder as well as federal drug charges.

Pictured: Kim Barry

Police have carried out a significant number of searches and public appeals over the past 12 years in an effort to find him. 

Potter was jailed for life in 1981 for the murder of teenager Kim Barry, 19, at Wollongong, after he beat her and cut off her head. 

He was released in 1996 after serving just 15 years.